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Introduction to Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the concept of sequences. Students create a sequence using varied starting numbers, multipliers, and add on values. Students practice determining the starting values to use in order to produce a desired sequence.
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What's it Worth? (-oom)

For Teachers 1st
In this -oom word family worksheet, 1st graders will cut and glue letter tiles to spell an -oom family word to match a picture. Then students will add the value of each tile to find the sum of the word, like in Scrabble.
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Amphibians and Reptiles

For Students 4th - 5th
In this experiment worksheet, students design an experiment given a list of materials. The experiment should demonstrate how temperature effects an amphibians body processes.
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Learning About Interjections

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this interjections worksheet, students answer 4 facts about interjections and then write 2 original sentences using an interjection in each one.
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Shape Addition and Subtraction

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this addition and subtraction worksheet, students use the key with 10 shapes that have a corresponding number. Students solve 6 problems in which the geometric shapes alone are shown in an addition or subtraction problem. Students...
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Adding Mixed Numbers with Unlike Denominators

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders practice measuring skills as they add mixed fractions. In this fractions lesson, 7th graders measure the distance from their wrist to the tip of their finger, record the measurement, and repeat this procedure with other...
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Modeling Oil and Gas Reservoirs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate energy by researching how oil reservoirs work. In this fossil fuels lesson, students conduct an experiment using a half full bottle of water, corn oil and oxygen, recording their data as the elements are mixed...
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Layers of the Earth (Crust, Mantle, Inner and Outer Cores)

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the layers of the Earth.  In this Earth's crust lesson students complete an activity, divide into groups and diagram and define given terms. 
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Polynomials and Factoring

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students classify, add, subtract, and factor polynomials. In this polynomials activity, students classify polynomials by creating their own system. During a discussion, the class decides on a common system. They add and subtract...
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Fables Unit Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd
Students study fables in a broad context. In this literary lesson on fables, students define terms unique to them. Students use a variety of technological resources to gather and classify information into three categories. Students also...
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Movie Making

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use a program titled Movie Maker to create movies on the computer. In this movies lesson plan, students create scenes, add background music, and more.
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Idioms...not the be taken literally!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students define common English idioms which they find in books and book excerpts. They use an idiom dictionary and constuct a database of five idioms along with meanings and sentences. They beam this information to classmates.
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Create a Poem

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students write three simple rhyming poems and read them aloud with rhythm. Students select two adjectives that are opposites and two rhyming verbs to create rhyming lines of the same length with an adjective-noun-verb pattern.
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ESOL: Time and Money

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students study time and money. They read and practice cardinal numbers using numerals and words. They collaborate in apirs and exchange flashcards identifying cardinal numbers 0-10. They complete an activity sheet and show pictures and...
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Up, Up and Away With Fluency

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding and rereading, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they complete a timed assessment of their...
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Fly Away Into Reading

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students complete repeated readings of the same passage in order to increase their reading fluency and comprehension. They listen as the teacher reads both with and without fluency to hear the difference. Working in small groups, they...
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Doctor Mae C. Jemison - First African American Woman in Space

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders trace and analyze the life of Doctor Mae C. Jemison and the circumstances that enabled Dr. Jemison to achieve her goal of becoming an astronaut. They explore the role of NASA in the development of America's Space Shuttle...
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Averages

For Students 5th - 7th
In this averages worksheet, learners read an explanation and examples of how to find the average of a set of numbers. They then use what they learned to find the averages of 4 sets of numbers. The answers are on the last page of the packet.
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Thinking Objectively

For Students 6th - 9th
In this objective thinking instructional activity, student practice thinking objectively when observing information. They summarize two paragraphs. One they summarize in an objective manner and the other is summarized in a subjective...
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Leveled Problem Solving Subtracting Integers

For Students 6th
In this problem solving worksheet, 6th graders solve 6 word problems after reading the directions on how to subtract an integer by adding its opposite. They work with temperature in the last 5 problems.
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Congress - Courts Keeping the Balance

For Students 8th - 11th
In this checks and balances in U.S. government worksheet, students read a 5-paragraph selection regarding Congress and the Supreme Court and then respond to 3 short answer questions.
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Typos Can Lead to Imposter Sites

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of phishing attacks. In this phishing attacks lesson, students read an article about imposter websites. Students discuss dangers of imposter websites and what to do if they fall victim to a phishing attack.
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Spelling Success; Vowel Sounds

For Teachers 2nd Standards
There is a big difference between the words bit and bite. Learners begin to understand how to differentiate between short and long vowel sounds as they are given a word with a short vowel sound, and then are asked to add a letter to make...
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Practicing Short and Long Vowel Sounds

For Teachers 2nd Standards
What are the differences between short and long vowel sounds? The class participates in a teacher ledlesson in which they add letters to words as they evolve from a three letter, short vowel word to a longer long vowel word. They...