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First Grade Economics Unit

For Teachers 1st
First graders begin by studying the differences between a "good" and a "service". They compare items to each other to help comprehend the differences. They also look into the differences between buyers and sellers and how the choices...
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Equivalent Sentences

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this recognizing sentences with the same or nearly the same meanings online/interactive worksheet, students read two columns of statements and match the ones that have equivalent meanings. Students match 7 sentences and check their...
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Polite or Impolite Sentences

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this recognizing polite and impolite questions and statements activity, students cut out cards with statements and questions and match the pairs using good manners and bad manners. Students match 24 cards.
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Can, Could and To Be Able To Exercise

For Students 4th - 5th
For this recognizing the infinitive, present, and past tenses of "to be able to" worksheet, students complete sentences by filling in the blanks with the correct verb choices. Students choose 10 multiple choice answers.
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Introduction to the Scientific Method

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars recognize and follow the steps of the scientific method to complete an experiment.  In this scientific method lesson, students use inquiry tools to measure objects.  Young scholars record their data.
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I Spy

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students use the Internet to gather more information about the gadgets spies use on the job. They analyze cases in which spies were involved and modern security systems. There is a section in which they can ask questions.
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The Buffalo War: A Clash of Cultures

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students view a documentary on the different values and meaning placed on the buffalo. Examining various cultures, they link the attitudes to the treatment of the animal in the wild. They develop solutions to the conflict raised by the...
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Pre WWII Germany - Inflation

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders differentiate between inflation and hyperinflation. They explain the economic conditions in Germany before WWII and the roles of government in a market economy. They analyze the importance of keeping inflation under...
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Creating a Dichotomous Key for Amphibians

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students are introduced to the purpose of dichotomous keys and create one together as a class. In groups, they use a digital atlas to examine the different types of amphibians in Idaho. Using this information, they make their own...
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Printing Practice Letter P

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this printing worksheet, young scholars trace 4 uppercase letter P's. The first box provides arrows that guide students in tracing the letter.
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Relate Fractions, Decimals, and Percents practice 19.2

For Students 4th - 5th
In this relating fractions, decimals, and percents worksheet, students recognize the relationships, complete a table with missing fraction, decimal, and/or percent, write fractions in simplest forms, and solve algebraic equations and two...
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Magnet Muscles

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students experiment with magnetism. In this science lesson, students are divided into cooperative learning groups and use the scientific method to test their hypothesis. Each group performs a different experiment.
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Chinese Inventions

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students identify inventions as coming from China. For this Chinese inventions lesson, students are given a list of common items such as cast iron, a wheelbarrow, and the decimal system, then conduct research to identify where they were...
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Fun With -ing Verbs 3

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this recognizing the appropriate -ing words in context worksheet, students read sentences and choose the bold faced words that correctly complete the sentences. Students underline 15 answers.
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Patriotic Symbols

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders recognize patriotic symbols and why they are important. In this loyalty lesson, 3rd graders understand how the symbols of our country helps us show our loyalty to it. Students define words in the pledge of allegiance and...
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Idiom Quizzes C

For Students 4th - 6th
In this recognizing idioms online/interactive worksheet, learners read sentences with expressions in brackets and choose the idioms beginning with the letter "c" to replace those in the brackets. Students choose 45 idioms.
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Idiom Quizzes - Colors

For Students 4th - 6th
In this recognizing idioms with color words online/interactive worksheet, students read definitions and examples of idioms with black, blue, gray, green, pink, red, white, and yellow and choose an idiom to replace expressions in...
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Reading Comprehension

For Teachers 3rd
In these two reading and comprehending a friendly letter worksheet and a poem about a Frog worksheet, 3rd graders read a letter from a third grader and answer questions about it. Students answer 11 multiple choice questions. 
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Red Cross/Red Crescent Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Red Cross/Red Crescent Day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, matching phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice, unscramble the words, sequencing, unscramble the...
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Idioms Quiz: Body 3

For Students 4th - 6th
In this online/interactive recognizing idioms worksheet, students read idioms about the body in isolation and in context to find their meanings. Students choose 10 multiple choice answers, click the "Answer" button and the "More about...
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Lewis and Clark: Prized Possessions

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students consider the role of Sacagawea as part of the Corps of Discovery. In this Lewis and Clark expedition lesson, students discover details about Sacagawea's wampum belt and then create their own wampum belts using their computer and...
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Getting to Know You

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore ways in which they are smart. In this "getting to know you" classroom team building lesson, students discuss various ways people can be smart and describe ways in which they are smart. Students listen to "Smart" from...
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Symmetry

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore symmetry. In this geometry lesson, student identify and define bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry, pentagonal symmetry, hexagonal symmetry, and cubic symmetry. Students construct examples of these types of symmetry and...
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New Year's Etymology and Writing Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate the history and etymology of New Year's Day. They listen to a teacher-led lecture about the background of New Year's Day, design an image of Janus, and write a story in the first person telling what Janus might say...