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Weapons Of War: The Monitor

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the building of the first warships of the Civil War. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Students compare and contrast two battleships of the era using a graphic organizer. They also compose a journal...
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Settling the Plymouth Colony

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students use the Internet and graphic organizers to research the Plymouth Colony the experience of the Pilgrims. Students compare and contrast different colonies and develop a timeline showcasing their research.
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Writing Prompts: Prose, Pamphlets and Poems

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students practice reading an atlas and writing prompts. They use graphic organizers to construct their writing prompt. They use the Internet to do their research.
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The Differances & Similarities of the Patriots and the British Army

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders compare and contrast the British army to the Continental Army. After reading assigned work, they brainstorm the advantages and disadvantages of the British and the Continental Armies and then prepare a graphic organizer. ...
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Whats so Different Between Them

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners evaluate primary sources. In this Westward Expansion lesson, students will write essays that compare and contrast the differences and similarities between pioneers and Native Americans. Learners will engage in a wide variety of...
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Outer Space Creature

For Teachers K - 4th
Students read poems by Shel Silverstein about planets and outer space. As a class, they compare and contrast his descriptions to actual facts which have been discovered through explorations. They write a description of an outer space...
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European Union Role Play

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers compare and contrast the ways in which people and goods move between European countries prior to and post European Union creation. Students simulate product movement through four different countries prior to the creation...
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Early Humans

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders work together in groups to examine the earliest civilizations. After reading two stories, they compare and contrast the facts with those stories with other ones they have read. They discuss the different hypothesis on...
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What is Climate?

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this climate worksheet, students will compare and contrast the characteristics of a polar climate with a temperate climate and write their answers in a graphic organizer.
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What Are Nonrenewable Resources?

For Students 4th - 8th
In this resources worksheet, students will compare and contrast examples of renewable resources and nonrenewable resources. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
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What is Temperature?

For Students 4th - 8th
In this temperature worksheet, students compare and contrast the 2 scales used to measure temperature: Fahrenheit scale and Celsius scale. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
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Science Fiction

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students complete compare and contrast activities for two stories about racism and tolerance in the science fiction genre. For this literary analysis lesson, students read a Ray Bradbury short story and Walter Mosley poem, watch a...
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Venn Diagram

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this graphic organizer worksheet, students complete a Venn Diagram in which they analyze two categories that overlap. They place the similarities in the middle shared section. They list the differences in the outer areas.
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Triple Venn Diagram

For Students 4th - 6th
In this graphic organizer page, student complete a triple Venn Diagram. There are no specific questions or directions given with this page.
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Brazil and the Amazon

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the features of the country of Brazil.  In this Geography lesson, 6th graders complete a graphic organizer on the geography of Brazil. 
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Good and Bad Touches

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners evaluate whether certain physical actions constitute a "good touch" or a "bad touch". In this sensitive health lesson, students are read a book about types of touches, and then compare and contrast between good and bad types....
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The Taming of the Shrew: Study Guide

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew combines three things that are sure to capture scholars' attention: love, deception, and clown attire. With the curriculum guide, learners hone their opinion-writing skills and...
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Random Variables vs. Algebraic Variables

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Variables can vary in meaning. A reference material for AP® Statistics explains the difference between random and algebraic variables. It provides a hypothetical situation involving dice—great for use in a classroom situation.
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Cell Me What?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the characteristics of robots and cells. In this biology activity, students examine the parts and function of cell organelles. They create a visual representation of their cell/robot analogy.
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Water Uses and Children's Lives in East Africa

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify how water use is part of life and culture. Students record their daily water usage and compare results with classmates. Students complete the graphic organizer on water and children. Students compose an essay, which...
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Gangs and Clicks... Are They One In the Same?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students compare gangs and cliques. In this comparison lesson, students prepare to read the book, The Outsiders, by making a Venn diagram comparing gangs and cliques. They brainstorm ideas about the two groups which they add to the...
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Animal Research Project

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders prepare an oral report using Appleworks to present information on their animal. They write a short narrative comparing and contrasting their animal to another students and, after watching other presentations, discuss what...
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Venn Diagram

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Venn diagram learning exercise, students use this blank Venn diagram to compare and contrast any two ideas or objects. This is a blank graphic organizer.
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Superhydrophobicity – The Lotus Effect

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Discover and demonstrate the Lotus Effect and superhydrophobic surfaces with the eighth installment of a nine-part series that teaches scholars about surfaces that exhibit superhydrophobicity. The lesson plan continues...