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Pedestrian Safety for Students; Research and Class Discussion

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars discover the causes of pedestrian trauma concerning students.  In this child safety lesson, young scholars investigate the facts behind childhood trauma and discover why children are so often harmed in pedestrian...
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What Countries Say/What Countries Do Regarding Children's Rights

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of The Child. Students describe the extent of the problem as the international community sees it. They evaluate the analysis of both the countries and the NGO's to comment...
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"Did You Eat That!"

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate why plants are an important part of our everyday lives, providing us with food, clothing, shelter, etc. In this lesson students participate in a series of hands-on, online, and multimedia activities to examine...
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Lessons from a Holocaust Survivor

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate the life of a prisoner in the concentration camps of WWII during the Holocaust by performing research. The lesson plan helps students to "put a face" on prisoners of the concentration camps.
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May The Fastest Toy Win

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students determine which wind-up toy is the fastest. However, they can NOT race the toys. They must find another way. On the first day of the activity, students work in pairs or small groups to develop and write a plan.
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Lake Crossing II

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete the following problem by using logic: Three couples, the Smiths, the Jones and the Browns wanted to go to the Brown's yacht that was moored a little way out in the lake. There was a dinghy to take them to the yacht but...
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Editing Worksheet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this editing worksheet, students must read a letter and correct verb tense errors. Students must be able to identify correct verb tenses and edit errors.
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Words in the News Internet Companies Try To Stop Spam - 8 February 2006

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners complete vocabulary and word work before reading an online article. They complete worksheets and an online quiz before they participate in an activity in which they invent a simple product or service.
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Summer Things

For Students K - 1st
In this summer things worksheet, students examine 10 pictures. Students color only those objects that you would not need during the hot summer.
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Breaking News English: Phone Bills

For Students 5th - 10th
For this phone bills worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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Breaking News English: Outsourcing on the Increase

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, learners read "Outsourcing on the Increase," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Learning How To Include Proportional Figures and Objects in Landscape Drawings

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are shown a slideshow of paintings showing landscapes. They create their own landscape painting using proportional figures.
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Florida Springs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discover the many uses of water and the sources of the water we see. They complete a worksheet about the water usage at school and at home.
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Magnets

For Students 4th - 5th
In this magnetism worksheet, students study each image and circle the items that a magnet will attract. Students then complete a prediction and result chart for items a magnet will attract. Students list five more items from their home...
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Credit: Buy Now & Pay More Later

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars analyze the costs and benefits of using credit cards to purchase goods and services.
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Banking Grammatically

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders identify the different roles involved in banking. They list and create defintions for the different types of banking services offered at a branch office. Students write sentences using verbs in present and past tenses....
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What's Up with Waste?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders design a brochure that identifies types of solid waste that are often improperly disposed, explains the effects of this disposal and proposes a solution to the problem. The read humorous books, define vocabulary words and...
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Recognizing Trade Definitions and Concepts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners differentiate between imports and exports and examine data related to international trade. They view and discuss a PowerPoint presentation about international trade, define key vocabulary terms, answer discussion questions, and...
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Breaking News English: 2005 was a Second Longer Than Usual

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, learners read "2005 was a Second Longer Than Usual," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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The 47 Loyal Retainers -- Honor and Murder in Early Modern Japan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read articles about the 47 retainer group in Japan. They discuss the importance of honor and law in early modern Japan. They develop their own opinions about how a case should have been handled and share them with the class.
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Mini Economy

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders listen as the teacher explains the Mini Economy to be activated in the classroom in the next few weeks. They examine how they to apply for jobs, make money, determine how to save it, and how monetary mishaps occur...
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Brainstorming Solutions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss common problems and interests with their classmates as a vehicle for problem solving. After sharing their problems, students work in groups to brainstorm possible solutions to their problems. This lesson is intended...
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Community Celebrations

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders are introduced to cultural history and diversity that is present in the community in which they live by examining secular and sacred celebrations. Students create scrapbooks to chronicle their family's celebrations.
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Consumerism and the Consumer Society

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils read an article titled "How Much Is Enough?" by Alan Durning. They work in small groups to summarize the author's main point for each paragraph and then identify and discuss further questions they may have in response to the...