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Homology

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Young scholars investigate the concept of homology. They are particularly interested in finding information about developmental homology. Students design a new animal correcting obvious mistakes on a worksheet provided by the teacher....
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Banking Grammatically

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders identify the different roles involved in banking. They list and create defintions for the different types of banking services offered at a branch office. Students write sentences using verbs in present and past tenses....
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Decoding Information From the Catalog

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify the parts of a print catalog record as a way to find information and the location of a book in the media center. They complete a worksheet about decoding a catalog record, complete a Mad Libs activity online, and...
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Hot Dog Clown Trick

For Teachers K
Students make a hot dog clown prop. They create their own way of verbalizing the clown trick to others. Students comprehend what clowns do and make a trick hot dog. They plan what they are going to say and how they act while they perform...
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Learning, Communication, and 21st Century Skills: Students Speak Up

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students brainstorm to come up with examples of things they do with computers and write them down for the class to observe. They then raise their hands to respond to each survey question, tallying their answers on the board and engage in...
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Breaking News English: Men Motivated by Co-Worker Salaries

For Students 5th - 10th
For this English worksheet, students read "Men Motivated by Co-Worker Salaries," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Keep Warm to Avoid Colds

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, learners read "Keep Warm to Avoid Colds," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Sharks and Fishes

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students explain the role of the school of fish as the prey and the shark as the predator, as they participate in the game Sharks and Fishes. They demonstrate quick physical movement, and trickery, by sucessfully staying away from the...
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Musical Patterns

For Teachers K
Students use musical instruments to create simple patterns. They, in pairs, come to the front of the classroom and create a pattern.
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Charting Our Waters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create an attribute chart to organize their learning about water. They work with a partner to incorporate academic vocabulary to complete their chart. Students may volunteer to share their charts with the entire class.
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Breaking News English: We Spend Half Our Time Daydreaming

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "We Spend Half Our Time Daydreaming," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Israeli Troops Kill Aid Activists

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English learning exercise, learners read "Israeli Troops Kill Aid Activists," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Campaign Against Poverty Begins

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Campaign Against Poverty Begins," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Jesse's Ice Cream Stand

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students evaluate the best price to scoop size combination for profit. They complete a poem on the concept of profit for earning money and calculate profit in several situations.
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Presidential Power and Influence

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze the powers and duties that Article II of the US Constitution grants the President. They determine the influence the President has on the nation and how philanthropy changes in a nation.
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How Can the Little Moon Hide the Giant Sun? Exploring Size and Distance

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students compare two objects at different distances. They explore the concept that distance affects how we perceive the size of objects.
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Working

For Teachers K
Students draw a picture of a work setting previously discussed in class.
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Questions for Today: Communities

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discover how questionnaires help communities to determine the needs of its citizens. They make an analogy between a survey of students about their school and a survey of citizens about their community.
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Positive and Negative Conflict

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Young scholars explore the concepts of positive and negative conflict. They examine the ideas of cooperation and competition and apply the idea of win-win to global climate change. Students participate in a friendly competition.
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Making Money

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this money skills instructional activity, students answer financial questions based on their own money situation. Studetns complete seven pages of related activities.
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Reading Between the Lines: Making Inferences About Idioms

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discover idioms. In this inferencing lesson, students identify idioms from passages and infer meanings of unknown idioms using prior knowledge and experience.  Students write sentences using newly learned idioms. 
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Breaking News English: Romantic Love Lasts Only a Year

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English learning exercise, students read "Romantic Love Lasts Only a Year," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Rover Races

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students simulate driving a rover on the surface of Mars. In this space science lesson plan, students identify the challenges experienced by astronauts in operating a vehicle. They recommend some changes to make their 'rover' better.
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What Do They Do? A Current Events Action

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners research and identify philanthropic organizations involved in current events. In this current events lesson, students search newspaper articles for philanthropic organizations, such as the Red Cross, and how they are related to...