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What Are Compounds?
In this compounds worksheet, students complete a Venn diagram by comparing and contrasting the characteristics of water and carbon dioxide.
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Double Bar Graphs (Reteach 15.1)
In this graphs worksheet, students analyze the data on two double bar graphs. Students answer 4 questions about the information on the graphs.
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Problem Solving: Use a Table Reteach 16.8
In this problem solving worksheet, students learn to look for information in a data table. Students answer 6 questions about a data table.
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Temperature: Celsius problem solving 18.6
In this Celsius word problem instructional activity, learners solve word problems by shading the thermometers to show the temperatures and writing the temperature in degrees Celsius. Students solve four word problems.
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Missing Addends
In this missing addends worksheet, students solve 6 word problems where they are given 1 addend and the sum and must find the missing addend in order to solve each problem.
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Add and Subtract Fractions with Unlike Denominators
Follow the Jones family on their summer vacation by adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denonminators. Pupils compute how much luggage space is filled, how much chicken is eaten, and what distances are covered both by car and on...
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Planning a Railroad Online Lesson
Students design a train route using a topographical map. In this historical and spatial thinking lesson plan, students must plan a route through the Sierra Nevada mountains that a train could physically travel. Links to printable student...
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The Elephant
Students listen to a story about helping others. In this citizenship lesson, students investigate a group of animals that do not want to help an ant. Students learn about elephants and sing songs about the elelphant in story.
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Uncommon Heroes of Today
Learners create a photo-biography of someone they consider a real life hero. In this character sketch lesson, students define a hero and identify heroic characteristics in short stories. Learners use descriptive words to...
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Which Baby Animals Looks Unlike Their Parents?
Learners review the steps of the butterfly life cycle to show how the babies are different from the parents. This worksheet is a graphic organizer with four fill in the blank statements.
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The Impact
Students study inventions and how they have impacted us. In this investigative lesson students study the history of two inventors then pretend that they are an inventor.
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The Big Blue
Third graders create paper mache globes with balloons. They label the 4 oceans on their balloons with reference to large wall map, classroom globe, and Encarta Virtual Globe CD-ROM projected on large screen TV with Tvator or other...
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Students communicate and express ideas through drawings that represent the stated ideas. They use a pattern book after listening to the story, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?"
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Culture Ads
Students examine cultural differences in picture books. In this cultural diversity instructional activity, students identify cultural differences in picture books about children from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East,...
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First European Settlers:Oh, California
Learners trace the paths of the early explorers who sent three expeditions to settle California. They analyze possible reasons why the land expeditions took longer than ocean routes.
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From Missions to Ranchos
Fourth graders examine the conversion of the California missions into ranchos. They develop a pros and cons chart, write a first person narrative describing the changing life from the missions to the ranchos, and create a poster of...
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The Railroad Is Born
Fourth graders examine the proposal of Theodore Judah for the first transcontinental railroad. They analyze a map, write an obituary for Theodore Judah, and create a symbolic poster of Judah's dream for a transcontinental railroad.
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Problem Solving: Work Backward
In this working backwards activity, students learn to use the problem solving strategy of working backward to solve the six math word problems.
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Rename to Subtract
In this subtraction of fractions practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require renaming.
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Marine Poetry
Students identify characteristics of good poetry and compose their own. In this marine poetry lesson, students are introduced to several different types of poetry with a marine theme. After discussing the elements...
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100s of Ants
First graders count to 100 orally as they use grids to display the 100 raisins they counted.
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Let's Retell This Story
Fourth graders identify story grammar elements of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff." The elements are recorded on a chart and students use the story grammar elements from the chart to retell the story.
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Natural Disasters
Students investigate why natural catastrophes occur around the world and the results of such catastrophes. They investigate how people recover from catastrophes and can they be prevented. Students create their own work of art depicting a...
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Elapsed Time Problem Solving 16.5
In this elapsed time learning exercise, students solve 4 story problems in which elapsed time is calculated. Students write or draw to show their work. All times are to the hour.