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Introduction to Welding

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore how to weld and the safety procedures that are in place. In this welding instructional activity students take a safety test on welding and once they know all the rules they use the angle grinder.
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Lost in Uruguay

For Students 5th - 9th
This quiz on the culture and geography of Uruguay may serve best as a sponge activity for those who have finished an assignment. Questions are multiple-choice, and each correct answer is worth 15 points. Quiz-takers must earn 1000 points...
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Full Dolch Word List

For Students K - 3rd
Sight words are listed based on how frequently they are used. There are 250 words on the list. This would be a good, general resource for a teachers of grades 1 - 3. It is useful to know what words your class should know, and how well...
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Dolch Word List - Alphabetical

For Students Pre-K - 3rd
Sight words are listed in alphabetical order for preschool through third grades on this language arts workshet. There are at least 50 words for each of the grade levels, and some have more than that. This would be a good, general...
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Reaction Reasoning

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders experiment with chemical reactions and examine what happens to the atoms when different reactions occur.  In this matter lesson plan students divide into groups and complete a lab experiment. 
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Express Whole Numbers as Fractions

For Students 4th - 6th
These real-life scenarios are a good way to get your scholars thinking about applying fractions. They employ equivalent fractions and simplification in their answers, matching each question to one of the fractions on the right. Consider...
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Campaign 2004: Classroom Electorate

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students role play as political analysts first forecasting the electoral college vote in a presidential election and then, following the results of the actual count. They study the role of swing states, and why political participation is...
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Sniffer Dogs In Schools

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students look at the arguments for and against drugs tests in schools. Students set up various examples of role playing and scenarios of drug tests in public schools. Students encounter a video on drug testing.
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Cross Country Running Club

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work on their cardiovascular fitness by participating in an after school running club. They select a running buddy, and walk, run or jog the designated course of the day. They practice interval training, running on varied...
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WorldWatcher Activity: What Happens to Sunlight?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine a set of data to try to determine the amount of cloud cover. In groups, they make a list of items that reflect light in the atmosphere and how different amounts of it can change the temperature. Using WorldWatcher,...
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Passive Solar Design

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students study what passive solar design is for buildings and structures.  In this solar design instructional activity students identify passive solar design techniques.
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Sandscapes to Landscapes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore landscapes and create their own in a creative project.
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A Case Study of Racial Prejudice and Discrimination

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a simulated form of discrimination as they divide into groups of blue-eyed and non-blue-eyed students. They reflect on their experiences during the role-play and compare their observations to the former system of...
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Types of Popular Music

For Teachers K - 8th
Students listen to different types of music, such as bluegrass, rap and blues. They identify different styles of music and musical instruments. They discuss how the music reflects culture.
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Cars Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a tag game using characters from the Disney movie "Cars." They role-play different characters from the movie, with students wearing different colored vests or wrist bands and jogging in the Impound Area after...
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Exploring Ancient Greece

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use play dough to create a relief map of Greece and through personal investigation and class discussion, draw conclusions about the impact of the geography of Greece on daily life and culture in Ancient Greece.
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Make A Thunderstorm!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a thunderstorm by putting ice cubes and food coloring into a container and observe what happens to the food coloring. In this thunderstorm lesson plan, students discuss the cause and effects of thunderstorms and then...
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Toss by Color

For Teachers K
Students explore color recognition and demonstrate underhand toss skills. They participate in a game by lining up, and running to and recognizing the color of beanbag the teacher calls out, and toss that color beanbag through a hula-hoop.
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Compound-Go-Round

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students make compound words by putting together cards with whole words on them. In this language arts lesson plan, students play a game where they match up words in an attempt to make compound words that make sense. A fun, meaningful...
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Pathogen Attack

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students play a game of tag to explain pathogens in their bodies.
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Adjectives

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this adjectives worksheet, students circle the adjectives in sentences that describe underlined nouns, describe which one, describe how many, and more. Students complete 49 problems.
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Red Light, Green Light Dribble

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students respect others personal space while playing a basketball version of "Red light, Green Light." students improve dribbling skills with this physical education activity.
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COLORS

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice the vocabulary for the basic colors in English, recognize these words, and then use them appropriately to describe the colors of an object.
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Ray Charles

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners read the book Ray Charles by Sharon Bell Mathis. For this biography lesson, young scholars read about the life of Ray Charles. Learners answer pre-reading questions about senses, strengths, and weaknesses they have. The lesson...