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High School Mathematics Problems from Alaska: Reading a Graph: Azimuth Range vs. Day in Barrow, Alaska
Students focus on reading and interpreting information from a graph.
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Reading a Graph: Azimuth Range vs. Day in Barrow Alaska
Learners practice reading a graph while doing story problems. They determine the x and y intercepts and calculate the slope. They also practice writing linear equations.
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Plotting the Petroleum Plume
Eighth graders examine the difference between confining layers and aquifers in a basic water table aquifer scenario. They contour groundwater elevation and petroleum product thickness data.
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Not Just an Average Class
Fourth graders work together to find the median, mode, and mean of their first and last names using a numerical code in this fun, interactive instructional activity. After a lecture/demo, 4th graders utilize a worksheet imbedded in this...
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Scrapbook of Freedom
Third graders examine what it was like for a child traveling in the Underground Railroad.
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Robert Boyle's Informants
Students review and discuss the importance of Boyle's informants and how he sometimes relied on information from those with experience of the wider world to substantiate his scientific theories. They complete the worksheet, answering...
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B is for Bowling Green
Third graders identify important places in Bowling Green and list facts about those places. They write complete, varied sentences using capitals and punctuation correctly and also use the Writing Process. As a final project, a...
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Squigly's Riddler
In this secret code puzzle worksheet, students follow the directions on the page to solve 6 words in secret code. Students then fill in the crossword puzzle to find out the answer to a riddle.
National First Ladies' Library
Jefferson's Legacy: A National Library
Students examine the creation of the Library of Congress. They investigate reasons why Thomas Jefferson sold his personal collection to the Library. Employing various research resources, students write newspaper articles about the sale...
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Helping Each Other, Near and Far
First graders examine their knowledge of the world as a larger place than just their immediate environment. They examine how people in Africa are fighting malaria and other issues. During the instructional activity they listen to a...
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Who was Charles Darwin?
Students trace major developments in the history of evolutionary science. They
discuss the connections between major events in world history and major events in the development of evolutionary thought by creating timelines.
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In Line with Time
Third graders create a timeline of inventions and inventors made out of light colored bulletin board paper.
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The American Dream
Students expand their knowledge by researching on the Internet the African American civil rights movement and compiling a timeline of events and heroes. In addition to the civil rights timeline, students identify the key historical sites...
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Star Sullivan by Maeve Binchy
Students read, analyze and discuss the novel, "Star Sullivan," by Meave Binchy. They research information about the author, outline the setting to the novel, and complete an extract assignment from Chapter 1 to be turned in on a specific...
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Brief Content 3
In this sentences and phrases worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences and phrases and choose the best word to complete them. Students complete 25 sentences and phrases.
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Remember the Bridge: Poems of a People
Fifth graders explore poems of African Americans. They research a famous African American, write a report, create a timeline of events in African American history, create a map of the New World, and research Molly Walsh. After...
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Teaching About Trade in the Ancient Mediterranean
Sixth graders examine the trade routes in the Mediterranean of the Ancient world. In groups, they view slides of artifacts while answering questions on a worksheet. After watching a video, they discuss how each object was found and...
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Alex: Parts of a Friendly Letter
The teacher will use charts, worksheets, and websites to orient young scholars about the five parts of a friendly letter.
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Ab Cya: Learn to Write a Friendly Letter: Friendly Letter Creator
Featuring the five parts of a friendly letter students will create their own personalized letter with the Friendly Letter Creator.
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Class Flow: Five Parts of a Friendly Letter
[Free Registration/Login Required] This colorful flipchart explains the essential parts of a friendly letter. A step by step example is presented and then students are given an opportunity to write an original letter following the format.
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Read Write Think: Whole to Parts Phonics Instruction: Letter Sound Correspondences
Contains plans for two lessons that use the whole-to-parts phonics approach to beginning reading. It uses onset and rime to group word families and spelling patterns to show sounds in context. In addition to objectives and standards,...
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Alex: Writing Friendly Letters
This lesson teaches students the five parts of a friendly letter. Students will be able to write friendly letters utilizing the writing process. Students will visit various websites to learn more about writing friendly letters. Students...
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Papa Jan: Five Essential Components of Reading
Can you name the five essential components of reading? Check out this informative site from Papa Jan.com to learn more about phonemic awareness, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary development and reading comprehension.
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Class Flow: Parts of a Friendly Letter
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart teaches the five parts of the friendly letter and the correct punctuation of each part.