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Creating the Future

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students work together to develop and write scenerios for the future of hazardous waste cleanup. They share their scenerios with the class. They complete activities as well.
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The Iditarod Adventure

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use the internet to follow the Alaskan Iditarod race as well as perform research. This project-based activity will result in students creating many desktop publishing documents.
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How Much Is an Ecosystem Worth?

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students examine the value of ecosystems. They read and analyze an article, evaluate ecosystem services, research the benefits of biomonitors, and design a public service announcement.
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The Texas Cowboy: Myth and Reality

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars create "cowboy ballads" in this interactive, multi-day instructional activity. The cowboy is researched using various sources and class discussions. Students evaluate individual work at the end of the instructional...
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Phrasal Expansions

For Students 9th - 11th
In this grammar worksheet, students add creative phrasal expansions to sixty sentences following the patterns shown as an example for each set of sentences.
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Skyscrapers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students engineer their way through a hands-on science activity. In this architecture lesson plan, students examine dead loads and wind loads as they participate in the Skyscraper Challenge.
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Cultures and Cuisines WebQuest

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create and present a powerpoint presentation.  In this cultures and cuisines research lesson, students select a country, interview someone from that country and visit a restaurant from that country.  Students complete...
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Design Project: Arbitrary Waveform Generator

For Students Higher Ed
In this electronics worksheet, students build a circuit that can produce desired waveforms. They answer 1 short answer question that follows.
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Elephants

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this elephants interactive instructional activity, students read short passages of information about elephants before answering 10 multiple choice questions. They check their answers and start again if needed.
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Family Activity: Gift Wrapping - Surface Area

For Students 9th - 12th
In this surface area worksheet, students solve 6 short answer problems. Students determine the amount of gift wrap paper needed to cover a rectangular box using surface area formulas.
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How Many Hats Does a Farmer Wear

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this farmer worksheet, students make a spinning wheel to describe the jobs of a farmer. Students create 1 wheel with 8 different jobs for a farmer.
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The Teenage Consumer

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students think critically regarding teenage spending. In this data collection lesson, students discuss teenage consumers and their spending habits. Students note their own spending habits for comparison purposes.
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Tropical Deforestation

For Students 8th - 12th
In this natural resources worksheet, students read a 1-page article about tropical deforestation and then respond to 11 short answer questions. Students then write a memo on deforestation and select 1 of 3 assessment activities to complete.
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Critical Reading Exercise

For Students 8th - 10th
For this critical reading exercise, students evaluate the credibility of a piece of writing. Students read descriptions of various interest groups and lobbies and identify the group that made a quotation.
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Animal Farm: Symbols Quiz

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 multiple choice questions based on symbols in Animal Farm. Students may submit their answers to be scored on this timed quiz.
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Progressives and the Era of Trustbusting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the free-market system and anti-trust laws. In this Bill of Rights lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture on the details of monopolies and the progressive reform movement to...
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Test Your Grammar Skills: Prepositions of Place

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this grammar worksheet, students will look at a map of Derby, UK (a link is provided). Then students will select the best preposition of place to complete 10 sentences about landmarks in Derby.
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Habitats Past and Present

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore the changes in animal habitats. In this ecosystem activity, students use the Internet to explore the changes in the environment since the 1700's. Students complete a Venn diagram to compare the differences in the animal...
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The Social and Economic Impact of Wildlife and Natural Resource Management

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars develop an understanding of environmental laws and regulations.  In this research lesson, students utilize information that involves controversial issues of wildlife and society. 
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Design Team Challenge

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students work in groups to build a robot. In this robotics lesson plan, students create an electronic robot and program it to follow directions. They create an obstacle course for the robot to follow and test its performance. 
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Corporate Social Responsibility: Illusion or Reality?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore and debate the advantages and disadvantages of corporate social responsibility versus increased government regulation. They create a board game to give an employee an opportunity to rise to the top of a large company.
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International Trade

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students share ideas on international trade. They research Canadian trade agreements and European protectionism. finally students evaluate advantages and disadvantages of different topics associated with international trade.
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Creek Monitoring

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders conduct a variety of assessments at a local stream to determine if it is a suitable habitat for salmon. They measure temperature, tubidity, dissolved oxygen, pH levels, bacteria and nutrients. In this unit, 6th graders work...
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Case Study - An Ecotour

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners plan an ecotour of the Australian rainforest. They prepare fact sheets about animals, create a mural, prepare a advertising brochure and a guided tour of the rainforest.