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Climate Types
In this weather worksheet, middle schoolers describe the rainfall distribution found in two different areas of the world. Then they compare the various types of climates found around the world using the graphs shown on the sheet.
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Introduction to Fractions: Halves, Thirds, Fourths
In this math worksheet, students learn basic fraction concepts with wholes, halves, thirds and fourths. Students analyze pictures which have been divided and fill in the answers to questions such as, "What fraction of the squares are red?"
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Symbols of Culture
Students discover artistic symbols from cultures around the world. In this cultural murals activity, students observe different murals on-line, and select two to write about on their student blog. The students investigate the murals...
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Sentence Writing
In this article usage worksheet, students practice their sentence writing skills. Students complete eight sentences with one of the three articles, a, an, or the.
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Aging of Trees
Students examine tree rings to determine its age. For this tree ring lesson, students examine core tree samples, identify the tree rings, and then determine its age. Students complete a worksheet, deciding which of the two core...
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Art to Zoo: Kiting Up The Sky: The Vehicles of Understanding
Students gain perspective on the importance of kites by reading about and discussing how kites have been used throughout history. In this kite exploration lesson, students follow instructions to construct a kite to assist them in...
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Secant and Secant Segments
Learners use the secant and secant segment theorem to solve problems. In this calculus instructional activity, students identify where the secant line crosses on a circle. They create circles and secants using cabri software.
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Introduction to Linear Functions
Students are introduced to the basic ideas needed for understanding linear functions.
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Copyrights
Young scholars examine the copyright lines in the books they use in class. They discover how to complete and send in their own copyright request to Washington D.C. They work on their composition as well.
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Interpreting Company Accounts
Students look at the two aspects of interpreting company accounts. They can be closely related to each other. Depreciation is investigated and is interpreted according to the inquiry made. The affect of how accounts are presented is...
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The Kei School
Students create their own Nio sculptures to guard the entrance to the classroom by using knowledge of the Kei school in Japan, primary source documents, and basic art supplies.
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Sand Painting
Learners design and create Navajo Sand Paintings using sand, powdered tempera paints, and basic art supplies in this Art lesson for elementary classrooms. The history behind sand paintings can be included with this lesson for a complete...
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Electromagnets: Winding Things Up!
High schoolers explore solenoids and electromagnets. After building an electromagnet, students use a TI Graphing calculator, a CBL 2 interface and a magnetic field sensor to measure the strength of a magnetic field. They create a graph...
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Geometry Shapes Playground Safety
Students create a new playground design to present to elementary students during Playground safety week. They review basic geometry to use in observing and recording the equipment on a local playground. They research playground safety...
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A Review of Spelling Guidelines
In this spelling learning exercise, learners review and practice the basic rules of proper spellings. Students fill in twenty-five blanks with the correct spelling requested on each line.
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Order of Operations
In this Algebra I activity, 9th graders use the order of operations to evaluate numerical expressions containing parenthesis and brackets. The one page interactive activity contains instruction, worked examples and ten practice...
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Multivariable calculus: Partial Derivatives
In this partial derivative learning exercise, students calculate the derivative of given problems and find the equation of the tangent plane to an equation. This two-page learning exercise contains five problems.
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Animal Report
In this animal worksheet, students research the basic characteristics of an animal and then answer eight questions pertaining to their animal. Students identify the environment in which the animal lives, how the animal finds food,...
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Advanced Paragraph Correction #8
In this paragraph correction worksheet, students read an 8 line passage. Then students respond to 8 multiple choice questions regarding grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors within the paragraph.
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United States Map Lesson
Students explore basic map skills. In this United States geography lesson, students define "country" and "state," locate their state on a United States map, and identify and trace state boundaries defining their state and surrounding...
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Cinquain
High schoolers create an original Cinquain (five-line poem) and choreograph movement to their poem, performing movement for class and video. This lesson addresses standards in the arts and requires a video recorder.
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Symmetry of Flags
High schoolers explore, examine and study the symmetry of the flags of individual countries in the EU. They identify and describe the reflection and rotation symmetries of two-dimensional shapes and assess how symmetry changes with...
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Estimating Quotients
In this estimating quotients worksheet, 4th graders estimate the quotient in 12 math problems and write the numbers they used on the lines provided.
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The Auxiliaries "Be" and "Do" in Questions
In this auxiliaries activity, students change each of ten sentences into questions by using the auxiliaries "be" or "do". Students write the questions on the lines.