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Discover your next goal with Strava segments, routes, maps, clubs, challenges and race courses.

If you're active, Strava was made for you. Our mobile app and website enhance the experience of sport and connect millions of athletes from around the world. We're the social network for those who strive. Join us.

Join for the tracking, stay for the community.

Open, tap, go.

Recording an activity with Strava is easy, and afterward you'll have a detailed activity map and tons of performance data.

A no BS network.

The Strava feed is full of inspiring activities, crazy adventures and interesting new routes - all the best athletic content, none of the junk posts you find on other social networks.

The ultimate athlete resource.

A running club in your neighborhood, content from your favorite bicycle maker, the best trail to catch the sunset, a fun new race, the city's toughest climb, a weekend training partner - whatever your next adventure, you'll find it on Strava.

More features, more fun. We strive to deliver an experience to match their enthusiasm.

Feature highlight: Beacon.

Share your real-time location during an activity with up to three safety contacts. Your loved ones get peace of mind. You get to forge ahead (or stop for a snack).

Here's how a Strava subscription takes your experience to the next level.

Track & Analyze

Learn about recording an activity on Strava and all the ways you can analyze your performance.

Share & Connect

Workout with friends, stay motivated, get inspired - our community is what separates Strava from the rest.

Explore & Compete

Discover your next goal with Strava segments, routes, maps, clubs, challenges and race courses.

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If your in-class notes are messy, unorganized, and unclear at first glance, you're not going to get much use out of them. This has nothing to do with how neat your handwriting is - it's all about how your notes are structured.

One of the most effective ways to remember (and understand) what you are learning in class is to take effective notes in the classroom.

Why Are Effective Note Taking Skills Important?

Better notes will help you remember concepts, develop meaningful learning skills, and gain a better understanding of a topic. Effective notes will even lead to less stress when test time comes around!
Learning how to take better study notes in class helps improve recall and understanding of what you are learning because it:

Ensures you are actively listening to what the teacher is saying

Requires you to think about what you are writing

Helps you make connections between topics

Serves as quality review material for after class

Using different note taking strategies is important, especially as you progress through high school and transition to college or university. There are several note taking techniques you can use to start taking better notes in class.

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Try these 5 methods to find the best note taking method for you!

The Cornell Method

The Cornell note taking method helps organize class notes into easily digestible summaries. This method is effective because the main points, details, study cues, and summary are all written in one place.

Advantages:

Notes are neatly organized, summarized, and easy to review

Allows you to pull out major ideas and concepts

What Does it look like?

The paper is divided into 3 sections: a 2.5" margin to the left, a 2" summary section on the bottom, and a main 6" in-class note section.

1. Use the main notes section to take notes during class.

2. Use the cues section to review your notes. After class, write down things you'll need to remember and a prompt for each. You can also use this section for vocabulary words and study questions.

3. In the summary segment at the bottom, write a summary of your notes. This is where you will highlight the main points.

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The Mapping Method

The Mapping note taking method is a more visual way to organize your class notes. This technique is useful when learning about relationships between topics.

Advantages:

Useful for visual learners who struggle with studying from notes.

Helps you remember and connect relationships between topics.

What Does it look like?

The page is organized by topic. The main topics branch out into subtopics with detailed information about each.

How Do You Use It?

1. While in class, begin the map with the main topic.

2. Branching off the main topic, write a heading for each of the subtopics.

3. Write any important notes underneath each subtopic.

4. Continue the pattern.

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The Outlining Method

The Outlining note taking method uses headings and bullet points to organize topics. This method is most useful when learning about topics that include a lot of detail.

Advantages:

Allows notes to be neatly organized.

It is easy to see the relationship between topics and subtopics.

It is easy to turn points into study questions.

What Does it look like?

Each section starts with a heading of the main topic. Each subtopic and supporting fact is written underneath the proper heading.

How Do You Use It?

1. During a lesson, begin your notes with a single bullet point and write the main topic.

2. Place the first subtopic below and indented slightly to the right.

3. List any details below your heading and slightly to the right.

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The Charting Method

Charting note taking method uses columns to organize information. This method is useful for lessons that cover a lot of facts or relationships between topics.

Advantages:

Facts are organized and easy to review.

Highlights key pieces of information for each topic.

What Does it look like?

The page is divided into columns labeled by category. The details of each category are filled out in the rows below.

How Do You Use It?

1. When information about a category is mentioned, jot it down underneath the proper column.

2. When the next topic begins move down one row and begin again.

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The Sentence Method

The Sentence note taking method is simply writing down each topic as a jot note sentence. This method works well for fast paced lessons where a lot of information is being covered.

