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Writing a News Report

For Students 3rd - 7th
In this creative writing worksheet, students use the checklist to edit their fictional news report. Students use the checklist to prepare for their final written report.
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Testing Water for Hardness Using Soap Bubbles K-12 Experiments & Background Information

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine water and what causes it to become hard.  In this water lesson plan students use the soap test and determine the mineral content and hardness of a sample of water.
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Physics "24"

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students construct a model house or school. In this physics lesson, students research about who wind up clocks work and write an essay about it. They determine the center of gravity of different objects.
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The High and the Flighty

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars study women aviators and act out a talk show-style interview with one of them. They plot Amelia Earhart's flights on a map.
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Where in the World? The Basics of Latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners are introduced to the concepts of latitude and longitude. In groups, they identify the Earth's magnetic field and the disadvantages of using compasses for navigation. They identify the major lines of latitude and longitude on a...
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Utah: State History

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Utah state history learning exercise, students read two and a half pages of information about Utah and complete 10 true and false questions.
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The Case of the Broken Loop

For Students 4th - 5th
For this environmental awareness worksheet, students complete 8 pages pertaining to waste, landfills, recycling and composting. Included are: matching words and definitions, crossword puzzle, scrambled letters, a code, word search and a...
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Inca's Untangles World

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read a reprinted article from USA Today. In this metacognition lesson plan, students complete a worksheet about their thoughts while they are reading.
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Money Matters - Teaching About Economics

For Teachers 4th - 7th
The right money lesson plans can teach students about economics in an engaging way.
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Ocean Life Lesson Plans

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students learn about life in the ocean with lessons that connect science, art, and environmental topics.
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Descriptive Writing Lessons

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Descriptive writing lessons can lead students on an exploration of how adjectives enhance any written work.
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Top 10 Aerospace Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 8th
You can use these exciting aerospace lesson plans to supplement nearly any unit in your science curriculum.
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Using Bloom's Taxonomy in Science

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Help your students internalize knowledge by creating activities that utilize higher level thinking skills.
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The Fibonacci Sequence Through Art Lessons

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
It is easy to combine math and arts lessons to create motivating and interesting activities.
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How to Incorporate April Fool's Day into Your Teaching

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Celebrate the merriment of April Fool's Day without the mischievousness.
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A Recipe for Success: Cooking with Your Class

For Teachers 1st - 6th
When you cook with your class, you build community while improving language arts and math skills.
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Ice Breakers and First Day Activities

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Build rapport and engage students with get-to-know-you activities
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Magic in the Classroom

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Captivate students while covering content by incorporating magic into your day.
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Bug-O

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Middle school special education students (moderate to severe) learn about insects by playing an entomological version of bingo. They cut out pictures of different bugs and glue them onto a grid. Place the game card inside a sheet...
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Become a Detective

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students participate in a simulation where they act as detectives to locate a missing item using questioning and prediction techniques. Then they read a portion of a story, write a prediciton paragraph, and then finish reading the story.
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Building Numbers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use place value clues to find a given number. For this place value lesson, 5th graders work with the MathKeys program using place value clues and base-ten blocks to build a number and determine its value.
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Pyramid Power

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe human health by analyzing different food groups. In this food pyramid lesson, students utilize the web to complete an interactive food pyramid game as well as research the nutrition encyclopedia. Students discuss their...
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Lesson plan: History Underfoot

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study Native Americans of Virginia. In this Virginia history lesson, students take on the role of archaeologists as they analyze a site and its artifacts. Students use the information to draw conclusions about the natives who...
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Break the Pentomino Code!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read and analyze the book, Chasing Vermeer. They discuss the main story elements, analyze how pentominoes are important to the story, use a pentomino code to decipher a message, and create a secret code of their own.

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