"I am often asked how I?m able to go to so many wonderful locations to shoot photos. The answer is that I work for a worldwide church that is actively involved with the peoples of the world. As part of the church?s administration team, it is my privilege to travel to many parts of the world to minister to and learn from the people we serve. It is my practice to carry a camera with me and to find a few moments to seek out and capture God?s beauty, be that in the face of a child in Cameroon or a bird in China.
I have learned that there is beauty everywhere?even in my own backyard?from t
Organized around the study of figurative language, including simile, metaphor, and personification, this unit explores the idea that language can change the way we think about the world by creating new images and connections in our minds.
The printed Student Literature Workbook includes student activity pages that support lessons and each unit’s short stories and poems. The workbook engages students in exploring carefully selected, challenging works of literature from various times, cultures, and genres. They include:
On June 7, 2114, the Earth Survey Ship Aurora disappeared near Jupiter, leaving no trace behind as to its destination, nor as to the fate of its crew. On July 20, 2134, the ESS Aurora returned, carrying with it all the horrors of the void, but also with the promise of information gathered from its ghastly inter-dimensional and time travels. It falls to the people of a secret United Earth agency, the OAR, to negotiate for what the ghostly vessel offers, and the Aurora always demands a sacrifice in return.
OpenSciEd Middle School science program addresses all middle school NGSS standards. This comprehensive science curriculum empowers students to question, design, investigate, and solve the world around them.