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Lesson Plans
High School Math Lesson Plans from the Port of Long Beach
Using real-world Port of Long Beach examples, students will put their geometry and algebra skills to work. Problems include analyzing charts and graphs about the Port's environmental achievements, calculating how long it will take a cargo ship to sail from China to Long Beach, and determining how the Port can build a higher bridge to accommodate larger cargo ships.
Oct 17, 2008, 18:40 PST
Lesson Plans
Middle School Math Lesson Plans from the Port of Long Beach
This set of lesson plans for middle school math classes has been designed by the Port of Long Beach using real world situations. One of the first questions I often see when students ask for help with an equation, is "When am I ever going to use this in real life?" These lesson plans let students do math with real world problems.
Oct 15, 2008, 08:51 PST
Lesson Plans
Economics Lesson Plan from the Port of Long Beach
The Port of Long Beach in California has put together an excellent lesson plan that aligns with the 12th grade requirements for economics.
Sep 19, 2008, 08:15 PST
Teaching Materials
Playful Chef- Review
Learn what we think of the Playful Chef cooking set for kids age 6 and up.
Sep 18, 2008, 18:32 PST
Competitions for Students
ClassBrain's Kit Kittredge® Hometown Reporter Competition
Learn how your students can become published writers in The Kit Kittredge® Hometown Reporter Competition sponsored by ClassBrain® and Picturehouse®, and win cool prizes in celebration of the new American Girl®, Kit Kittredge® movie.
Sep 17, 2008, 11:02 PST
Teaching Materials
Maran Algebra Bootcamp Solutions
ClassBrain has set up a new math section with the help of Rob Maran of Maran Books called Maran Algebra Bootcamp. Each of the individual sections covers a different essential algebra concept.
Jun 29, 2008, 07:18 PST
Teaching Materials
KidZui - Proceed with Caution
There are constantly sites appearing and disappearing online, dedicated to children, families, and other specialized groups. When it comes to children, however, we must be more careful.
Jun 3, 2008, 11:32 PST
ClassBrain's Top 10 Lists
ClassBrain's Top 10 Insect Sites
If you get warm fuzzies when you think about caterpillars and other small creatures that creep, slither, and crawl, then we have the websites for you! The following websites all have one thing in common; they have excellent resources available for anyone interested in insects, butterflies, and bugs of all types.
May 26, 2008, 14:44 PST
Teaching Games
Immune Attack - Free Biology Game for Instructors
Immune Attack is a free game from the Federation of American Scientists to teach students about biology with an engaging computer game. It's free for teachers to download.
May 26, 2008, 13:36 PST
Great Teaching Tools
The NARA Pathways Challenge
The Pathways Challenge is one of the very cool resources that are part of the National Archives Experience and the Digital Vault.
May 26, 2008, 09:45 PST
Lesson Plans
BKFK Gives Teachers Tools to Help Students Create in Advertising, Animal Welfare, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainability
By Kids For Kids (BKFK), the youth empowerment company, today announced the launch of four concurrent youth innovation Competitions: The Advertise Your Cause Media Challenge, The Akitas to Zebras (A2Z) Animal Challenge, The CosmoGIRL! Mind Your Own Business Challenge, and The Design Squad Trash To Treasure Competition and lesson plans to help teachers with each one.
Apr 6, 2008, 13:07 PST
Lesson Plans
Global Water Supply Lesson Plans
These excellent cross-curriculum lesson plans on the global water supply crisis are available for elementary through high school. There are vocabulary sheets, games, art and writing projects, geography sheets, math projects, and more.
Mar 25, 2008, 06:01 PST
ClassBrain's Top 10 Lists
ClassBrain's Top 10 Super Bowl XLII Websites
The 2008 Super Bowl battle between the NFC and AFC champs will be held on February 3, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona.
Jan 28, 2008, 14:02 PST
Lesson Plans
Free Driving Skills Materials for Teachers
As many schools have eliminated any sort of driver's education, teens driving deaths have climbed. A 16 year old is 10 times more likely to be in an accident than an adult, according to Driving Skills for Life.
Oct 17, 2007, 18:59 PST
Great Teaching Tools
A Great Reading Game for Kids
We recently came across this interactive online reading program and took it for a test drive. ClickN READ takes kids through a thorough phonics course and makes them think they are having fun along the way.
Aug 22, 2007, 12:15 PST
Teaching Materials
Butterflies in the Classroom
Have you wanted to show your students more information on butterflies? The Live Monarch Foundation has a program that will give you materials to share the wonder of these insects and their amazing yearly journey.
Aug 18, 2007, 07:04 PST
Teaching Materials
Grow Basil Space Seeds in Your Classroom
NASA just sent millions of basil seeds into orbit and subjected them to radiation, the vacuum of space, and everything else they could think of in order to make an interesting experiment for your classroom.
Aug 16, 2007, 16:09 PST
Philanthrophic Projects for Students
PlayPump System Helps Bring Clean Water To The World
Who would have thought that children playing on a merry-go-round would be an integral part of bringing clean water to underdeveloped communities? Apparently PlayPump did, and they have created an effective water pump on that very premise.
Apr 11, 2007, 06:59 PST
Teaching Materials
Online Math Books
This great collection of math textbooks, available free online, allows teachers, schools, and districts to rethink their use of expensive hard copy mathematic textbooks.
