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Hickory Dickory Dock
Students pick out the sounds and -ck written in words. They are taught how to correctly say the sound with their mouth and read Hickory Dickory Dock. Words with the ck sound are underlined for the student's to notice. As an...
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Lazy O
Learners complete a variety of activities related to the short /o/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter O. Students then listen to word pairs and identify the word containing the short /o/...
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Suppressing Short O
Students complete a variety of activities as they explore/review the letter 'o' and the short /o/ sound. They recite short /o/ tongue twisters, practice writing the letter 'o', and listen to stories, identifying words with the short /o/...
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"1, 2 Cha, Cha, Cha"
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letters ch. Students then listen to a list of words and identify the words containing /ch/, and...
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Beginning Reading Design: Blending Boats
Students study how to blend the sounds together in words with the CVC form. They use letter cards and the books, "Tin Man Fix-It," and Dr. Seuss', Green Eggs and Ham. They work with /m/ words to blend the sounds together to read words....
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Do Sheep Sleep?
Learners gain insight into the correspondence ee = /EE/ in both written and spoken words. They recite tongue twisters with the /EE/ sound and use letterboxes to spell 'ee' words. They read a book with a variety of /EE/ words.
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Cryptography on the TI-83 Graphing Calculator
High schoolers explore the history of cryptography. They assess function notation and transformation, matrix operations, and the fundamentals of modular arithmetic. Using graphing calculators, students develop their own encryption...
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Number The Stars
Students read a book about prejudices that occur in our daily lives. They describe characters in the book. Students discuss real life events of World War II and the Holocaust. Students simulate hiding Jews from the German soldiers. ...
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Fractals
Students explore the concept of fractals. In this fractal lesson, students use applets to explore Koch's Snowflake, Sierpinski's Triangle, and other fractals. Students develop these concepts through exploration and teacher guided...
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The Nitrogen Cycle
Students study the nitrogen cycle and construct a diagram. In this Earth Science lesson students use role play to see the various paths.
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Water Words Puzzle
In this water worksheet, students fill in the blanks to a crossword puzzle having to do with water words. Students complete 25 blanks in the crossword.
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Milkweed and Monarch Butterfly Puzzle
For this milkweed bug and monarch butterfly worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle dealing with milkweed bugs and monarch butterflies. Students answer 15 questions in the puzzle.
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North American Birds of the Meadow Crossword Puzzle
In this North American birds worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle about the North American birds of the meadow. Students complete 22 blanks in the crossword puzzle.
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Moths and Butterflies crossword puzzle
In this moths and butterflies worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle about moths and butterflies. Students complete 26 blanks in the crossword puzzle.
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Meadow Mammals Crossword Puzzle
In this meadow mammals worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle about meadow mammals. Students complete 25 blanks in the crossword puzzle.
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Wetlands Trees of Pennsylvania Puzzle
For this Wetland trees of Pennsylvania worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle about the Wetland trees of Pennsylvania. Students complete 20 blanks in the crossword puzzle.
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Number the Stars
Young scholars read Number the Stars. For this social studies lesson, students read the story and use a map of western Europe and identify the countries involved in the war. Young scholars locate the cities of Denmark that are discussed...
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Peter Rabbit Meets Charles Darwin
Ninth graders explore evolution. They study a cartoon scenario of a rabbit population in which there is selection and a change of gene frequency. Students discuss frequencies, evolution, and speciation.
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Taking a Stand: Pros and Cons of Forest Fires
Students explore the pros and cons of forest fires. In this science lesson, students research the ecological implications of forest fires. Students record their findings in journals and compose a persuasive e-mail to government officials.
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Weather Station
Young scholars create their own barometer, precipitation, rain gauge, anemometer, and more with their weather stations. In this weather station lesson plan, students access on line websites on how to make their own weather tools.
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Come Fly with Me
Students identify rhyming words from the book A Fly Went By by matching words written on index card with same endings, eliciting word when prompted by teacher, and by identifying rhyming words in the text.
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Using Standard Deviation, part 2
Pupils explain and learn the practical application of standard deviation. They compare cities in the U.S. and discover whether cities closer to the ocean have more consistent temperatures. Useful resources are given.
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Plotting Earthquakes
Learners, after plotting earthquake locations on the map, should correctly; identify the pattern of earthquake locations and identify the ring of fire.
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Amylase Enzyme In Saliva
Students test for amaylase enzyme in a variety of substances. Student pairs perform a series of tests to determine how long it takes the starch sample to change to sugar molecules and the blue color to disappear when various saliva...