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Facts About Australia

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Here is a quick printable with some basic facts about Australia, such as its population, area, type of government, and currency, as well as a simple drawing of an outline of the country.
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Cities, States, Countries & Continents

For Students 4th - 5th
In this geography worksheet, learners fill in 7 blanks with the correct geography word. Clues are given for each blank, and answers are provided.
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Studying Mind Maps Created at Other Schools

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore Africa and mind maps created by students from other schools. They discuss Africa and the number of countries, diversity of language, cultures, races, religions, and lifestyles and in groups study a mind map from another...
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Leaders & Leadership: A Political Power Structure from Washington to West KY

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Though outdated (the presentation names members of the Bush Administration as current political leaders), these slides could be useful to an industrious teacher who is willing to update the information in the Executive, Judicial, and...
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Elbow Room - Exploring Population Density

For Students 6th - 12th
In this population instructional activity, students click on the links and research the internet about population, land, and government. Students answer 16 short answer questions including making spreadsheets.
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World Oil Reserves and Trade Routes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the global distribution of natural resources to determine the relationship of resource availability to international problems and issues. They explain how the uneven distribution of resources can result in global...
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Armistice Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Armistice Day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, writing questions, survey, and...
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A Frog's Life Story

For Teachers K - 8th
Students investigate the lives of frogs by completing several worksheets.  In this biology lesson, students discover the life cycle of a frog from tadpole to death.  Students complete frog life cycle puzzle as well as create a...
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Government by the People - Initiative and Referendum

For Students 6th - 9th
Students use the Internet and worksheet to understand the concept of referendums and ballot innitiatives.
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Lentic Ecosystem or Lotic Ecosystem

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners explore the differences between lentic and lotic ecosystems. In this ecology lesson plan students study the water systems in Pennsylvania.
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The Global Community

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate international cooperation. In this global issues instructional activity, students identify the purposes of international intervention such as efforts to aid Somalia and Darfur. Students then simulate a press...
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The Tempest by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on The Tempest. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of the page.
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Maurie Japarta Ryan, Oral History Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research Australian History as it relates to the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families. In this Maurie Japarta Ryan lesson, students apply specific skills pertaining to...
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The Forgotten Cities

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students recognize and identify gaps in historical and archaeological evidence and how that evidence is interpreted. They explore the history of the Indus cities and identify what was left behind that survived for archaeologists to find...
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Black American Soldiers in the Civil War

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the actions needed to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.  In this US History lesson, 8th graders analyze documents pertinent to the Congressional Medal of Honor.  Students examine the process of...
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Phoneme Recognition Games

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore language arts by completing an in-class phonics activity. In this word structure lesson plan, students utilize the Internet to identify the sounds that different letter combinations make. Students practice combining word...
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Sorting Foods

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
A basic instructional activity on sorting awaits your charges. They sort a variety of foods while using the food pyramid, and identify the role of the food guide pyramid in helping people eat a healthy diet. Learners use an internet tool...
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From the Four Corners 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a propaganda film made by the British government during World War II and examine the links between "British values" and British history. They view and discuss the film, and as a class identify and list "British values"...
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What and Where is Puerto Rico?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners explore Puerto Rico. They create K-W-L charts of their prior knowledge of Puerto Rico and observe maps of Puerto Rico. They code the map for measurements and land and water forms. They explore websites to gain background on...
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Post-Cold War Europe

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive world history worksheet, students answer 20 matching questions regarding post-Cold War Europe. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Using Articles with Names of Countries

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this using articles with names of countries activity, students read the explanations and examples of using the with names of countries, then interactively select the correct article for 20 countries with immediate online feedback and...
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Mapping Puerto Rico

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students use maps to discover where Puerto Rico is located. In groups, they use the internet to research the vegetation. They also compare and contrast the relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico's government.
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How to be the Host with the Most

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students discover details about the Olympic bidding process. In this current events lesson, students research the listed Web sites that include information about London's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. 
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Limits

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students analyze data algebraically. In this calculus lesson, students determine the limit based on the 3 properties of limits. They identify the domain and range of each function.