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Spectacular Squid
Students study squid including what family they are in. In this exploratory instructional activity students view a video, answer questions and complete an activity on squid.
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Transforming Everyday Objects
Students analyze Pop artists and their art. In this art analysis lesson plan, students consider the choices and mediums Pop art artists Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, and Jasper Johns. Students make connections between...
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Sorting "Good" Junk (Recycling)
Second graders study recycling. In this environment lesson, 2nd graders discuss how to sort trash, sort actual trash labeling it, and explore the trash writing new uses of each item of trash instead of throwing the...
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Rainbow Joe and Me
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Rainbow Joe and Me. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, answer short answer questions, have discussions,...
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Water Rocket
Students study the basic operation of a water rocket. In this propulsionlesson students complete several experiments on constructing a bottle rocket launcher.
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Acids and Bases
Students study acid and bases and how they fall on the pH scale. In this solutions lesson students complete a lob activity using litmus then fill out a data table.
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Monster: Guided Imagery
How would you feel if you were on trial for murder—and you were only 16 years old? Put yourself in Steve Harmon's shoes before reading Monster by Walter Dean Myers. Kids listen to music that fits the theme of the book before...
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Post-Impressionism: Mosaic Still-life
A still life with tissue paper? Why not! Using Paul Cézanne's art as inspiration, learners create their own still life pictures by gluing various colors of tissue paper onto a paper or pattern.
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White Fang
White Fang gets into the mind of a wild wolfdog as people domesticate him. The story tells of trials with violent animals and humans alike. White Fang captures readers' hearts as the pup separates from his family.
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Using a Thesaurus
In this language arts worksheet, students learn to use a thesaurus to replace words they already know. Students read 20 sentences and replace the underlined word with a new word found in the thesaurus.
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Debate on Ratification: Should We Ratify the New Constitution?
Students determine whether the Constitution should be ratified. In this U.S. Constitution instructional activity, students research the roles of famous Federalists and Antifederalists in order to prepare them to participate in a...
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The UK Hit Singles Chart 4
In this United Kingdom hit singles worksheet, students examine 10 pairs of song artists or groups. Students identify the musician or group in each pair who spent the most weeks on the UK Top 75 Chart.
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Word Search: Elements of Music
In this music learning exercise, students find the words that are related to the different elements of music and the answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Opposites Practice #1
In this online interactive opposites worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions that require them to identify antonyms of the bold-faced words in 12 sentences. Students may submit their...
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Intermediate Critical Reading - The Robin
In these critical reading worksheets, learners read the short story about robins. Students then answer 3 critical reading questions about the passage.
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Where in the World is Utah Wheat?
Students examine the role of climate and landforms in the use of Utah's land. In this geography activity, students analyze the relationship between geography and agriculture in the state as they examine data regarding wheat production in...
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Simple and Complete Subjects
In this grammar practice worksheet, students respond to 5 fill in the blank and 13 short answer questions that require them to identify simple and complete subjects and predicates.
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Snakes: Illusions in Locomotion
Young scholars learn how snakes move. In this locomotion lesson, students learn the four main methods of locomotion that snakes use. Young scholars visually create one locomotive movement.
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Delightful Directions
First graders identify and demonstrate how symbols and models are used to represent features of the environment. They identify the directions on a map as east, west, north, and south. Finally, 1st graders play a direction game, move to...
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Beginning, Middle, or End?
Here's a activity to help students become familiar with where to find words in a dictionary. Students whether the each of the 15 flower related words would be found at the beginning, middle or end of the dictionary.
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Area of Solids
Students find the area of rectangular solids and cylinders by cutting them into flat pieces and adding the areas.
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Spell Tag
Young scholars work on their spelling skills by spelling a word to get unfrozen if tagged.
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Sense-Ability
Students use comparisons, graphing, patterning, and sorting, and develop language skills as they explore the five senses.
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Albatross Eye Shadow
Students practice shading techniques to mimic the exquisite shading of the Albatross eye (eye shadow). Extension for students skilled in computer art included.