Advantages:

Jotting main points helps you determine which information is important and which is not.

You are able to cover a lot of details and information quickly.

Notes are simplified for study and review.

What Does it look like?

Each line on the page is a new and separate topic. To organize your notes even more, you can use headings for each main topic.

How Do You Use It?

1. Write down important information the teacher has emphasized. This can be in sentence form or point form.

2. Start a new sentence or point for each new detail.

3. Use headings to organize points by main topics.

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Better Grades Start With Better Notes

Taking organized and thoughtful notes can help improve your understanding and recall of what you have learned in class. Try these methods of note taking in your next classes and see which one works best for you!

Check out our video for more tips on how to boost note-taking confidence.

To learn other ways to make school a breeze, visit the resource section or learn how Oxford Learning's tutoring programs can help you build skills to become a better learner.

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NGSS - Next Generation Science Standards

Next Generation Science Standards Introduction

Scientific & Engineering Practices

Asking Questions & Defining Problems
Developing & Using Models
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Mathematics & Computational Thinking
Construct Explanations & Design Solutions
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Patterns
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Life Science Disciplinary Core Ideas

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Disciplinary Core Ideas

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Knowing how to correctly create a graph is an important skill in Science.

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Taking notes is an important skills in Science.
The page will be divided into 4 — different sections:

1. One smaller area at the top of the page

2. Two columns

3. One area at the bottom of the page.

There are 4 important parts to Cornell Notes:

1. The small area at the top is where you write the learning intention.

2. The column on the left is where you write the keywords or main ideas.

3. The column on the right is where you write your notes

4. The space at the bottom is where you write your summary.

The structure of your notes in your notebook may differ in grades 6-8, but the elements similar.

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GIFs are the new meme. They've become such a prominent part of our pop culture that the latest update of Apple's iOS included a GIF keyboard! I'll be the first to admit that I've even had an entire text conversation only using GIFs. Teachers love them, students love them, so why not make them? Students are very interested in the world of animation and creating GIFs is a simple way to explore it.

Check out this step-by-step guide to begin creating GIF animations using Photoshop.

1. History of the GIF

Before tackling GIF animation it's best to give your students a brief history lesson. Photographer Eadweard Muybridge, known as the " Grandfather of the Motion Picture," first captured motion through photography in the 1870s. However, the first GIF (Graphic Interchange Format) wouldn't be created until 1987. The GIF is a compressed file that was ideal for sharing across slow modem connections in the 1990s. In 1997 the " Dancing Baby" would go viral and the rest is history. For a more detailed look at the history of the GIF, share this presentation with your students.

2. Upload or Create Images in Photoshop

Before jumping into animation, your students will need to have a solid understanding of Photoshop. These beginning projects would be a great way to get students started.

To start, students can simply upload images or draw directly in Photoshop. From here, they will use their editing skills and tools to manipulate their image however they wish. It will be important to work in layers as they create. Encourage students to spend quality time on this step, because this is the step that will take the most time.

To follow along, download this PSD file. This is also a great way for students to learn the process.

3. Open the Animation Window

Once you have completed editing the static image or drawing, the animation process begins. Depending on the version of Photoshop you are working in, this will be a little different. In the toolbar, select Window>Animation or Window>Timeline. From here, make sure your window is in frame animation mode. This should look similar to the image below.

4. Create Animation with Layer Visibility

In this step, students will need to understand layer visibility. Layer visibility is simply clicking the eye icon to the left of the layer to hide or show it. This process is best explained by comparing it to stop motion. Virtually, we are putting a series of still images together to create a moving image. Using layer visibility will allow for gradual changes to be made in the animation.

Each time a new movement is desired the frame will need to be duplicated. In the kite example, the kite can be moved around in each duplicated frame to give the illusion it is flying.

5. Adjust Timing

Before finishing the animation, adjust the time under each frame. Depending on the desired speed of the animation, time can be adjusted easily.

If you want your GIF to play through continuously without stopping, make sure to select the forever option.

6. Preview GIF

To test your GIF, simply click the play button under the frames. You can also use the rewind and fast forward controls manually view the frames.

7. Saving the GIF

Saving a GIF in Photoshop is different than saving other files. Make sure you are saving the file "For Web and Devices." In newer versions of Photoshop, you will have to Export > Save for Web.

