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46. CNN Student News: Daily News in 10 Minutes

Activity Description

 
CNN 10
Source: Story posted on March 31, 2023 (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
 
 
Provide listening, speaking, and writing practice on current events with CNN Student News, a ten-minute, commercial-free, daily news program produced by the journalists and educators at CNN. This award-winning show and its companion Web site are available free of charge throughout the school year and transcripts for each show as well as daily discussion questions are provided for classroom use.

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language, ASE: High School Diploma

Levels

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels
47. Collaborative Story Writing with Emoji Random Generator

Activity Description

Emoji Generator
Source: Emoji Random Generator (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
 

Students work collaboratively to write a descriptive story from randomly-generated emojis. This is a team writing exercise intended for students to add details to their writing. 

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Program Areas

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

Levels

All Levels
48. Concord: Understanding Diffusion

Activity Description

Diffusion
Source: Diffusion (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
 

Students investigate diffusion using Concord Consortium's interactive simulations. Through observation and experimentation, students explore how molecules move from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration due to random motion. Students use the simulations to examine factors that affect diffusion, including concentration, temperature, molecular mass, and membrane transport.

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Program Areas

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

Levels

All Levels
49. Conservation Biology: Claim your Species Presentation

Activity Description

Brown Turtle Swimming Underwater
Source: Unsplash by Wexor TMG (License: CC0/Public Domain)
 
In this lesson, students practice listening comprehension with a video, discuss, and read about endangered species and efforts to prevent their extinction. The culminating assignment is a presentation about an endangered species.

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Program Areas

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

Levels

Intermediate, High, Intermediate High, Advanced
50. Consumer.gov: Managing Your Money

Activity Description

Your Money
Source: Your Money (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
 

This activity will help your students learn to open a bank account and manage their money by helping with budgeting, but the materials at this site also address the following topics:

  • Using Debit Cards
  • Prepaid Cards
  • Saving Money When You Shop
  • Buying and Using Phone Cards
  • Sending Money Overseas
  • Credit History
  • Using Credit
  • Payday Loans and Cash Advances
  • Car Title Loans
  • Managing Debt
  • Scams and Identity Theft

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education

Levels

Intermediate, High
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OTAN activities are funded by contract CN260099 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.