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66. Fantastic Places in the Golden State

Activity Description

Hollywood Sign
Source: Pixabay by David Mark (License: CC0/Public Domain)
 
Students have conversations, learn trivia about California, practice passive voice, and research and present on an interesting place to visit in California.

Has EEE Lesson Plan

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
67. Fast Food Nutrition: Should Fast Food Have Warning Labels?

Activity Description

Burger
Source: Pixabay by Patricia Maine Degrave (License: CC0/Public Domain)
 
In this project, students discuss and evaluate their eating habits and the positives and negatives of fast food, search the internet for information about ingredients and food labels, evaluate a menu item they purchase at fast food restaurants and present an alternative healthier option, and finally compose a paragraph about their opinion on the topic of warning labels for fast food.

Has EEE Lesson Plan

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language, ABE: Adult Basic Education

Levels

Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced, Low, Intermediate, High
68. Figure This Math Challenges: Averages

Activity Description

Averages
Source: https://figurethis.nctm.org/challenges/c14/challenge.htm (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
 

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics sponsors this, Take a Challenge Web site that has 80 problem-solving challenges that can be used for algebra and geometry students. The site is also available in Spanish.

For this activity, we will be working on figuring out averages.

 

Has EEE Lesson Plan

Program Areas

ASE: High School Diploma
69. Figure This: Math Problem Solving

Activity Description

Problem-Solving
Source: Figure This Challenge Index (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
 

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics sponsors this, Take a Challenge Web site that has 80 problem-solving challenges that can be used for algebra and geometry students. The site is also available in Spanish and if you do not have Internet access at your school, look for the link at the bottom of the page to Printing the Challenges for printed copies of each challenge.

Has EEE Lesson Plan

Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ASE: High School Equivalency Preparation

Levels

Intermediate, High
70. Figuring Out the Tip

Activity Description

 

Moomoo Math and Science
Source: Moomoo Math and Science (License: CC0/Public Domain)

Watch the video instructions for students to figure out the tip to pay for a restaurant meal. It is a good introduction to this math and science help Web site and to calculating percents. Students use the worksheet to practice.

Has EEE Lesson Plan

Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education

Levels

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels
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OTAN activities are funded by contract CN240137 from the Adult Education Office, in the Career & College Transition Division, California Department of Education, with funds provided through Federal P.L., 105-220, Section 223. However, OTAN content does not necessarily reflect the position of that department or the U.S. Department of Education.