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Term Deposits: Worth the Wait?
Students study term deposits and the attributes of long and short-term savings. They examine their spending habits while looking at how different types of accounts meet different economic goals. They complete worksheets that are provided...
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Afghanistan in ruins
Students think about and internalize how they would help to rebuild a country. They study the meaning of global interdependence and why rich countries help poor countries. They also explore different types of international aid and...
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Irregular Verbs
In this language arts worksheet, students become familiar with irregular verb forms. Students read the examples that show different irregular verb types and change the verbs in over 70 examples.
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A New Century Of Flight
Students study an article on high speed travel. In this investigative lesson students students read an article, answer questions then work in groups to calculate problems.
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Mineral Matters
Students work in a team to use the ProScope Digital USB Microscope and a computer to collect microscopic images from a variety of mineral specimens. They compare specimens and determine how they are alike and different by comparing their...
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Density - An Intrinsic Property
Learners discover the property of density while participating in a lab exercise. In this scientific measuring instructional activity, pupils utilize a scale to measure the density of different metal materials. They document their work...
Overcoming Obstacles
Creating a Win-Win Situation
As part of a study of ways to resolve conflicts, class members examine the characteristics of win-win solutions and then practice win-win negotiations. They also examine the role of a mediator in conflict resolution and then script and...
Region of Peel
Put Me in Order
Sorting fractions, integers, decimals and square roots into sequential order is an active process when you use a gym as your setting. After your class is divided into two groups and provided with number cards, they compete to see who can...
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Alphabet Poems
Develop fluency with a variety of works. Help kindergartners use multiple strategies to understand text and decoding. They will create an alphabet poem book on Kid Works 2 to illustrate and write their own poem. In the end, they will...
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5th grade reading
In this reading instructional activity, 5th graders read seven 1/2 page passages and answer multiple choice questions about them. Students complete 25 questions.
Teach Engineering
How Antibiotics Work
Take two pills and call me in the morning. The first lesson in a short unit of four introduces class members to delivery methods of medicines. The instruction introduces the question of which delivery method is best to get you feeling...
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What Events Led to Lincoln's Assassination?
Fourth graders use primary and secondary sources to research the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. They identify arguments supporting and opposing the position that Lincoln's assassination could have been prevented and write a report...
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Comparing Animal and Plant Cell Structure
Young scholars work as a team to use the ProScope Digital USB Microscope and a computer to collect microscopic images from a variety of organisms. When they compare these specimens, they are able to determine how they are alike and...
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Of Mice and Men: Chapter 3 Reading and Study Guide
Boost comprehension with an excellent reading guide for chapter 3 Of Mice and Men. Learners define four vocabulary words, note one allusion, define five literary terms, and respond to 31 short answer questions regarding the Steinbeck...
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Soccer Football
Games like this are so much fun! It's basically a big keep-away game, but you get to score points. There are rules by which to play, so young scholars can practice the passing and catching skills in football as much as possible in the...
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Get Into March Madness!
The Annual NCAA Basketball Tournament is here........take advantage!
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The Paperless Classroom: Websites that Help You Go Digital
From kindergarten through high school, these tools will help reduce the paper trail.
Film English
London
Give your class a tour of London! Before you get started, pupils can brainstorm what they do and do not know about the city and discuss how they think it may have changed over the years. The provided video shows footage from London in...
National Association of School Nurses
Learn to Be Smart and Safe with Medicine
Begin educating young people on how to be smart and safe with medicine. Use a set of workbook pages to explore what symptoms are, uses for medications, how to read prescription and over-the-counter medicine labels, and who to trust when...
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Volleyball - Lesson 17 - Winning the Point
One of the hardest skills to learn in volleyball is how to spike the ball. Lesson 17 teaches about the footwork to prepare for spiking and focuses on the importance of the wrist snap. There is a diagram of the set-up for the hitting...
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Scatter Plot Basketball
Learners take turns shooting baskets and creating scatterplots based on the data. They create two graphs and look for possible correlation in the data for each graph.
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Poetry in Motion
Students choose a poetry theme. They write a poem, illustrate it with digital images and record it using a digital video camera.
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Mystery Powders
Students collect microscopic images from a variety of chemical specimens to determine the identity of a mystery powder. They use a ProScope Digital USB Microscope to describe and compare the crystal size and shape of the chemicals.
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Physical Education Lesson: Winter Station Activities
Students experience and participate in a variety of four winter station games. They assess the winter stations of Get the Candy Cane, What is in Your Stocking, Jingle Bell Basketball and Candy Cane Lane. Each student also experiences a...