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Measuring Permeability of Soil, Sand and Gravel

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the different materials in their environment.  In this geology lesson, students collaborate in groups to examine the differences in sand, soil and gravel.  Students utilize a magnifying glass or microscope...
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Have-Has

For Students 4th - 5th
In this verbs of being worksheet, students complete a 20 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the correct use of "has" and "have".
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Reading Review for Grade 2 (2.4)

For Teachers 2nd
In this reading review for grade 2 (2.4) worksheet, 2nd graders answer 25 multiple choice comprehension questions in standardized test format.
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Greatest Common Factor and Least Common Multiple Story Problems

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this story problems worksheet, students determine whether to find either the greatest common factor or the least common multiple in order to solve the problem.
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"Cereal" Comic Strip

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discuss how wheat is important to our everyday lives, from food to insulation, focusing on how wheat grains are processed into food items. Students then create a comic strip of the steps of processing grain to demonstrate...
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Graphing

For Teachers 2nd
Intended for a faith-based classroom, this lesson requires second graders to create a survey, conduct the survey in multiple classrooms, and graph the results. They can choose between creating a picture or bar graph, or you can require...
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Ready, Set, Read!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine how to become more efficient readers by practicing repeated readings. They listen as the teacher models both non-fluent and fluent reading before working with a partner to read assigned sentences a number of times. They...
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Rename to Subtract

For Students 3rd - 5th
For 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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Double Dipping

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders find and display all possible pairs of flavors of ice cream and look for patterns in the results. They discuss strategies for finding all combinations of flavors. Students explain and write a description for the pattern...
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Word Order:Telling Sentences

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders are involved in hands on and guided practice activities for learning how to put words in order to make a telling sentence make sense.
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Stranger Awareness

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discover how to react in a dangerous situation. They discover how to identify trusting adults as well. They role-play telling adults about a dangerous situation.
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Energy and Changes of State

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students complete a variety of labs to help them explain how energy affects the changes in states of matter. They also be required to collect and record data, graph data, and apply interpretations of that data.
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Better Butter

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the process of making butter. For this agriculture lesson, students discuss how butter is made today and how it was made in the past. Students make their own butter using baby food jars and some "elbow grease."
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Snow Similies

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners listen to poems to explain how poets use words to paint pictures. They use hands-on materials to practice using similies and figurative language to write a poem about snow.
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Water Supply

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete three activities. In this water supply lesson, 4th graders learn that water can exist in different forms and watch a demonstration of each form. Students explore the water cycle and make a water cycle using the...
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Conduction, Convection, Radiation, Oh My!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students draw a line graph, and use graphing as a tool to discover more about conduction, convection and radiation. They should design their own experiment using heat sensitive paper to show they explain these 3 processes.
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Ordering Fractions

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use shapes to create various fractions.  In this fractions lesson, 2nd graders define a fraction, visit a website where they make fractions using various shapes, and use a fraction square set to create and name...
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Getting the Most From Your Food

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the food pyramid to learn about healthy food.  In this healthy foods lesson, students create a chart of the healthy foods they eat in a day.  Students discuss their choices and how they could make better choices.
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Estimation

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders view a variety of rice products and calculate their cost.  In this rice math lesson, 4th graders estimate cost and multiply to find 8 of each item. Students estimate using different amounts of rice products. Students...
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Math Word Problems

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this problem solving worksheet, students solve six word problems by adding or subtracting money amounts. This is a multiple choice worksheet.
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Summer Science Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 8th
You can use these lesson plans to incorporate some science into your summer.
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Amazon Deforestation

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students answer a quiz on rainforests. They plan an advertising campaign to let consumers know the effect their purchases are having on the environment. They list the reasons for deforestation and possible alternatives.
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Money Math Challenge 3

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this finding the total amounts worksheet, students add the values of pennies, nickels, and dimes to determine the total amounts of the various combinations. Students solve 6 problems.
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Multiplication Versus Addition

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create arrays to study multiplication. In this multiplication lesson, 2nd graders split into teams to complete a multiplication table. One team uses addition to solve the table while the other uses multiplication. Students...