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It's About Time

The Mu of the Shoe

For Teachers 7th - 12th
What is mu? Emerging scientists explore the coefficient of sliding friction, or mu, and apply its concepts as they complete activities in the interesting lesson. They measure the sliding friction between soles of their own athletic shoes...
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Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media

Investigating the Declaration of Independence

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
Teach your class about the Declaration of Independence while giving them practice working as a team. The resource breaks participants into groups and has them answer questions about specific grievances from the Declaration of...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Text Structure 2

For Students 4th - 6th
For this reading worksheet, students read different passages of text and fill out graphic organizers for each one. Students read 6 texts total.
Worksheet
Curated OER

History of the Americas: Causes of the Civil War

For Students 9th - 12th
In this American Civil War worksheet, students respond to 36 short answer questions that require them to define people and events that were significant during the war.
Worksheet
Curated OER

The History of Potatoes

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading for comprehension worksheet, students read a passage about the history of potatoes, review the glossary, and answer true and false questions. Students answer 14 true and false questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Power Centralized in One Absolute Monarch

For Teachers 7th - 10th
In this absolute monarchy study guide worksheet, students read the notes provided and add notes of their own regarding the powers of absolute rulers.
Organizer
Curated OER

Control and Experimental Variables

For Students 9th - 12th
For this variables in experiments worksheet, learners read about control variables and experimental variables before they respond to 15 graphic organizer and short answer questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Energy Resources

For Students 7th - 9th
For this energy resources worksheet, students read about the greenhouse effect and global warming. Then they explain why scientists are so concerned with greenhouse gases. Students also describe how global warming affects people worldwide.
Worksheet
Curated OER

What Causes Day and Night?

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this day and night worksheet, students will that day and night are caused by the Earth's rotation on its axis and that the sun shines on different parts of the Earth. This worksheet has 4 fill in the blank statements.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Civil War Reading Comprehension Quiz

For Students 8th - 12th
In this American Civil War worksheet, students read assigned textbook pages about the causes of the war and then respond to 20 short answer questions about how the war.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fishing in the Grand Banks

For Students 6th - 12th
In this fishing worksheet, students read about the fishing trends off of Newfoundland, Canada and how fishing has effected fish populations. Students complete 5 short answer questions based on the reading.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The City of Ember: introduction and chapter 1

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
For this comprehension worksheet, students read The City of Ember introduction and chapter 1 and answer multiple choice questions about it. Students complete 14 questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The City of Ember chapters 16 and 17

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this comprehension worksheet, learners read The City of Ember chapters 16 and 17 and answer multiple choice questions about it. Students complete 14 questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Cartoons for the Classrooms: Wall Street Financial Meltdown

For Students 9th - 12th
Combine two current events (2008) in one political cartoon. This handout examines the Large Hadron Collider, a scientific invention that caused a sudden fear of black holes, and the financial meltdown on Wall Street. Background...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Paragraph Review

For Students 7th - 9th
Use a worksheet to help learners identify the topic sentence and transitional words. They eliminate sentences that do not belong in the paragraph and name the pattern of organization used. Great for homework or extra credit.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Secondhand Smoke

For Students 6th - 9th
For this health science worksheet, students complete 8 short answer questions after reading information on the "Health Effects of Exposure to Secondhand Smoke."
Interactive
Curated OER

Environment: Climate Change

For Teachers 7th
In this climate change worksheet, 7th graders read through the ten definition about climate change and its cause and effects. Students fill in the missing word for each sentence.
Organizer
Curated OER

Worksheet for Choosing a Research Paper Topic & Developing a Thesis Statement

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
How do you choose a research topic? This helpful graphic organizer is provided to aid middle and high schoolers in organizing their initial thoughts and choosing a topic. They have to narrow their topic by culture, time frame, event,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Electric Shock: Caution!

For Students 9th - 12th
In this electricity activity, students read about how electricity flows and the force that causes the flow. Students read about electric shock and then complete 3 short answer questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Latin America: 1500-Present

For Students 6th - 11th
In this Latin American history study guide worksheet, students read a brief overview pertaining to the history of Latin America from 1500 to the present and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. Students also respond to 23 short...
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Shmoop

ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.8

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Demonstrate the importance of evaluating and citing sources. Pupils can complete the suggested assignment provided here, or one of your choosing, while focusing on checking that the resources are credible and citing those sources...
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School District of Detroit

The Articles of the Confederation

For Students 10th - 12th
Primary historical sources can be a challenge for some readers, so these seven guided-reading questions will be very useful to US History or Government classes studying The Articles of Confederation. Each question has multiple parts and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Foiling Spoilage

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this agricultural education activity, students read 6 descriptions of bacteria that cause food spoilage.  Students then read 4 descriptions of preservatives that can be used to prevent spoilage.  The activity is meant as a...
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Plague Doctor

For Students 5th - 6th
In this informational learning exercise about the Plague during the seventeenth century learning exercise, students read a chart of Suggested Preventions and Cures, How they were supposed to work, and What they actually did, and observe...