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Reading a Local and National Weather Map
Learners practice reading a national and local weather map. Using this information, they work together to make predictions about the weather for the next few days. They discuss the use of symbols and maps as a class and discuss how...
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Thinking Like a Scientist
Students explore the scientific method. Students identify the steps in the scientific method and explain what each step means. Students use these steps to determine if boys or girls are taller in their classroom.
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A Growing Market
Students research plants and the bedding plant industry and then make a list of materials they need to plant seeds. In this planting lesson plan, students then plant their seeds, chart their progress, and write what they have learned.
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Criteria and Constraints in Aircraft Design
Middle schoolers investigate criteria and constraints for designing any aircraft. They define these terms and categorize a series of examples of both. Using the constraints and criteria set before them, they design and construct...
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Life of a Mission - From Beginning to Now
Students research the history of a Spanish mission. They create a timeline showing the major events of the mission. They complete a worksheet to end the lesson.
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Writing a Biography - Part Three
Students edit and revise a first draft of an essay which they are in the process of writing. They proofread for grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors while using their word processing skills.
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Worksheet 2. Reading: A Terrible Morning
In this grammar worksheet, students complete the passage on the page by writing in the correct form of a verb from the word pool in each blank space. There are 13 blanks to fill.
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Combining Elements to Form a Compound
Young scholars explore elements and compounds. For this lesson about elements and compounds, students will do an experiment. Young scholars work in groups of 2-3 as they complete two separate activities. Students understand how two...
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How Are Our Toys Different From Those in the Past?
Learners identify the characteristics of toys today. In this technology lesson, students bring in their favorite toy to class and discuss its characteristics. Learners compare the toy to other favorite toys of their past in order to...
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Using Infinitives In Context
In this using infinitives in context worksheet, learners read an article containing infinitives, then interactively complete 8 sentences with immediate online feedback.
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Proportions in Flight
Sixth graders calculate wingspan and the body length of the birds and understand how they relate to how the bird flies. In this wingspan lesson plan, 6th graders also calculate their own "wing span" with their arms.
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Sound Devices in Poetry, Fiction and Nonfiction
Young scholars examine the impact of sound devices in poetry. In this poetry lesson, students read the listed poems and identify uses of alliteration, repetition, consonance, rhythm, rhyme, and slang. Young scholars discuss how sound...
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A Blast From The Past
Middle schoolers investigate ratio and proportion as they solve problems. In this algebra instructional activity, students calculate the percent increase on salaries and convert between decimals and percents to calculate. They rate...
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Making a Valentine Box
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a factual story about how to make a decorated Valentine box. Students answer 7 questions.
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Identify Genre, Subgenre, and Author's Purpose
Explore genre, subgenre, and author's purpose in this helpful activity. Middle schoolers read several summaries of books and short stories, and identify the genre and subgenre. They also determine if the author's purpose is to entertain,...
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Introduction to Historical Thinking
Christopher Columbus: hero or villain? Prepare class members for the debate with activities that asks them to think critically about how history is reported.
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Subtracting
Subtraction word problems are the focus here. Learners are given 15 simple, one-step subtraction problems to solve. Some of them require subtracting money, others use inches and feet, while others use standard numbers. An excellent...
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What is the Time? - Measurements of Time
Telling time can confuse some students. This packet includes a straight forward explanation of how to tell time, a poem about telling time, two practice sheets, and an answer key. Note: The reading passage may be too difficult for 1st...
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Using the Proper Tools to Solve Problems
In this word problem learning exercise, students complete ten multiple choice word problems by choosing the correct mathematical operation. This is an interactive learning exercise.
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Seasons
Students investigate the reason for seasons on Earth during three activities. They construct a model of the Earth and Sun to identify patterns in the changes of the angle of light on the Earth's surface. Then they conduct a heat...
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Preposition of Time
In this grammar activity, students fill in each blank in eighteen sentences with the appropriate preposition of time that makes each sentence grammatically correct.
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Variables and Expressions from Around the Cosmos
In this variables and expressions worksheet, students solve 7 problems using different mathematical formulae to find the length of Earth's day in the future, the distance to the galaxy Andromeda, the temperature of a gas cloud emitting...
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Earth's Rotation
Fourth graders investigate the Earth's rotation. In this Earth's rotation lesson, 4th graders realize that the rotation of Earth causes the days and nights on Earth. Students break into groups and use a flashlight and a sphere to...
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Judicial Void
Students explore the impact of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court. They research potential nominees to replace her, in light of her resignation, and write letters to President George W. Bush to share opinions of the...