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Life Cycle - Human Biology

For Teachers 9th
In this life cycle worksheet, 9th graders complete 3 different procedures that distinguish viruses and bacteria and inherited characteristics. First, they read the background excerpt given about bacteria and viruses. Then, students cut...
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Properties of Light

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this light spectrum worksheet, students will read a diagram and a chart listing information about the different types of light rays from Gamma rays to radio waves. Then students will write a short essay about a new life-form that...
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Circles and Ellipses

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this circles and ellipses worksheet, students solve and complete 5 different types of problems. First, they write each equation in standard form. Then, students graph and label Write the equation of the ellipse whose center is the...
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Newspaper Layouts

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a newspaper layout. In this journalism lesson, students view different types of newspaper layouts on various websites. Students use oaktag to construct a new layout for their school newspaper. Each student presents their...
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Five Paragraph Essays

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students can learn important writing skills, such as how to complete a five paragraph essay, with these lessons.
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Integers

For Teachers 9th
In this integers worksheet, 9th graders solve 16 different types of problems that include writing an integer to represent statements, arranging integers from least to greatest, and using integers to write mathematical expressions. They...
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Number Sense and Operations

For Students 7th
In this number sense and operations worksheet, 7th graders solve 15 different types of problems that include estimation and expanded notation. First, they simplify various equations by following the order of operations. Then, students...
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How Poets Evoke Social and Historical Representations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore how poems represent the social, historical, and cultural times that they were written in. In this poetry lesson plan, students compare and contrast poems with music of the time and explore implications of writing...
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Finders Keepers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore the career of beekeeping. In this careers instructional activity, students examine the importance of the beekeeping industry. Young scholars read stories about beekeepers and write comparisons. Students write a...
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Trees

For Students 1st - 3rd
In these language arts worksheets, students will analyze the poem "Trees" by Sara Coleridge. Students will then read about and color nine different types of trees.
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Internet Filter Infiltration

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the effects of Internet filters in schools. They work in small groups to survey different types of people in the school community about their views on school Internet filters and draft an Internet policy based on their...
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Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students evaluate the different types of historical and geographical information that one can gather through close study of historical maps from the 16th through the 19th centuries. They create their own maps.
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A Clone of Your Own: The Legal Issues and the Future of Genetic Engineering on Humans

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders define cloning in their own words and examine the different types of cloning. After reading an article, they summarize it in their own words and use the internet to research the history of cloning. In groups, they...
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New Creations from Six Simple Machines

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore different types of simple machines and research the concepts of force, effort, and work. They conduct Internet research and complete a worksheet about examples of simple machines used in everyday life. Students also...
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Bridges

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the different types, designs and nature of bridges. They observe a historical look at the bridges in and around the Pittsburgh area through a video presentation. Connections are made between science and...
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"Four" Goodness Sake

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders recognize that ethnicity, religion and geography are reflected in the food choices we make. In this food choices lesson, 4th graders discuss different types of food from different places. Students compare a menu to the...
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Particulate Matter

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the different types of pollutants. In this environmental science lesson, 7th graders observe particulate matter under a microscope. They explain how these can affect once health when breathed in large quantities...
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Cloud Watcher

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students predict weather by watching the clouds, and identify different types of clouds.
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Committing Crime or Just Having Fun?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students breakdown different types of youth crime/gangs. Students evaluate the power of peer pressure. Students identify and offer advice for dealing with peer pressure. Students encounter the theory of phenomena.
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Patterns

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders work with different types of patterns. In this pattern lesson plan, 2nd graders go to a pattern block webpage and use Unifix cubes to create their own patterns. They find patterns in the real world and draw their own...
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Digestion

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders answer the question what happens to the food you eat? They complete a worksheet about the food you eat. They discuss the different types of teeth that we have. Students complete digestion poster in which they color and...
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Polynomials

For Students 9th - 11th
For this polynomials worksheet, students solve and complete 16 different types of problems. First, they solve each of the fractional expressions shown. Then, students factor each polynomial and find their roots. In addition, they write...
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Review of Life Cycle

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students illustrate the life cycle of a butterfly. In this life cycle lesson, students use the book From Caterpillar to Butterfly and the Internet to learn about life cycles. Students use different types of pasta to represent the...
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Food

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this online interactive nouns worksheet, students complete 5 sentences by writing in the names of the picture shown. Students match 7 pictures with the words underneath each one. Students fill in 9 blanks with the nouns that name each...