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A Dog Eat Dog World

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders distinguish between acquatic and terrestrial organisms. They label animals as producers, consumers, and/or decomposers.
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Fragments

For Students 6th - 7th
In these sentence correction worksheets, students read the sentences and determine if the underlined portion contains a fragment error. Students select the choice that corrects the mistake.
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Taking Apart Electrical Appliances

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover that electrical appliances are made up of individual components that work together. They, with partners, demonstrate to others how their piece of equipment or appliance works by taking it apart and examining the parts.
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Pronoun Reference

For Students 4th - 5th
In these pronoun and antecedents worksheets, students read the sentences and correct the underlined errors in pronoun reference.
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Taking Apart Electrical Appliances

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students apply the scientific method to the act of taking apart appliances. In this scientific process instructional activity, students disassemble appliances to learn how their components work together.
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Thiebaud Cake Math: Elementary

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore the American artist Wayne Thiebaud. They practice addition, subtraction, fractions, money problems, and classification problems by carefully examining his painting entitled Cakes. They create a bold cake painting.
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Weight

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders select appropriate units for measuring and solving problems in customary systems, identify equivalent measures within measurement system, and estimate, determine, record, and discuss weight using appropriate customary...
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Color Principles - Hue, Saturation, and Value

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify different color models and the application of the color theory. They create different visualizations that compare color models.
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Google Earth Virtual Vacation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils explore different areas of America by using the internet and the "Google Earth" website in this interactive, social studies lesson for late elementary students. This lesson includes a resource link to download a free program to...
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The Weekly News, Part 2

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use articles they've previously written to produce a school news broadcast. In this journalism lesson, 6th graders discuss the goals of a news broadcast and use previously written articles to plan a news broadcast. Students...
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Clocks and Time

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders observe and demonstrate how to tell and write time. They discuss different ways and things that tell time, then listen to a teacher-led lecture about the hands on a clock. Students complete a worksheet along with the...
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Stunts & Tumbling Unit

For Teachers K
Students, through play and use of a Hyperstudio Stack, identify animals and the way they walk, and then imitate their movements through a game. They gain motor skills through stunts and tumbling activities. This is mainly for...
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Getting Started with Internet Explorer

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students learn the basics of Internet Explorer.
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Burn Baby Burn

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use the Internet to research information on the food pyramid, recommended daily allowances of nutrients, caloric intake and expenditure, and value of foods. They analyze their own eating habits and exercise level.
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Problem Solving of Patterns

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use a software program to practice their problem solving skills. As a class, they identify patterns in their days at school and review problem solving patterns in math. They solve different problems and discover that the...
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Biographical Activity

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students particpate in discussion about biographies in order to become familiar with the term. They type their "Biography" using a word processing program and learn the cut/paste functions to transfer information from their document into...
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Technology Integration

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders describe and locate the five geographical regions of the state of Virginia. Using that information, they organize the descriptions in a database they created. They are graded based on accuracy and spelling all noted on a...
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Make Your own Word Search

For Teachers K - 1st
Students use the internet to create their own word search. Following the directions, they use a puzzle making site to create their word search with words related to school. They practice navigating through various websites and using a...
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Marching to Freedom: PowerPoint Presentation debating for or against going to war

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders present research on war. In this debate activity, 4th graders create a power point presentation debating for or against the American Revolution. Students share their presentations with the class.
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What is in Second-Hand Cigarette Smoke?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the chemicals found in second hand cigarette smoke. In this second hand smoke activity, students observe a demonstration of a smoke analyzer. Students research the chemicals found in second hand smoke and write an essay...
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The Road

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Use psychodynamic theory as a part of analyzing a career cluster.The class defines vocabulary words, brainstorms a list of career traits, and completes an online career analysis inventory. They analyze 5 concepts of psychodynamic...
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Let's Celebrate Diwali!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students utilize several short readings to investigate a variety of multicultural celebrations. The two key celebrations of Diwali and the Festival of Lights provide the background for the exploration.
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Baroque Composer Presentations

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners create an understanding of contemporary artistic styles and genres through an overview of the connection of the arts throughout modern history. Students discussed visual, written and aural artistic mediums, as well as their...
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Magic Number

For Teachers K
Students create addition sentences. They review number lines and how to jump between numbers to solve equations. They play the "Magic Number" game by using a spreadsheet and guessing numbers. They discuss how they found the magic numbers.