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Purpose of Advertising

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students recognize nonverbal cues in advertisements.  In this advertising lesson plan,  students navigate a website with history of advertisements.   Students collect sample advertisements. Students plan and perform...
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Geography Journey

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the geographic features that define places and regions and answer questions about the state of California. They discuss the components of a map legend and answer worksheet questions using a map of California as a...
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What Can You Learn About Dinosaurs by Watching an Ostrich?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students collect a variety of drawings of dinosaurs and maps of a zoo. Students observe an animal in motion during a field trip to a zoo from reproducible worksheets. Students study about the process by which scientists and film...
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Latitude and Longitude

For Students 5th - 6th
In this latitude and longitude worksheet, students complete 4 activities to demonstrate understanding. Students use a protractor to measure angles on a map of the earth. Students fill out a latitude and longitude chart after studying a...
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An Exploration on the Moon

For Students 5th - 8th
In this Google Earth activity, students search the site and answer short answer questions about the moon. Students answer 18 questions.
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Getting to the Point

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students determine location by using the technique of triangulation. They imagine that they are out in the wilderness and have come to the top of a ridge. How can one identify the ridge on the topo map? How can one figure out where you...
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The Magic Apple

For Teachers 1st
First graders read The Magic Apple and complete interdisciplinary activities related to the book.  In this folktale lesson, 1st graders answer comprehension questions, recognize and record short /i/  sound words and...
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Prime Time

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete activities related to prime and composite numbers. In this prime lesson, 5th graders make a hundreds chart with all the prime numbers. They create their own card game which deals with prime and composite...
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Using Irregular Verbs

For Students 5th - 8th
In this grammar activity, students read about using regular and irregular verbs in sentence writing. They then use what they learned to solve the 22 questions on the page. The answers are on the last page of the packet.
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Autumn Bulb Planting Outside - Making a Daffodil Spiral

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners plant daffodil bulbs. In this gardening activity, students work outside to plant daffodil bulbs in the autumn so that they can grow roots and emerge by spring.
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Starting the New Year on the Right Foot

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Jump start the second half of the school year with these activities.
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Poetry In Motion

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read and analyze poetry and examine the process of writing poetry. They read and analyze the poem "From a Railway Carriage" by Robert Louis Stevenson, and answer comprehension questions. They identify the similes,...
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Lesson One: Word Choice

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this word choice worksheet, students complete information relating to "The Witches" by Roald Dahl. Students practice using different adjectives, verbs, adverbs and descriptive words through writing activities. Students answer...
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Beautiful River

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this set of comprehension worksheets on the story, Beautiful River, students first read the story, then complete a variety of activities: 12 multiple choice questions, 1 "open response" question, and completion of their own scoring...
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Gravity Exploration

For Students 7th - 10th
In this gravity learning exercise, students determine how much they would weigh on the different planets. Students calculate how far they could jump on other planets. This learning exercise has 2 graphic organizers and 6 short answer...
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Fourth Grade Mathematics Test

For Students 4th
In this math activity, 4th graders complete multiple choice questions about multiplication, fractions, rounding, and more. Students complete 29 questions.
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Haring Style Drawings

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners recognize the characteristics of a Keith Haring artwork.  In this Keith Haring artwork lesson, students draw a picture and outline with oil pastel in the style of Keith Haring. Learners answer questions about the...
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Letters From the Front Lines

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a variety of letters from soliders who were on the front lines during World War II. After viewing an excerpt from "The War", they answer discussion and comprehension questions based on the letters and video. To end the...
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Beef or Dairy?

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Guernsey, Jersey, Holstein. Brangus, Charoloais, Herford. Here’s a truly cross-curricular resource that combines language arts, science, math, and visual arts activities as class members learn to distinguish between beef and dairy...
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For The Record

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a database that catalogs their music collection of CD's and tapes. They sort, analyze and print selected database records in answer to questions about their favorite music recordings and performing artists. Each student...
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Temperatures and Reaction Rates

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a hands-on activity in which they observe the effect of temperature on the rate of chemical reactions. Using Alka Seltzer tablets in different temperatures of water, they record the amount of time it takes each...
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Ancient Greece

For Students 5th - 7th
In this ancient Greece instructional activity, students read a factual story giving the basic history of the Minoans and Mycenaeans. Students answer 8 questions.
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Simple Present / Present Progressive

For Students 5th - Higher Ed
Using a fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice format, this activity gives learners a chance to practice their skills using the simple present tense of a verb and present progressive. With 20 questions, and a varied format, this worksheet...
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Could a Tiny Home be the Home for You?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students read an article about tiny homes and use the article as a springboard for discussion. In this current events activity, students evaluate the merits of tiny homes, then create a chart comparing their needs with the things they...