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Naviagational Tools

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create a compass, with the help of written instructions and then write six sentences discussing how compasses work and why they are helpful. They discuss the different types of navigational tools and how they are helpful.
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Suspension Bridges

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students view examples of suspension bridges and discuss their structure. They complete a tension and compression experiment with a partner then perform a similar experiment with books. They discuss engineers and how they design and...
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A Fresh Twist on Fabric Folding

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students practice different ways to fold fabric. Using different types of fabrics, they create 3D fabric models to be used in quilts or clothing. They share their designs with the class and critique their classmates design.
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Going West

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine the lives of early pioneers who traveled west for better opportunities. They listen to story "Josafina and the Story Quilt", and discuss hardships encountered by traveling families. Students then complete research and...
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Geometry in Art

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils recognize and measure geometric shapes within abstract art. They examine quilts for shapes and they each make their own quilt from squares using geometry and measurement.
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Paper Bag Pilgrim Dolls

For Teachers K - 3rd
Stuents create paper bag versions of "pilgrim dolls" in this excellent Art instructional activity for the time just before Thanksgiving break. The plan uses staples or glue to attach dolls and includes a picture diagram and two...
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Motion and Forces

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders define the terms: magnetism, poles, compass, magnetic field, lines of force, electromagnet. They name two properties shared by all magnets and describe how one magnet will affect another.
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When Jessie Came Across The Sea

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students engage in a study about immigration by using children's literature. They conduct research about the immigrations to New York City in the past and the current status. Students conduct class discussion about Ellis Island and what...
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African Savannah

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are read two African fairy tales. Using the text, they create a map and key for each region mentioned. They compare and contrast the various communities and discover how geographic features affect how people live.
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Yut, a Traditional Korean Game

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students play a Parcheesi type game. They explore a new culture, to compare and contrast likenesses and differences in American and Korean families and leisure time and to experience a traditional Korean game. They identify where...
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A Bridge in Balance

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore how the Michigan Avenue Bridge works and the importance of it being perfectly balanced. They make a model of a bascule trunnion bridge and balance their bridge by calculating the weight of the necessary counter weight.
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So Many Inventions!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students listen to a teacher read aloud of two books about Chinese inventions. They examine some items that were invented by Chinese inventors such as dominoes, an abacus, a silk scarf, or kite. Next, they determine how a compass works...
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Chemical and Physical Changes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experiment, identify and apply the concepts of chemical and physical changes utilizing real-world examples. They discuss and model physical and chemical changes, answer guided questions and play a game that reinforces the...
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Drop Zone Challenge

For Students 7th - 9th
In this science challenge worksheet, students construct a parachute that will have the longest time in seconds and best accuracy when dropped from a predetermined height. Then they use the formula given to determine the calculations.
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Ancient Rome

For Students 6th - 8th
In this social studies worksheet, students find the words related to the study of ancient Rome. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Textile Processing: Vocabulary

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students will use a word bank of textile words to correctly name each picture. The pictures are color photos of various textile processing tools.
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Protists

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this protists worksheet, students will review the different types of protists and the different stages of the protist life cycle. This worksheet has 10 matching questions.
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Elementary Homophones 3

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, students examine 15 words in a word bank. Students write a word that is a homophone, or word that sounds the same but is spelled differently.
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What is an Animal?

For Students 9th - 12th
For this animal worksheet, students review various characteristics that are associated with animals including body plan and skeletal structure. This worksheet has 11 fill in the blank questions.
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Irregular Verbs 4

For Students 7th - 10th
In this grammar instructional activity, students supply the correct verb form from the verb in parentheses that makes twenty sentences grammatically correct.
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Subject/Verb Agreement

For Students 7th - 9th
In this grammar learning exercise, students correct the incorrect italicized verbs so that they go with their subjects in ten sentences.
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Helping/Linking Verbs

For Students 7th - 9th
In this grammar instructional activity, students cross out the incorrect word in parentheses in then sentences and then write the correct word right above it.
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Verb Forms with "ed" and a Helping Verb

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, students cross out the incorrect verb in each of 10 sentences. Students write the correct word which will be a verb ending in "ed" with a helping verb.
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Test 2 Irregular Verbs

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts learning exercise, students read 20 sentences in which there is a verb in parentheses. Students fill in the blank in each sentence using the correct form of this verb.

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