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A Community of Givers

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners explore charitable organizations. In this character development lesson, students read about children who have contributed to charitable organizations, research a variety of these organizations, plan a project, and prepare a...
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Lewis and Clark Review

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students play games.  In this comprehension and recall activity, students play Give Me A Break, Bingo and Jeopardy to reinforce the knowledge they've learned about Lewis and Clark.
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Take the Pulse of Your Classroom

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners discuss seismic waves. In this science lesson, students investigate the acceleration of the floor in the classroom similar to a seismograph. Learners observe a three-component seismogram from an earthquake and determine what it...
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Mammal Morphology - Bats, People, and Other

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this physical characteristics worksheet, students compare bats and humans by putting a + sign in the chart for whether or not bats and humans have the same characteristics. Students do this for 17 characteristics and answer 3 questions.
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What's the Fizz Factor

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students as a class create a fountain using both coke soda, and mentos candy. For this science lesson, students test which combination of coke and mentos products produce the tallest fountain. Students use the scientific method to track...
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Convert Units

For Students 5th - 8th
In this metric conversions worksheet, students convert metric units between small units and large units. There are 15 conversion problems to solve on this worksheet.
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Mentally Add Two 2-Digit Numbers pg. 1

For Students 4th - 6th
Mental math addition is the focus of this worksheet. Students apply a strategy outlined in the worksheet to find the sums. In this worksheet, students find the answers for twenty problems. Answers appear at the end.
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Visualize 3-D Objects and Make Nets of Common Solids

For Students 3rd - 5th
Prisms are the focus of this geometry worksheet. Students count the number of parts of a prism and chart 26 answers. Vocabulary such as: "faces," "edges," and "verticies" are taught. A well-designed math worksheet!
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Choose the Operation and Method

For Students 4th - 6th
in this choosing the operation and method worksheet, students solve word problems, identify the operation and method, and write an explanation. In this problem solving and fill in the blanks worksheet, students write answers to three...
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Choose the Operation and Method

For Students 4th - 5th
For this math operations and methods worksheet, students read 3 word problems, choose the best math operations and method for each one, solve the word problem and explain how they reached each of their answers.
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The March Continues

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students explore the Civil Rights Memorial. In this character development and U.S. History lesson, students employ reading comprehension strategies while reading a news article about the Civil Rights Memorial. Students work in groups to...
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Quadratics and the Discriminant

For Students 9th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students calculate the discriminant of a quadratic equation identifying the number of real solution for each equation. They complete the square and use the quadratic function to solve equations. There are 12...
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Solving Systems of Inequalities

For Students 9th - 11th
For this algebra worksheet, students solve systems of inequality using the graphing method. There are 5 questions with lots of examples and an answer key.
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Calculating Total From Percents

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Using this short review of finding a percentage of a number, learners can practice important skills. There are twelve questions on this worksheet.
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Salty Solutions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students measure salt content in water. They determine salt content of four samples using a hydrometer.
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Taking Aim at Violence in Schools

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are encouraged to share, through discussion and writing, their feelings about violence in schools, as well as about ways in which such tragedies could be prevented.
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School Violence: Is It in Your Backyard?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students share, through discussion and writing, their feelings about violence in schools, as well as about ways in which such incidents and tragedies could be prevented.
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Deadly Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read "Shooting at School Leaves 2 Dead and 13 Hurt" in the New York Times online. They explore their own thoughts and emotions about school violence in the wake of the March 5, 2001 school shooting in Santee, California.
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Another Day That Will Live In Infamy

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are encouraged to share, through discussion and writing, their feelings about these and other acts of terrorism, as well related issues such as national security and media coverage of the attacks.
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Let's Go Value Shopping

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars count, figure change, and find the value of saving in a classroom store.
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HEALTHY EATING

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers devise their own scheme for encouraging healthy eating and discuss health eating. They prepare a talk for younger students from the government to promote healthy eating.
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Make a Battery From a Lemon

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders construct a voltaic battery. They change chemical energy into electrical energy by inserting copper wire into a lemon. They discover the tingle of the wire on their tongue is due to the movement of electrons.
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Terror in Space

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars view a video clip about the role of satellites in space. They examine the concept of center of mass. They participate in an experiment showing how altering the location of an object's center of mass can change its motion.
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The Introduction and Diffusion of Household Technology

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Young scholars conduct research and develop a matrix demonstrating the introduction and spread of common household items from 1900 to 2000 in the U.S. They conduct Internet research, watch and discuss a video, and develop the matrix.