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Secret Pseudo-Protein Code
In this protein code worksheet, students are given a table of "Secret Pseudo-Protein Codes". They use the table to decode a DNA sequence and then encode an RNA sequence. They answer questions about the Secret Pseudo-Protein code.
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At the Governor's Mansion
Students visit Florida Governor's mansion online, and create class book about interesting facts and trivia.
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Bluebottle
Students read the poem Bluebottle and discuss the use of the simile in the poem. In this Bluebottle poetry lesson plan, students analyze the use of verbs and the energy created by that use. Students text mark all the similes...
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Building a Better Sentence
Sentence construction is both a science and an art. This bare bones lesson ties an analysis of earth's geology to sentence formation. Although referenced as a major part of the activity, there are no links to the technology or resources...
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A Pilgrim Conversation
Students place quotation marks in the correct place in a conversation. They review correct placement with students copying down sentences from the board. They write their own conversation between two pilgrims to complete the lesson.
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Pendulums
Students determine what factors effect the period of a pendulum. In this pendulum lesson students complete a lab activity and report their findings.
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Area of Compound Shapes
Scholars learn how to determine the area of compound shapes by finding the areas of the basic shapes that make it up. Pupils find the areas by adding areas together or subtracting them.
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Using a Calculator
Here's a video that presents several numerical expressions to be evaluated using a calculator.Viewers come to realize that sometimes it is not just a matter of punching in the numbers, but they also need to be concerned about how...
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STOP THAT SENTENCE
Students stop their sentences with the correct punctuation marks. They choose which punctuation mark is needed to write sentences in their journals.
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Techniques for Quoting Material
In this writing worksheet, students read techniques for quoting material. Students read about how to correctly use quotations, textual references and footnotes, and a bibliography.
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Getting to Know You Through Peer Editing
Sixth graders get to know their classmates through 'personalized' sentences that feature one student each day, and offer practice in proofreading and peer-editing related to capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and/or grammar rules.
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PICTURE READING - PARAGRAPH WRITING
Students investigate the elements found in a media image. The image is used to compose a descriptive paragraph. They exchange papers to discuss the writing and make changes using constructive criticism. Students also make connections...
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Sentence Scramble
In this grammar worksheet, students use cards with words on them to arrange correctly to make complete sentences. Students do this in teams and are timed to get points.
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My Spanish Christmas
Tenth graders research Spanish Christmas customs on the interent and role play in their writing their findings in an essay. They teacher provides a list of web addresses for the students to locate information on and from that their...
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Who am I?
Young scholars practice their writing skills by creating a character sketch of themselves. After viewing portraits, they select one personality trait and put their own picture into the painting of their choice. They include a...
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Who am I?
Students develop their writing skills by creating a character sketch about themselves. Students read character sketches, view portraits by famous artists, select one personality traits, and affix a mug shot of themselves into a famous...
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What's In A Name
Second graders read Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. They then discuss where various names come from. They create a individualized biopoem and publish it on word processing software. Their poems are compiled into a class book and presented...
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Morning Work
First graders complete their morning work. In this math and editing lesson plan, 1st graders complete addition and subtraction problems, edit sentences and share their answers. Students can also create math problems of their own.
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Go Ahead--Say What You Feel!
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of strategies for reading with expression. They listen to the teacher read sentences with and without expression and discuss the type of punctuation that is needed. Students then listen to the...
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Let's Just Dialogue
Fourth graders listen to the story, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish" and complete a cartoon drawing containing dialogue that shows an understanding of conventions used in dialogue by using the bubble form.
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Write A Description
Pupils practice composing sentences that pertain to the description of a picture. They use critical observation skills in order to derive the best details. The sentences are required to follow the correct subject and verb pattern.
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Sentence Puzzles
In this sentences worksheet, learners write 2 complete sentences in a puzzle where they create one to be up and down, one to be across, and both share one word.
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Dirty Dan Isn't Dull!
Pupils read smoothly and expressively while noticing punctuation and using voice inflection to emphasize important words and phrases in the text. They listen to and reread a poem in small groups. Students discuss how the poem sounds when...
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Hip Hip Hooray for Expression!!
Students identify what it means to be fluent and that there are five components: reading faster, reading with expression, reading smoothly, reading silently and being able to read voluntarily. Then they focus on being able to read with...