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Oral Reading Fluency
Accuracy, phrasing, flow, and pace, the four traits of of oral reading fluency, are the focus of a series of exercises that are designed to help readers develop these comprehension and literacy skills.
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Home Smart Home
How smart is your home? Middle and high schoolers write a journal entry describing the types of technology found in their homes. After reading an article, they are introduced to "smart" home technology. In groups, they identify and...
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Tennessee Blueprint - Chapter 7 - 8
For this reading comprehension worksheet, learners read chapters 7 and 8 of the book "Tennessee Blueprint," and complete 11 multiple choice questions. This worksheet would be an excellent homework assignment or in-class activity. An...
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Tennessee Blueprint - Chapter 4
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read chapter 4 of the book "Tennessee Blueprint," and complete 11 multiple choice questions. This worksheet would be an excellent homework assignment or in-class activity. An answer key...
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Tennessee Blueprint - Chapter 2
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read chapter 2 of the book "Tennessee Blueprint," and complete 9 multiple choice questions. This worksheet would be an excellent homework assignment or in-class activity. An answer key is...
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Tennessee Blueprint - Chapter 15 - 16
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students answer 9 multiple choice questions from the book "Tennessee Blueprint." This worksheet would be an excellent homework assignment, or in-class activity. An answer key is provided.
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Tennessee Blueprint - Chapter 11 - 12
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students answer 9 multiple choice questions from the book "Tennessee Blueprint." This worksheet would be an excellent homework assignment, or in-class activity. An answer key is provided.
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Tennessee Blueprint - Chapter 17 - 18
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students answer 9 multiple choice questions from the book "Tennessee Blueprint." This worksheet would be an excellent homework assignment, or in-class activity. An answer key is provided.
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Tennessee Blueprint - Chapter 19 - 20
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students answer 9 multiple choice questions from the book "Tennessee Blueprint." This worksheet would be an excellent homework assignment, or in-class activity. An answer key is provided.
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Tennessee Blueprint - Chapter 28 - 29
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students answer 12 multiple choice questions from the book "Tennessee Blueprint." This worksheet would be an excellent homework assignment, or in-class activity. An answer key is provided.
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Creative Ways To Teach Evolutionary Concepts
Research how DNA, the genetic blueprint of living organisms, plays an essential role in the continuity of life. High schoolers will summarize how their influence may very well effect the destiny of the population from one generation to...
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Clubhouse Design
Fifth graders design a blueprint and floor plan for a one-story clubhouse. In this architectural design lesson, 5th graders view several floor plans and blueprints on the Internet then design a one-story clubhouse that includes specific...
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Junior Architects of America
Students create entries for the Architects of America contest, including a model of a futuristic structure, blueprints, a list of all plane and solid shapes in the structure, a persuasive argument paper that describes why the structure...
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Art in Crafts
Students examine the concept of craft and, by creating blueprints for various craft objects, explore the advantages and disadvantages of craft in our modern world.
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Production Work Sample
Eleventh graders practice reading a basic blueprint for a closet. Using the blueprint, they identify the parts, measure and cut the wood and square a wall. They review safety procedures and use hand tools to attach a track to a cement...
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The Fabric of History
African-American history is an integral part of what America is. Learners examine important events, read informational texts, and create quilts depicting specific eras in African-American history. Each image created for the quilt will be...
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Ratios And Scale
young scholars investigate the concept of using a ratio in the work of construction and solve problems using real life applications. They read descriptions of how various types of construction professionals use ratios on the job. The...
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The Light-House Project
Groups work together to design a lighthouse, from designing and drawing the wiring diagram, to creating prototypes of the switch and circuit, to envisioning and building a scale model along with a blueprint. By including different...
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Power Play
Students explore their own attitudes and practices regarding energy use, and then examine the perspectives of others in order to develop their knowledge of the current political debate on energy policy. Students reflect on their own...
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Making Gateway Middle School Handicapped Accessible
Students discuss the situation at their middle school about being handicapped accessible. In groups, they identify the various types of handicaps and their accommodations. They create a blueprint of the building and make suggestions in...
Baylor College
Pre-Assessment: The Brain
Break your class in to the general structure and function of the brain. Brainiacs discuss what they know about it and create personalized brain development timelines. They also take a true-false, pre-assessment quiz to get them thinking...
Baylor College
Neurotransmitters Contain Chemicals
Human body systems students play a card game, "Locks & Keys" in order to learn that neurotransmitters carry a message from one neuron to another by fitting into a receptor site on the receiving nerve cell. While this activity can...
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It's Alive!
Students define the term artificial intelligence and list devises that use it. After reading an article, they discuss how advances in this field affect our lives. In groups, they brainstorm about a device that could improve the life of...
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Safety First
Students explore safety issues and challenges related to various modes of transportation through readings and discussion. They create blueprints for technological methods to make those modes of transportation safer.