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Floods

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate how hurricanes impact a stream flow.  In this floods lesson students predict the impact of storms on animals and interpret data.
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Persuasive Writing

For Students 5th - 10th
In this persuasive writing worksheet, students read different scenarios and decide how you would put the scenarios into paragraphs for persuasive writing. Students read 2 scenarios.
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Power Blackout Assessment

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students discuss the importance of power grids in power generation. In this physics instructional activity, students explain the impact of power failure. They investigate the power blackout in 2003 and discuss their findings.
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The Topography and Geology of Deerfield

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explain the topographical and geographical makeup of Deerfield. They explain the Massachusetts section of the Connecticut River Valley is located in the bed of glacial Lake Hitchcock, which contributes to its being a...
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More Lizard Snacks

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to Chapter I, Chapter II, Chapter III, and Chapter IV of "The Forgetful Pony". They observe different stages of development of mealworms. The student sequences pictures to show the life cycle and draws the developmental...
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Some of Its Parts

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars study a can opener to find the important parts that make it possible to take the lid off a can of food. They then use this information to decide what new or different subsystems could be added to make it better and...
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France Introduces Smoking Ban

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students read, discuss and analyze a newspaper article about France introducing a ban on smoking in bars, cafes and restaurants. They assess the key vocabulary words used in the article and view the grammar side of the article.
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Humane Science Projects

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students examine the list of possible science projects. They look for the characteristics that set apart these ideas as humane.
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Dancing and Singing Through the Bill of Rights

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners study the Bill of Rights. In this Bill of Rights instructional activity, students read and analyze the Bill of Rights before performing The Amendment Song, and a dance associated with the concepts. They work in small groups...
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Studying the Food Pyramid

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars have a cooking day. In this healthy eating lesson, students use pictures from a magazine to illustrate the food groups. Young scholars record the foods they eat and then see if they are eating enough from each food group....
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The Teenage Consumer

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students think critically regarding teenage spending. In this data collection lesson, students discuss teenage consumers and their spending habits. Students note their own spending habits for comparison purposes.
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Internet Quest-Drops to Oceans

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine facts about water. In this water lesson, students complete a WebQuest to study the properties of water. There is an WebQuest activity page included in this lesson plan.
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Visit The Virtual Zoo!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students observe animals in zoo habitats. In this life science instructional activity, students access the Internet and visit zoo websites in order to virtually observe animals. Students record their observations.
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Time and Cycles - Dendrochronology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the lives of trees by examining ring cycles.  For this plant life lesson, students identify the field of study known as dendrochronology and discover its history.  Students investigate a simulated tree ring...
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The lesson: Walter Tull

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students explore the accomplishments of Walter Tull. In this role models lesson, students track the news about celebrities for a week. Students compare the news about he celebrities to the achievements of Walter Tull, former football...
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Executive Decisions

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students explore the role of judges in Britain. In this current events lesson plan, students visit selected websites to discover the responsibilities of judges and the justice reform in Britain.
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From the Classroom to the Ballot Box

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Learners examine British voting rights. In this current events activity, students listen to a lecture about the proposal to drop the British voting age to 16. Learners create and distribute surveys about the proposal and debate voting...
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Making Graphs

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore statistics by conducting class demographic surveys. In this graph making instructional activity, students identify the family members of each classmate, pets they own, and favorite activities. Students organize their...
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Recycling - A Job Everyone Can Do

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research recycling effort that take place in the US. They play an online game and complete handouts using Internet research.
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Language Arts: Word Recognition and Mental Images

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read short stories containing Dolch sight words and describe the scenes and answer comprehension questions. After relating the stories to their own experiences or observations, they draw pictures illustrating a scene from the...
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Black History: Report Planner

For Teachers 3rd
In this Black History report planner worksheet, 3rd graders will write 3 things they would like to learn about Black History and the resource they plan to use to write their report. They will begin their rough draft and complete a KWL...
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Clever Cooking Book Review Directions

For Students 4th - 6th
For this literature and literacy worksheet, students select a recipe from a cookbook to review. They investigate the type of food it entails, the ingredients and tools need to make the food, and the safety concerns. They cook the recipe...
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International Women's Day

For Students 7th - 8th
In this International Women's Day worksheet, students read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct words, unscramble words and sentences, put sentences in order, write discussion questions and...
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Human Genetics

For Students All
This is a worksheet regarding human genetics where students can poll the class regarding specific traits.