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Sports Helmets and Impact Testing of Polymers

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students examine the importance of good quality safety gear. In this investigative lesson, students will tests various polymers, collect data, and analyze the data to determine which polymer is best for safety helmets. They will design a...
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Communities

For Teachers 2nd
The study of types of communties is the focus of this presentation. Details are given about the differences between rural, urban, and suburban communities. Use this presentation to provoke a class discussion about the various activities...
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Biography of a Star: Our Sun's Birth, Life, and Death

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how astronomers use parallax to determine the distances of stars in the Sun's neighborhood. They construct a pinhole protractor, and measure angles and calculate distances.
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Hubble Sees a Distant Planet

For Students 7th - 9th
In this Hubble telescope worksheet, students solve 4 problems about the image of the distant planet the Hubble telescope discovered. Students determine the distance the planet was from its star in 2006, they determine the planet's...
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Middle Ages Traveler

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In these Middle Ages worksheets, learners use the maps to help them find the answers to the questions that help them understand the directions of north, south, east and west. Students also color another map of France according the...
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5th Grade Reading Test B

For Students 5th
In this grade 5 reading test, 5th graders complete a 24 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 5 concepts. 
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Owls - Reading Comprehension

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this science reading comprehension worksheet, students read a selection that describes the characteristics and habits of owls. They answer 7 multiple choice questions based on the reading.
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ESL Vocabulary Lesson Plan - Opposites for Beginners

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars work on vocabulary lesson plans.
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Amazing Mazes

For Teachers 1st
First graders use the proper terminology to give directions to proceed through a maze. They work through a number of mazes while studying the appropriate language. They guide a partner through a maze by giving proper directions in this...
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Directing Me

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice the language of directions and positions in this unit. They follow sequences in which they rotate their bodies and other objects through quarter and half turns while participating in games.
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Significant Science: Statistics for Planet Earth

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders discover how statistics are used to interpret results of scientific experiments. Students write hypotheses and test the hypotheses by collecting data and organizing the data. Students graph their data to produce a visual....
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Middle Ages Traveler

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this map worksheet, pupils are given three maps of France to use to answer multiple choice questions. Students complete an activity from the perspective of a Middle Ages traveler.
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Worksheet 9: Vocabulary Review

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, students complete 8 sentences by selecting the words from the provided list that are closest in meaning to the boldfaced words in the sentences.
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Prepositions of Place

For Students 4th - 5th
In these prepositions worksheets, students use the prepositions of place to complete the various activities on the 3 worksheets. Students complete 38 activities.
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Radical Raptors

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students are introduced to raptors and their role in the environment. They identify three characteristics of raptors and list several types of raptors found in nature. They discuss their positive and negative experiences with raptors and...
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Throw to the Cone

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice throwing to a moving target and increase their facility with accurate throwing by playing this game.
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Germination Observations

For Teachers K - 6th
Students germinate seeds under a variety of conditions. First, students read and discuss the background of gardening. After reviewing germination and the steps to the scientific method, groups of students complete experiments.
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Spongy Wetlands

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students sort things that absorb and things that do not absorb, They predict, orally or in writing, what happens to houses with or without wetlands. Students build a wetland area in a meat tray to show how wetlands absorb water, and they...
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Volleyball Bonkers

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice aiming with the underhand hit in striking with short-handled implements to introduce them to a underhand hit in volleyball. They encounter the manipulatives of tape, hula hoops and a variety of balls to assist them with...
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ESL Advanced Level Error Correction and Editing Worksheet

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL error correction and editing activity, students determine which line in an essay about Kuwait contains missing words. There is an original version for teachers included.
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United States Map - Lesson 2 Introduction to Symbols

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore the United States using a map. In this map lesson, students discover how to use map symbols in order to read maps.
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World Map and Globe- Introduction to Symbols

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate picture symbols. In this symbols lesson, students define symbols and discuss symbols that they see in everyday life. Students identify symbols on maps by using post-it notes.
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Missing Words: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

For Students 7th - 8th
In this missing words worksheet, students fill in the blanks in two passages from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" from the word list given.
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Harry Hears!

For Teachers K
Students explore ear anatomy and the sense of hearing. For this hearing lesson, students discuss the five senses and view a model of an ear. Students place cotton balls in their ears to simulate loss of hearing. Students use descriptive...