In this video [25:55] learn about many ways to combine art and science as we observe the world around us. We often think of scientists as methodical and precise, and artists as free-willed, impulsive creators. But did you know that some art has science packed right into it? And that artists throughout history have helped scientists conduct their work? Learn about the photography of Berenice Abbott who documented the changing New York skyline with photographs of architecture and urban design of the 1930s, and science interpretation in the 1940s to 1960s. Learn how to use the sun to air dry your salt dough creations and explore papier-mache.

Watch this video [21:40] to learn about the artwork that is created and kept close to the artist's heart, and other artwork is made to be shared! Dig into some DIY book-making, participate in a secret community art project, and learn how artists and musicians build unity through Afro-Caribbean dance styles on a trip to Dogtown Dance Theatre -- all on this episode of The Creative Corner.

Students will be learning through exploration on how to analyze and create circle graphs and Venn diagrams.

The students will be using real life data to create and analyze histograms. They will be surveying their classmates and using data from other grade levels to compare same topic information in a histogram.

The students will be using discovery techniques to learn about stem and leaf plots.

In this lesson, students will change a research topic into questions that they will specifically answer while doing their research.

The students will be using discovery techniques to learn about box and whisker plots.

Discover the ways in which writers captured the fast-changing world around them during the 20th Century.

This is the sixth in a series of articles designed to help the new writer with their novel. This article focuses on conflict and how it effects the characters and the plot of the story. W.11-12.3a Narratives

The Library of Congress offers a digitized collection of caricature, cartoon, and animated art. The collection is searchable and short histories of cartoonists, types of cartoons, and animation are included.

Demonstrates how dividing the number 3 by 2 is the same thing as dividing it by 1/2. [2:45]

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Video lesson explains how to create a fraction through division using the example 3 / 2 is the same as 3 x 1/2, which is the same as 3/2. [2:44]

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A brief description of the four spheres of the Earth, with an activity where students brainstorm interactions among them.

This is the tenth in a series of articles designed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on how to develop characters through their actions instead of simply relying on dialogue and description of thoughts. W.11-12.3d Sensory/precise lang narratives, W.9-10.3b Narrative techn

This lesson allows students read various sonnets and chart the basic characteristics of the poem, using their observations about traditional sonnet forms. After, students write original sonnets, using one of the poems they have analyzed as a model.

The PLIX interactive source allows students to use base ten blocks to explore place value and numbers in the hundreds. There is also a video that describes how to count cubes to determine the number as well as using a place value diagram.

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Practice forming the largest and smallest numbers given a set of 3 digits in this learning module. Includes video demonstration of a sample problem [1:49] and practice questions.

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Students practice using place value to create the largest and smallest number possible.

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Practice forming the largest and smallest numbers given a set of 3 digits, two of which are unknown variables, in this learning module. Includes video demonstration of a sample problem [2:22] and practice questions.

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The 12th grade learning experience consists of 7 mostly month-long units aligned to the Common Core State Standards, with available course material for teachers and students easily accessible online. Over the course of the year there is a steady progression in text complexity levels, sophistication of writing tasks, speaking and listening activities, and increased opportunities for independent and collaborative work. Rubrics and student models accompany many writing assignments.Throughout the 12th grade year, in addition to the Common Read texts that the whole class reads together, students each select an Independent Reading book and engage with peers in group Book Talks. Language study is embedded in every 12th grade unit as students use annotation to closely review aspects of each text. Teacher resources provide additional materials to support each unit.