K-12 Basics

How to De-Clutter a Backpack

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Ah, the backpack. On the first day of school it starts out empty and light. You add a few books, then a few notebooks, then pencils and paper and "stuff" that you just have to have and suddenly it weighs more than you do. Here are some tips on ... more »

How to Decorate a Classroom

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Help your students feel engaged and ready to learn as soon as they set foot in your classroom. Decorate the walls (and ceiling) with vivid, educational and entertaining displays to ignite their imaginations and encourage active learning and class ... more »

How to Decorate a Classroom for Spring

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Springtime is an exciting time of the year. It is a time that signals new birth, warmer weathers, and spring break for many students. Many teachers like to decorate their classrooms to welcome the spring season. A classroom decorated in a spring ... more »

How to Decorate a School Bag

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Travel to school in style with a backpack or tote different from any other bag on campus. Expect a lot of attention when you arrive in class carrying a bag decorated with dimensional embellishments, monograms and personal artwork... more »

How to Defend Yourself in a School Fight

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The school years are a confusing mess of hormones and homework. You try your best to make it a pleasant and rewarding experience. Despite the best intentions to avoid a fight, there are situations that arise at school where you must defend yourself... more »

How to Demonstrate Soap Tension to Kids

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"Soap tension" occurs when the surface of a body of water is "broken" by its coming into contact with soap. A demonstration of soap tension shows that soap is a surfactant: a substance that releases surface tension... more »

How to Design a Teaching Museum

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Museums are not just for looking. Teachers can use a good interactive museum to instruct their students. A teaching museum is a great asset to the community and usually supported by the school system. To design a teaching museum, you should have ... more »

How to Design Assignments That Work

By Karen Hamilton Silvestri

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Designing a great assignment takes a little bit of thought and preparation but is worth the effort. It does neither you nor the student any good to waste time requiring an assignment that is not well thought out. Follow these steps to ensure you ... more »

How to Determine a Child's Style of Learning

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Every child learns differently. The basic styles of learning are: Auditory--A child primarily learns through listening. Visual--Children learns by seeing rather than listening. Kinesthetic--A child learns by doing and moving, touching, feeling ... more »

How to Determine if a Student Needs a Referral for Special Education Services

By Amanda Morin

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As a teacher, it's not always easy to tell whether a student needs special education services. Though it may seem easiest to automatically refer a student about whom you have concerns, there are some things to consider before you actually make ... more »

How to Determine Line Breaks When Writing a Poem

By Karen Hamilton Silvestri

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There are an infinite number of ways in which to determine where to break a line when writing a poem. Basically, there are no hard and fast rules anymore. Different poets choose to break their lines in different places depending on the feeling ... more »

How to Develop Emergency Lesson Plans

By Martina McKoy

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You wake up early Monday morning with one of the sweet gifts of life that your students can give you—the flu. Realizing that your week's lesson plans may be postponed, you need to somehow get to your school and deliver a unit that will keep your ... more »

How to Develope Good Study Habits!

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This article will show you how to develope some good study habits that will help you succeed in high school and college... more »

How to Differentiate Between Absolute Phrase and Misplaced Modifier

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Many writers and grammar students easily confuse and interchange misplaced modifiers, which are incorrect usages of modifiers, and absolute phrases, which stand apart from a sentence but are correct forms of use. It's important to distinguish ... more »

How to Differentiate Polynomials

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Polynomials are mathematical expressions consisting of a finite sum of variables with the form a_i*(x^i) where a_i is a nonzero constant, x is the variable and i is an integer greater than or equal to zero. Polynomials are used in many different ... more »

How to Discover an Appropriate Career Goal in School

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An incredible number of high school students enter college with no idea of how they plan to spend the 20+ years until retirement. This lack of planning often means spending more money and time while the professional students "find themselves." ... more »

How to Discover our solar system

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This article gives a brief overview of our solar system and the planets that reside within it... more »

How to Divide by Zero

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Traditional math holds that no one can divide by zero. Teachers often do little to explain this concept, only indicating it cannot be done. Students learn quickly that a question asking for division by zero is a "gimme" because the answer is ... more »

How to Divide Using Logarithms

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A logarithm is nothing more than an exponent; it's just expressed in a different manner. Instead of saying that 2 raised to the 3rd power (exponent 3) is 8, say that log 2 of 8 is 3. In other words, 2 raised to what power gives 8? Dividing using ... more »

How to Do a Film Project for School

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Film projects are among the best parts of your classroom experience. Whether it's a Health and Wellness class "public service" type video, a re-enactment for History or a creative project for Theatre, your film project can tell your class a lot ... more »

How to Do a Presentation in Class

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Whether your school's science fair is just around the corner or you are giving a talk with props in Speech class, a little preparation will help you present your assignment with confidence and maturity. Follow some time-tested tips for a ... more »

How to Do the Pumpkin Science Experiment

By Kurt Schwengel

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The Pumpkin Science Experiment is a great experiment to do during or around Halloween. The kids get to witness what happens to a pumpkin as it decomposes, while you can also teach them about the different forms of mold and mildew. Each pumpkin ... more »

How to Download Games Onto a Graphing Calculator

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The first use for graphing calculator is, of course, to graph complex mathematic equations. However, like anything else, it doesn't take much time before there's a temptation to use it for entertainment. There are few high school students that ... more »

How to draw a perfect circle.

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Do your circles always end up an oval? Here's the easiest way to draw a perfect circle!.. more »

How to Draw a Punnett Square for a Dihybrid Cross in a Heterozygous Plant

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This article focuses on the basic principle of Mendelian genetics using dihybrid crosses (2 traits). The simplest way to determine the genotype for offspring is by using a Punnett Square. This article will use the example of a pea pod coloring ... more »

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