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Wrap a Gift

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
With wrapping a gift as the focus, this lesson has learners practice vocabulary and formulating descriptions. They wrap and unwrap a gift identifying the objects as they go. This activity could be enhanced to make it a richer experience.
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Light

For Teachers K - 4th
Students observe how light can be reflected, refracted, and absorbed. In this light lesson, students discover that light travels in a straight path. This lesson contains a "bonus" activity that explains how to make a kaleidoscope.
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Probability: 3

For Students 5th - 8th
In this probability worksheet, students complete probability word problems involving one digit numbers. Students complete 6 problems total.
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Theoretical and Empirical Probabilities

For Students 8th - 9th
In this probability worksheet, students determine the theoretical probability of given events. Topics include choosing a card at random, number cubes, and fractions. This one-page worksheet contains ten problems.
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Vocabulary Practice for Week 3

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this vocabulary building worksheet, students learn 8 new words in a list. Students answer 12 questions about the meanings of these words.
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Mental Math

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students participate in an online computation game. In this computation lesson, students practice simple computations and use an internet site to review addition and subtraction facts.
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Group Initiatives

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the names and qualities about members in the group. They each say their name and something about themselves. Students gather around in a circle. They listen to the teacher as he or she says the name of someone and throws...
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Empirical Probability

For Students Higher Ed
In this probability worksheet, students find the empirical probability of an event happening. A sample problem is: "Find the odds of randomly choosing the letter W from a bag that contains the letters SUNFLOWER?"
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Homonyms Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
In this homonyms worksheet, students use context clues to choose the correct homonym to complete each sentence.  Each sentence contains two choices.
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Circle Relationships

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore circles.  In this geometry lesson plan, students explore the relationship between the circumference of a circle, the distance a ball travels, and the number of rotations the ball must make in order to travel a certain...
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Adverbs

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify the function of adverbs and use them in sentences. They discuss how adverbs answer when, how, how often, and where, and identify the nouns, articles, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs in sentences. Students then act...
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Throw Hard

For Teachers K
Students practice the skill of throwing overhand.
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Investigating Fingerprints

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils observe that each individual possesses a unique set of fingerprints. The Magic School Bus series of books, "Inside the Human Body," is used in conjunction with this lesson.
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Choices and Consequences

For Teachers 1st
First graders read "The Red Racer" by Audrey Wood. They identify choices and consequences present in the story. They identify and evaluate choices, and the consequences of those choices, in everyday life both at school and home.
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The Greek Alphabet

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine the history and origins of the Greek alphabet. They take notes while listening to a teacher-led lecture, and read and interpret common Greek words on the board. Students then create a decorated name plate with...
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My School Year Memory Book

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create memory books of what they have learned and experienced to use throughout the school year using photographs taken of the them as they are involved in different tpes of activities such as art projects, reading groups, seat...
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Choices and Consequences

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the relationships between the choices one makes and the consequences that follow. The importance of choices in context of getting along with others is stressed throughout the lesson.
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Conditional Probability

For Students 7th - 8th
In this conditional probability worksheet, students determine compound probability of dependent events. This one-page worksheet contains ten problems.
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The Incredible, Edible Cell

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discover organelles and the functions organelles perform in cells. In this biology lesson plan, students create model cells using Jell-o, then dissect their "cell" to examine the parts that create a cell. Students create a...
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Investigating Fingerprints

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the individuality of fingerprints. In this fingerprint lesson, students determine that each person has a unique set of fingerprints. They rub their fingertips with soft pencil lead and rub the print off on a piece of tape....
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My Test Book: Probability

For Students 5th - 8th
For this online interactive math skills worksheet, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems regarding probability. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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To Infinity: A Numbers Game

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore number values by participating in a class game. In this number sense lesson, students utilize dice, cards, and chess pieces to move their piece closer to the end of a number line, the point of infinity. Students answer...
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The Charlie Brown Dance

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students attempt to be creative while practicing the movement concepts of Effort - fast/slow, Space Awareness - Levels and Self space, and Relationships - moving in unison.
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Introduction to Descriptive Statistics with Mode, Median, Mean and Range

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars complete several games and experiments, tally and graph their results. They figure the mean, median, range and/or average of their graphs to describe class results. They consider which statistic best represents the data at...