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Ambitiousness

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars research Abraham Lincoln and explore the ambition he had in life. After examining a penny, students list the contributions that Lincoln made to America. Individually, they write a goal they wish to accomplish. Young...
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Coin Connections

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars examine the Illinois state quarter and review Lincoln and the fact that he is also on the penny. They color paper coins, identify their values, and create a money mobile. They play a Cent Sense game to practice which coins...
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Striking it Rich with Chemistry

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Learners identify the composition of different pennies. In this chemistry lesson, students use a post 1982 penny to observe chemical change. They explain how to turn a penny from copper to gold.
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Coin Count & Classification

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students make a prediction about how 100 pennies sort by decade or year and then test their predictions. They organize their data using a graph that is imbedded in this lesson.
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Chemical Composition of American Coins

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the chemical composition of pennies dated 1983 or later. In this chemical composition of American coins lesson plan, students scratch the surface of the penny to expose the zinc core. They put the penny in...
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Scientific Method

For Students 9th - 12th
In this scientific methods instructional activity, students compare independent and dependent variables, hypothesis and theory, homogeneous and heterogeneous, and physical and chemical change. This instructional activity has 17 short...
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IB Chemistry 1

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemistry overview worksheet, learners compare atoms and molecules, intensive and extensive property, and physical and chemical change. This worksheet has 12 short answer questions and 3 problems to solve.
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Four Famous Faces

For Teachers K - 1st
Each one of our quarters is embellished with a famous face or image representing the state it came from. This lesson uses South Dakota's state quarter to get kids thinking about monetary value, what the president of the United States...
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What Do You Know About Astronomy

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Develop an understanding of the universe. Learners answer 10 multiple choice questions about several topics in astronomy. Questions contain information about the age of the universe, gravitational attraction, galaxies, planets and comets...
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The National Motto

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the meaning of the national motto, "In God We Trust." In this national motto lesson, 2nd graders explain some of the reasons why people selected the motto for the nation after viewing and discussing a coins and a...
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USA

For Students K - 1st
In this printing worksheet, students form 15 words related to the USA, such as fag and Statue of Liberty. Students also color in an illustration of each word.
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Hooray for the Red, White and Blue!

For Teachers K
Students recognize the states in the continental United States and find their state. In this patriotic symbols lesson, students explore unfair taxation practices. Students understand the benefits of democracy participate in activities...
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Introduction to Scientific Methods

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders distinguish between an observation and an inference distinguish between quantitative and qualitative observations of a scientific experiment. They record and organize data collected during an experiment.
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Subtract Across Zeros

For Students 4th - 5th
In this subtraction worksheet, students read 6 story problems in which larger numbers are subtracted with borrowing across zeros.
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U.S.A.

For Students 1st - 2nd
In these literature worksheets students will construct a self made book about the USA. Students will color 15 vocabulary words pertaining to the book's topic.
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Four Famous Faces

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the South Dakota Quarter Reverse and identify the images on it. They discuss the accomplishments of the four presidents. They create coins of four people in their school. They arrange bags of plastic coins by their...

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