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The Age of Sailing Songs
Students explore various genres of spoken and written expression. While considering the era of the shipyard and sailing, students describe and document a favorite ship, captain, crew, or life of a sailor. Using this information, they...
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Writing about the world's fisheries (Calibrated Peer Review)
Students summarize the findings of the Pew Ocean Commission report "America's Living Oceans," contrast it to an opposing viewpoint, and recommend a fisheries policy based on their understanding. It includes a scoresheet that was created...
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Mini Games
In these mini games worksheets, students take part in multiple game activities. Students follow the directions and can play 6 games.
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Verb Baseball
In this verb game worksheet, students follow instructions to play a game using irregular verbs correctly. Players make correct sentences using verbs shown on circles and tense shown on a spinner.
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Through the Looking Glass
Students conduct Internet 'treasure hunts' to explore how everyday items, both in their antique and modern forms, possess historic and cultural significance.
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Jingle Bell Jog
Students make the connection of doing something positive for people in need by offering this student activity that reaches out to the entire surrounding community by getting sponsors for a "jog/walk-a-thon".
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Life Cycles Mandalas - Ceramic relief - Drawing
Students design Mandalas that had to do with cycles of Nature.
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Identifying Career Interests in the Volunteer and Government Sectors
High schoolers create a list of service opportunities in their community. They identify their interests and research volunteer opportunities that they could do. They also complete a survey based on their experiences.
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Soaring With Air Power
Fourth graders view a Newton's Apple show that explores glider mechanics, explore the four forces, build and fly a glider to specific guidelines. They adjust the glider for greater accuracy and distance using four forces, and assess...
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Just Write It!
Students use a planning sheet to complete a story focusing on details, good word choice, and transition words. They share their stories with the class.
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Averages: Computing Mean, Mode and Median
Seventh graders use daily temperature models to find the mean, mode and median.
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Computing Mean, Mode and Median
Ninth graders collect data on basketball player's heights and determine the mean, median, and mode for the data.
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State of Arkansas Travel Brochure
Eighth graders design a travel brochure to persuade others to visit Arkansas. They depict particular points of interest they decide are the best in the state.
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Newscapade
Students work in teams to research specific eras of American history focusing on important events, sports, entertainment, music, games, books, famous firsts or quotes, science and technology or trivia. They prepare presentations for the...
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Lord, How Long Wilt Thou Be Angry?
Learners listen and respond to a piece of Christian music. They decide what the mood of the piece is, where does it climax and what musical techniques were used by Purcell to create tension in the musical example.
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Weather Reporter
Fourth graders explore the components of a weather map, mark cities on the map and place the appropriate temperatures and weather conditions occurring in the cities on the weather map created.
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North Korea's Nuclear Threat
Students participate in a lesson that focuses on the events of how Korea became a nuclear threat in the world. They use essential questions to help guide the research and come to right conclusions from the information.
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Oil in Oman 224
Middle schoolers discuss the impact of oil on the economics and culture of Oman. They make a chart showing life before and after oil/petroleum wealth in Oman and its capitol city, Muscat. They draw scenes showing Muscat before and after,...
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Warm Glass Renaissance
High schoolers explore an ancient artistic technique know as glass fusing or slumping. Using random arrangements of items, students decorate glass sheets. Next, high schoolers follow instructions for fusing the glass and placing it in a...
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Sense of Place Through the Eyes of an Inuit Children's Author
Students read books by Michael Arvaaluck Kusugak to explore life in the Artic Circle. After reading the books, students compare and contrast life in the Artic Circle to life in the United States. They write and illustrate a story about...
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Local Laws Citizens Follow
Students identify and disuss the various laws that are in place in their commmunity. In groups, they illustrate the different laws and write a description. As a class, they discuss the reasons why the laws are necessary and their...
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Classifying Resources
Students discuss the difference between the three types of productive resources. In groups, they classify and organize examples into the correct category on a chart. As a class, they discuss how each type is used in the production of a...
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The Right to Bear Arms
Students explore the right to bear arms. They identify the arguments regarding the controversy over gun ownership and discuss the various positions individuals and groups have taken. They prepare a visual representation of the results...
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Luck of the Draw
Students explore the Spanish language. They review their assessment task and rubric and play a card game. They draw cards containing instructions and phrases in Spanish and perform the instructions on the card in Spanish. They continue...