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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 5 - Exercise 1b

For Students 9th - 12th
For this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Observing Mars in the Night Sky

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils compare and contrast the orbits of Earth and Mars, locate the planet Mars, and diagram its retrograde motion.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Between the Lines, Gas Pains...Again

For Students 9th - 12th
In this current events learning exercise, students analyze a political cartoon about the increase in gasoline prices and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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The Berlin Wall

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students enter the classroom and observe a wall that is set up with desks, bookshelves, or anything else available. to create a barrier that they cannot cross during the class. The class then is divided into East and West Berlin with the...
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What's This?: Mythic Creatures

For Students 6th - 12th
Fantastic beasts, and where to find them, are featured in a resource that offers images of real animals that just might have given rise to some of mythic creatures of legend.
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Weather Verbs

For Students 4th - 5th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students examine a list of 8 weather related words and then complete 8 fill in the blank sentences with the correct form of each word provided.
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New Angle on Forest Ecology

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students measure and calculate the angle of the sun. They compare the leaf types on the north and south to compare the effects of the sun on the type of vegetation. They complete the activities inside the classroom or on a trip to a...
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The Kapok (Ceiba) Tree

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the rainforest. They listen to The Great Kapok Tree and create a web using Inspiration software. They research kapok trees and create posters to make others aware of the plight of the rainforest. They role-play the...
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Observing Lava Flows

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars examine the difference between fast and slow spreading lava flows. They identify various types of lava flow and determine the factors that cause them to form. Viewing photographs of lava flows, students working in groups,...
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Light

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Here is a stellar slide show for illuminating middle schoolers' minds on the topic of light! An interactive slide allows viewers to sort light sources by whether or not they are man-made. More objects are displayed and learners discover...
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Wax On, Wane Off

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore the Earth's only natural sattelite, the moon. They view a demonstration using tennis balls of the waxing crescent moon, waxing gibbous moon and a lunar eclipse.
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The Rise of Islam

For Students 5th - 6th
For this Islamic medicine worksheet, students read about the rise of Islam and the history of medicine within the culture. Students read 5 passages.
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"Medieval Travels, The Mongols and the Silk Road Across Asia"

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders are able to take information obtained from the various readings of primary and secondary sources and classroom discussions directed by the instructor and relate it to the student's curretn real life experiences. They...
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Giants of the Protozoa

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars describe and define xenophyophores.  In this protozoa instructional activity students divide into groups and complete a lab activity. 
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The Historical Geography of Mesopotamia

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students show how the geography of the Mesopotamia region has impacted the beginnings of civilization. They show how this area has long been the site of the rise and fall of great empires, and how the geography of this region has a lot...
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Breaking News English: Tsunamis

For Students 5th - 10th
In this tsunamis worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and more...
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2001: A Space Odyssey Activity Sheet and Progress Test

For Students 9th - 12th
In this 2001: A Space Odyssey activity and progress test worksheet, students respond to a total of 13 multiple choice, matching and fill in the blank questions about 2001: A Space Odyssey in order to better understand the novel.
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Present Tense

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this verb tense worksheet, learners learn the proper use of present tense verbs. Students correct the mistakes in 4 sentences by rewriting them with the correct present tense verb.
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Keep it Complex

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider the importance of biodiversity in the ocean layers. In this oceanography lesson plan, students use the Shannon-Weaver diversity index to analyze data.  Students analyze the information collected and write a report...
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Velocity and Acceleration

For Students 11th - 12th
In this velocity and acceleration worksheet, students determine the distance walked and the displacement of a person who walks 15 m west and 20 m east. Then they determine the resultant velocity of a bicyclist who rides 10 km/h west and...
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Japanese Culture

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders make connections with the history of Japanese art with the modern use of ancient warriors in the popular Yu-Gi-Oh trading cards. They journal and reflect upon the research and comparison of the ancient to modern art.
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Head, Heart, Hands, Health

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a compare and contrast activity for American agriculture historical events. In this historical events in agriculture lesson, 4th graders review a timeline and complete research for agriculture in the 20th century,...
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Catalysts and Enzymes

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Biochemists experiment with the oxothermic decomposition of hydrogen dioxide by adding manganese dioxide. They observe how pepsin enhances the action of acid on the digestion of egg white proteins. They use yeast to make bread rise. All...
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Come On Down!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Begin with an introduction to famous deep-sea submersibles. Learners work in groups to gather information on different vessels and then share with the class. Each group then uses water displacement to help calculate the density of...