A new window will appear to finalize saving options. In the presets, I'd recommend saving it as "GIF 128 Dithered." This will optimize more complicated and colorful graphics. After you have saved the GIF you can view it by dragging the file into an internet browser. Students can also send the image to themselves to view it on their phone!

Creating GIFs Without Photoshop

Here are directions for creating GIFs using GIMP.

Free editing sites like Pixlr or GIMP can be used to manipulate images. To convert images into a GIF, visit this website.

Creating GIFs will be an engaging process for your students. But be warned-once you show them how to do it, they will want to animate everything!
Do you create animation projects in your art room? How do you incorporate technology to engage students?

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The massive success of The Hunger Games - which scored one of the highest opening weekend totals in US box office history - has inspired other studios and filmmakers to look to young adult literature for ideas, and a number of other YA books are already set to be adapted in the coming years. (For example, Orson Scott Card's sci-fi thriller Ender's Game has long been considered for a big-budget film version.) Many of these YA books, like Harry Potter, take place in magical and fantasy worlds, making the stories even more compelling on a big screen. A few young adult book adaptations came out to considerably less fanfare, such as the first release from the ongoing Percy Jackson series - The Lightning Thief - but these are widely seen as exceptions rather than the rule.

This list compiles the best films ever made based on books for young adults. Be sure to vote for your favorites and move them up the list. Check back for new movies based on YA novels as they are released.

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Most of us have never been to the world's immense last wilderness and never will. It's beyond the horizon and often past the limits of our imaginations. It contains towering underwater mountain ranges, ancient corals, mysterious, unknown forms of life and the largest seagrass meadow in the world.

Yet it begins just 200 nautical miles off our shores. Technically referred to as "areas beyond national jurisdiction," these remote expanses are known to most people simply as "the high seas."

Their vast, dark waters encompass roughly two-thirds of the ocean and half the planet and are the last great global commons. Yet just 1% are protected, leaving these vital but relatively lawless expanses open to overfishing, pollution, piracy and other threats.

That could change soon.

In 2018, after more than a decade of groundwork at the United Nations, negotiations officially began for a new treaty focused on conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in the waters beyond national jurisdiction.

The proposed treaty is being developed under the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, which was signed in 1982 and defined nations' rights and responsibilities for use of the world's oceans. The Convention itself is a landmark agreement that established many key environmental protections and policies, but over the years it's become obvious that some gaps in its governance policy have left the ocean's ecosystems open to ongoing and emerging threats.

The new treaty is intended to help fill those gaps, although, as with any international agreement, that presents challenges. Representatives of world governments gathered in 2018 and 2019 for three rounds of negotiations, but many parts of the key issues remained unresolved. Among them are plans to establish a framework for evaluating and implementing area-based management tools, which include marine protected areas, since no such systems exist now for the high seas.

Other items requiring agreement include establishing uniform requirements for conducting environmental impact assessments; how benefits from marine genetic resources may be shared among nations; and capacity building for management and conservation.

Many experts hoped the fourth negotiation session, originally scheduled to begin March 23 at the U.N. headquarters in New York, would lead to the finalization of the treaty's text, but the meetings were postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

That pause gives us an opportunity to understand what's at stake a bit better.

"This is the first time that there's been a treaty process devoted to marine biodiversity in the high seas and the first ocean treaty really to be negotiated in over 30 years," says Peggy Kalas, director of the High Seas Alliance, a coalition of more than 40 environmental nonprofits and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. "It's a big deal, and it's been a long time coming."

But this historic opportunity is also one that could be squandered if the treaty fails to enact protections strong enough to actually safeguard ocean life.

"It has the potential to be a gamechanger for the oceans," says Douglas McCauley, a professor of ecology, evolution and marine biology at U.C. Santa Barbara and director of the Benioff Ocean Initiative. "But it's still to be determined whether it will be just the treaty version of lip service."

We're all connected to the high seas, even if we never actually see them, says Morgan Visalli, a project scientist at Benioff Ocean Initiative at U.C. Santa Barbara. "It's incredibly important for helping to regulate the climate, for providing oxygen, food and jobs."

Even on land we depend on a healthy ocean. Phytoplankton in the ocean generate half our oxygen, and the ocean plays a key role in mitigating climate change - absorbing 25% of our CO ₂ emissions and 90% of heat related to those emissions. It's also home to a rich diversity of species, some of which we're still discovering.

But marine ecosystems face grave threats from an onslaught of abuses: chemical, plastic and noise pollution; deep seabed mining and other kinds of resource extraction; increased shipping; overfishing and illegal fishing; and climate change, which is altering both the temperature and chemistry of the waters.

