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Introduce Vocabulary: The Story of Ruby Bridges

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this story vocabulary lesson, students read the book The Story of Ruby Bridges and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Students define the selected vocab...
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Laparoscopy Tissue Biopsy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars describe the anatomy and physiology of a selected organ. They identify the major artery and vein that delivers blood to and from the selected organ and construct an accurate scaled 3D model of a selected organ.
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Graph It

For Teachers 1st
First graders collect classroom data (such as mode of transportation used to get to school) and prepare a pictograph to interpret the information.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 5, Lesson 25: Geo Jungle

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students search the school grounds for examples of symmetry in nature. They bring examples back to the classroom and write about them.
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Pilots, Drivers, and Captains

For Teachers K
Students listen to the song, The Wheels on the Bus, then change the words for a boat.
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Is That a Fact, Harry?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use excerpts from books to determine whether sentences are fact, fiction, or opinion. They state reasons for their choices.
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How To Use the Internet To Make Student Glossaries

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use an internet dictionary to produce a glossary of words related to a particular subject area being studied. They choose the correct meaning of the word for their glossary, based on it's relationship to the subject...
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Pages Out of the Past

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students examine examples of rock art and the reasons why they were made. They translate the images into a creative writing piece that be attached to their own rock art.
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Countryside Protest in London

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars, in groups, discuss questions about a protest in London, England. They examine the differences between living in the city and the country.
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LOU GEHRIG: THE IRON HORSE

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders review with the teacher from what person the story is written in and how they have reached that conclusion. They brainstorm ten qualities that Gehrig possessed and create a statement that describes him; giving three...
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Studying Fossils: Dinosaur Tracks From Stride to leg Length to Speed

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore dinosaurs. Students determine the relationship between leg length, stride length, and speed in humans and bipedal dinosaurs. Students analyze collected information. Based upon the data, dinosaur tracks, and fossils,...
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Heros and Heroines

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders will explore why: today children are faced with an increasingly fractured world where a variety of forces work to shape their final character. Positive role models like parents, teachers, and athletes are important for...
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Pathways

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students are introduced to how to use a flow diagram. As a class, they brainstorm all of the steps to a specific task and discuss the importance of completing them in the correct sequence. They read books that have an alternate ending...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Transportation and Travel

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students practice identifying pictures and words that represent different signs and symbols that deal with different types of transportation/travel (enter, exit, push, pull, men, women, caution, no smoking, no swimming, arrows,...
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Cultural Maps

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine map elements. In small groups they create a map of an imaginary country that includes a title, legend, directional indicator, scale, boundaries, capital cities, country name, and icons of five natural resources. ...
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Fitness for Life

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students discuss their favorite activities and determine which activities are suitable for older people. In groups, students research the benefits of aerobic exercises and the equipment needed. Students share their information with the...
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Exploration of the Moon

For Students 9th - 12th
For this moon worksheet, students review the Clementine exploration of the Earth's moon. This worksheet has 8 matching and 14 true or false questions.
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Types of Forces

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study scientific names and descriptions of forces.  In this motion lesson students organize information into a graphic organizer then teach it to other students. 
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Verb Tense Exercise 7

For Students Higher Ed
In this verb worksheet, students study verb tense.  Students complete 11 fill in the blank questions and self check this interactive worksheet online.
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Mother May I?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders measure distance using nonstandard units of measure. In this measurement lesson, 3rd graders measure a given distance through the use of the game "Mother May I?" Student gather and compare data on how many "giant steps" and...
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Political and Social Impact of World War II

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study the life in Jewish ghettos during World War II and learn about tolerance and compassion. In this WWII lesson, 6th graders discuss Jewish ghettos but with a mistreatment of the kids with stickers to signify the Jewish...
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Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this allusion learning exercise, students work in pairs to define the allusions assigned to them from the play 'Skin of Our Teeth.' Students present their research to the class.
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Dictation: Health

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this English dictation worksheet, learners take dictation from a passage concerning health.
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Dictation: Violence

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this dictation worksheet about violence, students take dictation from a passage about violence.