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Learning to Ask Questions

For Teachers 1st
First graders analyze historical materials and create questions about Dwight D. Eisenhower.  In this question writing lesson, 1st graders ask and answer questions about the life of Eisenhower. Students write about photographs they...
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Sacco and Vanzetti: “The Case That Will Not Die”

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Studying this case within its historical context can help us better understand urgent current issues of today.
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Water Conservation

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Open learners' eyes to the challenge of finding safe drinking water – something we often take for granted in our country. The PowerPoint presentation includes images, graphs, diagrams, and even a video to stimulate discussion on how we...
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Adverbs

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Modify different verbs with a worksheet about adverbs. Kids read 12 sentences and circle the adverbs in each, in addition to underlining the verb that they describe. Next, they write their own sentences and indicate the appropriate...
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Income Taxes

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Most adults dread April 15 — tax day! Tax preparation can be intimidating even for adults. Build confidence by leading individuals through the process and then give them a scenario to practice. The exercise uses tax vocabulary to give...
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The Cold War: How Did It Start? How Did It End?

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
What is the difference between a Cold War and a Hot War? Scholars research the beginning of the Cold War. They analyze diary entries as well as excerpts from various events during the 45-year standoff. To finish, they prepare final...
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Most Livable Cities Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
For this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 20 identification questions about the most livable cities in the world. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.
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Melbourne - Reading Comprehension Podcards Worksheet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, young scholars read a one page passage about Melbourne, Australia. They complete approximately 30 fill in the blank questions dealing with the passage. Students also identify seven synonyms. ...
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3rd Grade Social Studies Core Skills (Reference Books)

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this reference materials worksheet, students complete the 20 multiple choice questions pertaining to the correct book needed to find the answer in each situation. Included are dictionary, atlas, encyclopedias, newspapers and maps.
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Famous Hoosiers

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders make a timeline about a famous person from Indiana. In this famous Hoosiers instructional activity, 4th graders watch a PowerPoint presentation about David Letterman's life. They make a timeline using information from the...
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Laws of Civil Rights

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In this segregation lesson, students explore the rights that were guaranteed by the legislation as well as attempts by southerners to stop African Americans from voting. Young...
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Postcards from California: A Unit on Geography, Social Studies, History and California's Resources

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine patterns that influence population density in the various regions of California. The unit's three lessons utilize graphic organizers for the interpretation and presentation of data.
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The Election of 2008: Primaries and Caucuses

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the American presidential election process. In this presidential election lesson, students discover details regarding the campaigns of McCain and Obama in the 2008 election. Students create timelines that feature the...
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National Road to Indiana

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners explore the National Road to Indiana. In this U.S. highway history and primary source research lesson, students read an original journal written by Jane Voorhees Lewis in 1806 describing her trip west on the first federally...
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Law, Values and Lobbying

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students begin to examine the lawmaking process. Using their text, they describe the role of the three branches of government. In groups, they identify the four basic values protected by law and define the concept of lobbying and...
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Interstate Highways

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read a passage about interstate highways. They then answer the 10 questions on the page.
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Who's Uninsured in 2007? It's More Than Just the Poor

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of health care. In this health care lesson plan, students read an article about the financial cost associated with health care. Students discuss costs and resources that people in the article have to deal...
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Busted!

For Teachers K - 12th
Students play a math game using teacher-created cards that target a specific math skill. They solve the presented equations and check their answers with one another. If they are correct they keep a card, if not the card is discarded.
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You Can Do It: Creating How-To Videos

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create instructional videos. in this video lesson, students choose a subject area and topic to make their own how-to video. They research this topic and film their video using a flip-camera. 
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ESL Holiday Lessons: Anzac Day

For Students 6th - 11th
In this language skills activity, students read an article on Anzac Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble questions, 30 short answer...
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Georgia Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this Georgia worksheet, students match vocabulary words having to do with Georgia's famous people, places, and history to sentences that describe them. Students match 10 words.
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Capitalization and Punctuation

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
First and second graders explore writing conventions. They add question marks or periods to the end of teacher generated sentences on sentence strips. They locate punctuation marks in poems and write original sentences using appropriate...
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The Current Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Examine recent events in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Three lessons, multiple excerpts, evaluation questions, and activities are all included to make your class globally aware.
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LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI PAST AND PRESENT

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the Mississippi River and the ways in which it is used by the communities it travels through.

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