Numerous strategies are needed to tackle these problems, including the bedrock component of reducing greenhouse gases.

But a key tool that scientists have identified to help restore biodiversity is establishing reserves, often referred to as ocean parks or marine protected areas.

We know pretty well how to do this in national waters - there are more than 15,000 of them already in places like Australia's Great Barrier Reef and the Florida Keys. But few such protected areas exist in the high seas because there is no international framework to guide the process. One such effort to establish a marine protected area in Antarctica's Ross Sea took years of research and diplomacy to implement.

It's simply not feasible to scale the process - especially in the time we'd need to do it. That's why creating such a framework for marine protected areas in waters outside of national waters is a key part of the new high-seas treaty negotiations.

And that fits into a larger global vision.

The participant nations in another international treaty, the Convention on Biological Diversity, are set to convene this fall. The agenda includes a goal of enacting an international framework to protect 30% of the oceans by 2030.

It's a goal that scientists call a bare minimum. And it's one that may be impossible to meet without the high-seas treaty.

"The science is clear, if we're going to sustain a healthy, functioning ocean ecosystem, we need to be protecting at least 30% of the world's oceans," says Liz Karan, who leads efforts to protect the high seas for Pew Charitable Trusts, a member of the High Seas Alliance.

In anticipation of the treaty's passage, scientists like Visalli and McCauley have already started modeling how new priority areas could be identified.

The high seas are our last global commons & essential to life on earth. As the UN weighs a groundbreaking #HighSeas treaty, we crunched 22 billion data points to identify hotspots of biodiversity deserving of protection on the high seas #OneOceanOnePlanet https://t.co/yuwgkkZMuO pic.twitter.com/UdjupHfBPJ

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The other parts of the treaty, including environmental impact assessments and genetic resources, remain vital areas of discussion, but conservation groups have stressed the importance of protected ocean reserves for protecting the planet.

"If we want the ocean to continue its role in climate adaptation and being able to absorb the excess heat that it does, we need to create areas of resilience for the ocean," says Kalas. "And the best way to do that is marine protected areas."

Of course the devil is in the details.

While thousands of marine protected areas already exist, they come with varying levels of protections - much like we see with public lands. Some can be very restrictive, like national parks, or continue to allow extractive activities, such as in national forests.

Current marine protected areas range from no-take reserves that ban all extraction to areas allowing multiple uses - the latter are more common. Not surprisingly, though, scientific studies have shown that the no-take reserves do a much better job at protecting and restoring biodiversity.

Whether the treaty will be a landmark conservation effort or enshrine the status quo has yet to be determined, says Karan. "Both potential pathways are currently reflected in the draft treaty text" at this time.

From a scientific standpoint, McCauley says, marine protected areas should actually protect the wild character of the area and that means no activities - like mining or bottom trawling - that would disturb habitat. And the protections need to extend down from the ocean's surface, through the water column, to the seafloor.

To do that means figuring out how the new treaty would fit with a tangle of more than 20 existing governance organizations that regulate seabed mining, fisheries management and shipping regulations.

"One of our hopes is that this treaty would knit those pieces together and provide a little bit more coherence and compatibility with those issues, particularly with regards to conservation and sustainable use," says Karan.

There would also need to be a process for scientifically evaluating areas proposed for protections, and how the established reserves would be managed, and the restrictions enforced.

"The whole process, the whole vision and opportunity to think about doing something smarter and better - for the ocean, for biodiversity, for us - ends if we don't get strong language in the treaty and get that treaty to pass," says McCauley. "There's historical potential for the oceans, but we need to make sure people on the outside are watching the people on the inside [at the United Nations] in New York."

Even though official treaty negotiations are on hold awaiting a decision on rescheduling the talks, work continues among governments as they review and refine their positions on numerous proposals submitted by states and NGOs.

The United States has been a participant in the talks, but the treaty process has largely flown under the radar among the general public so far. Given President Trump's position on environmental protections and distain for multilateralism (like the Paris climate agreement), that's been pretty intentional on the part of environmental NGOs.

But as efforts may be nearing the finish line, this is starting to shift. Karan says there's more interest from legislators about high seas governance and more need to have an engaged public who can advocate for strong conservation protections.

Things are complicated, though, by the fact that the United States never ratified the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention, widely considered a "Constitution" for the ocean.

