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The "Heart" of the Problem
Students explore mathematical operations while studying nutrition. In this physical fitness lesson, students explore calories, pulse rate, and the circulatory system. Students use mathematical data to create a healthy physical fitness...
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Don't Lose Your Load!
Pupils create graphs using collected data. In this algebra lesson, students use spreadsheet in Excel to create graphs to interpret their data and make predictions. They rewrite word problems using algebraic expressions.
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Measuring Transpiration
In this transpiration learning exercise, students will conduct an experiment to measure the rate of transpiration from a plant by measuring how much weight the plant loses over 5 days. Students will record their data and create a graph...
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Freebody Diagrams #3
In this freebody diagram learning exercise, learners solve 10 problems including matching proper equations to the diagrams, finding weights of objects, determining when the normal equals the object's weight and matching the proper...
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Walking the Plank
Eighth graders experiment with a bathroom scale, books and a plank to determine how weight readings change as distance is applied. They graph and interpret the results.
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Adam's Watch
Third graders use their watches to tell the time while the teacher lists their responses on the board along with the reasons for them (set incorrectly, gain/lose time). They solve the problem in pairs and focus their thinking on the...
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Your Motivation and Goal Setting Worksheet
Set your health and fitness goals the write way! With this journaling instructional activity, your class will determine health and fitness goals specific to their individual needs, consider why and how they will work to achieve their...
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Parallel Structure - Exercise 6
Teachers who are looking for resources to reinforce the grammatical concept of Parallel Structure should enjoy this instructional activity, and the accompanying interactive activities embedded in the sheet. Learners complete twenty...
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Eat Healthy • Be Active Community Workshops
Recipe makeovers, healthy alternatives, quick tips for a nutritious lifestyle...this 187-page document has it all! Don't miss a thorough packet of workshop activities and handouts designed to support your teaching of the MyPlate...
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Sentence Completion 6
Your class must use the subtle clues in each sentence to select the word that best fits in each blank. While multiple options are present, the correct answer is not impossible to find. Use this for some test prep before state testing!
Breaking News English
More People to Stick to New Year's Resolutions
What makes a good New Year's resolution? Practice goal-setting and reading comprehension with a set of language arts activities. English learners work on cloze passages, synonym matches, interviewing exercises, and comprehension...
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Hunger in the World
Background information is a great tool for any teacher. This resource provides background information on nutrition and world hunger, as well as ten different activity options to help learners understand this global issue. Each activity...
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Hunger in the World
Consider various aspects of world hunger in this writing lesson. After taking a pre-test, middle and high schoolers play a map game, analyze and discuss world statistics, and write a report on an assigned country. The lesson can apply to...
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Holes
For this reading worksheet, students answer 10 multiple-choice questions about the book. For example, "Why was Stanley sent to Camp Green Lake?"
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New Year's Day
Focus on a passage about the new year with your English language learners. You can start with reading the passage aloud to your class, and then launch into the related activities. Pupils match phrases, complete cloze-style activities,...
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Disease And Treatment
In this Disease and treatment worksheet, students solve 17 clues in a crossword puzzle about types of diseases, types of micro-organisms and immune system cells.
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 8 - Exercise 5a
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills activity, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Making Healthy Food Choices
In this well-designed nutritional activity, students are given the opportunity to create their own daily food record, compare their nutrient with minimimun requirements, and think critically about their own food choices. Materials and...
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Dying to Be Thin
Young scholars view a video clip about how men and women are portrayed in the media. They gather examples from magazines and graph the results. They discuss body image to end the lesson.
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Testing Fats in Food
Middle schoolers consider the fats found in foods. In this science lesson plan, students test the presence of fat in foods and become more aware of their daily diets.
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What's My BMI?
Learners construct the Metric Pyramid from the handout. They use the Metric Pyramid to convert from standard to metric measure and vice versa. They compute their own Body Mass Index.
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Describing Motion
In this motion worksheet, students will use Newton's third law of motion to compare the force of objects on Earth with objects on Jupiter. This worksheet has 5 short answer questions.
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Connecting School Meals and Classroom Learning Making Breakfast Count
Students investigate the significance of a healthy breakfast. In this nutrition lesson, students participate in an activity that enables them to assess their own eating patterns. Students also analyze breakfast menus to determine...
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Exercise is Essential for Healthy Pets
In this online/interactive instructional activity about walking for exercise, students read about the benefits of walking their pets and answer multiple choice comprehensive questions. Students answer four multiple choice questions.