Feb 27, 2007, 17:10 PST
Free Classroom Posters
Free Electricity and Power Posters
All of these cool posters on electricity and power are available as downloadable posters or as full sized posters from The Institution of Engineering and Technology in the UK.
Feb 26, 2007, 14:29 PST
Free Classroom Posters
Earth - Mars Comparison Poster
NASA has created a cool comparison chart of Earth and Mars along with a number of classroom materials for science teachers.
Feb 26, 2007, 14:04 PST
Free Classroom Posters
Estuaries: Scenes of Transition Poster
Learn about the rich wildlife environments of the estuaries with this great classroom poster - FREE!
Feb 26, 2007, 13:42 PST
Free Classroom Posters
Human Genome Landmarks - Free Poster
This poster on Human Genome Landmarks: Selected Genes, Traits, and Disorders shows 24 human chromosomes and their traits.
Feb 26, 2007, 13:03 PST
Free Classroom Posters
Free Pollinator Poster
If you're teaching kids about pollination and the life sciences, this pollinator poster is a great addition to your classroom, and it's free!
Feb 26, 2007, 11:58 PST
Teaching Materials
State Reports Parent Flyer
Time for your student state reports? Send this print out home with your students as a reminder that ClassBrain is a great starting place for their report.
PDF format - Adobe Acrobat Required [ Download/View File ]
Feb 25, 2007, 09:34 PST
ClassBrain's Top 10 Lists
ClassBrain's Top 10 Groundhog Day Websites
The tradition of Groundhog Day originates on Candlemas Day. Germans added to this tradition by designating the hedgehog as the official means by which the weather was predicted. If it came out and saw it's shadow, then you could expect six more weeks of winter. If it didn't, you could expect an early spring.
Jan 29, 2007, 08:54 PST
Books - Teacher's Guides
Carolina's Story Teacher's Guide
This teacher's guide for Carolina's Story helps teachers put together creative classroom activites for their students to do after reading the book.
Jan 25, 2007, 07:41 PST
Awards & Certificates
Certificate of Achievement
Here's a great little certificate for you to give a student when they have achieved something special in your class. Suggested for Prek through 2nd grade.
Nov 10, 2006, 21:30 PST
Helpful Lists
State Tourism Boards - Mailing List
If your class is sending letters to the state tourism boards, you'll find this list comes in very handy.
Nov 8, 2006, 19:47 PST
Great Teaching Tools
This Day In History
Use This Day in History to teach your students a little bit of history each day. This is a great conversation starter for history class.
Nov 5, 2006, 19:02 PST
Teaching Games
Match Up Daily Vocabulary Game
Match up allows your students to take a daily vocabulary quiz in the form of a quick little game.
Nov 5, 2006, 18:44 PST
Lesson Plans
Where Does It Come From?
A Lesson Plan for Agriculture in the 50 States
This lesson plan takes a look at the agricultual products in the 50 US states.
Oct 27, 2006, 19:11 PST
Teaching Materials
Hurricane Scavenger Hunt Preparedness Sheet
Help kids get ready for Hurricane weather by doing a scavenger hunt for essential supplies.
Oct 1, 2006, 06:12 PST
Teaching Materials
Magic Treehouse Guides and Worksheets
If you and your students enjoy the Magic Treehouse books as much as my children and I did, then you will love all of the special materials that Mary Pope Osborne has created for the classroom.
Sep 30, 2006, 16:17 PST
Great Teaching Tools
Foreign Language Translator
If you need to translate a document or phrase, this foreign language translator can be helpful. It not only translates to and from English into German, Russian, French, and German, it also translates from one foreign language into another.
Sep 25, 2006, 16:26 PST
Great Teaching Tools
Custom Graph Paper Generator
Use our custom graph paper generator to make the perfect graph paper for your project. You can adjust it to work perfectly with your particular printer. You can adjust the color from black to grey to blue.
Sep 11, 2006, 18:39 PST
Philanthrophic Projects for Students
"We've Got Your Back"
ClassBrain was happy to join with Do Something and Nickelodeon in getting the word out about an initiative to collect backpacks stuffed with new school supplies and personal items for the kids affected by Hurricane Katrina. The campaign was called "We've Got Your Back." See how things went...
Aug 24, 2006, 12:09 PST
Lesson Plans
Martin Luther King, Jr. Teaching Tips
Who was born on January 15, 1929? A man who believed in equality and peace...Martin Luther King, Jr. Here are some ways to honor this man. NOTE: If you live in a country other than America, adapt these activities for a significant person in your country's history.
Jun 30, 2006, 20:17 PST
Lesson Plans
50 State Quarters Lesson Plan
Three free sets of lesson plans (for grades K–1, 2–3, and 4–6). This year, we have added two new sets of free plans (for grades 7–8 and 9–12). All are designed to bring life to the history and beauty of our country.
Jun 17, 2006, 08:38 PST
Lesson Plans
Living State Symbols of Arizona Lesson Plan
The lessons in this unit were designed to present an integrated approach to learning. Not only will the students be introduced to science concepts dealing specifically with the state symbols.
Level: 4th Grade
Jun 17, 2006, 08:23 PST
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