There is hope from some of the participants that the United States could ratify the high seas treaty if it comes to fruition, say Karan. But no one is holding their breath for that. Kalas says the goal is that the treaty, once completed, would be widely supported, although it remains to be seen how many countries will sign on. "If only 40 countries ratify it, that wouldn't make it as strong of an agreement as if all the United Nation's 193 nations ratified the agreement," she says.

But there's a fine line between having an agreement that's universally supported and one that establishes concrete conservation actions and protections.

"Our concern is that in trying to get everyone in the tent as it were, we're going to wind up with a status-quo agreement," says Karan. "As much as we want a treaty, we want one that will make concrete change on the water."

And it's worth remembering, we're talking about a lot of water. When the next session convenes, she says, "states will decide the ocean's fate."

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BravoBravo can be woven seamlessly into teaching plans and curricula as it gives teachers a bird's-eye view of a classroom's performance and provides in-depth reports about individual learners. BravoBravo liberates teachers' time and redirects their instruction efforts away from writing assignments and developing and marking worksheets.

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Hot topics in current events. Cultivate inquiry skills by designing research questions about your topic and investigating to find out more.

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Additional Educational & Fun Online Resources for FRENCH

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Voces Helps You Achieve More in Your Spanish, French, German, Italian, or ESL Class

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Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online.

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Smithsonian Learning Lab is a free, interactive platform for learners and educators. Users can explore well-known and lesser-known moments of history through millions of authentic, digital resources, create content with online tools, and share in the Smithsonian's expansive community of knowledge and learning.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is excited to share resources that tell American history through the African American lens! Our Learning Lab collections utilize objects, documents, imagery, and videos to enhance content knowledge, hone historical thinking skills, and inspire users to see themselves as agents of change.

Visit to discover all the NMAAHC has to offer!

Explore some of the topics covered by the NMAAHC's Learning Labs.

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Studying history can empower people to better understand themselves, their communities, and the world. Our resources allow students and educators to engage with diverse narratives of history and practice historical thinking skills that allow them to explore, question, and create history as they become change agents in their own worlds.

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When was the last time you saw a piece of art that moved you?
At the National Museum of African American History and Culture, we believe that art engages in a conversation with history while acting as a visual expression of contemporary thoughts and ideas. Through close reading of art works and contextual analysis, our arts resources seek to explore the links between history and art while celebrating the contribution of African Americans to the American art canon.

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Educators at the National Museum of African American History and Culture are working to put a new face on STEM education. African Americans have contributed to STEM enterprises since the nation's beginning, yet their names and contributions have been routinely overlooked. The NMAAHC's STEM Education initiative highlights stories of challenge and triumph while exploring the principles, practices, and societal impacts behind the amazing achievements of African Americans to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math.

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Choose your favorite topic from this week’s CNN10 video. Now, visit https://newsela.com/ and find an article with the same or similar topic.

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It's time to improve literacy skills during social studies instruction and ensure that readers of all abilities have what they need to access grade-level social studies concepts.

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This contest is for IXL students only!

If you are a student on an active IXL subscription and would like to register for this contest, please ask your teacher or parent to sign in to IXL and visit https://www.ixl.com/contest to sign you up.

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
MANY WILL ENTER. A FEW WILL WIN.
ENTRANTS MUST HAVE THEIR PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN OR TEACHER COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION FORM ON THEIR BEHALF.
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

1. Eligibility: Open to public and private elementary, middle school and high school students (or their primary or secondary school equivalents) who are a registered user in good standing on the IXL Learning, Inc. website ("IXL") through an active IXL site (school/district) account, classroom account, or family account. (read more)

1. 1. Eligibility: Open to public and private elementary, middle school and high school students (or their primary or secondary school equivalents) who are a registered user in good standing on the IXL Learning, Inc. website ("IXL") through an active IXL site (school/district) account, classroom account, or family account. Students with user accounts held through trial memberships are not eligible to enter or win. Eligibility is worldwide (to the extent permitted by applicable law), but subject to U.S. law as set forth herein. Students with a parent, step-parent or legal guardian who has an employment, consulting or other form of business relationship with IXL, other than as a subscriber to IXL, are not eligible to enter or win. Void where prohibited by law. A student's or child's teacher or parent/legal guardian must provide consent and must agree to these Official Rules on behalf of the entrant before a student or child may participate in the Contest.

2. 2. How to Enter: The entry period begins on May 14, 2024, at 12:00 a.m. PDT and ends on August 4, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. PDT (the "Contest Period"). Enter by doing one of the following:

a. If you have a family account: Ask your parent or legal guardian to log into IXL, go to the registration form, select your name, and follow the instructions for completion of the form on your behalf.

b. If you have an account through a site (school/district) account or classroom account: Ask your teacher to log in to IXL, go the registration form, select your name, and follow the instructions for completion of the form on your behalf.

