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Koala Lou

For Teachers 1st
First graders predict what will happen in different parts of the story Koala Louby Mem Fox. In this predictions lesson plan, 1st graders say and write their predictions.
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Piggie Pie

For Teachers 1st
First graders use the turn and talk strategy when coming up with answers to questions about the book Piggy Pie. In this Piggy Pie lesson plan, 1st graders also predict what will happen next.
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Talking About Photographs

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners ask questions and make predictions about photographs that they are shown. In this asking questions and communication lesson plan, students do this with teacher provided photographs and photographs they have brought in themselves.
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Magnets and Interactions

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discover what magnets can do. In this magnet lesson students make predictions about magnets. They experiment with the magnets and record their data on a chart.
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Predicting Our Way to the Top

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders make predictions. In this prediction lesson students enter quotes into their journal as they read. They write down quotes from each chapter that they feel make predictions about the story.
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Planets

For Teachers 1st
First graders study the planets in the solar system.  In this planets instructional activity, 1st graders read Planets, then create a mobile containing all of the planets in the correct order. Students will label the planets with...
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Friction

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students review what force. In this science lesson plan, students determine which surfaces are rough and which are smooth by observing how an object moves on each surface.
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The Growth of the United States

For Students 4th - 8th
In this westward expansion worksheet, students fill out a graphic organizer of predictions and short answers of how land was acquired in the United States. Students do this for 6 land territories.
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The Campaign: Issues and Strategies. What do you think?

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Young scholars research a candidate in an election and discuss how the media portrays that candidate and how the media influences voters. For this candidate lesson plan, students also distinguish fact from opinion, look at political...
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Wild Children II: Pre-Reading Prediction Exercise

For Students 4th - 5th
In this pre-reading activity, students complete a prediction activity by identifying the famous character in the picture and finding how he relates to Romulus and Remus.
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Listening to Gather Evidence in a Reading Selection

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore an Ethiopian folktale, "Fire on the Mountain." In this literature lesson, 4th graders evaluate and record the evidence, as well as make predictions about what they think will happen. Students evaluate other groups...
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You Can Judge a Book By Its Cover

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the purpose for reading a piece of literature. In this reading lesson, 5th graders view the cover of a book and then predict the order of details from the book.  Students listen to the piece of literature and...
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Quadrate Lab

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate tree stems and conduct an experiment on how non living factors affect living factors. In this tree stems lesson plan, students observe and record physical characteristics, and make predictions on what factors will...
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Make and Revise Predictions

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders make and revise predictions based on the chapters they have read in The Witch of Blackbird Pond. For this predictions lesson plan, 5th graders predict and then revise their predictions based on their background knowledge...
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Using Extrapolations

For Students 6th
In this using extrapolations worksheet, 6th graders use data analysis to answer nine questions about data prediction and extrapolation.
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Making Predictions

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this predictions activity, students look at a set of 3 pictures, then draw and write a prediction about what might happen next. 
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Mobius strip predictions

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Mobius strip worksheet, students make predictions about the sides and paper of a Mobius strip. Students answer seven questions.
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Measuring Snowfall

For Teachers K - 4th
Students predict the amount of snowfall for the week and measure snowfall.  In this measuring snowfall lesson, student use a precipitation gauge to measure the week's snowfall; and analyze the data to determine whether or not...
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File Card Bridges

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students make different variations of file card bridges and predict how much weight it will hold. In this file card bridges lesson plan, students put file cards between books in different ways and predict how many pennies it will hold.
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Lines of Best Fit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the concept of line of best fit. For this line of best fit lesson, students find lines of best fit in examples about riding your bike home from school and dentistry. Young scholars find two data points and find the...
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Worksheet 4. Predictions

For Students 5th - 7th
In this predictions worksheet, students read 6 predictions that were made in history and identify each of them as true or false. Idioms and words are defined at the bottom of the sheet.
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Jellybean Graphs

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders predict and graph data based on the color of jelly beans they think are in a handful. In this prediction lesson plan, 2nd graders will predict how many of each color jellybean are in a handful. Then they graph these...
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Fall Leaves Fall! Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K
Students discover facts about leaves. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify different types of leaves, and make predictions about which types of leaves they think they will find in their community. Students collect...
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Predictions by Famous People in History

For Students 7th - 9th
In this prediction learning exercise, students read 5 predictions made by famous historical people. They decide if the predictions became true or if it turned out to be false. They use a word bank at the bottom of the page to aid in...