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Line Up! Shape Up! Color the World!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore the Elements of Art. In this art lesson, students read the book Katie Meets the Impressionists and brainstorm the different things that artists create. Students observe various elements of art such as line and color and...
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Students Get Animated: Make Existing Lessons Move and Motivate Students

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the chemical elements in a computer generated cartoon format. In this computer animation and chemistry lesson, students learn how to animate using computer programs. Students use animation to learn about the Periodic Table...
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General Science Quiz

For Students 5th - 10th
In this science learning exercise, students write short answers for questions on planets, oceans, elements, and more. Students complete 20 questions.
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Text Under the Microscope

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore plot, setting, point of view, and theme. In this literary elements instructional activity, students read "The Cask of Amontillado," by Poe and the War of the World script by H.G. Wells. Students identify...
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Electron Arrangement First Ionisation Energies in Group II and Period 3

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Students complete two graphic organizers in this ionization worksheet by filling in the proton number for given elements. Then, they create two graphs plotting the first ionization energy against the proton number.
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Story Maps and Boxes

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners use a story map template to review the parts of a story and information about a book that they have read. The elements of the story are identified and placed into story boxes and shared with classmates.
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Reading Puzzle

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine the elements of literature. They each read a chapter of a novel, sequentially list the main ideas, present a summary of the chapter to the class, sequence the events, and review the novel by summarizing the timeline.
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Building a Literature Pyramid

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners create a literature pyramid. They review and discuss their assessment task and rubric and select the literature for their pyramid. They read the literary selection and complete a pyramid sheet for one of the four literary...
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Poetry Continued

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to the elements in poetry. After listening to music, they discuss how it made them feel and what the lyrics mean to them. Individually, they are given specific elements to write their poem and share it with the...
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Lewis Structures

For Students 10th - 11th
In this Lewis structures worksheet, students identify and describe what Lewis structures or dot diagrams are and how they illustrate the valence electrons in an outer shell. Then they use a periodic table to determine the numbers of...
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Electron Configurations and Orbital Diagrams

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this elements worksheet, students determine the electron configuration, orbital diagram for the highest sublevel, and the number of unpaired electrons in ground state atom for the given elements. This worksheet has 7 problems to solve.
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Using Moles to Count Atoms

For Students 10th - 12th
In this atoms worksheet, students explain why the moles is used as a counting unit for atoms and determine the molar mass of given elements. This worksheet has 3 short answer and 4 fill in the blank questions.
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INTRODUCTION TO THE PERIODIC TABLE

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the scientist who first wrote the Periodic Table, identify the scientist who amended the Table, state (or write) specific data relating to the history of the Periodic Table, identify at least five elements, and two...
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Walk into the Desert, A Line and Wash Landscape

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students discuss a landscape art print and its composition. They create a landscape underdrawing with foreground, middleground and background as well as repeated elements for rhythm. They add a watercolor wash and lights/darks for...
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Building Two Literature Pyramids

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create literature pyramids. They read selections of various societies, eras, and ideas. They complete two pyramid sheets for the same literary element including either plot, character, setting, or theme. They color-code...
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Short Stories Through Multimedia Presentations

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders summarize and paraphrase a short story read in class. They identify the six story elements of character, setting, plot, conflict, solution, and tone/mood. Students create a PowePoint presentation that illustrates the...
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Classification of Changes

For Students 6th - 8th
In this classification of changes learning exercise, students identify each example as either chemical or physical changes. Students also classify other examples as either element, compound, solution, colloid, or suspensions. In the...
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What is Everything Made of?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students observe a demonstration on how we see space between water molecules.  For this experimental lesson students discover what elements make up the things around them and discuss what they learned. 
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Anansi: A Language Arts Twist to the Trickster

For Teachers 1st
Students read African folk tales to learn about story elements and writing techniques. In this writing and reading skills lesson, students listen and retell African folk tales about Anansi the spider. Students complete four lessons to...
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Understanding Radon Detection

For Teachers 6th
In this understanding radon detection worksheet, 6th graders read 8 facts about radon, make observations about and draw pictures of hidden objects, use a chart of elements to answer questions about radon.
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Periodic Table Puns

For Students 10th - 11th
In this chemistry worksheet, students use their imagination and the elements in the Periodic Table to solve each of the puns listed on the sheet. Then they create some of their own and write them on the back.
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Fire Triangle in the Forest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the physical properties of fire by creating storyboards.  In this elements lesson, students view a video clip of forest fires and identify the cause.  Students create large storyboards defining the three...
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Symbolic Borders

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore symbolism, visualization of key literary elements
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VH1 And You Don't Stop - 30 Years of Hip-Hop

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the origin and elements of Hip Hop music and the associated culture. They visit websites and listen to examples of the music.

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