The student's correct IXL username must be entered on the registration form. IXL is not responsible for incorrect or incomplete registrations. Limit one entry per student and one student per username (e.g., students may not share usernames). An individual student may not enter using more than one username and results from multiple usernames will not be combined. Students must register in the grade band that accurately reflects their grade level for the 2024-2025 school year. The grade bands are: (i) Pre-Kindergarten - Grade 4 ("Group 1"); (ii) Grades 5 through 8 ("Group 2"); and (iii) Grades 9 through 12 ("Group 3"). By entering, entrants agree to abide by these Official Rules. Receipt of entries may not be acknowledged. Late and/or incomplete entries are null and void. IXL Learning, Inc. ("Sponsor"), and its employees, agents, and representatives, are not responsible for late, incomplete, lost, corrupted, misdirected, or un-posted entries.

3. 3. How to Compete: During the Contest Period, students compete by accessing IXL from the classroom and/or from home (as their teachers and parents permit) and answering as many questions correctly as they can over the course of the Contest Period. The following additional guidelines apply:

(i) Entrants in Group 1 compete against other Group 1 entrants.

(ii) Entrants in Group 2 compete against other Group 2 entrants.

(iii) Entrants in Group 3 compete against other Group 3 entrants.

(iv) Questions answered correctly in any of the subjects included in an entrant's subscription (e.g., math, language arts, science, social studies, and Spanish) will be counted.

(v) Questions answered correctly as part of a trial subscription will not be counted.

(vi) Questions completed as part of the Real-Time Diagnostic, in IXL Group Jams, in IXL Quizzes, in universal screeners, and in Diagnostic Snapshots will not be counted.

(vii) For entrants in Group 1, questions answered correctly in all grade levels will be counted.

(viii) For entrants in Group 2, only questions answered correctly for Grades 3 and above will be counted.

(ix) For entrants in Group 3, only questions answered correctly for Grades 7 and above will be counted.

(x) Once a Skill has been mastered during the Contest Period (mastering a Skill means achieving a SmartScore™ of 100 for that Skill), no additional questions answered correctly in that Skill will be credited to the entrant for purposes of the Contest.

(xi) Prior to mastering a Skill, entrants are limited to answering a total of 50 questions within the Skill (whether answered correctly or incorrectly). This means that correct answers from only the first 50 questions answered by an entrant within a Skill will be credited to that entrant's total of correct answers for purposes of the Contest.

(xii) Once an entrant has answered 500 questions on any one day during the Contest Period (whether answered correctly or incorrectly), no additional questions answered correctly on that day will be credited to the entrant for purposes of the Contest. A "day" means the 24-hour period beginning at 12:00 a.m. PDT and continuing through 11:59 p.m. PDT on the same calendar day.

4. 4. How to Win: The three entrants from each of Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3 (for a total of nine (9) winners) who have the highest number of eligible questions answered correctly during the Contest Period within their Group will be the winners. In the event of a tie, the entrant with the higher percentage of correctly answered eligible questions will win. If a second tie-breaker is required for the same entrants, the entrant with the higher number of Skills mastered will win.

5. 5. Notification of Winners. Winners will be announced on or about August 12, 2024 on the IXL Blog, and Winners' parent, legal guardian, or teacher will be notified via email or other methods at IXL's discretion. Please make sure that all contact information associated with your account is up to date. The Winners' parent or legal guardian must respond to the notification within 240 hours of the time that it is sent. If a Winner was enrolled in the Contest by a teacher, it is the teacher's responsibility to inform the parent or legal guardian of the Winner immediately so that the parent or legal guardian is able to respond to the notification within the specified timeframe. In the event Sponsor or its designee is unable to successfully contact or communicate with a winner and/or winner fails to respond to notification within the specified time frame, Sponsor may instead award the Prize to the entrant within the same Group with the next highest number of questions answered correctly and that responds as set forth above (and with the same tie-breaker provisions as set forth above). The approximate retail value ("APR") of each prize is $330 U.S.D. The APR of all prizes is $3,150 U.S.D.

6. 6. Prize: Each winner will have the choice to receive a 64GB 10.2-inch iPad® (9th Generation) or $330 VISA gift card ("Prize"). To receive a prize, entrant must be in compliance with these Official Rules as solely determined by the Sponsor. In the event a winner is determined not to be in compliance, the Prize otherwise due that winner may be awarded to the next eligible entrant as described above.

