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Plagiarism Workshop
What do George Harrison, Vanilla Ice, and Steven Ambrose all have in common? The Warner Brothers’ films Batman Forever and The Devil’s Advocate? All are guilty of plagiarism. And if you are considering a research project and want to...
Discovery Education
Mood Music!
Grouchy? Sad? Here's a great resource that shows kids how music can be used to lift their spirits. Kids collect and chart data on the effects of music on emotions. After analyzing the results of their experiment, they develop...
Illinois State Board of Education
Common Core Teaching and Learning Strategies
Here's a resource that deserves a place in your curriculum library, whether or not your school has adopted the Common Core. Designed for middle and high school language arts classes, the packet is packed with teaching tips, materials,...
Deliberating in a Democracy
Cyberbullying—Alternate Lesson Plan
Should schools be permitted to punish young scholars for off-campus cyberbullying? After reading a passage that details statistics about cyberbullying and Supreme Court rulings about schools' ability to limit student speech,...
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Special Segments in a Triangle
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders review the vocabulary associated with the special segments of a triangle and the associated points of concurrency and solve problems in which they find the indicated missing angle or...
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Kids and Chemicals - Facts and Laws
Students examine the impact of everyday toxins on the health of people. They conduct a cost-benefit analysis, watch a video, conduct Internet research, complete a Synthetic Chemical Exposure Chart, and write a one-page summary.
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Solving Problems Using Quadratic Equations
In this quadratic equation worksheet, students read short statements and write a quadratic equation to represent the statement. Afterwards, they solve the quadratic equation using factorization. Twelve problems are provided on this...
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Graphs of Quadratic Functions
In this quadratic function worksheet, students solve and graph quadratic functions. Functions contain both positive and negative integers, fractions, and perfect squares. Graph paper is located below each equation. There are 36...
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Perpendicular and Angle Bisectors
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders solve problems that are based on the theorems associated with perpendicular and angle bisectors of a triangle. An application on the coordinate plane is included. The one page...
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Effects of Changing Dimensions Proportionally
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders examine the effect of changing the dimensions of a figure proportionally on the perimeter, circumference, and area. The one page worksheet contains six problems. Answers are...
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New York State Testing Program
In this state testing worksheet, students solve problems on a variety of topics studied throughout the year. They find the median, solve algebraic equations, solve proportions, simplify expressions, find percents, and complete...
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Line Hunt
Young scholars identify lines in everyday images. In this art analysis activity, students practice drawing diagonal, vertical and horizontal lines on pieces of chart paper. Young scholars examine a page from a magazine and...
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My Book of Famous Figures in History
In this social studies worksheet, students study the lives of 6 important people in history by making a book. Students read the information on each page, color the picture and answer a question about the famous person.
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Working With Improper Fractions
In this math worksheet, students learn how to recognize improper fractions, how to convert them to whole or mixed numbers, how to compare fractions and simplify fractions. Students complete 75 questions. Examples and directions are on...
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Emergency Incident-- Filling Out Forms
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners learn to read for details before filling out forms with important information. Students first read a one page description of a car accident involving a bicyclist. Learners then fill out...
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Logical Sequence-- Lessons 1,2,3
In this language arts worksheet, students discover the importance of logical sequence in stories. Students read 5 short stories or letters and put them in the correct order. This is a cut and paste page.
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Solving Problems and Proportions
In this proportion worksheet, students read story problems, identify the ratios, set them equal to each other, and solve the proportion. There are 11 story problems in this two-page worksheet.
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More on Graphing Linear Equations
In this graphing worksheet, learners graph linear equations, identify the x or y-intercept. Graph paper is provided below each equation. There are nine problems on this two-page worksheet.
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Solving Problems Using Systems of Equations
In this system of equation worksheet, students use the substitution and elimination methods to solve systems of equations. Students must read a short story, write the equations the story represents, and then solve the systems of...
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Medians and Altitudes of Triangles
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders determine if a given segment is a median or altitude of a triangle and use then find the indicated missing length or equation of a line. The two page worksheet contains twenty...
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Put a Rainbow on Your Plate
In this nutrition worksheet, young scholars investigate the importance of eating fruits and vegetables of different colors 5 times a day. Students complete 8 pages of activities such as menu planning, shopping lists, word search, word...
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Mohandas Gandhi: Changing the World One Step at a Time
Students illustrate pages of a book. In this famous historical icon lesson, students are read a story about Mohandas Gandhi, illustrate the pages in small groups, assemble a class book to read to younger students, and act out a...
Teacher Created Materials
Working With Algebraic Expressions
First, middle school mathematicians read phrases and translate them into a variable expression. Then, they make statements that explain expressions. On a second page, they combine variables to simplify expressions, and then they...
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October Writing Journal
In this writing worksheet, students use a story starter for each day of October to keep a journal of daily writing. Students may make a book by coloring the cover sheet, stapling the story starter page and coloring the decorated lined...