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Heart Valve Replacement

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Put your heart into it. Scholars design and build replacements for mitral heart valves. Obviously, they can't test their creations on a real heart, so a box with marbles (to represent blood cells) will suffice.
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Intro to Pronouns

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders are able to identify personal pronouns and understand their function. They are able to use personal pronouns correctly as subjects and objects in sentences. Then they look at sentences given by the teacher, and they list...
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Ambitious Women Artists at Work

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Examine the works of Luisa Roldan and Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun. Learners view various pieces of art from each of the artists and read about their lives. They discuss the information and construct a Venn diagram, comparing the two...
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Teaching Things Fall Apart in Wisconsin: A Resource Guide for Educators

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
“There is no story that is not true, . . .” And uncovering the truths in Things Fall Apart is the focus of a 68-page resource packet designed to provide instructors with a wealth of materials that enhance understanding of Chinua Achebe’s...
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ESL: Easy Similar or Opposite Questions

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this ESL similar or opposite questions activity, students read pairs of words and select whether they are similar or opposite. Students may click on an answer button for immediate feedback.
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At The Theatre Quiz 1

For Students 7th - 8th
In this at the theatre quiz 1 instructional activity, students answer 20 questions, not interactively, about the theatre, then scroll down to check their answers.
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Light the Bulb

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore electricity. In this power experiment lesson, students determine what is required for lighting a bulb. Students develop an understanding of open and closed circuits, and how energy is formed
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Electricity and Lightning

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students define important vocabulary words related to electricity and charges. In this physics lesson, students examine force created by electricity and lightning. They differentiate between the two forces and how they both generate power.
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Fiction: Reading and Responding

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars respond and make predictions as they read an excerpt from The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.  In this The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle lesson, students read aloud and respond to questions that require...
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End to the Cold War

For Students 7th - 12th
Introduce your class to topics relating to the Cold War through a brief reading selection. Class members read the passage and answer four questions, which are provided on the bottom of the page.
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Engel v. Vitale

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
"Is school-sponsored prayer in public schools unconstitutional?" That is the question teams debate as they consider the arguments presented to the Supreme Court in Engel v. Vitale. The attorneys study the provided talking points and...
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Good Manners: Taxonomy Questions

For Students 4th - 5th
In this good manners reading comprehension worksheet, students read a realistic story about the importance of good manners. Students then answer 30 taxonomy questions: synthesis, analysis, application, comprehension and evaluation.
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Objects and Expressions in the Classroom!

For Students Pre-K - 3rd
For this online interactive school related worksheet, students watch a video on all the supplies needed for school. Students fill in the blanks of a crossword puzzle that answers 9 questions pertaining to school supplies. Students...
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Buying, Selling, and Trading in Antebellum South Carolina

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the role of general stores in the development of communities. For this South Carolina history lesson, students study the economic development of early U.S. communities. Students write essays and create advertisements...
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The Greenhouse Effect

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the temperature change in open and closed containers. In this earth science lesson, 7th graders relate this lab activity to greenhouse effect. They create a line graph from data collected in the experiment.
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Ruling Out Chance (part 2)

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Help your classes find the significance in this instructional activity! Learners analyze the probability of Diff values. They then determine if the difference is significant based on their probability of occurrence. 
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The "Laws" and Principles of Chemical Reactions

For Students 10th - 12th
In this chemical reaction principles worksheet, students read about definite proportions and the law of conservation of mass. Students read about how to balance a chemical equation. Then students complete 20 fill in the blank, 2 short...
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Autopsy Questions

For Students 7th - 12th
In this autopsy worksheet students study how an autopsy is performed then answer a series of questions including how the parts of the body are examined. 
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Circuits and Symbols

For Students 9th - 12th
For this circuits worksheet, students read how electricity flows through circuits and learn how to draw a circuit diagram. Students then complete 16 matching, 2 multiple choice, 14 fill in the blank, and 3 short answer questions.
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Star Clusters Up Close

For Students 9th - 12th
In this star clusters worksheet, learners use the library and Internet to complete information about the Pleiades star cluster. They use a given photograph to answer questions about the number of stars in the cluster, the distance...
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The Feeding of Baby Lions and snakes

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders view a Count On It! episode and answer a question about the eating habits of animals.  In this  animal eating problem instructional activity, 4th graders determine how much more often a baby lion eats than a...
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Slugs and Snails

For Students 3rd - 6th
Slugs and snails are the focus of this life science worksheet. Student read a selection on these animals, then answer ten comprehension questions. Then, students must draw an "alien portrait" using the characteristics of slugs and snails...
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Explore Learning - Mean , Median and Mode Gizmo

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders experiment with mean, median, and mode. In this online interactive mean, median, and mode lesson, 6th graders analyze the results of multiple experiments and after they work in groups completing the median, mode, and mean...
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Flowers and a Beautiful World: Earth Day (1st)

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students consider caring for their environment. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students read Miss Rumphius and discuss how sharing their time, talent, and treasure through volunteering makes the world better.