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Recycling Statistics
In this environment worksheet, learners look for the answers to the environmental impact of recycling in Great Britain with the statistics from the pie graph.
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Cost Effective Buying
Students complete a worksheet that asks them to calculate the true energy cost of various appliances. They compare appliances with energy saving features, rebates and other economical incentives.
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Data Collection
Pupils investigate qualitative and quantitative data. In this statistics lesson, students gather data on heights and weights of people and graph the distribution. Pupils discuss the differences between qualitative and quantitative data.
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Are School Trips Too Risky?
Young scholars analyze and chart what risks are involved on school field trips. Students devise a study trip to take and dissect at the end of their findings. Young scholars scale the conditions of what a risk is and we can manage them...
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SIXTEEN TONS
Students explore a variety of music related to the coal mining industry and organized labor which can be integrated into the study of Colorado History, American Labor History, and a study of immigration.
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Getting To Know You-Activity Sheet
In this "getting to know you" activity sheet, students answer a set of 15 personal questions, then complete 1 sentence starter, "Happiness is..."
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Sporting Fever
Pupils view a video about the values that are represented by sports teams. They write a paper about the connection between sports and social values. They share their responses with the class.
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Ukiyo-e
Students investigate and examine ukiyo-e, or Japanese woodblock prints, from the Edo period (1615-1868) in Japan and use this gained knowledge to compare Japanese culture to American societal trends.
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New england (1780-1820): Dress, Dance and Games
Students examine and discuss nineteenth century clothing and compare it to contemporary styles. After writing paragraphs describing the clothing styles, they play games from the period. For homework, they create their own games to play...
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Virginia Woolf: A Room of One's Own - Shakespeare's Sister
Students, after reading and analyzing, "A Room of One's Own," by Virginia Woolf, analyze how creating and defending one's position as well as how narrative functions as a rhetorical device. They evaluate and focus in on Shakespeare's...
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Team Teaching - Spanish
Students present a Spanish grammar topic to the class. In pairs, they select and research a grammar concept, create an over-head transparency, homework assignment, and a quiz to use with the presentation, and teach their concept to the...
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Don't Be a Duffer! Understanding the Sport of Golf
Students are divided into six groups to access the "History of Golf Since 1497" website, and familiarize themselves with the data on one of the six pages of the website. They then work together as a large group to construct a timeline of...
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Chart This!
Pupils collect and analyze data. In this middle school mathematics instructional activity, students collect data on three to four traits or favorites. Pupils analyze their data and create a chart of graph for each trait or favorite...
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College Simulation
Students pretend they are a college freshman and taking a full load of classes. Individually, they create a budget based on their $9.00 an hour job in order to meet all of their repsonsibilities. They complete the simulation online and...
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The Most American Thing in America: The Chautauqua
Students explore the Chautauqua movement. In this Pennsylvania history lesson, students use primary documents to explore what the Chautauqua was and how it made a difference in the American way of life.
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Career Development (Career Exploration)
Eighth graders identify and describe career opportunities in a changing society
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Summer Crossword
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the answers to the crossword for the 66 words that are based upon the theme of summer.
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Phrasal Verb Fun
In this phrasal verbs worksheet, students unscramble the 10 groups of words to form 10 complete sentences. Students then discuss their answers to 5 questions with a partner and then make sentences using the 10 phrasal verbs listed.
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Would You Live Common Law?
Students explore common law. In this sociology lesson, students discover what constitutes common law unions in Canada and then discuss how common law relationships compare to marriages.
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Who Will Wear the Hat? Who Will Use the Tool?
Students determine that there are nontraditional careers for their gender. In this gender equity lesson plan, students along with the guidance counselor discuss different jobs and vocations by looking at associated tools and props....
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City Quiz Series
In this ESL activity, students answer 20 questions about Iron Gate, Derby. For example, "Name a shop that sells musical instruments."
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You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman
Students compare and contrast lifestyles of women from two different societies or two historical periods. They describe the rights and freedoms of different groups. Students write a brief summary and share their findings.
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Using Weather Reports In The LCTL Classroom
Students use authentic weather reports in order to investigate the processes involved in the creation of types of weather. They practice using key words for vocabulary. Then students analyze the weather reports and convey the information...