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Big Word

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students find small words in big words. Students then use letters to find 'big words'.
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Nanaotechnology: Small Science, BIG DEAL!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read an article that introduces them to the science and applications of nanotechnology. They discuss the the everyday examples of how nanotechnology is and can be used. In small groups, they observe and make inferences about...
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Fish and Clip

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine the magnets.  In this physics lesson students complete a lab and worksheet on the numbers of fish. 
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How Big is Big?

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Young scholars evaluate the number of servings in super-sized portions of various types of food. They explore the amount of sugar, fat, and other nutrients in super sized portions. They state that they plan to eat fewer super-sized...
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Life's Big Questions: Where Did Life Come From?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars explore the life forms that live in the hot springs of Yellowstone. They examine how microscopic creatures can survive in these extreme conditions. Students perform experiments to observe growth samples and demonstrate...
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Describe Comoon Objects and Actions in both General and Specific Language

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are told that they are going to describe the noun and verb in a simple sentence to make the sentence more detailed. They are told that a noun is a person, place or thing. Students are taught that a verb is an action word. They...
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Clips, Cards, Rocks and Rulers

For Teachers 1st
First graders use standard and non-standard tools to measure classroom objects. Partners compare data and responds to a journal prompt that provides application to real-world situations.
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The Big Lie

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create poems and other forms of writing.Then working in groups they share writing with each other. The opinions would be gathered and students would revise writing according to the comments.
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Create and Solve

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this number sentences learning exercise, students practice adding the single digit numbers and comparing the given numbers by creating number sentences and solve the addition problems.
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Let's Make Lemonade Lesson 3: What's the Big Idea?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine and decide on a service-learning project to perform. They design and execute posters that advertise the project using geometric shapes.
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Open Up and Say /o/

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to a variety of words to see if they can recognize the /o/ sound. They use letterboxes and letters discovering that each mouth moves gets its own box practicing forming words with the /o/ vowel sound. They then read...
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ESL: Reading and Comprehension Passage

For Students 4th - 5th
In this ESL reading comprehension passage, students read a short passage and complete a set of 2 short answer questions and a questions about locations of things discussed in the paragraph.
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Artha: Strategies for Survival, Success, and Power

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explain the concept of artha, recognize strategies that allow states to survive and see how elements useful in political science can be applied to getting ahead in everyday life.
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The Bill of Rights and the News

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine current news stories and from them develop "BIG" questions related to individual and group rights. They then relate their questions to the U.S. Constitution and supreme court decisions.
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Einstein's Big Idea

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars create a time line of scientists involved with E = mc2. They describe experiments that led to an understanding of energy, mass, the speed of light squared, and the equivalence of mass and energy. Students relate...
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Dolphins And Penguins

For Teachers K
Students participate in an activity that reinforces vertical addition sentences as well as provides facts about penguins. They assess a kinesthetic/visual activity to reinforce the difference between vertical and horizontal addition...
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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

For Students 5th - 6th
In this adjectives worksheet, students change 20 adjectives to their comparative and superlative forms. They work with words such as beautiful, friendly, expensive, and natural.
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Read and Write Numbers to 50

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this numbers to 50 worksheet, students learn to read and write numbers that count to 50. Students use square units to count in the first two problems and finish with four word problems.
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Transitive and Intrasitive Verbs

For Students 6th - 8th
In this transitive and intransitive verb worksheet, students identify transitive and intransitive verbs. Students are given a sentence pair and must click "yes" or "no" in the transitive and intransitive columns to show...
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Parachute - Land and Weather

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use different parachute activities to study weather and land patterns and formations. Tornados and hurricanes can be discussed as students make large waves (move from very high to very low) that mimmick these two weather...
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Cause and Effect

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use graphic organizers to differentiate between cause and effect. They read a story independently and write the cause and effects in the graphic organizer.
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Alphabet, Vegetable, and Chicken Noodle Parachute Soup

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students throw in their letter or vegetable when the said object or letter is said by the teacher. They also explore how to make a parachute ripple and make waves.
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What's The Big Deal?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the role of the Gutenberg press and its effect on society. Using this information, they write a persuasive paper discussing which form of copying is easier to mass produce. They share their opinions with the class...
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Literature and Interactive Writing: "Plenty of Penguins"

For Teachers K
Students listen to and discuss the story elements of the story "Plenty of Penguins." They discuss the elements of reality and fantasy, and as a class write two sentences on small dry erase boards in the form of a letter to the teacher...

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