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Magnetism

For Students 9th - 12th
In this magnetism worksheet, learners read about properties of magnets, permanent and temporary magnets, electromagnets, and magnetic fields. They match 10 terms about types of magnets with their definitions, they draw an electromagnet,...
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Marine & Aquatic Habitats Activities - Estuaries Are for the Birds!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students recognize that birds act as indicators of pollution because of their sensitivity to environmental change, and role play the manner in which marine debris can be hazardous to waterfowl.
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Everyone Knows It's Windy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create an anemometer, an instrument that measures wind speed.
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The Dymaxion Car

For Students 5th - 8th
In this motion worksheet, students read about the invention of the Dymaxion car that was designed to achieve high speeds. Students complete 2 short answer questions based on the reading.
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Control and Experimental Variables

For Students 9th - 12th
In this variables in experiments worksheet, learners read about control variables and experimental variables before they respond to 15 graphic organizer and short answer questions.
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Algebra: Olympic Races

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use Olympic athlete statistics to make algebraic calculations. In this algebraic equation lesson plan, students use algebra to calculate athlete speed and calories burned.
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Recognizing Similes: Fast as a Whip

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students review basic knowledge of similes and engage with similes on a more abstract level. In this similes lesson, students define similes and identify examples. Students read and analyze the similes used in poetry by Derricotte,...
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The Language Of Crime Newspaper Reporting

For Students 6th - 8th
In this language of crime reporting worksheet, students read, write and discuss newspaper reports about crime, using fill ins, matching, and a crossword puzzle with notes for the teacher and an answer sheet.
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Thunder and Lightning

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a factual text about thunder and lightning. Students answer 8 multiple choice questions.
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Using Variables And Ratios To Get You in the Right Gear

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students examine the use of variable and ratio in everyday situations including figuring out the gear ratios for the gears on a 12 speed bike. They use the bubble sort technique to write a computer program which will determine the...
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Vocabulary Worksheets - Count and Noncount Nouns

For Students 4th - 6th
In this thunder and lightning themed, vocabulary learning exercise, students read a passage and then answer 8 multiple choice comprehension questions.
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Tomography

For Students 6th - 12th
In this tomography worksheet, learners read about how tomography is used to help oceanographers learn more about the Earth's surface below the ocean. Students complete 3 short answer questions based on the reading.
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Fragments

For Students 10th - 11th
In this grammar activity, students read about fragment sentences. Students are instructed to watch out for no verb fragments and misplaced periods.
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Bicycle Math

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this math worksheet, students read facts about bicycling, saving fuel and helping the environment. Students are given math facts to use to complete 5 problems.
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Boeing Bets That Faster is Better Than Bigger

For Students Higher Ed
In this ESL spelling and editing instructional activity, students will focus on error correction and editing. Students will read a short passage correcting any spelling mistakes or omissions from the article.
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Making Ammonia - The Haber Process

For Students 9th - 12th
In this fertilizer activity, high schoolers read background information about how farmers began using nitrogen compounds as fertilizer and how Fritz Haber developed an efficient process. Based on their reading, students complete 10 short...
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Forces and Acceleration Unit

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate that an unbalanced force, acting on an object, changes it speed or path of motion or both, and know that if the force always acts toward the same center as the object moves, the objects path may curve into an orbit...
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Global Warming: Introduction to Global Warming

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students gather information about global warming and climate changes in preparation for future lessons on the Greenhouse Effect.
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Chills And Thrills

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students learn what happens when ice melts. They explore melting, and devise ways of speeding up and slowing down the melting process.
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Getting From Here To There

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars plan a driving trip using maps. Working in pairs, students receive a destination card and must create a plan for arriving at their destination using only a map. Trip plans should include, mileage, distance and time...
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Count and Non-count Nouns

For Students 5th - 6th
In this count and non-count nouns worksheet, students complete 8 sentences by choosing the noun or nouns that make sense. They choose from 4 choices for each question.
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Understanding Symbols

For Students 7th - 10th
In this symbols activity, students read about how different symbols are used to represent variables or constants in equations. Then students complete 3 problems.
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Surface Meteorological Observation System (SMOS)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate local surface weather conditions. They log weather conditions for thirty days, develop a graph, plot cloud cover, and compare/contrast the graphed lines of various weather factors.
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Enzyme Grabbers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students perform simple experiments to show properties of enzymes through studying how apple sauce can turn into apple juice and experimenting with papaya seeds. Students witness how enzymes speed up reactions through witnessing the...