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The Great Lakes

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this Great Lakes geography worksheet, students identify Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Ontario on a map. Students also practice writing the lakes names in cursive and respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Prepositions After Adjectives

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Practice reading context clues with a set of ten sentences within a grammar worksheet. As they examine each sentence, readers choose which preposition would be most appropriate after the adjective shown.
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What Makes Us Free?: Maine's Declaration of Rights

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students analyze Maine's Declaration of Rights. They review state constitutions and declaration of rights and their importance. They analyze a section of Maine's Declaration of Rights and crete their own declarations of rights. They...
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Mrs. Moore's Question

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders answer a fictitious question asked by their school principal. After reading the question together, they write an appropriate response and show her what they have gathered about the circulatory system. They type their letter...
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Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive literature activity, learners respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about J.R.R. Tolkien's The Return of the King. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Boris Pasternak's Dr. Zhivago. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Introducing the Essay: Twain, Douglass, and American Non-Fiction

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students analyze American essayists Mark Twain and Frederick Douglass in an introduction to American literary non-fiction writing. For this essay history lesson, students identify methods for writing essays. Students read and analyze...
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Paradise Lost by John Milton: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about John Milton's Paradise Lost. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, learners respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. Students may check some of their answers online.
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American Dream by Edward Albee: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Edward Albee's American Dream. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this online interactive literature worksheet, learners respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Benjamin Franklin's The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Bible: The New Testament: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about the New Testament of the Bible. Students may check some of their answers online.
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A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 9th - 12th
For this online interactive literature worksheet, high schoolers respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Susanna Kaysen's Girl, Interrupted. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Rocks and Minerals: Touch the Earth

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students complete a unit of lessons on rocks and minerals. They conduct research, write e-mail questions to geologists, write daily journal entries, label maps demonstrating types of rocks/minerals found, and create a web page that...
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Ancient History Cyber-Journalists

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the ancient past. In this ancient civilizations lesson, students research ancient events and write newspaper articles about the events. Students work in teams of 4 to produce group newspapers that feature their findings....
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Resolving Kennedy's Legacy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the Kennedy presidency. In this presidential history lesson, students watch "Resolving Kennedy's Legacy." Students then discuss the provided questions regarding the presidency and write position papers about about the...
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Historical Heroes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers determine whether the ends truly justify the means by examining the behavior of historical and fictional heroes. They view and discuss film versions of Gangs of New York and Les Miserables. Then they break into small...
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Elements of Chemistry: Solids, Liquids and Gases

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students predict if icebergs melting has an effect on the sea level rising.  In this global warming instructional activity students complete an experiment to see the effects of melting icebergs and write a conclusion on their data...
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Elements of Physics: Motion, Force and Gravity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research about different human space explorations conducted by NASA. In this physical science lesson, students discuss why space exploration is important. They write a paper about their thoughts on continuing NASA's space...
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Asia: Tradition And Culture

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover Sky City. In this Asian culture and traditions lesson, students watch "Asia: Culture and Tradition," and then discuss the practicality of building Sky City. Students visit a Discovery Education Web site to research Sky...
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Rome's Violent Past

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students discuss the role of public entertainment in ancient Rome. They imagine themselves as a participant at a gladiator games at the Roman Colosseum and write an personal account of the games.
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Tamar Burris

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore genetics. In this life cycle lesson, students consider the meaning of "genes" and "heredity" as they watch a video about the topics. Students then research their own genetic make-up as they interview family members....