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Cell Energy-Bubbling Plants

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the process of photosynthesis in plants and that oxygen is produced as a by product. They observe underwater Elodea plants "breathing" in a hands-on activity. After setting up the experiment, they observe the plant for...
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Healthful Eating

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read a story about how cartoon characters are partially to blame for American's obesity problem, and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this healthful eating lesson plan, students respond to literature by...
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Place Value Cards

For Students 5th - 6th
In this place value cards worksheet, students demonstrate what happens when multiplying by ten by pushing all the digits one place to the left and inserting a zero in the units column.
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Rolling For Value

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students participate in a lesson plan to comprehend the concept of probability while rolling dice. They recognize patterns while making observations and recording the data for each roll. Students also review place values while playing a...
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Hula Hoop Hullabaloo

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use hula hoops to represent the zero as they count objects into ones, tens, hundreds and thousands. They complete an activity to after they have practiced counting objects.
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Who Has More?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the standard of comparing the quantities of whole numbers using different strategies from the concrete to the abstract. They count objects and compare them, use symbols of comparison,...
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Sorting Pennies, A Wagering Activity for Algebra I

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students solve weight equations. In this equations lesson, groups of students weigh and separate pennies to find information necessary to solve simultaneous equations. The teacher provides equations based on the weight of pennies before...
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Ordering Numbers: True Or False Activities

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ordering numbers worksheet, students answer forty math word problems as true or false in reference to greater than or less than.
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Forces And Energy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate the atom and how it is formed. They conduct research using a variety of resources and then construct a model of the atom. Then students have class discussion. The lesson includes background information for...
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Pea Brain! Explorations in Estimation

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students estimate how many peas fit in a container. For this science lesson, students calculate the weight of a pea and record it. They use this data to calculate how many peas fit in a human brain.
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Chips Ahoy A Thousand Chips In Every Bag

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders determine whether Nabico's claim to sell 1000 chocolate chips in every 1 pound bag of Chips Ahoy! is true.
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Savings and Stocks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Work together to brainstorm answers to different questions related to the savings of American people. Draw a bar graph representing stocks. Practice using new economic terms as well.
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Old Mayan Mural

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read a story called Scientists Discover Oldest Mayan Mural and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current events Mayan mural lesson plan, students respond to literature by answering questions,...
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Math: Football League Statistics

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine a soccer league final standings chart and then answer 12 questions based on the information provided. They calculate some answers in both fractions and percentages.
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Place Value Activity

For Students 5th - 6th
In this place value worksheet, students in pairs shuffle a set of place value cards and then lay them out face down on a table. Students then draw a card and place it under one of their place value cards.
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Words As Numbers

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this math worksheet, students will read numbers written as words and then write the matching number in the correct columns of a place value chart.
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Conversion Factors

For Students 9th - 12th
In this conversion factor worksheet, students convert 15 problems within the SI system of measurement. They show their work and indicate the proper units.
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Odd and Even Numbers

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this math worksheet, students examine 2 number grids. In one puzzle, students color only the odd numbers. In the other, students color the even numbers. There will be a mystery message or letter in each.
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Cricket 2007

For Students 4th - 6th
In this math and sports instructional activity, students read and review the statistics from the performance of teams in the Cricket World Cup. They identify which team played the most matches and who won the most. Students also compare...
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Mental Strategies For Multiplication And Division

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars engage in a lesson that is concerned with the use of mental strategies for multiplication and division. They develop the cognitive skills through repetition exercises that include mental exercises like "Mad Minutes...
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Scoring a Financial Education

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students explore the concept of money management. In this money management lesson, students read an article about students taking a finance course in high school and college. Students discuss the importance of money management. Students...
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Block Heads

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners demonstrate whole numbers through one thousand using base ten blocks. They model and describe given numbers using ten blocks.
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Application of Scientific Notation

For Students 8th - 10th
In this scientific notation worksheet, students solve eight problems about the sun, the planets and the universe using very large numbers expressed in scientific notation.
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The Deep

For Students 7th - 9th
In this deep ocean worksheet, students answer twenty questions after watching a video about the species that live in the deep ocean. Topics include jelly fish, hatchet fish, anglers, tubeworms, sea urchins, and plants that grow in deep...