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Sentence Construction: What is a Sentence?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
What must a sentence contain in order to be complete? What different types of sentences exist? Look at declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences with this 17-slide presentation. Several example sentences are shown, and the...
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Understanding Credit

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Help your young consumers learn about credit and the importance of credit history. With a thorough lesson plan about the ins and outs of credit, as well as the potential pitfalls of having a line of credit, kids will be...
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Skink No Surrender: Novel Study

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
The oldest turtle ever recorded lived to the age of 188! As it turns out, two characters from Carl Hiaasen's Skink No Surrender are fascinated by these shelled creatures. Using the novel study, scholars research three types of...
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Genetic Disease: Putting DNA to Work

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Scientific knowledge of genetic information has grown quickly over the last decade. An interactive lesson has learners research the role of science and medicine in diagnosing and treating genetic disorders. They consider the job of the...
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Adjectives and Adverbs

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars identify adverbs and adjectives in an advertisement. In this adjectives and adverbs lesson, students complete several activities. A worksheet is included for practice.
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Adjectives: Forms And Usage

For Students 7th
In this adjective forms and usage worksheet, 7th graders review and discuss all the different types of adjective forms and usage and complete one sentences with an article, a noun and an adjective.
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The First World War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the process and effects of World War I on different segments of the population, beyond the political, diplomatic and military framework of the war. They analyze the memoirs of soldiers, read poetry of the time, and...
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ESL: Basic Coordinating Conjunctions

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL grammar instructional activity, learners select the correct coordinating conjunctions to complete sentences. Conjunctions used are: and, but, or, so.
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Skeletal, Skin, and Muscular Systems

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explain the functions of various body systems. Using a concept map, 8th graders identify and explain the fuctions of the skeletal, skin, and muscular systems of the body. After completing their concept map, students...
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Talking About Books and Stuff

For Students 6th - 8th
For this upper intermediate writing sentences worksheet, learners compete 6 sentence starters, describe books, and take notes about books.
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Math! What's It All About?

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders determine what procedures they use to solve a problem and what areas of math they have difficulties with. In conjunction with their GED preparation, 12th graders review various ways to complete math problems and achieve...
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Food Pesticides and Their Risks to Children

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine an industrial disaster in India which affected the food for generations to come. In groups, they research the history of pesticides and place them into groups based on the type of pests they control. They partcipate in...
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Sets and the Venn Diagram

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students review number sets and complete a Venn Diagram for number sets. In this number sets lesson, students review integers, whole numbers, and elements. Students use computers to create a Venn Diagram for number sets. Students...
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Clauses

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students understand that there are different types of clauses and define the differences. In this clauses lesson, students complete activities to practice works with different types of clauses.
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True Spin

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students gain an understanding of concepts of marketing and promotion in popular music. They pretend as if they are in the position of employee in a recording label's promotion department and determine what type of promotion is needed...
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Earth Energy Budget Pre Lab

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore energy by conducting an in class experiment. In this climate change lesson plan, students conduct a water vapor experiment in a soda bottle. Students utilize graphs and charts to analyze the results of the experiment and...
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Keyboard Shortcuts vs Mouse Control

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students identify and use the computer keyboard to complete simple tasks. Students eliminate the use of the computer mouse to do simple jobs. They use keys that are used alone, keys that specify object labels, Keys that result in objects...
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Jeopardy! The Eight Parts of Speech

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Thrill your class with the daily doubles and increasing points of Jeopardy! Complete with sound effects and visual cues, the game focuses on parts of speech, including nouns, prepositions, and conjunctions. Each point square links to a...
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The Great Eight: Teaching the Eight Parts of Speech

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Integrate grammar activities and review into your daily classroom routine to facilitate practice and reinforcement of this vital skill.
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The Power of a Project

For Teachers 5th - 8th
How does PBL differ from a basic thematic unit? Discover the answer to this important question. A bulleted comparison is made between each type of teaching method, example projects are included, and a full "how to" is laid out in an easy...
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What Are The Properties of Sea Water?

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders conduct research on the subject of sea water. They use a variety of resources to obtain information. There are helpful resource links listed in the lesson. In conjunction with the research students make inquiry of the...
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AM I on the Radio?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students create a working radio by soldering circuit components supplied from an AM radio kit. They demonstrate an efficient soldering technique, identify the circuit components used to construct their radio, and explain how their radio...
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Using Commas Correctly

For Students 9th - 12th
Commas can be complicated. Help learners achieve a greater understanding of comma usage with this handout, which includes two different comma activities. Following given directions, young writers punctuate provided sentences and combine...
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How to Write a Biography

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Looking for a great lesson plan on how to write a biography? Here, middle schoolers draw from magazine articles, novels, historical figures, and current events to choose a person, or character to write about in a biography. They follow a...