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What's the Point?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners identify the components of a political cartoon and formulate the main ideas.
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The Strength of the Muscular System

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the strength of the muscular system. They explore voluntary and involuntary muscle movement and discuss the types of muscles: cardiac or heart, skeletal, and smooth. They visit stations to answer questions...
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Plant Sleuth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about the parts of a plant, and how plants live and grow.
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Minnesota-China Connections: Writing Prompts

For Teachers K - 12th
Students write a short essay in response to a writing prompt related to a theme or issue raised within the Minnesota-China Connection Web site.
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Details, Details, Details

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students review paragraph development, use of adjectives and grammar requirements. They incorporate various details in a written paragraph describing a visual image used as a writing prompt.
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Learning To Use Quotation Marks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the use of quotation marks. In this grammar lesson, students read dialogue and explore the rules of quotation mark use as they practice using the marks on a worksheet assignment.
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Friendly Letter

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students write friendly letters. For this friendly letters lesson, students write a friendly letter on the given template after being given direct instruction on how to write a friendly letter.
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Summing it all Up...In Your Own Words

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe and demonstrate the steps to identifying the main ideas of a text. They listen to the teacher read a paragraph and model the steps of summarizing the main idea. Students then independently read a different paragraph...
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Minerals And Their Uses

For Students 6th - 12th
In this minerals instructional activity, students will review the four physical characteristics used to identify a mineral: streak, color, size, and hardness. Students will also understand the Mohs Hardness Scale. This instructional...
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Conjunctions

For Students 4th
In this conjunctions instructional activity, 4th graders read a one page selection about conjunctions and answer 10 multiple choices questions.
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Anchoring Activities - Various Subjects (K-5)

For Teachers Higher Ed
Teachers create different activities and differentiate them to meet the students' needs. In this differentiation activity, teachers do activities such as accelerated reader, sunshine math, problem of the day, around the world or...
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Spanish - Imperative vs. Preterite Tense

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders take an online quiz using a website where they differentiate between preterite and imperfect tenses in Spanish. For this Spanish lesson plan, 12th graders use their computer skills and Spanish skills.
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The Preterite

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice one of the past tenses in Spanish called the preterite after the teacher presents the provided Power Point presentation.
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What's Cooking

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice following and writing directions through the use of simple recipes. First they write directions for creating an ice cream sundae. Then they make the sundaes using the recipe written by their classmates.
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ReQuest and Motor Imaging with My Side of the Mountain

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read "My Side of the Mountain." They create a pantomime using vocabulary words from the story. Students create three questions about the reading. They discuss the passage they read and act out words to help them better...
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Elements Picture Assignment

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students identify the basic structural and decorative designs, create examples of line (horizontal/vertical/curved/diagonal), as well as identify and explain the difference between shape and form. Then, they identify and explain the use...
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Reproduction and Development

For Students 9th - 12th
In this human reproduction worksheet, high schoolers will review the male and female anatomy and the hormones involved in the development towards sexual maturity. Students will also review the events that occur during the three phases of...
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Describing Motion-Speed

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students study speed and learn how to calculate it.  In this investigative lesson students participate in an activity that shows them how to calculate speed then they fill out a worksheet.
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Biology Research Assignment

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students become aware of and develop an appreciation for science in the world around us.
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Let's Retell This Story

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify story grammar elements of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff." The elements are recorded on a chart and students use the story grammar elements from the chart to retell the story.
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Quick Writes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write on a variety of topics, maximize creative and expository writing skills, develop focused writing, organize ideas, incorporate detail in writing, and exhibit varied and precise word choice.
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Principles of Desigh

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the principals of design or are introduced to them for the first time. The intention of the assignment is to reinforce the principles. There are strategies given to help diverse learners. The use of pictures is essential...
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English Exercises: Present Perfect Tenses

For Students 3rd - 7th
In this online interactive English skills activity, students respond to 45 fill in the blank and multiple choice questions about verb tenses. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Independent - To Be or Not Top Be - Day 1, Lesson 2: Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research the thirteen significant events that lead to the start of the American Revolution.