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Protein - Complete and Incomplete
The relationship between how an individual looks and feels and the nutrients he or she eats. Identify proteins (complete and incomplete), their sources, and functions in the body. National Standard 14.2.1 Define amino acids, complete and...
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Do We Need a Permanenet International Criminal Court?: War Crimes, Violence, International Law and Politics, Nuremberg
In this instructional activity, students explore the history, relevance and current application of international tribunals for war crimes. Students look at cases from the Nuremberg trials, Tokyo trials and the Bosnian War.
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Fractions in Everyday Life
Students apply understanding of fractions by converting a recipe to feed the class and the whole grade level. They calculate how many cookies the class would eat and multiply each fraction in the recipe accordingly.
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EGG MAZE: COUNTING BY TWOS, THREES AND FIVES
Students successfully count by twos, threes and fives, using pictures of eggs and poultry as points of interest. They orally review the types of counting (twos, threes, or fives). Students are introduced the idea of a dozen eggs.
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Shoebox Dig
Students participate in a simulation in which they dig for artifacts in a shoebox filled with objects. In groups, they record the types of material and artifacts found in each layer. To end the instructional activity, they answer...
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Volume and Surface Area
In this volume and surface area instructional activity, 10th graders solve and complete 10 different word problems that include measuring various solids and cylinders. First, they determine the surface area of a cube and the edge of it....
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Word Choice - Exercise 12: To, Too, and Two
A twenty-question worksheet provides practice using the commonly confused to, too, and two. Meet Common Core standards with the help of this resource in your fourth grade classroom. Use as homework or an assessment.
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Commas After Introductions Exercise 1
In this three part comma usage worksheet, students are first given sentences where they must correct errors in comma usage. Students then go on to punctuate sentences with commas after introductory words and phrases, then they must write...
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Unit Conversion Problems
For this unit conversion worksheet, students solve 15 problems by using conversion factors to find their answers. They show all their work and express their answers in scientific notation with the proper number of significant figures.
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Magnetic Storms
In this magnetic storms worksheet, students use a graph of data collected over time showing the magnitude of a magnetic storm. Students use the data to solve 6 problems about the graph and they determine the strength of the storm at...
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Weekly Math Challenge
Students solve a new math challenge every week. In this math center activity, students explain the process of solving the weekly challenge. Students are assessed on what is included in their challenge notebook. Students earn rewards for...
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International Festival: Greece
Students celebrate the culture of Greece. In this multicultural lesson, students participate in several activities which examine the culture of Greece. Students study the Greek alphabet, identify the country on a world map, and make...
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Word Play
Students examine the history of Chinese American artist Xu Bing. In this multicultural lesson, students collaborate in small groups to identify letters in the artist's work, and brainstorm how they would create their own images from...
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Number facts
In this number facts worksheet, students determine the number associated with each of the twenty-five facts provided. Students then need to determine how the answers are related to each other. Answers are provided at the end...
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Agriculture- It's More Than You Think
Students research careers in agriculture. In this agricultural instructional activity, students discover the various careers related to agriculture. Students construct resumes and "apply" for agricultural jobs.
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Phylum Chordata
All major groups of vertebrates are summarized here with the characteristics of each explained. Other subphyla of chordates are listed: cephalochordata, urochordata, monotremata, marsupialia. The details are relevant but are not linked...
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Test Your Speaking And Listening Skills: A Fair Price?
In this consumer awareness worksheet, students look at a shopping list and write what is a fair price for each item and how much is the maximum they would be willing to pay. Students discuss their lists and may visit stores to see if...
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Sacred Places
Students examine places considered sacred in both India and the U.S. They read and discuss a website on the Ganges River, discuss places considered sacred in the U.S., and write an essay comparing/contrasting personal sacred places and...
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Ender's Game: Ender's Shadow Projects
Most likely intended for a secondary remedial class. This lesson engages high schoolers in literary analysis through a creative project. They choose one project focused on taking the protagonist through a hero's journey. This link...
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San Francisco Explodes
Learners investigate why San Francisco grew so quickly during the Gold Rush. They
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Where Did They Come From?
Students explain hydrothermal vents and the process in which species and the hydrothermal vents become isolated.
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Moles Worksheet
In this chemistry worksheet, students identify and write how many significant figures they would use for each problem. Then they round the answers to the appropriate number of significant figures. Finally, students calculate the mass of...
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Idioms with Numbers
In this online interactive ESL activity, students respond to 10 fill in the blank questions regarding idioms with numbers. Students may submit their answers to be scored.