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Hernando De Soto's Trip Through South Carolina

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders become familiar with the explorations of Hernando DeSoto. In this DeSoto lesson, 4th graders recognize the routes and territories of DeSoto's explorations. Students use primary and secondary sources and research to answer...
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Weaving a Watercolor

For Teachers K - 6th
Students examine the color wheel and work with watercolors. In this color lesson, students go over primary, secondary, and intermediate colors before watching a demonstration of watercolor brush techniques. They choose a shape to paint...
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Illuminating Our Human Experiences: Soliloquy from Hamlet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine the meaning of a soliloquy and examine the themes in Shakespeare's, Hamlet. In this literature lesson, students read Hamlet's soliloquy and watch a Photo Story 3 text model of such. They write a personal soliloquy...
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Pilgrims: The First Americans

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders become familar with the pilgrims and first Thanksgiving through essays about important people of the time.  In this Thanksgiving activity, 5th graders choose an important figure from the time of the Pilgrims and write...
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Matthew Henson: Heroic Explore Who Conquered Racism

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore the concept of racism.  In this character building lesson plan, students read a biography about a hero Matthew Henson.  Students discover the challenges he, and others, faced during a time of unfairness. 
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4th Grade Geography Multiple Choice

For Teachers 4th
In this grade 4 geography worksheet, 4th graders complete a total of 25 multiple choice questions relating to 4th grade geography concepts. An answer key is provided.
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Online Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students participate in an online scavenger hunt to answer questions posed by the teacher.  In this Internet search instructional activity, students are given specific questions and they have to use the Internet to locate the...
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Sudoku

For Teachers 10th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students solve a Sudoku puzzle through guessing and calculation. An answer key is provided. This would be a great warm up or activity for early finishers.
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Cubes

For Students 11th
In this algebra worksheet, 11th graders figure out what the smallest integer is that can be written as the total sum of 2 cubes. There is an answer key.
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Colonial America Introduction

For Teachers 4th
  Students watch a teacher presented Readers Theater about Colonial America to introduce the students to the topic.  In this Colonial America lesson, 4th graders recreate a timeline of early American history, using...
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Jetta vs. Corvette

For Students 9th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, high schoolers must determine which of two cars arrives in Cincinnati first.  The information about one car is given in terms of distance and information on the other is in terms of...
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Keats' Poems Quiz

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about the poetry of John Keats. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Towers of Steel

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
This instructional activity starts with geometers discussing how to find the volume of a cone and pyramid, using what they know about the volume of a cylinder or prism. Then, using the formulas, they calculate the...
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Move that Tower

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars investigate ways to find the density of irregular shaped objects. In this physics lesson plan, students calculate density using its mass and volume. They explain why some objects float or sink in water.
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Applied Science -Physics (4A) Post Lab

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the history of electricity. In this electricity instructional activity, 4th graders review the connection between electricity and magnetism. They do a research project on the history of electricity. 
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President Hoover Encourages Private Charity

For Students 8th - 12th
In this primary source analysis learning exercise, students analyze a letter from Herbert Hoover to a little girl collecting donations to help those in need during the Great Depression. Students respond to 7 short answer questions about...
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Jackie Steals Home

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read articles relating to Jackie Robinson's breaking of the racial barrier in professional baseball. This leads to a deeper exploration of racism in the United States. They use a variety of worksheets imbedded in this plan to...
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Puzzles and Brain Teasers

For Students 5th - 6th
In this geography worksheet, students match the state with its capital city. Students match the capitals for all 50 states. The states are divided up by 10 on each page.
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"Chocolate" Reading Comprehension-- Informational Passages

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading for information worksheet, students read a one page text about the history and origins of chocolate. Students answer 5 comprehension and 5 vocabulary multiple choice questions.
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Capitals of the Midwest States

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this identifying the capitals of states in the Midwest area of the United States worksheet, students match the state with its capital city. Students answer 12 questions.
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Midwest States and Their Capitals

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this identifying the capitals of Midwestern states worksheet, students complete the sentences by choosing the correct state from multiple choices. Students choose 12 answers.
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New York State Testing Program-English Language Arts Test Book 1

For Students 3rd
In this New York State Language Arts Testing Program instructional activity, 3rd graders answer twenty multiple choice questions and one short answer question based on the third grade language arts curriculum.
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Teaching Fundamental Movement

For Teachers K - 6th
Students perform fundamental movement activities for flexibility and motor skills. In this movement lesson plan, students perform physical activity for all grade levels.
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Pirate Lessons That Aren't Just History

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pirate Lesson Plans provide a way for students to learn about Blackbeard and other historical pirates, as well as modern day incarnations.

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