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Place Values-Adding

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students find place value. For this place value lesson, students are shown examples on the board by their teacher. A ten-problem worksheet is included. Problems involve only the hundreds and ten thousands place.
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Proportion to Percentage

For Students 7th
In this division worksheet, 7th graders divide the proportion number given by the whole and move the decimal point to place to find the percent value.
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Back to School Rules

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss basic classroom rules as a whole class. They break into groups to determine other rules which they present to the whole class. They vote on two or three of the best rules to use for the rest of the school year.
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Arithmetic: Revision

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students practice with a variety of simple equations involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Explanation is followed by each block of equations given to solve. They are set loose to complete additional equations for...
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Addition Terminology and Practice

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this addition worksheet, students review the terminology and definitions for the words addends and sum. Students then write the given numbers as sums in as many different ways as they can. Students also write addition sentences for...
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Money Place Value Chart

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this money activity, students complete a chart showing the value of money and how the amount of money could be written in words. Five examples are given. Fifteen more numbers can be added. Money amounts are given in pounds.
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Finding Averages

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students have problems in the lesson where they need to find the average of a set of numbers. As a class, they work a few problems and then independently complete a worksheet practicing their new skill.
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Iron Filings

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students conduct an experiment in which a solution of copper(II) sulfate is added to iron filings. They write and balance the equation for the reaction that occurs and calculate the amount of iron that reacted and the percent yield of...
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Writing and Literature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a layered unit that includes activities like: Write a character study (minimum 250 words) of a character you are familiar with from a book or play. What is their personality like? Who would you compare them to (in...
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Area Pre- Test

For Students 6th
In this area worksheet, 6th graders take a pre-test about what they may already know pertaining to geometric area.   Students respond to 10 multiple choice questions.
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What Balances?

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students explore another meaning of subtraction as it pertains to the inverse of addition. In this what balances lesson plan, students identify the concept of subtraction as a balance. Students use subtraction facts to generate addition...
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Flower Food

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this flower worksheet, students create home made flower preservatives. Ingredients include water, sugar, lemon juice, vinegar, or liquid bleach.
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"A Closet Full of Shoes" and Picture Puzzle Piece" by Shel Silverstein

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain the concept of simple probability.
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Estimating Altitude of Water Cloud Base

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students perform an experiment to find the dew point at ground level and then make a chart to determine where a cloud would form.
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Determination of Overall Water Quality Using a Quantitative Macroinvertebrate Survey

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine water samples from a local stream. They identify various types of macroinvertebrates found in that water ecosystem and perform a quantitative macroinvertebrate survey to determine the stream's water quality.
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The Incredible Journey

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners study salmon and steelhead. They play a game in which they act out the salmon and steelhead journey from their spawning ground, to the open ocean, and then back to the spawning ground again. They identify obstacles these fish...
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Cornbread Addition

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, after being given a box of cornbread mix, follow the directions to make the cornbread. They utilize measuring cups to mix all the ingredients together and incorporate adding simple fractions while mixing up the cornbread.
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Effect of Concentration of the Reactants

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students experiment to determine the effect of the frequency of collisions between atoms or ions of the reactants. They investigate the rate at which aluminum replaces hydrogen from a solution of hydrochloric acid.
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Chemical Volcano

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students observe a demonstration performed by the teacher. They examine of a series of acid/base reactions and discover how various indicators work.
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Links Away: Looking Back and Moving Forward

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students explore fact families. In this math lesson, students use links to model a fact family. Students solve addition and subtraction problems.
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Football Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars listen carefully and react quickly to the circumstances. While working on these skills, students practice physical skills like throwing, catching and defending.
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2002 Memorabilia and Mascots

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students calculate costs and determine change in scenarios where they buy 2002 Olympic Winter Game memorabilia for themselves, family and friends.
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Research and Development

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research the public and philanthropic life of a selected person to whom they have written. They continue research and writing questions in preparation for a visual and oral presentation.
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Spectrophotometric Determination of an Equilibrium Constant

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine the equilibrium constant for a chemical system and use graphing techniques and data analysis to evaluate experimental data.