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES ARE SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER. Any difference between the stated estimated value of the prize and its actual value will not be awarded. Each winner agrees to accept the Prize "as is." Sponsor or its representative may provide the winners with an IRS Form 1099 showing the actual retail value of the Prize for the calendar year in which the Prize was awarded. Prizes are nonrefundable and nontransferable. Sponsor is not required to (but may, in its sole discretion) offer substitutions, or an alternative, to the Prize awarded under this Contest. In addition, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event the Prize is unavailable. The prizes awarded are subject to the restrictions and limitations noted in these Official Rules, on the prizes and/or included with the prizes.

7. 7. General Entry Rules: Any individual or entrant who attempts or otherwise encourages, directly or indirectly, entry under multiple identities or for a proxy individual, and/or uses multiple computers, multiple accounts or usernames, multiple Internet Protocol addresses, so-called "proxy servers" (e.g., including using VPN, TOR or other such systems), or any software program to manipulate or create unauthorized multiple entries for this Contest, or uses any other device, method, or artifice to enter or encourage, directly or indirectly, false entries as determined by the Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion, will be disqualified. Sponsor reserves the right to review and investigate all entries and to take any and all measures it deems necessary to ensure a fair Contest.
Sponsor and its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers, printers, and distributors, and their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents and any other person or entity related in any way to this Contest (collectively, the "Contest Entities"), are not responsible for circumstances that may limit or otherwise restrict the ability to participate, including, but not limited to: (i) late, incomplete, garbled, or mutilated entries; technical, hardware, or miscellaneous software malfunctions; viruses; network or electronic malfunctions of any kind; (ii) any human error that may occur in winner notification or other Contest-related communications; (iii) non-receipt by entrants of any communications from Sponsor or its designee; or (iv) any printing errors in these Official Rules. If a printing, electronic, or other error results in more prizes being claimed than the number stated in these Official Rules, all persons making purportedly valid claims will be included in a random drawing to award the advertised number of prizes available. No more than the advertised number of prizes will be awarded.
If for any reason the Contest cannot be conducted as described in these Official Rules (including infection by computer virus, bugs, worms, tampering, hacking, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of Contest Entities that corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest), Sponsor shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Contest and select winners from entries received prior to the action taken as deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor. At Sponsor's sole discretion, entrants who do not comply with these Official Rules or who otherwise attempt to interfere with this Contest in any way may be disqualified.
ALL DECISIONS BY SPONSOR ARE FINAL. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES, DO NOT ENTER THE CONTEST.

8. 8. Privacy Policy: Information provided by the entrant and the entrant's parent, legal guardian and/or teacher to enter the Contest is subject to the Sponsor's Privacy Policy, which can be found at www.ixl.com/privacypolicy. During the Contest Period, entrants' first name and first initial of last name, school name, city and state, and number of questions answered may be displayed on www.ixl.com as part of the Leaderboard and Winners List. Parents, legal guardians and/or teachers may elect to withhold the entrant's first name, though the first initial of first name, name of the school, city and state would still be displayed. Teachers and Parents may make this election during the enrollment process. Parents that do not have an IXL username (e.g., the entrant has entered under a site account or classroom account) may contact IXL at contests@ixl.com to make this election. If you have any questions about making this election, you may contact IXL at contests@ixl.com.

9. 9. Release and Indemnification: By entering, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor which shall be final for all purposes hereunder, and entrants acknowledge, understand, and agree that each of them assumes liability for, and all risks of, any and all injuries (including without limitation, personal injury, illness, adverse reaction, or death) or damages caused, or claimed to be caused, by participating in the Contest, and that entrants, their heirs, next of kin, spouse, guardians, legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, hereby unconditionally and irrevocably release, indemnify, forever discharge and hold the Contest Entities harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, liens, agreements, suits, costs, attorneys' fees, damages, judgments, orders, and liabilities of whatever kind or nature in law, equity or otherwise, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, and whether or not concealed or hidden, inclusive of any claims for damage to property, personal injury, illness, mental illness, or death, or claims based on defamation, rights of privacy, intellectual property rights, and rights of publicity in any way arising directly or indirectly out of the entrants' participation in the Contest.

Each entrant hereby waives application of California Civil Code Section 1542 which provides as follows:

A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.

