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"Umbrellas"
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage about the origin of the umbrella. Students answer 10 multiple choice questions about the text.
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Why Do Birds Sing
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read a passage about why birds sing. They then answer the 10 questions about the reading.
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Comparing - Count Size, Length, Height
In these comparison worksheets, students study the pictures and check the answer to the questions about size, length, or height. Students circle the comparison answer for the second worksheet. Students complete 10 examples.
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Scoring a Financial Education
Students explore the concept of money management. For this money management lesson, students read an article about students taking a finance course in high school and college. Students discuss the importance of money management. Students...
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Timetable: subjects for the day
For this time table worksheet, students view the subjects and schedules for different classes for the day and answer time related questions about them. Students look at 4 schedules and answer 31 questions total.
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Tsunami - Five Years On
Students explore the issues of rebuilding after the Indonesian tsunami. In this reconstruction lesson, students investigate the reconstruction that followed the devastating event.
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Paper Chromatography
Students participate in an experiment determining how to separate a mixture of dyes in water-soluble ink.
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Nonstandard Units
In this units of measurement worksheet, students learn to use nonstandard units of measurement to measure the items in each problem.
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Strong Fingers
Students discover strength resistance of arms in different positions by practicing personal defense positions.
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Water Prism
Students using a glass prism filled with water are able to see all of the visible colors found the sunlight.
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From Genomes of Species
Students investigate genomic research being done and its potential for understanding, treating, and possibly curing human genetic conditions. The potential of proteomic research as a companion to the work being done with genomics is...
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Lumping vs. Splitting
Students transform ordinary long-scrolling page into a logically connected web of information.
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The 35mm Camera Lesson
Ninth graders explore the 35mm camera. They discuss and identify the various parts and characteristics of the 35 mm camera. Students examine the two aspects of a 35 mm camera that control the light.
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Census Report
Students write and or present a report contrasting geographic and demographic features (e.g., average annual income, population density, mortality rate, literacy rate) of countries where the target languages is spoken to the U.S. They...
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How far is a km?
Students explore the size of a kilometer and the time it takes to cover this distance. They develop a concept of a km. They measure a distance of 1 km and the time taken to cover it.
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Questions, Questions (Environment)
Students explore features of the environment. They answer questions and discuss the local and global environment. Students write environmental questions for another school.
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Ordering Objects By Length
Students compare and describe objects of differing lengths that are presented in a Mathkeys software compare mat. Working in pairs, one student is the chooser who sets up the objects while the other student is the sizer who puts the...
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Track's Slippery Slope
Students graph data of sports figure running time using x-axis y-axis to find slope of trend line, mathematically find the interpolated and extrapolated values for data points. Using the information they make predictions.
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Use Measurement
For this measurements worksheet, students read the word problems and use the measurements within the problem to solve the six word problems.
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Archaeology
Students read archaeology books, define it and discover how math and science help us learn about the past. In this investigative lesson students give a description of archaeology and two facts that they learned.
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Short Stories: The Puzzle Pieces of Life
Students distinguish the elements of fiction in a short story. In this fiction elements lesson, students complete nine lessons of activities to learn about the elements of fiction in short stories.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Longer and Shorter
Students will use their shoe as a measuring item to learn about length. Students will compare classroom items by holding their shoe against the item and deciding if it is longer or shorter than their shoe. Students will record their...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Kinesthetic Astronomy: Longer Days, Shorter Nights
This kinesthetic activity demonstrates to students that the Earth's tilt is what is responsible for shifting light patterns and the change in seasons.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Objects Longer Than a Foot or a Yard
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students are asked to compare the lengths of everyday objects to a foot or a yard and state whether they are longer or shorter. Includes...