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The Slope of a Curve

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students graph the slopes of a line using the intercepts. For this precalculus lesson, students identify the properties of a curve slope. They find the limit and use a graping calculator to graph their lines.
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Other Pronoun Rules

For Teachers 7th - 8th
For this pronoun rules worksheet, students learn information about pronouns and then identify the correct pronoun from two options in a sentence. Students also identify incorrect pronouns, correct sentences with the wrong pronoun, and...
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Compare Weight

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this comparing weights worksheet, students observe sets of three objects and number them from lightest to heaviest. Students solve 9 problems.
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How many edges do I need to cut in order to open a cube?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students problem solve to open a cube to create different shapes. In this problem solving lesson plan, students are given a cube and the shapes to open it up to, and they have to cut the cube open to make certain shapes. This gives them...
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Inch By Inch

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the concept of measuring length using a one-inch pipe cleaner "inchworm." They listen to the story "Inch By Inch by Leo Lionni and discuss how the animals were measured by the inchworm in the book. In pairs students...
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Science: Solids

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the properties of solids and discover how to classify them. Using rulers, they measure various solids on display. In groups, they play an identification game where one students names a location, such as the...
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Self Portrait Jars: Labeling Ourselves

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create an alternative self-portrait. In this art instructional activity students study the artwork of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith. Students use her work as inspiration for a self-portrait in a jar form.
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Order Length

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ordering measurements of length worksheet, students observe sets of three pictures and number them in order from shortest to longest. Students solve 9 problems.
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In the Classroom

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this classroom objects vocabulary worksheet, students complete 30 interactive examples. They match the names of classroom objects to their pictures in the first 15 examples. They use drop down menus to match the names of the objects...
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Weather

For Teachers K
Students communicate how weather affects people, classify objects according to how they are used, and observe and record weather data using symbols.
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Symmetry and Tangrams

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders build figures out of tangrams. In this symmetry activity, 6th graders view tangrams and identify the polygons included in them. Students divide into groups, identify their tangram pieces, define the lines of symmetry, and...
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Clipbirds

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students attempt to pick up various objects with a wide variety of beaks, including scissors, spoons, etc.
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Science- Unit on Matter- Liquids-

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discover that everything is made of matter. they determine the properties of liquids and that like solids, liquids can be grouped or classified according to properties or qualities. they assess that solids have a definite...
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Energy All Around: Energy in Our Lives

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify the different sources of energy. In this energy lesson plan, students list different machines and identify the type of energy used to operate them. They create a diagram of a wind turbine and label its parts.
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Magnetism

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars investigate the properties of magnets. In this magnetism lesson, students construct a magnetic crane and observe the attraction of metal objects.
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Bouncing off the Walls

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders compare the bouncing height of different types of balls. For this science lesson, 3rd graders explain the importance of repeated experimentation in science. They record their result and share them with the class.
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Lever as a Simple Machine

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students study the three different types of levers and develop a simple machine. In this levers and simple machines activity, students look at different types of levers, and experiment with a ruler and a marshmallow to determine how they...
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Lunar Cycle

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize that the eight phases of the moon repeat. For this lunar cycle lesson, students experiment to understand the phases of the moon. Students make observations and complete a "the Moon I See" worksheet.  Students...
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Who's Who? Subject and Object Pronouns

For Students 4th - 8th
In this subject/object pronoun instructional activity, students play a game, choosing cards with pronouns written on them and placing the pronoun in sentence. Other players determine whether it has been correctly used in the sentence to...
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Classroom Objects

For Students K - 1st
In this ESL word and picture matching worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures that depict objects found in a classroom. Students match these to the words that describe them.
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Classroom Objects

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this classroom objects word/picture worksheet, students examine 7 pictures that show common school items. Students match these to the word names.
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Classroom Objects

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ESL word and picture matching activity, learners analyze 7 pictures that show common classroom objects. Students match these to the words that describe them.
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Classroom Objects

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this ESL classroom objects vocabulary instructional activity, students analyze 7 pictures that depict things found in a classroom. Students match these pictures to the words that describe them.
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How Many Cards Do We Need to Display the Dates of the Month?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students complete activities to study the concept of place value notation. In this place value lesson, students use cards for the days of the month that only number from 1 to 9. Students find a subtraction pattern to determine the amount...