Learn about the Native Americans who found themselves caught between the Union and the Confederacy during the Civil War. What factors led some Indigenous tribes to fight for the Union while others supported the Confederacy?

What about the Native Americans who found themselves stuck in the middle of the Civil War – why did they fight for both sides?

The goal of this task is to examine some population data from a modeling perspective. Because large urban centers and their growth are governed by many complex factors, we cannot expect a simple model (linear, quadratic, or exponential) to give accurate values or predictions over large stretches of time. Deciding on an appropriate model is a delicate process requiring careful analysis.

Students explore how active and passive voices are appropriate to different audiences. They examine online resources, and then draw conclusions about verb use, which they apply to their own writing.

In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad must locate a crystal with the highest fraction of orange color.

Students make purposeful choices for their reading materials, thinking about their reasons for reading a book and using strategies to match books to their abilities.

This task suggests methods of introducing and continuing choral counting in the classroom.

Teachers (and then students) lead the class in chanting numbers from 1 to 120.

In another of our Lost Episodes, Jared and Dani meet with Chris Larsen, Director of Educational Technology for Granite School District and UCET President Elect, to discuss the impact that UCET has on classrooms throughout Utah. We talk about the different activities that UCET provides educators, the need for professional learning in education, and the future of UCET moving forward.

The traditional religions of Great Britain's North American colonies had difficulty maintaining their holds over the growing population. This did not, however, result in a wholesale decline in religiosity among Americans.  In fact, the most significant religious development of 18th century America took place along the frontier, in the form of the Great Awakening. This curriculum unit will, through the use of elementary documents, introduce students to the First Great Awakening, as well as to the ways in which religious-based arguments were used both in support of and against the American Revolution.

The purpose of this task is for students to find different pairs of numbers that sum to 7.

In this grade 6-12 EL Content Companion, students use scaffolds to learn about Christmas in various countries. The lesson contains language, social-emotional learning, and content objectives, along with targeted vocabulary instruction.

A Holiday Ghost Story by Charles Dickens with Illustrations by John Leech

Short Description:
This version of the classic holiday story has been slightly abridged and lightly adapted for advanced students of English language. The text includes comprehension checks, discussion questions, and collaborative activities. Order a print copy: https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/timothy-krause/a-christmas-carol/paperback/product-vqrgq7.html

Long Description:
This version of the classic holiday story has been slightly abridged and lightly adapted for advanced students of English language. The text includes comprehension checks, discussion questions, and collaborative activities.

Word Count: 11116

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A Christmas Carol LessonThis lesson uses the acronym STEAL to teach characterization as students read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Time Frame: 10 ELA blocks of about 30 min each.

This Google Arts & Culture resource gives a brief description of the origins of Christmas and links to many Christmas-related works of art.

Can you have too many presents, too much holiday food, too much cheer? When little Noelle wishes for Christmas every day, she gets more than she bargained for in the delightful new YourClassical Storytime episode Christmas Every Day, featuring traditional music of the holiday season and art by Nancy Carlson.

This Google Arts & Culture slideshow presents historic Christmas-season posters from the London Transport Museum.

This task is primarily about volume and surface area, although it also gives students an early look at converting between measurements in scale models and the real objects they correspond to.

Using filter paper, students separate the dyes in Kool-Aid and food coloring and identify how many different compounds are used for the different colors. Students describe this process in terms of attraction of the molecules for water and paper.