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Writing Away For Information

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students review the format used to write a friendly letter which they will use to write an e-mail. They use questioning techniques as they write a letter of inquiry using a number of drafts. Using a word processing program they develop...
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Writing
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Human Genetics Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this science worksheet, students demonstrate what they know about DNA and genes by writing acrostic poems. The vertical format is prepared on this page for students. There is no information on the page.
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Writing
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Elizabeth Blackwell: February 3, 1821

For Students 4th - 5th
In this writing prompt worksheet, students learn the date February 3, 1821 as the birthday for Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman doctor. Students then write about the obstacles they think she endured in order to become a doctor.
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The Needs of Living Things

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the global food chain by creating a visual chart.  In this ecology lesson, students discover the elements needed for life to sustain itself, contrasting living things vs. non living things.  Students fill in a...
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Prairie Voices...Making a Living

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore the many ways people support themselves and their families. In this economics lesson plan, students review newspapers and compare types of jobs. Students create daily schedules for an adult worker and role play job...
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Rev. Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. meets the Philosophy of Gandhi's Ahimsa

For Teachers K - 8th
Students study Gandhi's and Dr. King's philosophies. In this world history lesson, students compare and contrast the methods by Gandi and Dr. King writing an essay on nonviolence.