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Alphabet Review

For Students K - 1st
For this alphabet worksheet, students name letters, say the sounds for sets of letters, and practice reading simple sentences.
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Skateboard Science

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate how skaters can turn in midair. In this physics lesson, students relate Newton's Laws to skateboarding. They carry out the maneuver with the help of their classmate.
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"Black ans White": Nineteenth Century Racism

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine Thomas Nast's illustration, "Black and White," looking for examples of racism. Contemporary stereotypes utilized to demonstrate the attitudes of people in the North and South in the 1800's are explored.
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Pumpkin, Pumpkin

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students listen to the book Pumpkin, Pumpkin. They create words using the cluster ump.
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Colonial Flag

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine the reasons for and the results of the US Revolutionary War. They watch a PowerPoint presentation to review the immediate results of the war. They design a flag for the newly free colonies.
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Pendulum Patterns

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the variables involved in the motion of a pendulum. In groups, they research how each different variable is related to the energy the pendulum produces. They share their results with the class and compare them with...
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Types of Groups

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers are introduced to the various types of groups in a society. In groups, they create a chart showing the similarities and differences between primary, secondary, and reference groups. Using magazines, they cut out...
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Bug Jokes

For Students 6th - 8th
In this biology learning exercise, middle schoolers use the given code to discover the punch lines for each of the funny jokes as they relate to different bugs. Then they compare their answers to others in class.
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Linear Equations

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders solve linear equations.  In this Algebra I lesson, 9th graders investigate the properties of equations (Reflexive, Symmetric, Transitive, Substitution, and Transformation Properties) and use these properties to solve...
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Weather Folklore

For Students 7th - 10th
In this weather worksheet, students decode the given "weather lore" using the code provided. Students must decode 7 different statements.
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Budget Bonanza

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students demonstrate how to use a budget plan. In this consumer math lesson, students calculate the total cost of data and determine if they are within budget. Students use calculators to determine the total cost. There is a rubric...
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Poetry as a Means of Redemption and Reflection

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders read poetry for homework and discuss it during class. They participate in poetry readings and decide who the speakers are in the poems.
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Experiencing Tiananmen Square

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners investigate the Tiananmen Square demonstration and massacre in China. They watch a video clip, in small groups conduct Internet research, present their findings to the class, simulate a demonstration, and create an art project.
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Math: Reaching New Heights

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students apply math skills to assess the range, mean, mode, and median of data sets. Using a "Reaching New Heights" worksheet, they review and discuss how to calculate the answers. Students write complete explanations of all their...
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A TRIP TO THE CAFETERIA

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students take a "behind-the-scenes" look at the school cafeteria as food is being prepared. They take notes on the jobs (i.e., division of labor) that they observe in the cafeteria. They write about the division of labor in the school...
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People and the Physical Environment of Illinois

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars read about the settlement of Illinois from statehood to the present. They categorize different areas of need such as survival, economic and social. Students make a list of ways people used the physical environment in...
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Changing Roles of Children

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how the lives of children have changed over time. Using the internet, they examine photographs to compare and contrast the roles of children in the past and present. They write a paper showing the similarities and...
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Language Expression and Mechanics

For Students 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, 3rd graders focus on the correct usage of verbs, punctuation, and capitalization. Students respond to four multiple choice questions.
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Ordering Fractions and Decimals

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners place fractions and decimals with unlike values in correct numerical order.
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In The Eye Of The Beholder

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students, in groups, research Rembrandt's life and works. They find critiques of his work, as well. Each group reports their findings back to the rest of the class. Finally, they create abstract drawings and write interpretations about...
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Which Pair?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice solving equations adding decimals and integers. Using a worksheet, they identify which pair of numbers goes correctly with the problem. They review their answers and are graded based a rubric given to them.
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Healthcare

For Students 8th - 10th
In this health care worksheet, students, with a partner, discuss and complete a variety of activities associated with health care and doctors.
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Where Should You Turn?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete activities to study decimal numbers. For this decimal numbers lesson, 4th graders study decimal numbers to express numbers less than one and intervals. Students complete map and location activities to study the...
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Alphabet Review Activities

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice the alphabet using a variety of songs, books and activities.