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Frog Dissection

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore the anatomy of frogs. They complete a frog dissection to complete an accompanying worksheet which includes questions, diagrams and pictures.
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Safety Rules

For Students 6th - 8th
For this science worksheet, students examine the topic in order to solidify knowledge covered in the curriculum using puzzles and creative games.
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Worksheet 4/7 on Noun

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this matching nouns and verbs in sentences worksheet, students choose the verb phrase to match the complete subject and write the complete sentence. Students write 12 answers.
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Worksheet 2/7 on Subject

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this identifying subjects in sentences learning exercise, students use nouns from a word bank to fill in the blanks with the subjects of the sentences. Students write 6 answers.
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Fifth Grade Photoshop: Change That Background

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore the Photoshop program. For this technology lesson, students use cropping tools to crop photos out of the background on a Photoshop file. Students edit and paste a picture onto a new background.
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The Effects of Weather on People

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Young scholars discover the causes of different types of weather and it's effect on society.  In this environmental instructional activity, students utilize the Internet to examine cloud types, normal weather conditions and the type...
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How Do Plants Grow?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate plant growth. For this plant growth lesson, students investigate what would happen to plants if they did not have water and sunlight. Students conduct experiments to determine what plants need. Students create a...
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Native Plants at School -- A Garden Landscape Project

For Students 5th - 7th
In this native plants at school -- a garden landscape project learning exercise, students design the landscape for a school garden by identifying native plants, creating a presentation and creating a plot plan within the budget. ...
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Connectors of Addition and Contrast

For Students 5th - 7th
In this conjunction interactive learning exercise, students read pairs of sentences and decide which ones express similar ideas and which show contrasting ideas. They use the correct connectors from the drop down menus in 10 sentences....
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Bug Sweep

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars observe and categorize insects. In this insects science lesson, students create a bug catcher out of a coat hanger and plastic bag, then collect bugs from the schoolyard. Young scholars count and categorize the insects...
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Proportionality, Ratios and Constant Variation

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students use Scion Image to estimate the proportion of space images. In this proportion lesson, students investigate the online site of Image of the Orbitor and relate the dimensions and sizes to known sizes.
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Just Checking

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners complete the "Just Checking" checklist to assess the degree of their use of a personal management system. They set goals and identify steps needed to accomplish their goals and improve their academic achievement.
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Prepositions II

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this preposition worksheet, students complete 20 multiple choice questions, choosing the correct preposition to complete a sentence. Students may click on an answer button for immediate feedback. Labeled ESL, but not exclusive.
Interactive
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ESL Activity: Putting Dialog in the Correct Order

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this correct order of dialog worksheet, students put sentences in correct order, choosing from a drop-down list and clicking on an "answer" button to check their work. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Health Clubs: Using Articles

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this articles worksheet, students complete a set of 16 multiple choice questions about health clubs, choosing the correct articles. Students may click on an "answer" button for immediate feedback. Worksheet is labeled as an ESL...
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Ice Hockey Trivia

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this ice hockey trivia worksheet, students complete 15 trivia questions about ice hockey. Students may click on an answer button for immediate feedback. Worksheet is designated ESL, but is not exclusive.
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ESL: Abbreviations of Company Names

For Teachers 8th - 12th
In this ESL abbreviation worksheet, students guess the original or full names of corporations whose abbreviations are given. Students may click on an answer button for immediate feedback.
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Fahrenheit 451 Symbol & Test Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Although the second page of this two-page sheet probably won't benefit you much (considering you won't have the materials referenced), you could still use the first page to assess your class's understanding of the symbols used in...
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TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 11

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
You'll C-E-R a difference in classroom achievement after using a helpful lesson. Designed for economics, civics, government, and US history classes, participants practice using the CER model to craft arguments about primary and secondary...
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The Hare and the Water: A Tanzanian Folk Tale

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
"The Hare and the Water," a Tanzanian folk tale, lends a global perspective to literary analysis. Learners spend the first two days reading and storyboarding. On day three, they examine folk tale elements (worksheet included), and design...
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TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 12

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How can opinions slant facts? Workshop participants learn how to examine primary and secondary sources and identify the author's point of view. They also examine how visual art impacts the meaning and rhetoric of sources. Full of...
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Photons in the Radiative Zone: Which Way Is Out? An A-Maz-ing Model

For Students 9th - 12th
Can you move like a photon? Young scholars use a maze to reproduce the straight line motion of a photon. The second in a six-part series of lessons on the sun has learners measure angle of incidence and refraction to determine the path...
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Owls: Top of a Food Chain

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Although written for middle schoolers, there is no reason that a 3rd, 4th, or 5th grader could not also learn about food chains through the dissection of owl pellets. After you introduce the topic, learners complete an owl research...
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Calculating the Cost of Living

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Bring Consumer Mathematics and Economics to life with this lesson, where learners investigate personal finance and budgeting. They use the newspaper’s classified section to determine a future job and potential earnings and determine a...