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Investigating the Food Pyramid
Students examine how the food pyramid is an important nutritional tool. They classify foods and compare the number of servings per group that are necessary for maintaining good health by placing empty food containers in grocery bags.
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Evolution Simulation
Students simulate the process of evolution. Using index cards, they copy a drawing. Each subsequent drawing is sent around the room. The results are compared to the original drawing.
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Triangle Wars
Students explore geometry by participating in a class card game. In this triangle activity, students utilize playing cards with shapes on them which they group up and discard, similar to "Old Maid." Students complete a worksheet and...
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Counting Principle
Students identify the different outcomes given a situation. In this algebra lesson, students calculate the possible outcome using the counting principle. They compare and analyze patterns to make their predictions.
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Trading Faces
Pupils use addition to determine values of coin combinations. They play a game where they come up with possible trades: two nickels for a dime and complete a tally worksheet. There are other lessons in this unit.
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Bodacious Buttons
First graders graph a data set. Given a set of buttons, 1st graders sort them into categories using specific attributes. They graph the number of buttons in their set based on their attributes using a variety of graphs. Students share...
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Economics Unit 1: Crossword Puzzle
In this economics worksheet, students use the 35 clues in order to fill in the crossword puzzle with the appropriate answers pertaining to economic terminology.
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Figuring Elapsed Time
Students discover the concept of elapsed time. In this calculating time lesson, students utilize the Internet to complete record sheets based on the concept of elapsed time. Finally, the students answer questions on their own.
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Rhyming Words - Exercise 2
In this online interactive phonemes practice instructional activity, students examine 3 words that are missing letters. Students fill in the blanks with the appropriate consonants to consonant blends to complete them. Students may...
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Rhyming Words - Exercise 3
In this online interactive phonemes practice worksheet, learners examine 4 words that are missing letters. Students fill in the blanks with the appropriate consonants to consonant blends to complete them. Learners may check their...
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Rhyming Words - Exercise 4
In this online interactive phonemes practice worksheet, students examine 4 words that are missing letters. Students fill in the blanks with the appropriate consonants to consonant blends to complete them. Students may check their...
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Probability and Patterns with Pascal
In this Pascal worksheet, students solve word problems dealing with probability and patterns based on Pascal's triangle theory. Students complete 10 problems total.
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Soiled Again
Students propose and perform an experiment using the scientific method. The purpose of the experiment is to discern some earth materials or combinations of earth materials that best increases the pH of "acid rain". From the results of...
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Matter: All That "Stuff"
In this chemistry worksheet, students learn about matter, including atoms, electrons, protons, neutrons, compounds and chemical properties. They use this information to answer the 10 questions on the worksheet. The answers are on the...
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Breakfast Cereal - How Nutritious Is Yours?
Students analyze the nutritional value of breakfast cereal in order to make an informed choice. They create a stem and leaf plot which analyzes the nutritional value of the cereal they eat on a regular basis. Students write a letter to...
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Exploring Color: Paper Chromatography
Young scholars experiment with colors. In this art instructional activity, students investigate the combinations that can be made with primary colors using chromatography paper and markers. Young scholars complete a color...
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Estimating With Fire
Students solve problems with percents, decimals and fractions. In this algebra instructional activity, students convert between fractions, percents and decimals. They estimate their answers and calculate their answer.
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Micro-Magic With Sticky Ions
Students view a video about the formation of precipitates. They complete a worksheet that asks them to identify what makes a compound form and what holds it together.
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Money Sense
Pupils identify the value of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, and use a variety of coins to show the value of a dollar. They count the exact amount of purchase.
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Transformations
Tenth graders recognize, perform and derive rules for basic transformations including translation, reflection and rotation. They also consider compositions, a combination of two or more basic transformations. Students explore both...
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Earthworm Movement and Landscape Structure
Students describe differences in animal usage of habitats depending upon successional status of site. They also design other experiments to test movement patterns of animals through habitats of differing structure.
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Breaking News English: British Food Best in the World
In this English worksheet, learners read "British Food Best in the World," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Alike and Different
Learners compare and contrast objects and are introduced to a Venn Diagram. In this alike and different lesson, students make observations regarding properties of objects. Learners classify object and build ideas about variables....
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Make an Organized List
For this organized list worksheet, students review the problem solving strategy of reading for information and using a math model or organized list to solve the problem. Students then complete the two problems by using organized lists.