Each entrant expressly waives the provisions of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code as well as any other statutes, rules, laws, ordinances, or common law principles or other authority of similar effect of any jurisdiction, and further waives any right to invoke said provisions now or in the future with regard to the Contest. Entrants and the winners further acknowledge and agree that this waiver is an essential and material term of these Official Rules and the Contest.

Entrants may be required to complete and sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability Release (unless prohibited by law) and other documents as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, and may be asked to sign a Media Release for publicity purposes. As applicable, entrants must return such documentation to Sponsor or Sponsor's representatives or the prizes may be forfeited and awarded to the next eligible entrant.

10. 10. Miscellaneous Conditions: EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PRE-EMPTED BY FEDERAL OR OTHER APPLICABLE STATE LAW, THE CONTEST SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF. ENTRANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONFIRMING THAT THESE OFFICIAL RULES CONFORM WITH THE LAWS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS AND HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THEY HAVE DONE SO. ENTRANTS UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS, DISPUTES OR CONTROVERSIES BETWEEN ENTRANT AND THE CONTEST ENTITIES SHALL BE RESOLVED BY FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION IN THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA. BY ENTERING, ENTRANTS VOLUNTARILY AND KNOWINGLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT THEY HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL. THIS ARBITRATION CONTRACT IS MADE PURSUANT TO A TRANSACTION IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE AND ITS INTERPRETATION, APPLICATION, ENFORCEMENT AND PROCEEDINGS HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT ("FAA"). THE ARBITRATOR SHALL BE BOUND TO APPLY AND ENFORCE THE TERMS OF THE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE ARBITRATOR'S DECISION WILL BE FINAL, BINDING, AND ENFORCEABLE IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION. NEITHER ENTRANT NOR SPONSOR SHALL BE ENTITLED TO JOIN OR CONSOLIDATE CLAIMS IN ARBITRATION BY OR AGAINST OTHER CONSUMERS OR ARBITRATE ANY CLAIM AS A REPRESENTATIVE OR MEMBER OF A CLASS.

Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will entrants be permitted to obtain awards for, and they hereby waive all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, and they further waive all rights to have damages multiplied or increased. Any claims must be asserted within ninety (90) days of the date they accrue or else they will forever be barred, even if a longer statute of limitations may apply.

11. 11. Winners List and Official Rules: You may request the name of the winners by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope by November 30, 2024 to Sponsor at the address below, Attn: 2024 IXL Study in the Sun Contest. Winners may be identified by name of teacher, parent or legal guardian. During the Contest Period, Official Rules requests may be sent to the same address. Rules requests must include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Residents of Vermont may omit return postage for rules requests.

12. 12. Sponsor Contact Information: IXL Learning, Inc., 777 Mariners Island Blvd., Suite 600, San Mateo, CA 94404 (USA). iPad® is a trademark of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. is not a sponsor or co-sponsor, and does not endorse and is not otherwise affiliated with, the Contest.

13. 13. Copyright Notice: The Contest and all accompanying materials are copyright
© 2024 IXL Learning, Inc. All rights are reserved. (close)

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Short Stories:

The Golden Touch by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Gift of The Magi by O. Henry

The Landlady by Roald Dahl

All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury

The Story of Prometheus and Pandora's Box By James Baldwin

The Three Questions By Leo Tolstoy

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

The Lion in Love by Aesop

Poetry:

Invictus By William Ernest Henley

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

Beach Burial (Kenneth Slessor)

Dulce and Decorum Est (Wilfred Owen)

In Flander Fields (John McCrae)

Dreamers (Siegfried Sassoon)

Daffodils (William Wordsworth)

Earth Day (Jane Yolen)

The Ocean (Nathaniel Hawthorne)

Love and Friendship (Emily Brontë)

When You Are Old (William Butler Yeats)

Sonnet 18 (William Shakespeare)

Sonnet 43 (William Shakespeare)

Remember (Christina Rossetti)

How Do I Love Thee (Elizabeth Barrett)

Ode to Technology (Tien Dang)

Tech-Fever (Ryson D’souza)

Novels:

Holes (Louis Sachar)

Chinese Cinderella (Adeline Yen Mah)

Ender’s Game (Matt Berman)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (J.K. Rowling)

Lord of the Flies (William Golding)

The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)

Plays:

The Tempest by William Shakespeare

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7th Grade - Free Word Games, Videos & Worksheets for Seventh Grade Kids, Parents & Teachers

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Free 7th Grade word and language arts games. Word Game Time offers free homework help, worksheets, and instructional videos. Perfect for students, teachers, and parents.

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