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Classroom Secret Santa

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Secret Santa activities in the elementary classroom.
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Labor of Love: Teaching Literary Devices

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Here are lesson ideas to teach and reinforce various forms of literary devices throughout the school year.
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Whodunit?

For Teachers K - 8th
Students bring in a variety of books to be approved for reading outside of class and then complete a book review on each one approved. They remember to include a description of the setting and characters, plot summary and a conclusion in...
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Write, Right

For Teachers 6th
This resource provides the beginning ideas for a lesson on writing a narrative. Learners watch a video, identify story elements, including plot and setting, and then write their own stories. If augmented, this lesson could provide a...
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Mystery Writing Lesson Plans

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Introduce your class to the genre of mystery. Included is a vocabulary list, a rubric, and a sample mystery story called "Lethal Lesson." There are very limited directions on what to do with these resources, so you will need to plan some...
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Science: Conditions for Slime Mold Survival

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars perform experiments to determine the nutritional needs and physical space requirements for slime mold to survive. After formulating hypotheses, they seal the petri dishes and set up the experiment along with two controls....
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Profess the Compress

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners determine the ground clearance of CEENBoTs by adding weights. In this physics instructional activity, students explore the compression and extension of different springs. They cite real world applications of Hooke's Law.
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Vocabulary Building Worksheet

For Students 5th - 10th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students fill in the blanks for sentences and answer definition questions about vocabulary words. Students complete 4 pages, with 6 words each and 18 questions per page.
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Down the Drain

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore what problems might occur if oxygen decreases in a body of water. They model what happens in a situation where decomposition is occurring. Students obtain, organize, graph, and interpret information. They i...
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Composition of Matter Worksheet

For Students 8th - 11th
In this matter worksheet, students complete a table in which they compare elements, compounds, and mixtures. Once table is finished, they answer 6 fill in the blank questions.
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Bellwork for Week 11

For Students 7th - 9th
In this bellwork worksheet, students answer questions about chemical and mechanical weathering, particle size, and the soil profile at the start of class.
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Literature in the Library

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students get familiar with their school library. In this library orientation lesson, students explore the layout of the library and challenge students to locate literature materials in a scavenger hunt activity.
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HOW FAST DO SEDIMENT GRAINS OF DIFFERENT SIZES SETTLE?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students conduct an experiment using sand, a jar, and a paper clip to analyze the effects of different kinds of sand vis a vis its sediment. They graph their findings and analyze for factors of size, shape, and density.
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Experimenting with Yeast Metabolism

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders determine the rate of respiration by yeast and which sugars can be used as a food source by yeast using a CO2 gas sensor and computer software. This lesson is for an honors Biology class.
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PHENOTYPIC AND GENOTYPIC CHANGES IN BACTERIA

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students use a rapid method to render the bacterium Escherichia coli "competent" in order to uptake plasmid DNA. They also have growth on the plain LB plates by the untransformed cells (which serve as controls). Students perform a cell...
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Phenotypic and Genotypic Changes in Bacteria

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate a rapid method to render the bacterium Escherichia coli "competent" to uptake plasmid DNA. They demonstrate the phenotypic changes associated with transformation. They perform a cell resuspension from the...
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Using Spectrophotometers to Examine Photosynthetic Rates

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how photosynthetic rates can change by using different qualities of light. They practice using spectrophotometer and the scientific method to detect the absorbance values in light treatments.
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Box of Mystery

For Teachers All
Students are given a box and wrapping paper and are asked to decorate it in a style that is original and creative. The project could be used for content area learning if adapted to include curriculum content. The lesson is designed to be...
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Home Child Chapter 13

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Language Arts worksheet, students answer two questions about the novel Home Child. The questions are related to the turning point in Chapter 13.
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Water Unit

For Students 7th - 12th
In this water worksheet, students review the properties of water including the density, boiling point, and evaporation. Students define mixture, solute, and solvent. This worksheet has 22 short answer questions.
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Scriptwriting Skill Module

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students identify and analyze conflicts in plots. In this conflict lesson students recall stories, novels and movies they've read or seen and discuss the conflicts contained therein.  They then complete some written exercises to...
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Famous Bridges

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils explain how significant bridges are in our lives. In this technology lesson, students research the history and characteristics of their assigned bridge and draw it on butcher block paper. They write a short tour script and present...
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Bridges

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars compare and contrast the three primary types of bridges. In this technology activity, students design and build a bridge that spans 25 cm. They test their design and present the results to class.
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Secrets of the Ocean Realm - In the School "Mountain in the Sea"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students learn how cold and warm water behave in the marine environment due to convection currents. Students also conduct an experiment to demonstrate the formation of a convection current.

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