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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Astronomy Poetry: Combining Poetry With the Content Areas
   Students' responses to this lesson will be out of this world after they've researched astronomy to write poetry and compile a poetry book.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Critical Literacy in Action: Multimodal Texts on Global Warming
   Students will really warm up to this lesson about global warming as they study multimedia materials and use a variety of comprehension strategies.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Discovering Memory: Li-Young Lee's Poem "Mnemonic" and the Brain
   Students learn about memory by doing a memory-writing exercise, studying the brain to understand how it affects memory, reading Li-Young Lee's poem "Mnemonic," and creating projects to demonstrate their understanding.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Finding the Science Behind Science Fiction through Paired Readings
   Students read science fiction texts and then use nonfiction texts to extrapolate the scientific principles presented as they discuss the "what ifs" within the context of scientific principles.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 9
   Nancy Farmer, three-time Newbery honoree, was born in 1941.
   Students write original short stories in the science fiction genre based on some of Farmer's works and society's most hotly-debated issues, such as cloning, toxic waste, and brain implants.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Nature Study Outdoor Treasure Hunts (with Spanish language option)
   Students take a walk on the wild side when they research an animal and create a scavenger hunt activity for their classmates.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Textmasters: Shaking Up Textbook Reading in Science Classrooms
   Engage students in content area reading with the Textmasters strategy, which allows students to collaborate with their peers in different roles that enable better understanding of the content.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   The Big, Bad Wolf...Is This a Fact?
   Reading is revamped in this lesson in which students use a multimedia approach to study the books by Seymour Simon.