Article: This is important so there is a concrete goal in mind for your lesson. Know what you want students to take away from the lesson. What is the overall theme or subject for the lesson? What are the main points students should know at the conclusion of the lesson? Your objective should directly address these points.   Your objective should begin with the directive “students will be able to...” For example, “Students will be able to discuss the events that led up to the Battle of Waterloo in depth.” Your objective should be broad enough that it encompasses all of the points you want to make to your students. Think of it as the umbrella under which the rest of the lesson rests. A collaborative lesson plan between an American history teacher and an economics teacher, for instance, might touch on topics like the Great Depression or the history of Social Security in the U.S. From there, the rest of the lesson plan will develop as you collaborate on the topic and delve into more specific events and people. Once you identify your objective, you can begin developing your lesson plan with the group you're collaborating with. Work backward from what you all identified as the main points your students should know by the end of the lesson. Think of your lesson's end goal and then work back to outline the steps necessary for students to reach that endpoint. See this article on how to Make a Lesson Plan for lesson plan development strategies to incorporate into your collaborative planning.  Pay particular attention to time management when creating your lesson plan. Make sure that your lesson will fit within the allotted timeframe.  Keep in mind student learning differences. Some students learn visually, while others learn best from hands-on lessons. Incorporate as many learning strategies as possible in order to reach as many students as possible. Give everyone time to speak and share their ideas. Once you have suggestions from the entire group, look for things that connect all of the ideas together. Use the connections to help build a single, coherent strategy. Rather than using a straight lecture format, it's important to incorporate learning activities into the lesson planning. This keeps students from becoming bored with the lesson and losing interest. Examples of active learning activities include group work, role-play, debates, think-pair-share, concept maps, and student presentations. To measure the success of your lesson plan objectives, it's important to utilize assessment strategies to determine student retention. Using Prior Knowledge Tests or Classroom Assessment Techniques (or CATs) will help you gauge student comprehension. You can choose to assess the class as a whole or individual students.  Prior Knowledge Tests help instructors measure an individual student's understanding of the class material. It is helpful to administer these tests both before and after the lesson to gauge student comprehension. Comparing the prior knowledge test with its matching post-test is an excellent indicator of student retention.  Classroom Assessment Techniques measure broader understanding of the class as a whole. Examples include asking students which points stood out to them the most in a class discussion or, conversely, which points were “muddiest” to them and might need more elaboration.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Set an objective. Develop a lesson plan that reflects the objective. Engage students. Assess student performance.

Problem: Article: You should provide a bowl of water for your snake, big enough for it to soak if it wishes. Change the water twice a week. The bowl can be on either the cool or warm side.  Be aware that a bowl on the warm side will increase the humidity. You should provide the snake with a natural light cycle (12 hours of light and 12 hours of dark).  You do not need UV lights or calcium supplements like you do in other reptiles that eat insects. Snakes DO in fact use UV to synthesize vitamin D3 but in captivity they don't need it because they receive vitamin D3 from the mice they eat.  They also get calcium too. Vitamin D is in the liver of mice and calcium is in the bones. It is best to feed your snake on frozen/thawed mice as they will not injure your snake and it's much more humane. It's safe to store frozen mice in your freezer for up to 6 months. Give your corn snake mice that are no bigger than the widest part of their body. Baby corn snakes are started on pinkie size mice and progress up the sizes of pinkie mice, fuzzy mice, small mice (hoppers), medium mice (weaned), large mice (adult) and extra large (jumbo adult) as they grow. Here is a rough guide of what to feed a snake:  Snake: 4-15g — Mouse: Pinkie; Snake: 16-30g — Mouse: Pinkie x2; Snake: 30-50g — Fuzzy; Snake: 51-90g — Mouse: Hopper/Small; Snake: 90-170g — Mouse: weaned/medium; Snake: 170-400g — Mouse: Adult/large; Snake: 400g+ — Mouse: jumbo adult/large. Adults only need to be fed once every 10-14 days. Feed your snake inside its enclosure. To feed, hold the prey item in the tweezers and wiggle it in front of your snake. It will strike and possibly constrict then swallow its food whole.  Cage aggression is a myth and won’t happen with consistent handling. Feeding outside of the tank can cause regurgitation (which is very bad) and stress. You might use a feeding enclosure that you can place inside the tank if you don't want to handle your snake. Do not handle your snake after a feed, as it can regurgitate its meal.  Wait 48 hours before holding your snake again! Snake droppings aren’t very big so cage cleaning doesn’t need to happen often. It will need to be cleaned about every 3 or so weeks but scoop out fresh excrement where possible. Feed your snake weekly and give it a change of scene once in a while and it will be happy in its new home. For instance, you might switch out the enclosure items for a change of scenery, add climbing items, put in knobs or pegs, or place items scented like prey animals inside the cage for your snake to investigate.
Summary: Give your snake enough water. Provide adequate lighting. Get the correct size of frozen mice for your snake. Feed your snake one mouse per week. Keep your snake happy in its home.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The following list explains exactly what is needed (also see Things You'll Need below for the crafting items):  At least 34 diapers (newborn or early stage) 2 receiving blankets 2 bibs, a chain linked toy (appropriate for a newborn or infant) 1 pair of infant socks 1 baby bottle 1 washcloth 1 plush stuffed toy (that does not contain buttons or any items that could pose a choking hazard).

SUMMARY: Purchase the colors and styles of the required items that you think the expectant mom would like.

All-purpose clothing dyes are available at most big box stores. Rit, one of the most popular brands, is widely available in a large selection of colors. Dylon is another common brand. Craft stores carry a bigger selection of colors than  big box stores generally do. These dyes come in powder or liquid form, and either one will work just fine. You need to start with clean fabric, so wash it if you're using something you already have. It's a good idea to wash new fabric as well, just in case it has anything on it that could keep the dye from sticking. Don't dry the fabric, as you'll need it wet to dye it. Don't use fabric softener. The fabric needs to be completely wet so that the dye doesn't create a splotchy effect on the fabric. You can take the fabric out before the spin cycle or soak it in a tub before dyeing it to saturate it. If you put crumpled fabric in dye, you'll end up with a marbling effect. Unless you want a marbled look, use your hand to smooth out your fabric as much as you can before dyeing it.
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Purchase a commercial dye from a big box store. Wash the fabric. Soak the fabric if it's not saturated with water. Smooth out the fabric.