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What are Properties of Wood?

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students use hands on scientific observation to determine characteristics of wood. They work directly with the materials and record their observations. Students test if wood absorbs water, if wood floats or sinks, and if all wood...
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Great Expectations - 1st Stage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars read and examine the novel Great Expectations. They work on receiving a certain grade in class and complete only those assignments underneath that grade. No objectives are listed for this lesson.
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Sentences and Sentence Fragments

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners determine the difference between a sentence and a sentence fragment. After discussing important parts of a sentence, students identify the subject, noun and verb of a sentence. They read sentence fragments and determine what...
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Sentence Fragments

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students engage in a lesson in order to identify sentence fragments and define why they are different than a complete sentence. Students examine sentences in order to differentiate between a noun and a subject. They also identify the...
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Ragtime: The First "American" Music?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners investigate the concept of ragtime music and the times associated with it in American history. They conduct research using a variety of resources and listen to a sample before writing down some of the results of the information...
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KS5 Film and Media Studies: Documentary

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students generate their own definition of documetary. They watch and discusss a series of extracts that demonstrate the breadth of the documentary form. Students create a defintion of the term documentary that takes into account the...
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Vocabulary: Fixing Your Car-1

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this foreign language worksheet, students fill in the blanks on ten sentences that have to do with automobile repair. They are given three choices to choose from.
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Bank On It! China

For Students 5th - 6th
In this social studies activity, students complete a cloze activity about China. They read an article about Ching Ming, a Chinese memorial day. Several rituals revolving around this day are explained and the historical significance is...
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Problem of the Day #8: Geometric Series

For Students Higher Ed
In this geometric series learning exercise, students examine the terms of a series and prove the sum of given terms. They give examples of geometric series. This one-page learning exercise contains ten problems.
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4-H Communication Activity Page (Extension)

For Students 7th - 10th
As part of the curriculum, students are expected to practice public speaking. Using this short activity sheet, with 20 questions, learners can explore the world of public speaking.
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Transportation

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this transportation worksheet, students list the positive and negative aspects of different types of transportation. Students keep a diary of the different ways they used transportation for a week. This worksheet has 7 graphic...
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Solving Practical Problems with Heats of Combustion

For Students 9th - 12th
In this combustion worksheet, students calculate kJ obtained from combustion or the kJ used to fuel a car. Students use the heat of combustion of sugar and fat to determine the energy needed by the body. This worksheet has 1 short answer...
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The King's New Rules

For Students 6th - 8th
In this world history activity, students utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions pertaining to the colonies prior to the Revolutionary War. A short answer question is included as well.
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The Westing Game: Chapters 13-16

For Students 10th - 11th
In The Westing Game chapter questions worksheet, students complete several short answer questions over chapters thirteen through sixteen to advance their understanding of the text.
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Yes, Thank You!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore public signage and create positive message signs. In this social interactions lesson, students explore their own neighborhoods for examples of positive, negative, and neutral signage and use this knowledge to create...
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Pictures Are Worth A Thousand Words

For Teachers 1st
First graders write simple sentences based on historical figures they find in pictures. For this simple sentences lesson plan, 1st graders search for pictures in Microsoft Word and write simple sentences about them. These pictures and...
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Independent & Dependent Clauses

For Students 5th - 8th
In this online interactive independent and dependent clauses worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions regarding independent and dependent clauses.
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Story Writing Plan

For Students 5th - 8th
In this story writing guidelines worksheet, students examine the 4 sets of considerations for writing stories. Students use the guidelines to write their own stories.
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If These Walls Could Talk

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students investigate the influence of the Enlightenment on American society and government. For this Enlightenment lesson, students work cooperatively in groups to define the principles of the Enlightenment, American...
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Painting Without a Brush

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students demonstrate how to finger paint. For this finger painting lesson, students use various painting tools and their fingers to create a unique art piece.
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Lonely Fish

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read the book The Rainbow Fish. In this citizenship lesson, students discuss how the characters in the story resolved conflicts. Students create a rainbow fish from foil and cotton.
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Our Space Station Earth

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover ways to preserve the Earth's resources. For this natural resources lesson, students investigate how many gallons of water the average American uses per day and then total their estimated usage. Students discuss the...
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Adopt a Species!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify endangered species. In this animal science lesson, students research endangered animals and create a fundraiser to "adopt" an endangered species.
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Thematic Poetry Videos

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students pen poetry regarding global issues. In this information literacy instructional activity, students research global issues and use their findings to compose poems regarding the topics. Students create videos that include images...