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Zipping Through Our Solar System and Beyond
Launch your class on an exploration of the solar system. Learners construct solar system models to scale and get a better understanding of our place in the vast void of space. This is a great way for them to cement their understanding of...
University of Detroit Mercy
Word Basics
Are you using or considering using Microsoft Word for Mac 2011? If so, check out this tutorial that introduces some of the tasks and features that you can use in all your documents. Learn how to create a new document, navigate through a...
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Understanding the Complexities of Setting with Where the Lilies Bloom
After reading Where the Lilies Bloom and researching the wildflowers and herbs mentioned in the novel, class members create a mural that reflects the setting of the novel. Groups design the background, the houses of the characters, the...
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Clinometer
Seventh graders build their own Clinometer and using the tangent of angles, estimate the height of trees. Then these students develop and lesson to show whole class and determine the tallest tree on school property.
Mari
Word Herd
Practice r-controlled vowels with a phonics game and worksheet. After rolling the dice, kids land on spaces on the game board and then find the matching r-controlled word in their stack of cards.
Keep it Simple Science
The Earth in Space
Skim the surface of the earth with this brief, compact, summary of outer space. The sun, stars, galaxies, planets, and phases of the moon can be found in this all-in-one resource. Seventh graders will enjoy these simple worksheets to do...
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Relationships for Students in Middle School
Boundaries are important in relationships, no matter how close the relationship is. Middle schoolers explore the ideas of boundaries and personal space with two units about relationships. After discussing the boundaries in their own...
NOAA
The Biogeochemical Cycle
The biogeochemical cycle ... no physics? The fourth installment of a 23-part NOAA Enrichment in Marine sciences and Oceanography (NEMO) program introduces the biogeochemical cycle by having pupils simulate movement between Earth's...
Boys Town
Teaching Social Skills, Creating Successful Students “Following Instructions” and “Listening”
With the help from learning games and holiday-themed coloring pages, scholars learn the importance of listening carefully and following directions. Coloring pages celebrate Halloween and Thanksgiving. Learning games include...
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A Taste of Space Nutrition Unit
Second graders make a power point presentation about space nutrition and health.
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Vocabulary Builder
In this vocabulary worksheet, students identify names of pictures and fill in the blanks with vocabulary words. Students complete 4 exercises total.
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Working With Local Computer Policies
In this technology worksheet, pupils practice setting up a computer system or network to go through the access process for data and logons.
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I Hate My Sibling?
Third graders read the book Jacob Have I Loved, then ask themselves whether they can truly hate their siblings.
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Digital Storytelling
Sixth graders write a creative story and turn it into a digital storybook. In this digital storytelling instructional activity, 6th graders write a creative story, illustrate the story, and then use computer technology to turn their...
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You Are What You Read
Sixth graders select a prose, poetry, or nonfiction excerpt from a book of their choice and share it by reading aloud to their classmates, who identify the genre and respond to related questions in their journals.
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The Opinions Of The Public
Tenth graders discuss the importance of America's constitutional right to free speech, the difficulty of dealing with public opinion as an elected official and identify the importance of public discussion and the election process.
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Juliet Opie Hopkins: Superintendent of Alabama's Hospitals in Virginia
High schoolers identify problems of supplying field hospitals during the Civil War.
and the importance of specialized skills of volunteers. They evaluate the role of women in providing assistance during the Civil War and compare medical...
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Gone to the Dogs
Approach vocabulary through decoding and chunking. Your class breaks up words into basic syllables or chunks then engages in a decoding activity. Useful for a variety of language levels and grades, just modify to fit your class.
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Shape Matching
In this shape matching worksheet, students match the shape with its other match to practice identifying shapes. Students complete 10 matches.
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Reading Number Words
In this number words worksheet, learners read number words and match them to their numbers for numbers 1 through 20. Students do this in pictures of suns.
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One Digit Addition Facts: Stars
In this addition worksheet, students match the one digit addition problems with their answers which are all in stars. Students complete 18 problems.
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One Digit Addition: Adding 5 and 6
In this one digit addition worksheet, students add one digit numbers to numbers 5 and 6. Students complete 18 problems and match them to their answers.
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Matching Colors of Butterflies
In this matching colors of butterflies worksheet, students match the colors of 8 butterfly wings, which have been printed, cut out and laminated.
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What Color is It?
Learners indentify whether an objects reflects or absorbs red, green, and/or blue light. They create a simple spectral signature.