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Using Nouns as Adjectives Worksheet

For Students 5th
In this nouns as adjectives instructional activity, 5th graders complete 10 sentences by deciding which of the three words given completes the thought. They check all possible completions since there may be more than one correct answer.
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Protecting Your Eyes

For Students K - 2nd
In this eye protection worksheet, students discover how to protect their eyes as they read guidelines and then respond to 3 questions regarding the information.
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Gingerbread Man Math

For Teachers K
Students collect and explore gingerbread man data. In this math and technology lesson plan, students examine how to organize and interpret data in three formats: objects, pictures, and graphs.  
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Plant Parts

For Teachers K
Students use "Kid Pix" to explore plants. In this science and technology lesson plan, students become familiar with plant parts and label them on a plant. Students tell the functions of each of the plant parts.
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All The Seasons

For Teachers K
Students explore winter, spring, summer, and fall. For this science and technology lesson plan, students use "Kid Pix" to draw pictures that represent the four seasons.
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High Frequency Words with Clip Art

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders invent sentences using high frequency words. In this literacy lesson, 2nd graders type simple sentences using high frequency words, and a clip art picture for each sentence.
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There Was An Old Lady...

For Teachers 1st
First graders read "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" and use Kid Pix to identify characters from the story. In this character identification lesson plan, 1st graders first hear several versions of the classic tale, and then...
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RISKY BUSINESS--OR NOT!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners learn about the importance and risk that stocks carry within a business. In this financial management lesson, students use role play and case scenario situations to decide what stocks are best for given companies. Based on the...
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Micro-organisms

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students learn what a micro-organism is. In this micro-organism lesson, students understand that micro-organisms may be too small to see. Students learn microorganisms could be bacteria, fungi, something beneficial or a harmful microbe....
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Food Chains

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate how food chains work. For this food chains lesson, students construct a food web for a pear tree habitat. The interactive whiteboard is an optional tool in this lesson.
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Beginning Analogies 4

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this analogies activity, students study the pairs of words and choose the answer that best expresses a relationship similar to the original pair. Students complete 12 problems.
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Using Adjectives with Be

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this adjectives learning exercise, learners fill in blanks in sentences with correct adjectives from a word box, as will as the correct form of the verb "be."
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Early American Government: Cause and Effect

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore cause and effect. In this early American government lesson, students research the series of events that led to the revolution, confederation, and constitution. Students use cause and effect examples...
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Picture This: A Book Full of Patterns!

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Students create pattern books. In this math patterns lesson, students create various patterns using manipulatives. Students take digital photographs of the patterns and create books.
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Exploring our World through Video

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Student develop their technology skills. In this video production lesson, students create a movie featuring their day-to-day lives. Students use flip video cameras to film the movie and use software editing programs to prepare it for...
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Analyzing Motion of a Tossed Ball

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils investigate the parameters involved with launching a basketball at an angle.  In this motion lesson students predict and sketch graphs that show the motion of a ball toss. 
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Complete the Squiggle Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students finish several squiggles. For this Microsoft Paint lesson, students use the pen tool to draw squiggle lines and then take turn adding to one another's squiggles to create something.
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Plant Cycles

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify plants parts and their functions.  In this plant cycle lesson, students examine parts of plants and how the parts help them survive in its environment. Students use graphic organizers, the internet, books and...
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Geology and the Battle of Gettysburg

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create geologic maps of the Gettysburg battlefield. In this geologic skills lesson, students consider the variations of Earth's surfaces and explore strategies employed by the North and South in the Battle of Gettysburg to...
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The Rifting of Pangaea and the Gettysburg Battlefield

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders analyze and interpret an animated model of Earth’s rifting processes.  In this Earth Science lesson, 11th graders connect Earth’s rifting processes with the Earth’s surface in the Gettysburg battlefield. ...
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What is the Immune System and How Does HIV Affect It?

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Student discuss the effect of HIV on the immune system. For this human body lesson, young scholars research the immune system and how the HIV virus weakens it. They create a bulletin board showing how HIV is transmitted. 
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Heirlooms

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars design a quilt square to reflect their special memory. In this family heirlooms lesson, students read The Patchwork Quilt and discuss the importance of family involvement in creating a family heirloom. Young scholars write...
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The Poetry Archive

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate the power of title and poetry in a Langston Hughes' poem. In this poetry analysis lesson, students discuss the poem 'I, Too' for its title and content. Students use the variation in English Words and Phrases website...
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Circuits and Conductors

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore electricity by completing Internet activities.  In this physical science lesson, students identify an electric circuit and describe the characteristics of conductors, giving examples as well.  Students...