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Plant Structure, Function and Growth

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students study three structures of a plant as well as their locations and functions.  In this botany lesson plan students complete several activities on plant organs and their functions.
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Carbon: Structure Matters

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read the Who We Are Section on Calfee Designs Webpage and discuss carbon usage. They work in pairs to look up the minerals diamond and graphite then create a chart on the properties of each mineral then compare how they differ...
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Causative Structures 3

For Teachers 7th - 8th
For this causative structures worksheet, students, after reviewing active/passive verbs, choose which causative structure grammatically makes ten sentences correct.
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Comparative Structures Worksheet

For Students 1st
In this comparative structures worksheet, 1st graders read ten sentences and fill in each blank with as, than or more to complete each comparative structure.
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Investigating the Structure of the Flower

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students investigate the structure of the flower. In this biology lesson plan, students examine the basic anatomy of a flower by means of creating a model and understand the proportional relationships of the various parts illustrated.
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Causative Structures 2

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this causative structures worksheet, students, after reviewing active/passive verbs, choose the correct verb out of a choice of three for each of ten sentences.
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Online ESL Quizzes- Sentence Structure-2

For Students 3rd
In this online grammar quiz learning exercise, 3rd graders determine if five examples are sentences or not. They complete the quiz online by selection a button labeled sentence or not a sentence. They can submit their answers for a grade...
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Sentences- Parallel Structure and Paired Conjunctions

For Students 7th - 9th
In this sentence instructional activity, learners complete the first 10 sentences using a parallel structure format. They complete the last 6 sentences using paired conjunctions.
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Parallel Structure

For Students 4th - 6th
In this parallel structure worksheet, students must choose two people they know. Students follow the directions, then using the examples provided, write sentences about each person.
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Structure of a Paragraph Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
In this structure of a paragraph instructional activity, students read a paragraph entitled "Why I Want to Learn English" and identify the parts of the paragraph, including the topic sentence, the main points, the supporting details, and...
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Who Does What- Cell Structure Quiz 2

For Students 9th - 12th
In this cell structures quiz worksheet, students complete an on-line quiz, clicking on questions and matching answers, scoring 1 point for each correct answer. A printed version is available.
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Organic Worksheet

For Students Higher Ed
In this organic molecules instructional activity, students solve twelve problems. They identify functional groups of organic molecules, they draw isomers, and they give structural and molecular formulas for compounds.
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VSEPR Theory: Predicting the 3-D Shapes of Molecules

For Students 9th - 12th
In this VSEPR theory instructional activity, high schoolers draw the Lewis structures for 5 molecules, they build the molecule, sketch the structure, show the bond angles and name the molecule. They also answer a question about the VSEPR...
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VSEPR Theory: Molecules with Lone Pairs

For Students 9th - 12th
In this VSEPR theory worksheet, students build models of molecules using styrofoam balls and pipe cleaners to represent lone pairs. Students complete a chart for 12 molecules with valence electrons, Lewis structures, bond angles, lone...
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Home as a Cell

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students correlate a series of items with the organelles of a cell. They compare the school to a cell, and create a drawing that compares the cell structure with their home.
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The City Inside a Cell

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare cell structure to the structure of a city. In this cell structure lesson plan, students investigate differences and similarities between cell structure and city structure. Students create a 3-dimensional, edible model of...
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Bonding Basics Review

For Students 9th - 11th
In this bonding worksheet, students complete a chart of elements, their symbols, the total number of electrons, the number of valence electrons and the oxidation numbers. They draw Lewis structures for atoms and show the transfer of...
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Introduction to Minerals

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discover how crystal structures go together to create minerals.  In this earth science instructional activity, students work in groups to create 3-dimensional shapes of crystals that they then put together in a compact...
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If I Could Have Lived in Another Time or Culture

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders develop multi-paragraph compositions. They include an introduction, first and second level support, and a conclusion. They use a variety of sentence structures (e.g., simple, compound/complex) and sentence types (i.e.,...
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Worksheet-Bonding

For Students 9th - 12th
In this bonding and electron configuration activity, students answer 9 multi-part questions including identifying the differences between bond types, drawing Lewis structures for atoms and identifying types of bonds in molecules.
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Organic Molecules Quiz

For Students Higher Ed
In this organic molecules worksheet, students solve four problems. They draw Lewis structures, they identify functional groups in a molecule, they draw resonance structures and they provide details of bonding within a molecule.
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Polarity Homework

For Students 9th - 12th
In this polarity activity, students are given 5 compounds and they draw the Lewis structure for each, they identify the bond angels, they write the molecular shape and they determine the polarity of the molecules. Honors students...
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Window of Words

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students imagine that they are looking out (or in) a window with four panes and write about what they see using a variety of sentence structures. They create a paragraph about what they see looking through their window on Thanksgiving day.
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Cell-to-Cell

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders use online tutorials, class discussion, presentations and scientific articles to explore types of cells along with cell structure, function and behavior. They explore ethical questions related to cells and disease.