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The Pizza Puzzle
Students identify the origin and preparation of the main ingredients in pizza. They identify the food safety procedures followed in a pizza factory and then prepare and eat a pizza in class.
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Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement
High schoolers review basics of subject and verb agreement, and write sentences in which the subject and verb are in agreement.
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Identifying Implications
Students read a variety of reading passages and articles. They investigate how to make implications and assumptions using the information provided.
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Weather
Second graders study the basic components of weather. They construct a thermometer and anemometer to measure temperatures, precipitation, and wind speed. In addition, 2nd graders discover how to find these components on weather maps.
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Symbols from History: Mesopotamia Today
Students identify the various symbols different nations use to represent themselves. As a class, they discuss the recent events in Iraq and identify the needs of its people. They use print resources to research various Mesopotamian...
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Paper Dragon Puppet
Pupils discuss the Chinese New Year and the importance of the dragon in Chinese culture. After examining pictures of dragon puppets, students create simple dragon puppets and have their own Chinese New Year parade.
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Fiction or Nonfiction
In this online interactive fiction and non-fiction activity, students respond to 7 fill in the blank and multiple choice questions regarding the information included in the provided paragraphs.
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Weather Watchers
Young scholars watch the weather. In this science observation lesson, students collect data regarding the local weather and create their own weather forecasting video.
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Rhetoric and War
High schoolers examine the relationship between rhetoric and war. For this history of war lesson, students analyze paintings, photographs, movies, and articles that paint an opinionated picture of war. High schoolers...
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All About Me Museum
Students investigate the concept of self-esteem and image with the creation of a personal display of items of significance. They put together a project composed of pictures and writings to describe themselves and are assessed according...
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Magnify That
Young scholars observe many different objects using a magnifying lens. For this magnification lesson plan, students learn that scientists use different tools, and they use the tool to magnify objects in the classroom to see objects in...
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Life Cycle of Brassica Plants: Planting Seeds
Students explore botany by participating in a calendar class activity. In this plant observation lesson plan, students examine a diagram of a Brassica plant and identify its anatomy before planting their own seeds and viewing the changes...
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Lesson 3: Life Cycle of Brassica Plants
Students investigate the life cycle of brassica plants. In this science lesson, students observe each stage in the life cycle of their plant. Students record their observations and graph the data. Students
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Plate Tectonic - Volcanoes Lab
Second graders create analogs for lava and magma in experiments.
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Texture: Wild Things
Students experiment with different kinds of marking techniques. They read "Where the Wild Things Are" and observe animals for pattern and line. They compare illustrations with Haring's images. They create a symbolic drawing of animal.
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Oobleck Versus Gloop
Second graders explain that we use our senses to make observations and that the observations often describe properties of an object or substance. They make oobleck, then perform a series of tests on it.
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Plants from Trash
Students observe how plants recycle themselves, and discuss different types of propagation.
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Geography in the News
Ninth graders are introduced to an article in which falls into one of the five themes of geography. They pick their own article and summarize it to the class.
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Avalanche!
Students build a model representing a snow-covered mountain out of flour, sugar, and potato flakes. Then they use the model to recreate an avalanche.
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Bicycle Ride
Second graders observe and demonstrate how to add and subtract three-digit numbers as they relate to word problems. They discuss an annual bike ride in Iowa, and solve problems on an activity sheet along with the teacher. Students draw a...
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JET SET Reading and Writing
In these reading and writing worksheets, students complete this packet that helps them with their reading comprehension skills and their writing skills including using correct grammar and punctuation.
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Reading: Chief Seattle
In this reading a speech worksheet, students read the words of Chief Seattle from 1857. Students analyze the words in bold type and answer 6 multiple choice questions.
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Population and Population Density
Students read and interpret graphs. In this population lesson, students explore population and population density as they read several data graphs and respond to questions.
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America's Wars
High schoolers classify information regarding American involvement in wars. In this classification lesson, students examine the causes of the war in which the United States has been involved, and classify them as mainly political,...