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Changing Verb Voice (Active/Passive) Practice

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this active voice and passive voice practice worksheet, students read an informative lesson. Students then respond to 5 questions that require them to identify the voice the sentences are written in and rewrite them in the opposite...
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Food Insecurity in a Global World: Perspectives from Africa

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate food shortages. In this global issues lesson, students examine how food scarcity issues have impacted the people of Easter Africa. Students use the information they gather to determine methods of...
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Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
In this energy worksheet, students review the processes that create energy for a cell: photosynthesis and cellular respiration. This worksheet has 11 fill in the blank and 14 short answer questions.
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Create Flash Cards

For Students 5th - 6th
For this flash cards worksheet, students create flash cards with their vocabulary words on them. Students create 10 flashcards total.
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Look At A Landfill

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore how landfills function. For this landfill lesson, students explore the use of landfills and the decomposition process by creating a model landfill. Students discuss pros and cons to landfills and how potential problems...
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Science: What Is the Carbon Cycle?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine the carbon cycle while identifying its sources, sinks, and release agents. Using magazines and newspapers, groups of students design collages illustrating the carbon cycle. Finally, they write responses to several...
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First Class Mail

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read The Witch of Blackbird Pond, and write a friendly letter to Elizabeth George Speare, the author, discussing their points of interest in the novel with her.
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Non-Nutrients: Fiber and Water

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discuss how much fiber and water a person needs each day. They use beans soaked in water to show the benefits of water to the human body. They also learn the health benefits to eating healthy.
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DNA Extraction

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students are able to extract and observe a visible amount of DNA from Escherichia coli cells. They discuss the properties of DNA. Students confirm the presence of DNA by a reaction with an indicator.
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Effects of Acid Rain

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the concept of acid rain and its effects on ecosystems. They are placed in groups and using a graphic organizer they brainstorm their ideas about what would happen to the ecosystems living within these environments...
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BUILD A BURGER

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students recognize and name the products used to build a hamburger. They review the USDA Food Guide Pyramid. Students are given worksheets, and they match the burger parts to the picture parts. They conduct a taste test on samples of the...
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War In Iraq Comparison

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use the internet to research the Silver Star given to those who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Using the information, they write a short report on one of the recipients of the Silver Star. In groups, they visit a...
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Ingestion

For Students 9th
In this ingestion worksheet, 9th graders fill in the blank about ingestion. Students relate the role of saliva, teeth, and the esophagus to their importance in ingestion.
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The Water Cycle and Global Warming

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students study the flow of water in the environment.  In this water cycle lesson students evaluate the consequences of changes in the water cycle using data. 
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Food Insecurity in a Global World: Perspectives from Africa (Lesson One)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate food scarcity. In this global issues lesson plan, students examine food scarcity issues that have impacted the people of Eastern Africa. Students use the information they gather to determine methods of...
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Food Insecurity in a Global World: Perspectives from Africa

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate food shortages. In this global issues activity, students examine how food scarcity issues have impacted the people of Eastern Africa. Students use the information they gather to consider how...
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Biology Junction

Prokaryotes

For Students 9th - 12th
In this biology learning exercise, students answer questions.
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Aerodynamic Design

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research aerodynamic design. For this aerodynamic design lesson, students investigate wind resistance on a car. Students explore the reasons necessary for aerodynamic design.
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Sea Connections: Marine Ecosystems

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners identify producers and consumers from marine ecosystems and describe the balance among them in the environments. After constructing a food chain from a marine ecosystem, they examine human activities that can upset the balance...
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How do plant & animal cells make and use energy?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils show the relationship between the need for plants to undergo photosynthesis in order to generate oxygen. They see the flaws associated with this thinking because of the lack of CO2 and H2O and lack of sufficient gravity in order...
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Kernel Power" Ethanol Fuel from Corn

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study why corn is a biodegradable, renewable resource.  For this ethanol lesson students build models and observe a chemical reaction.
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Moore S Word Search Puzzle 1

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are in the word search puzzle that focus upon the vocabulary that is from the theme of the sheet.
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Outcomes Science 4: Earth & Beyond

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this earth and beyond science worksheet, young scholars read through an 18 page packet containing information and questions pertaining to global carbon cycles. There are website links available on the pages where additional...
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Venom!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the nature of venom. They conduct an experiment to demonstrate how proteins such as venoms can be denatured using raw eggs, beakers, heated water, and compresses.

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