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The Electric Sieve
Students examine different mixtures and how they can be separated. In this electric sieve instructional activity students complete an activity that allows them to separate mixtures.
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Wole Soyinka
In this Cloze reading worksheet, students read the text about Wole Soyinka and complete the missing text by finding the correct words for the 15 gaps, selecting from multiple choice suggestions. This worksheet is online and interactive.
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Immigration/Migration
Sixth graders investigate the immigration into America by researching Ellis Island. For this United States History lesson, 6th graders research the Internet to view photographs and find information about the immigration to Ellis Island....
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The Way Animals Move: Fly, Crawl, or Swim?
Students use "Kid Pix" to stamp and sort animals in groups to show the way animals move: fly, walk-slither-slide-crawl, or swim. They need to have knowledge of a variety of animals and how they move from one place to another.
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Mini Books/Texture Collage
Students, in groups, create a minibook with simulated textures using crayons and a rubbing technique. They create a cut paper collage from crayon rubbings.
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Middle School Writing: Semester Goals
Seventh graders practice their writing skills by identifying their goals for the semester. They write an essay of four paragraphs and then combine all the information into one. As a class, they create a contract for each of them to use...
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Assessment: Causes of the Second World War
In this causes of World War II assessment worksheet, students respond to 10 graphic organizer and essay questions regarding appeasement, the League of Nations, and World War I.
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Dividing Fractions
In this fractions worksheet, students multiply and divide fractions. Students multiply 4 fraction problems for review and divide 11 fraction problems.
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When Turtle Grew Feathers
Students discuss being a friend and sing songs about friendship. In this friendship lesson, students listen to When Turtle Grew Feathers. Students answer questions about the friends in the story. Students discuss the story elements.
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Other Faces of Discrimination
High schoolers explore the bullying experienced by those who graduated from one-room school houses to large high schools. In this discrimination lesson plan, high schoolers read the 2 provided handouts on the topic and then complete the...
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Fire Safety Spelling / Vocabulary Worksheet
In this fire safety worksheet, students read paragraphs about fire safety and write spelling words taken from each paragraph. Students write 5 words 4 times each.
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In Your Prime
Students study how to find prime numbers. They investigate the teachings of the mathematician Eratosthenes and apply his theory of prime numbers less than 100.
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Cloning Animals and Plants: Any Difference?
Learners examine the process in which plants and animals are cloned. They compare and contrast the two procedures and determine if there is a difference. They share their views on cloning to the class.
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Rules of Exponents
Learners simplify problems using the rules of exponents and practice translating word sentences to algebraic expressions. Through a teacher led lecture and demonstration of exponent rules, students take notes and observe how to simply...
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Teaching Arithmetic and Math Concepts to Headstarters
Students discover early number concepts for numbers 1 through 5. In this number concepts lesson, students work in stations doing hands-on activities such as sorting colored blocks, stringing beads, and counting sticks. Students also...
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Lesson 8, Recycling
Students examine recycling. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students practice persuading others to recycle as they collaborate to prepare small group skits. Students discuss the issue and write reflections about the experience.
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Handling Discrepancies
Eleventh graders study the different ways students handle discrepancies. In this Physics lesson, 11th graders perform a laboratory experiment with resistors. Students discuss the ethical issues it raises.
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Conversation about Conservation
Students explore areas of conservation. For this conservation lesson, students are divided into groups and learn the terms indiscriminate, conservationists and preservationists. Students discuss which group is the wisest and makes the...
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Listening for Leschi: Voices from the Past
Students interview a family other than their own to learn about oral history. In this oral history lesson plan, students also create a newspaper article about Leschi and pretend they interviewed him back in the past.
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Drip, Drip, Drip or The Case of the Leaky Faucet
Students explore the cost of wasted water. In this math lesson, students conduct an experiment in which they collect data on how much water is lost when a faucet leaks. Students figure the cost of the water that was wasted.
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Mercury, Venus, and Earth
Young scholars learn information about the planets Mercury, Venus, and Earth by playing a trivia game.
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Prime Factors
Fifth graders review the concept of prime factorization. Then, they use the rules for divisibility and other notions to find the prime factorization of unfamiliar numbers. They solve problems in a whole class setting.
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Slide Show Review
Seventh graders create a five question slide show which reviews the chapter or unit they have just completed in class. They create multiple choice questions based on the review material.
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Celebrating 100
First graders tally the number of days spent at school until they reach the number 100. They complete a variety of activities to commemorate this day and consider the importance of the number zero.