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Read a Transportation Story

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research the career of Arctic transportation. In this arctic transportation lesson, 8th graders read a book about Arctic truck travel and review the historical aspects of transporting goods in the Arctic. Students review...
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Adverb or Adjective

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders choose adjectives to describe an object given by the teacher and share with the class, then do the same for a verb, choosing an adverb to modify each. In this adjective or adverb lesson, 6th graders review the difference...
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Opportunity Cost

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the concept of opportunity cost. Using a clip from a money, they identify the people who made a choice and the value of the choice given up. They read various scenarios about opportunity costs and trade-offs and make...
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Feeling for Answers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars consider the legal issues related to a suicidal or depressed college student by reading and discussing the article, "Laws Limit Options When a Student Is Mentally Ill." They write essays considering how the events at...
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Adjective Clause and Comma Practice

For Students Higher Ed
In this adjective clause and comma worksheet, students review the basic rules of adjective clauses and comma usage. They apply the rules as they underline the adjective clauses, circle the nouns that the clauses describe, and add commas...
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Living to Eat, Eating to Live

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students develop a five paragraph essay.They write their essays, review rules related to subject/verb agreement and the use of transition words or devices. They find examples of transition words or devices in newspaper or magazine...
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Connecting Ideas Using Coordinating and Subordinating Conjuctions

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students in an adult ESL class practice using conjuctions. They write sentences using different conjuctions and combine sentences choosing the right conjuction. They review the concepts as a whole class.
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Worksheet 12: Reading -- Helen Keller: An Amazing Woman

For Students 2nd - Higher Ed
Using this worksheet, students review information about Helen Keller, and practice identifying vocabulary about this famous woman. This fill-in-the-blank worksheet could be used an a reading comprehension page, vocabulary review, or ESL...
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Periodic Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils review periodic table of elements, choose one element, and create piece of poetry about it using Cinquain, Haiku, or Acrostic format. Students then read aloud their poems to classmates.
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Stone Fox and Economics

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students read the novel Stone Fox and review economic concepts including income, goods, and services. They define the following terms: capital, credit, credit risk and summarize their reading by reading several chapters at a time. They...
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Equations and Inequalities

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students in a college algebra class use graphs to solve inequalities. Using the coordinate graphing system, they represent the relationship between x and y intercepts. They practice solving equations with complex numbers and locate...
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Who Question Practice

For Students 4th - Higher Ed
Using a short answer format, students answer 18 questions in order to practice writing sentences that begin with 'who.' This worksheet provides a comprehensive review of this topic.
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Peace Signs

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students review the peace process in Israel and examine recent steps towards peace. They research key figures, events and policies since Israel's statehood in 1948.
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Fact Or Fiction

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students demonstrate their ability to distinguish between fact and fiction. Students identify the features of weather-related adages and proverbs. After reviewing several weather adages, students explain whether they are based in fact.
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National First Ladies' Library

Red Hunts, Black Lists, and Communists

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students research and examine the unsavory history of the hunt for communists in the United States during the 1950s. They divide up into groups to review the Red Scare of the 1920s as a backdrop to the McCarthy era and write a short...
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Mrs. Wilson's Alley Bill

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Learners read and understand Ellen Wilson's bill. They review the federal law-making procedure and understand the implications of an appropriation bill to redress housing concerns during a time of looming war. Classmates are split...
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Function and Graphs

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this college level Pre-Calculus worksheet, students determine if a given relation is a function, graph functions and observe their behavior, and determine if a function is even, odd, both, or neither.  The four page...
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Genes Count

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a video that reviews Mendelian genetics. They discuss the Hardy-Weinberg Law and use Popsicle sticks to simulate genetic variations and ratios in offspring.
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Talking About the Past

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders practice using the simple past and the present perfect. They use a timeline and practice using them. They fill out a worksheet and review it as a class.
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Spanish - "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes"

For Teachers K
Students begin lesson by singing, "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" in English as a class. They then are introduced to the song in Spanish using one body part at a time and repeat the song with the teacher singing slowly. Next, they...
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Compass Rose: Dance and Quilt

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify the cardinal directions by listening to a song entitled, "Stand," and by reviewing the lyrics to that song. They notice the cardinal directions that are posted around the classroom. They perform the motions as...
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The Chemical Nature of Water

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders simulate a Jeopardy game to examine the chemical nature of water. Among the topics featured are evaporation, water, salt, and temperature. finally, as review, 7th graders answer a battery of questions presented by the...
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Comparative World Mythology

For Teachers 11th - 12th
After a brief review of the areas that can be selected for the project, I would discuss myths with the students, dispelling any misconceptions about mythology that the students may have. The students would then break into groups and I...
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Pedestrian Safety

For Teachers K - 4th
Students review the concepts of pedestrian safety. Individually, they draw a picture of themselves doing an activity they enjoy noting the rules of safety. After sharing their picture, they discuss the benefits of being safe during...