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Explaining Change Processes Using a Simple Particle Model of Matter

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
The more things change, the more they stay the same. This unit includes seven lessons starting with physical change and moving through to chemical change. Conservation of matter is explained clearly with multiple hands-on activities and...
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Past Events

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this recognizing past events worksheet, students change present tense verbs to the past simple of regular verbs, write a simple narrative of past events, and turn interrogative sentences into past tense statements Students write...
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Light Your Way

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate how a simple series circuit functions. They design and construct a working portable flashlight, develop a written plan for the flashlight, test their flashlight for functionality and reliability, and draw the series...
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Wheel and Axle

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders construct a wheel and axle model using a Lego Dacta set. They read and discuss informational text from the book "It's Science! Machines We Use," and in small groups create a simple machine using Legos.
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WHY YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO YOUR GRANNY

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students hear a story and use a graphic organizer to identify problems and solutions. They also identify main characters, setting and simple plot. They illustrate one situation when they should listen to their parents.
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Monkeying Around

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study machines. They watch a video about and identify and chart machines they find at home and at school. They design and build simple and compound machines, create an advertisement for them and attempt to sell them at the...
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First Class Lever Lab

For Students 8th - 10th
In this first class lever activity, students investigate the mechanical advantage of this simple machine. Students change the effort arm and the resistance arm and calculate the resistance force, effort force and the mechanical...
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Language with Linguistic Legos

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students visualize and manipulate sentences as building blocks, and, given a key, use Legos™ to demonstrate how to construct sentences of variety (simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex).
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What's It Made Of? What's It Used For?

For Students 4th - 6th
In this passive present simple verb learning exercise, students in groups pick a card and practice describing the object for their group to guess what they are talking about. Students generate how big it is, what it's used for and/or...
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Fly Me to the Moon!

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this Moon travel worksheet, students construct a simple rocket trajectory called the Hohmann Transfer orbit using a compass, string, paper and a pencil. Students solve 2 problems which include finding the number of hours it takes to...
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Module 14 Keeping In Touch

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
In this ESL instructional activity, student match 8 names with the events/facts that they are associated with. They write 8 sentences about the facts or events using the present simple verb tense. They put given words in the correct...
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Growing Fruit: Fruit Poster

For Students 4th - 6th
In this identifying fruits worksheet, students cut and paste pictures of fruits on a poster board, identify the type of each one as simple, aggregate, or multiple, and add pictures of foods made from each of them. Students complete 30...
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Rice as a Source of Energy

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the nutrition in rice. In this rice lesson, 5th graders discover that rice is a great source of energy. Students compare foods to rice to see the differences in the nutritional value. Students classify foods in...
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Sentence (Structure) Recognition Practice

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this sentence clauses worksheet, sixth and seventh graders read ten sentences and write down whether the sentence is: simple, compound, complex or compound-complex.
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Note Names & Piano Games

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the letter names of notes, demonstrate simple rhythms, and combine the two to play short melodic phrases using Bug Band. They create their own melodies and play them using Bug Band and various instruments.
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Volunteering for Others

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students research the kind of volunteer options for teens in their area, using the Internet and calls to local agencies. Students conduct a simple survey in your school or ask volunteer organizations you contact to help you get in touch...
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Addition of Simple Fractions

For Students 4th - 7th
In this addition of simple fractions worksheet, students problem solve twenty five addition equations involving simple fractions.
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Addition of Simple Fractions

For Students 5th - 8th
In this addition of simple fractions worksheet, students problem solve twenty five addition equations involving simple fractions.
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Addition of Simple Fractions (1-10)

For Students 5th - 9th
In this addition of simple fractions from one to ten worksheet, students problem solve twenty five addition equations involving simple fractions.
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School-Home Links: Spell Simple Words

For Students K - 1st
In this simple words worksheet, students look at each picture and name the object. Students use a pencil to circle four of the things they like best. Students sound out each word for the pictures and write the letters that spell each...
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Simple Present Tense Crossword

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this simple present crossword worksheet, students complete a 12 word puzzle, using given clues. Words have to do with the simple present tense.
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ESL: Past Simple Tense Activity

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL past simple tense worksheet, students fill in blanks in the story of "Little Red Riding Hood" using past simple tense of verbs given in parenthesis.
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Addition of Simple Fractions

For Students 6th - 9th
In this addition of simple fractions worksheet, students problem solve twenty five addition equations while showing each step of their work as they go.
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Addition of Simple Fractions

For Students 6th - 9th
In this addition of simple fractions with denominators between two and ten learning exercise, students problem solve twenty-five addition equations.

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