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Can You Find the Difference?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students create their own balance to determine a difference in the weight (and composition) of cents made in different years.
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The Politics of Big Business

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students role-play the responsibilities of the House of Representatives as they consider how to solve the problem of undue influence by big business monopolies. They evaluate their proposed solutions and write an essay with their...
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Diversity Geography

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the diversity of people found throughout the world. In this Geography lesson, 9th graders create a short oral report describing that area.  
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Twelve Order of Operations Problems

For Students 8th - 10th
In this order of operations worksheet, students evaluate twelve expressions using the order of operations.  The solutions are provided.
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Who's In The Fact Family?

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students study related addition and subtraction facts. In this math lesson, students use related addition and subtraction to solve problems. Students use manipulatives to explore fact families.
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Mexican and American Views of Texas

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students study the territorial status of Texas in 1830, 1840, and 1846 and interpret an historical timeline. They develop a general statement of Mexican and American views of Texas.
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Crafty Fractions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study fractions. In this fractions lesson, 4th graders define fraction-related vocabulary words. Students use beads to study fractions. Students draw shapes to study fraction equivalency and brainstorm fractions they use...
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Translate between words and math

For Students 4th - 6th
In this word problems worksheet, students practice solving word problems having to deal with money, baseball cards, candies, and more. Students solve 9 problems.
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Hockey Bowl

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice shooting and dribbling a hockey puck/ball. They practice on their skills and are introduced to the proper procedures for striking a hockey puck and dribbling/stick handling, as well as goalie skills/proper procedures...
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Guess the Sentence

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL conversation worksheet, two students pick a random subject card to speak about. Students also pick one card that has a random sentence. Students must have a conversation with each other and slip in the chosen sentence...
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I Spy Shapes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners play a game in which they name geometric shapes. In this geometric shape lesson, students ask "yes and no" questions to determine which shape one of their classmates has chosen. They ask questions that lead them to the name of...
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Get Ready, Get Set, Squeeze!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore coin value and count coin combinations. In this money counting and social studies lesson, students read The Coin Counting Book by Rozanne Lanczak Williams and practice counting money and making change for a lemonade...
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Counting Cubes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students count backwards in 2s from 30 then try other skip patterns such as 1,3,5, etc. and invent their own counting patterns. They are introduced to the problem using a pile of cubes and count by 2s and have a remainder.
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How Cells Do Their Jobs

For Students 9th - 12th
In this cells worksheet, high schoolers will review cell characteristics and structure and different types of cells and what role they play in the body. Students will investigate experimental results of the influence of sucrose on the...
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Size of Per Unit Quantity

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use various strategies to find the area of land, the area of forestry and the population of Japan and the US. In this size per unit lesson, 5th graders explore how to figure ratio. Students draw pictures to...
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Shooting Basketball Stars

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students adapt to different basketball shooting ranges, from lay-ups to outside shots.
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The Three Cold Kittens

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students solve a math word problem involving repeated addition. They identify the important information in the problem, brainstorm ways to solve the problem, and solve the problem and discuss the solution as a class.
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Steps and Examples for Multiplying Ratiuonal Expressions

For Students 9th - 11th
In this multiplying rational expression worksheet, students are given two examples of how to multiply and then simplify rational expressions.  The examples are complete with steps and justifications.
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Math Homework: Fractions

For Students 5th - 6th
In this fractions worksheet, learners complete true/false questions, find equivalent fractions and use order of operations to solve problems that included exponents.
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Building a Journalism Team

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students play a granola bar relay to learn about the importance of teamwork in a journalism team. In this journalism team lesson plan, students use granola bars to participate in a relay activity to improve their communication as well as...
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The Voting Game

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars examine and discuss the Canadian electoral process. They conduct a simulation of the electoral process, with students running as candidates, holding a convention, campaigning, and voting for Prime Minister of the Day.
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Unsafe Waters

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars investigate deep sea explorations and the challenges that can occur.  In this deep-sea exploration lesson students work in groups and create a deep sea exploration mural. 
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Book 1--Grade 8 (2006)

For Students 9th - 11th
For this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, students read several selections and answer reading comprehension questions. 
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Using inverse Operations to Solve Equations

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders solve equations. In this algebraic equations lesson plan, 5th graders use the inverse operation to solve an equation. The teacher reminds students to perform the operation on both sides of the equation. This lesson plan...