Mathematics Assessment Project
A Million Dollars
Could you carry a million dollars in $1 bills? As a middle school assessment task, learners investigate different questions regarding a million dollars. They then determine how long it would take to make a million dollars, how many...
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Who Wants to Carry a Million?
Students, in groups, determine the volume of a box large enough to hold a million dollars. They calculate the dimensions of a bill and the volume of the money.
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Things We Carry
For this ESL worksheet, students focus on various items that we carry. Students complete 10 fill in the blank sentences using the drop down menu for each question.
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Million Dollar Gift
Third graders create a box big enough to hold a million dollars. This is a project fun to do near the winter holidays with inexpensive gifts included in the boxes. This hands-on lesson very effectively demonstrates the concept of volume.
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Great Depression: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Add this presentation to your unit on the Great Depression as a strong informational supplement. With clear learning objectives, details on the 1929 stock market crash, and the effects of the Great Depression (though it's spelled...
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Lady Liberty: The New Colossus
Learners research the history of the Statue of Liberty and the symbols associated with it. They read and discuss Emma Lazarus' poem and why it should persuade people to donate money to bring the statue to America. Students role-play as...
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SOS Titanic by Eve Bunting
In this literature worksheet, students read the novel SOS Titanic by Eve Bunting and then answer ten comprehension questions about the novel.
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A Community of Givers
Students explore charitable organizations. In this character development lesson, students read about children who have contributed to charitable organizations, research a variety of these organizations, plan a project, and prepare a...
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Yao Ming
In this famous person instructional activity, students read a passage about Yao Ming and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Dian Fossey
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Dian Fossey and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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ESL Advanced Level- English Grammar Cloze Worksheet
In this ESL open cloze worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 8 sentences. They use words related to English grammar, not vocabulary words, to fill each blank.
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Communication Satellites
In this communication satellites learning exercise, students complete a table showing the satellite, the lifespan of the satellite, the number of transponders on the satellite and the cost of the satellite. Students determine the retire...
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Credit Card Scare
Students examine credit cards and how they work, analyze credit card applications, and practice good spending habits in a credit card simulation.
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Creepy, Crawly Critters
Students study characteristics of insects by creating models from an assortment of materials. They create rubrics showing what an insect must have and create an insect, using a bag of materials. They cut out the puzzle insects included...
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Private Sector Enticing Public into Final Frontier
Students study entrepreneurship in space. In this space science lesson, students discuss an article provided and explain why their senses are important to finding opportunities. Students list three possible opportunities in the...
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Newspaper Carrier Day
In this newspaper carrier day worksheet, students read or listen to the passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, unscramble words and sentences, write discussion questions and conduct a survey.
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Drawing Conclusions
Tenth graders explore why some teenagers take unnecessary risks. In this decision making lesson plan, 10th graders read an article on risk taking and draw important conclusions on the topic.
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The Drag of Drag
Students are told that any object moving through a fluid (air, water, molasses, etc) experience a drag force which oppose the motion. They are given the summarized version of drag which is proportional to the square of the velocity....
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ESL Holiday Lessons: World Asthma Day
In this language skills learning exercise, students read an article about World Asthma Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble ...
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D-Day Student Worksheet
In this World War II instructional activity, students read a 1-page selection about D-Day, examine the listed Internet sources on the topic, and then respond to 8 short answer questions about the information presented.
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Breaking News English: Record Bank Robbery in Brazil
In this English worksheet, students read " Record Bank Robbery in Brazil," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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The Drag of Drag
Students are introduced to drag. Then they summarize drag by saying that the drag is proportional to the square of the velocity. Students then solve problems an example of such a problem: Explain why swimming underwater is faster than...
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The Cattle Industry
In this cattle industry worksheet, students read about the industry and Joseph McCoy. A series of level 1-4 activities comprises page 2 of the worksheet.