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The Die Is Cast

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use tally marks to tabulate and count the number of times each number on a die is rolled.
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It's Your Choice

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students compare data and determine the appropriate way to organize the data. They use physical graphs, pictographs, and symbolic graphs to display their data. In addition, they complete a Venn diagram.
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Groups Coming to America

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use text or other references to locate different types of information about the Mayflower and pilgrims. They create a presentation for lower elementary classes about the Pilgrims.
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A Parade Of Penguins

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete a variety of penguin-related activities. They discuss and compare different types of penguins, complete worksheets and Venn diagrams, make craft penguins and dioramas.
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Energy Choices

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students add and multiply decimals to complete gas choice worksheets. They discover which gas supplier has the best gas prices. Students collect and interpret data about local natural gas suppliers and use this information...
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A World Of Matter

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete a variety of experiments with solids, liquids and gases. They read books about matter, identify the characteristics of solids, liquids and gases and the sort and classify a variety of matter. Students make...
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Reading A Weather Map

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders construct a weather map. For this meteorology lesson, 9th graders construct a weather map using contour lines and temperature.
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It's A Jungle Out There!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students report on an animal according to its appearance, habitat, and characteristics.
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Worksheet 32 - Fall 1995

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math instructional activity, students find the area enclosed by the parabola’s arch and the x-axis. They are asked about the highest point of the parabola in terms of a.
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Solutions, Solutions, Could it Be?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students graph and solve linear system of equations. For this algebra lesson, students use algebraic and graphing methods to solve their systems. They find the point of intersection for their solution and draw inference from their...
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Do Not Open Until May 2000!

For Teachers K
Students create a time capsule. In this time capsule instructional activity, students collect and record data about themselves to be stored in a time capsule that will be opened at the end of the year. 
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I'm Out of Here

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a travel budget. In this budget lesson, students research vacation destinations. Working independently, students research destinations on the Internet and construct a budget for the vacation.  Resources provided.
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Classmate Pictograph

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create pictographs using their classmates in this technology-based lesson. The lesson uses Inspiration, or Kidspiration, digital cameras, and a downloadable pictograph template.
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Problem Solving Using Pattern Blocks

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students use pattern blocks to create a figure that is described to them and establish a pattern based on the description of the geometric figure. In this pattern blocks lesson plan, students fill out shape and fraction worksheets.
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Fourth Grade Science Quiz

For Students 4th
For this science instructional activity, 4th graders take a multiple choice quiz about the weather, moon, electricity, and more. Students complete 15 questions total.
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What in the World..?!?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students photograph mystery images. In this observation skills lesson, students gather everyday objects and place them under a digital microscope. They magnify the image and take a photograph of it. The image is then displayed on the...
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Cloud Types

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars examine cloud types. In this cloud lesson, students identify cloud types, observe clouds and collect data, and analyze data to identify the most common cloud they observe overhead during the course of a month.
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Birthday Soup

For Teachers K
Students utilize the story, "Chicken Soup With Rice, " by Maurice Sendak to compare the number of days in each month, research their birth date and navigate their way through a calendar.
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Do Medicines Grow on Trees and Plants?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students study the importance of preserving rainforest. They investigate the uses of rainforest plants for medicinal uses by participating in rainforest immersion activities.
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Spark Students Interest in Fire Safety Week

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore and analyze about Fire Safety Week. They assess what a fire is, how is spreads so fast, , that it is hot and dark. Each student becomes aware that fire related incidents is the number three cause of death for children in...
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Worksheet 15-Fall 1995

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this math worksheet students use the intermediate value theorem to solve two problems. They find parallel lines that will cut a convex shape into two pieces with equal areas. Students repeat this problem with a concave shape. Students...
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The Hat

For Teachers K - 1st
Honing reading and communication skills through the theme of farm animals is the focus of this lesson. Learners read a book about Scandinavian farm animals and complete prediction journal activities. They complete a worksheet about the...
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Cross Country Adventure

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students practice measurement and geography in this lesson. They build a Lego vehicle using an RCX. They predict how many seconds it will take their vehicle to reach a specific state on the United States of America map that each group of...
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Fresh Water and land of Kiribati and Hawaii (Molokai)

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the islands of Hawaii. Using this information, they organize it and create a map or graph that represents the data. As a class, they discuss how the watersheds on the islands are different and how people react to...