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Minimum Wage
The first ever minimum wage in America was set at 25 cents per hour in 1938 and has been steadily, if slowly, increasing ever since. Using the provided website, pupils decide if the United States should further increase the federal...
Illustrative Mathematics
How Many Marbles?
Don't lose your marbles! This simple story problem helps make teaching division with fractions much easier. Work on this problem along with the instructional activity titled, How Many Servings of Oatmeal? to highlight the...
K12 Reader
Summarize It: President Theodore Roosevelt's 7th Annual Message to Congress
How did Theodore Roosevelt stress the importance of conservation during his time as president of the United States? Take a closer look at the language Roosevelt used himself in a 1907 address to Congress, and have your young...
Bowels Physics
Newton's Second Law
Were it not for Sir Newton, our understanding of physics and matters of the world would be drastically different. Present your class with detailed information of Newton's Second Law as they explore the concepts of mass and acceleration....
Global Oneness Project
Witnessing Icebergs
Camille Seaman's photoessay, "Witnessing Icebergs" documents just a tip of the problem of climate change through images of icebergs in both the Arctic and Antarctic polar regions. After viewing the haunting images, viewers respond...
Curated OER
Inflation and Money
Students examine the relationship between inflation and money. Defining key terms, they define money in terms of its functions and give examples of money. They discover what happens when inflation occurs unexpectedly. They also examine...
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Reading Comprehension 3: Level 9
A statistics-loaded passage about home sales provides the text for a reading comprehension exercise. Although the subject matter might challenge some readers, the answer key explains how to approach and answer the three multiple choice...
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A Comparison of Land and Water Temperature
Students examine NASA satellite observations of surface temperature and investigate the seasonal changes of land and water temperature.
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Economics Quiz
Let your scholars test their economics skills with this 55-question quiz! They respond to fill-in-the-blank and multiple-choice questions pertaining to the study of microeconomics and macroeconomics. All answers are provided, and the...
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Storytelling Model
Students examine how to model story telling for their classes. They investigate how to learn, rehearse and share stories.
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Wasting Energy at Home?
Students identify ways that energy is wasted. They develop ideas on how to conserve energy in the home. They also categorize appliances found in the home as heavy, moderate, or light users of energy
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Cost Effective Buying
Students evaluate energy-related purchases. For this consumer awareness lesson, students visit an appliance store and rank the products' cost effectiveness by using a mathematical formula.
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 4 - Exercise 6b
In 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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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 5 - Exercise 1b
In 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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Word Meaning
In this word meaning activity, students fill in the blanks with the correct words that are given to them in multiple choice form. Students complete 10 problems.
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PSYC 2207 (Speech): Lecture One
A great way to introduce a speech pathology or psychology class, this lecture takes students through various theories on speech perception and speech production. Students will find the information applicable and easy to digest, and...
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Inflation and Unemployment
Students explore the role of government in the economy market. In this economics instructional activity, students analyze the decision making and how it takes into consideration additional cost, benefits and public awareness of what they...
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Breaking News English: Immigration
In this immigration 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...
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Graphing Applications
In this graphing applications worksheet, learners derive equations for 4 word problems. Students then define variables, find intercepts, graph the equations, and interpret the slopes.
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Inductance
In this inductance instructional activity, students answer 20 questions about magnetic fields as they relate to inductors, inertia, transistors, and the flow of current through circuits.
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Breaking News English: Luxury Goods
In this luxury goods 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...
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Going, Going, Gone!
Sixth graders use the scientific method to test variables of evaporation. In this evaporation lesson plan, 6th graders test a wet handprint on a paper towel and relate this experiment to weather conditions.
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A Day in the Life of a World War II Soldier Webquest
Students complete a web-quest into a day in the life of a World War II soldier. In this webquest instructional activity, students investigate what life was like for soldiers on the front lines during the second World War. They use note...
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Yeast Experiments
In this science worksheet, students explore two experiments involving yeast. Students discover that yeast grows faster at room temperature than at hot or cold temperatures.