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Making Connections: Exploring Our Brains through the Five Senses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students record observations and create drawings and models of anatomy using their five senses. They describe the structures of a neuron and analyze each of their functions. They compare and contrast the typical structural features of a...
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MS Word Skills Assessment

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students are assessed on their use of the Microsoft Word program. In this word processing assessment, students are asked to complete a list of tasks in the Microsoft Word program to determine their knowledge of the program.
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Assessing Quality of Life

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders research quality of life indicators for a list of countries looking at such things as infant mortality rate, and gross domestic product. They rank the countries from best to worst regarding quality of life issues.
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Do You Hear What I Hear?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore and review punctuation. They discuss examples of poorly punctuated paragraphs and how it affects writing. Students describe the types of punctuation used for writing. They correctly punctuate a variety of sentences and...
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For Richer or for Poorer

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read about one cross-class marriage and create scenes to dramatize interactions among the family members and consider how class shapes relationships. They imagine the issues faced by cross-class couples by writing a short story.
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Parallelism in Our Everyday World: Parallel Lines and Beyond

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students broaden their outlook on geometry in their everyday environment. They explore the properties of parallel lines and parallelograms and discover ways to prove the existence of parallel lines and discuss the concept of parallel lines.
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Solving Inequalities

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students solve multi-step inequalities in one variable.  The one page worksheet contains a combination of eleven multiple choice and free response questions.  Answers are included. 
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What the Tijuana Estuary Does For You

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils discover what the estuaries do for the environment. In pairs, they create an advertising campaign to educate others in their local area about the benefits of estuaries. They share their poster with the class and possibly the...
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Weather Log

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop the skill of recording weather observations. Not only students be responsible for recording visual observations of the sky, but also collecting and recording weather instrument data.
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Mercury Emissions: "Cap and Trade" Game

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the role of government in protecting the environment, and participate in a game where they run a profitable or unprofitable power plant in changing market conditions. They summarize the pros and cons of emissions credit...
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Future Career Visions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore a variety of careers. They research careers they may be interested in pursuing. Students create a Career Flyer or Brochure and a PowerPoint presentation to present to the class.
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The Market Power Game

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students play a game to evaluate the power of competition in the four types of market structures. They describe characteristics and give examples of pure competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and monopoly.
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Celebrate Character Counts Week

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in activities to celebrate character counts week. They identify the six pillars of character. They display good character when it comes to everyday tasks.
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The Entrepreneur's Game

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore the basic principles of the US free enterprise system. They examine the basic principles of the US free enterprise system including profit motive, voluntary exchange, private property rights, and competition.
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Mathematical Reasoning

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this data analysis worksheet, students read a list of 4 criteria and then select the picture on the sheet that matches the criteria.
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The Family Tree

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this patterns practice worksheet, students read a 3-paragraph excerpt regarding a family tree and respond to 1 graphic organizer question and 1 short answer question.
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Thinking Skills: Connecting shapes

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this thinking skills worksheet, students draw a line connecting each blue figure without touching any other color. Students connect 4 figures.
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Choice, Opportunity, Cost and Decisions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars discuss the definition of scarcity and tradeoffs, and the differences between choice and cost. They create budgets and must provide tradeoffs for some of their choices.
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Professional-like Multimedia Slide Show

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners chose a topic from the current curriculum to develop a PowerPoint presentation about. They present the PowerPoint in a professional manner which includes the way they are dressed and the way they interact with the audience. Each...
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From the Source to the Sea: The Nisqually River Watershed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the conflicts over different uses of the Nisqually River resources and role play as mediators between Chief Leschi and other interested parties. They cite and interpret relevant artifacts and primary and secondary...
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MADAME C. J. WALKER

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders recognize the achievements of Madame C. J. Walker and select one long term and one short term goal and describe the steps necessary to achieve those goals.
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Caution: Thin ice!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders listen to story and respond with comments or questions. They brainstorm unsafe behaviors and randomly fill out templates with different risky behaviors listed on the board. They play RISKO, the Bingo type game.
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Exploring Alternative Energy Sources

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars research the amount and kinds of energy that are produced and consumed in the United States, including the limitations of this kind of consumption. They research and create a display to teach classmates about a specific...
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Test Taking Strategies for Teachers and Students

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Test taking can be stressful, but using these test taking strategies can be beneficial for both students and teachers.