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W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, and Jim Crow
Class members use the think-pair-share strategy to compare the views of W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington and to consider how each man's backgrounds influenced his philosophy.
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Jim, Tony, and Frank-The School Fund-raiser (Graphing)
In this graphing worksheet, students view a pie chart. Students use their graphing knowledge to interpret the pie chart and answer ten questions. There is an answer sheet.
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Jim, Tony, and Frank - The School Fundraiser
In this bar graph worksheet, students use the horizontal bar graph to count how much money each student collected for their fundraiser. Students answer 10 questions.
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Jim, Tony and Frank - The School Fundraiser
In this bar graphs instructional activity, students use the bar graph to count how much money students collected during a weekend fundraiser. Students answer 10 questions.
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The Birthday Party of My Dreams
In this writing skills worksheet, students plan their own birthday party by filling in the invitation for their party and draw a picture of the party. Students write a short story about what would happen and who they would invite.
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Sentence Completion 12: Low-Advanced SAT Level
Desiccate, despoil, devise, descry! You would be remiss if you did not use this sentence completion worksheet to challenge even your best pundits. The SAT level words and the beautifully detailed explanations key would help to ameliorate...
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Extreme Fitness
The title of this article from the New York Times is "The Cult of Physicality". So are you wondering what this article might be refering to? Well, then read on and find out more about what some call extreme fitness. There is a...
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Writing With Punch
High schoolers watch the series "Unforgiveable Blackness". They examine the media's response to Jack Johnson in the film. They role-play the role of reporters to compose poems of headlines.
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Red Dirt Groundbreakers
Discover Oklahoma's first farmers. Read about 14 different agriculture workers and their contribution to Oklahoma's farming. After reading, have your class complete several activities such as researching an agriculturist, writing a...
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What is a Noun? & When To Capitalize Nouns
Nouns are the focus of this language arts PowerPoint. Pupils will see that there are five categories of nouns: person, place, thing, idea, quality. The last two are not usually taught, but they are legitimate categories. When to...
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Not So Snappy 12-- Story Problems with Division
In this math worksheet, learners learn about solving story problems involving division operations. Students practice word problems with division by completing 5 problems.
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Circling the Square: Boxing Ring Match
Students analyze the specifications and construction of modern boxing rings. They calculate the area of circles and rectangles by different methods. They compare and contrast different areas in the ring used for attack and defense.
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The Physiological Effects of Boxing
In this collaborative project students will work together to research the effects of boxing. They will then present their information to the class and investigate possible injuries that can be sustained during boxing. Extensions: Watch...
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Urban Renewal
Eleventh graders write down their best guess at the meaning of "urban renewal." students stage a Mayor's press conference announcing a new urban development plan for the Fillmore.
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Not So Snappy 12- Word Problems
In this division word problem worksheet, students solve 5 problems. They work with the divisor, dividend, quotient, and in some of the problems, a remainder as they use the information from each word problem.
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Two-Step Math Problems
In this math activity, students solve four two-step math problems. For example, in one problem, two people students compare the distance traveled by two people.
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Hillbilly or Appalachian: Is There A Difference?
Learners examine the Appalachian region and its people. They write a journal entry, discuss the definitions of hillbilly and Appalachian, analyze cartoons and jokes, explore various websites, and develop a presentation.
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Insects
Learners study the characteristics and basic needs of insects. They compare and describe similarities among insects. They examine the body structure, covering, and movement of insects and also, examine insect life cycles in this unit of...
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Problem Solving
In this math worksheet, students solve a word problem about base ten blocks. Students illustrate their work in pictures, numbers, and words.
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Not So Snappy 9
In this order of operations (i.e., addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) instructional activity, middle schoolers solve 4 word problems demonstrating their understanding of the concept.
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The Pet Problem
In this pet worksheet, students use logic to match pets to their owners. This one-page worksheet contains 7 problems. Answers are provided at the bottom of the page.
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Using Abbreviations with Names of People
In this abbreviations worksheet, students rewrite sentences using the correct abbreviation for the names of people. Students rewrite 8 sentences.
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The 2007 Iditarod: "Timeline"
Learners examine the timeline of the Iditarod Race in Alaska. Creating their own timeline, they add events of importance to their lives. They must have accurate dates and able to read the timeline once it is completed. They share their...
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How's the Weather
"How's the Weather?" is an exercise that combines science and math as young scholars graph the weather along the Iditarod Trail. They complete a double-line graph of the weather of a chosen checkpoint over the course of one week....