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ABE: Adult Basic Education

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176. Internal Revenue Service: Understanding Taxes

Activity Description

The Internal Revenue Service has detailed lesson plans to guide your instruction from the introduction of a given income tax concept, through its development, to the lesson conclusion. Materials include printable PDFs for use in a traditional classroom setting, along with interactive online activities. The flexibility of this program allows you to customize this program to fit the learning needs of your students.

Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education

Levels

Intermediate, High
177. Kahoot!: Fractions, Decimals & Percents

Activity Description

Kahoot is a game-based student response system. You can create and play quizzes, or initiate discussions and surveys. They can be accessed by the students using any device with a Web browser including a laptop, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Android, Chromebook, or desktop computer. The app is NOT necessary to participate in a Kahoot! activity.

Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education

Levels

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels
178. Math Fact Cafe: Math facts, flashcards, and problem worksheet generation tool

Activity Description

Math Fact Cafe provides math fact sheets, flashcards, and online practice for students. The focus of the site is on math taught in the elementary grades K-5, but can be used with ABE students. You can access hundreds of pre-generated math sheets or create custom sheets to meet a student's specific needs.

Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education

Levels

Low, Intermediate
179. Math Goodies: Celebrate Pi Day

Activity Description

Pi Day
Source: http://www.mathgoodies.com/webquests/pi_day/ (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
 

In this activity, students explore the meaning of Pi and to celebrate Pi Day through online activities. The mathematical constant Pi, sometimes written as Pi, is approximately equal to 3.14159... Each year, Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 by math enthusiasts around the world. Students engage in web-based inquiry to explore the meaning and history of Pi and calculations involving Pi.

Students also explore the history of Pi Day and how it is celebrated. There are several activities to celebrate Pi Day by engaging students in online activities of their own choosing. Links to resources on Pi and Pi Day are provided.

The lesson is divided into 4 steps:

  1. Learning About Pi
  2. Learning About the Meaning and History of Pi
  3. Learning About Pi Day
  4. Celebrating Pi Day
  5. All the steps for the lessons are included in the site.

Program Areas

ASE: High School Diploma, ABE: Adult Basic Education

Levels

Intermediate, High
180. Medline Plus

Activity Description

Medline's Patient Education Institute offers medical information in video and written formats. They are also available in Spanish. The videos require that your Web browser have the Adobe Flash plug-in, version 8 or above, but most current browsers have this feature included. If not, you can download it for free at the Adobe Web site new window.

Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education

Levels

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels
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OTAN activities are funded by contract CN220124 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.