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Following a Recipe

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a cookbook.  In this recipe and writing lesson, students brainstorm the skills necessary to follow a recipe, watch a cooking show and write down a recipe used.  Students use a word processing program to write a...
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Data! Data! Graph that Data!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create data graphs using Microsoft Excel. In this data collection lesson, 5th graders create and conduct a survey, then use Excel to organize and graph their data.
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Pumped Up Gas Prices

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students calculate gas prices. In this transportation lesson, students tally the mileage and gas costs of their car for one months. They figure out how much was spent on gas and create a graph showing average gas prices over time. 
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Smarty Pants

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students graph the colour distribution found in a packet of Skittle lollies, M&M's, Smarties or similar sweets. Results are compared and recorded against the results of other class members.
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Singular and Plural Nouns 2

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this singular and plural nouns worksheet, students complete fifteen sentences using either 'is' or 'are' in them to make them grammatically correct.
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Math: O.R.E.O. Woes

For Students 3rd
In this math instructional activity, 3rd graders apply basic operations to answer six questions about Oreo cookies. Next, they create four math problems using pictures and number sentences.
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I Can Do This! Systems of Equations

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students solve systems of 2-by-2 linear equations using tables, graphs and substitution. In small groups, classmates work together to discover strategies for solving equations. They use a calculator to graphically represent their answers.
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Histograms and Statistical Graphics

For Teachers 11th - 12th
For this statistics worksheet, students solve 6 data problems. They construct a histogram of given data, they create a frequency polygon, and a stem and leaf diagram. Students create a dot plot and a pie chart for given data sets. On the...
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English as an Additional Language: Topic Book 9: Questions and Answers, Shapes

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this ESL questions, answers, and shapes worksheet, students respond to 13 matching questions, 37 short answer questions, 13 coloring questions, and 6 fill in the blank questions pertaining to colors, directions, and counting.
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Atoms

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explain what makes up matter.  In this atoms lesson plan students define an atom and what its components are and identify properties of elements. 
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Pump Up the Volume

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders calculate volume. In this volume lesson, 4th graders calculate, estimate, and compare units of volume in English and metric systems.
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Using a Spreadsheet

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students create a spreadsheet to analyze data. In this technology lesson, students develop and use an Excel spreadsheet to log their data. They solve real life word problems as they set it up using the spreadsheet.
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Salinity

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners define and discuss salinity, conduct classroom experiment to determine salinity of water sample by using hydrometer, record predictions, and demonstrate understanding of how salinity influences object's ability to float in water.
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English as an Additional Language: Topic Book 5 Prepositions

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this ESL prepositions worksheet, students respond to 5 matching questions, 12 drawing questions, and 55 short answer questions pertaining to colors, directions, and counting, and the location of items.
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What is a Dictionary?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the purpose of a dictionary. In this library media instructional activity, 2nd graders explore My First Dictionary and identify guidewords, entry words, and captions. Students list ways they can use the dictionary.
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Number Theory Worksheet 3

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A nine-row data table has novice number crunchers fill in columns for the greatest common factor, least common multiple, product of the two, and product of numbers. The pairs of numbers to work with are all single- and double-digit...
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Reading Lesson Plan

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders read the poem "Still I Rise" and discuss the different ways it can be told and read and brought to life. In this poetry lesson plan, 10th graders read aloud and silently, and compare different works of poetry.
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Units Multiplication Closure Activity

For Students 4th - 6th
In this multiplication worksheet, students complete multiplication word problems dealing with numbers 1 through 9. Students complete 8 problems.
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Art-sculpture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students demonstrate effective collaboration, the ability to review their own work and that of others, and understand that a sculpture can express a moodor feeling. They listen to "Word Up" by Cameo. Students watch a slide show of...
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Graphing Linear Functions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders identify the use of a function.They are asked to describe the input and output of a function. Students also identify different aspects of the coordinate system and represent functions in a visual graph.
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Researching the Oceans of the Earth

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders participate in a research project involving the oceans of the earth. They research with the help of the library and the Internet. They put their collected research into a folder, brochure, PowerPoint presentation and a...
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Collecting and Analyzing Data

For Students 8th - 10th
In this collecting and analyzing data worksheet, students collect data from an experimental investigation about the relationship between the color of a Tootsie Roll Pop and the time it takes to get to the chocolate center. ...
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Courts and Bounds

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students relate what they know about boundaries on sports courts to explore range of space. In this domain and range lesson, students identify numbers needed to calculate ranges and use the problem solving strategy of making a table.
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Cooking Lesson

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders taste different flavors on their popcorn. In this taste bud lesson, 4th graders make predictions about taste and dip popcorn into four different flavors. They record how the flavors tasted - sweet, salty, bitter, or sour.