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Apple Eaters

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners sample a variety of apples and graph group results for the class favorites. They orally explain the graph.
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A GROWING MARKET

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners reasearch and grow a plant and present findings. They are told that bedding plant is the name for young plants grown. Students choose one plant to research and they use their worksheet to create an information sheet explaining...
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THE HUMBLE Beginnings of the Hamburger

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students listen to numerous claims concerning the hamburger's origins and then compose an original tall tale on the subject. Students name some tall tales they have heard or read about. Students make books that feature tall tales...
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Japan: New Year's Day

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover how New Year's Day is celebrated in Japan. In groups, they create their own versions of Japanese kites using materials available to them in the classroom. They discover the signifigance of the kites to their culture and...
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Spellbound No. 2

For Students 4th - 6th
In this spelling worksheet, students answer twenty eight short clues from a word list of answers to fill in all the spaces on a crossword puzzle.
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Immiscible Liquids and Density

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students will make a lava lamp. In this density lesson, students will combine water and oil and make observations, then add salt to the oil and observe the oil sink, then float again when the salt dissolves in the water.
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Andy Warhol

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss Andy Warhol and his art work. They draw a self portrait shoulders up. Each image is colored different with a different background.
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How Do We Learn About the Past?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discuss the role of an archaeologist as a class. After viewing photographs, they relate the objects found in their local area and Ancient Egypt. They draw a picture of an object that represents their own culture and gives...
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A Day Without Ag

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate the concept of agriculture. They focus upon the presence of agriculture and the personal implications of it. Students generate lists related to the concept to encourage group discussions. The products of agriculture...
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Primary Sources

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write personal facts on a photograph of themselves to create a Primary Source. They then define Primary Source and list examples as a class of places where they could find primary sources. They also discuss the importance of...
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Someone Like Me

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students investigate what sort of person the author is. They listen as the teacher use her notes to introduce Tom Holt briefly. Students are asked if anyone has read any of his books. They work in pairs to find more about Tom Holt as a...
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Study Unit 4, Revised: Run-On Sentences, Comma Splices and Fragments

For Students 6th - 7th
In this language arts worksheet, students read 20 sentences and look for errors. Students write R if the sentence is run-on, CS if there is a comma splice, F for a sentence fragment and C for a correct sentence.
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Alphabet Letters A-Z and Alphabet Numbers 0-9

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this alphabet and numbers worksheet, students cut out and place in sequential order the uppercase and lowercase letters and numbers a-z and 1-10.
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Bird Beak Buffet

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students complete an activity that allows them to better understand that birds traits are closely related to what they eat, where they live, etc.  In this bird trait lesson students complete an activity, create a data board and graph the...
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Shelter

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study shelter and how plants, animals, and people must have shelter to survive. In this shelter activity, students read paragraphs about various shelters and their necessity with plants, animals, and people.
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Dictation: Cultural Differences

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this dictation text worksheet, pupils take dictation on a passage about cultural differences.  The passage includes vocabulary specific to the topic.
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The Things that Make Slovakia Great

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the culture of Slovakia. For this World History lesson, students establish specific details about Slovakia then complete several activities to reinforce its uniqueness, including reading an article, vocabulary and...