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U.S. History: Our Constitutional Amendments

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders conduct Internet research about Constitutional Amendments and present oral reports on their findings. Their reports also include visual representations depicting their chosen amendment's focal point. Students discuss the...
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Hold Off on the Headphones

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students determine that waves carry energy and information from one place to another. They determine that wavelength, frequency and wave speed are related and describe that sound is a longitudinal wave whose speed depends on the...
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Tasters' Choice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners taste foods, some of which are familiar foods and some of which are uncommon foods. They compare and contrast the tastes and graph their likes and dislikes.
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Recuerdos De Mis Vacaciones Mexicanas.

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students are presented with five items found in a suitcase to reflect upon the experience of a Mexican vacation. They use realia to produce a journal entry about one of the objects and its uses. The item is then brought to the front of...
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Developing Environmental Awareness Through Problem Solving

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars examine the relationships among living and non-living parts of the environment. Using their senses, they identify the objects in their classroom. In groups, they participate in experiments to discover where electricity...
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Why is it so hot when I sit next to the window?

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate how energy travels through glass. In this energy usage lesson, students conduct an experiment in which they decide if window film affects how much energy travels through the glass. Students use a journal to make...
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Identity: A Path to Self-Esteem

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders participate in a brainstorming activity in which they identify the types of decisions they make everyday. Individually, they complete a worksheet on making decisions effectively. After reading a poem, they identify the...
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Poetry and Nature

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students observe an object in nature and record them. In groups, they create a group poem about the same object. They create their own poem based on another object using other their senses to help them. They share their poems with the...
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Fractions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use pattern blocks and fraction identification cards to create and identify fractions. In this fractions lesson plan, 4th graders identify fractions in a pizza, and make fractions with markers.
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Similes and Metaphors

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils examine poetry to identify the use of metaphors and similes after the teacher defines what they are. They decide how they can use similes and metaphors to describe different pieces of fruit. Finally, they write poetry about the...
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Math computation

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
The lesson says it is intended for 4th grade but it is suitable for grades 1-3 as well. The class discusses what it means to add, the commutative property of addition, and mathematical reasoning. This is an exercise in number sense,...
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Peanut Butter and Jelly and Order of Operations

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Study order of operations using a peanut butter and jelly sandwich activity as your guide. The class watches you make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich based on a volunteer's instructions. They discuss the importance of following...
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Passive Voice Exercise

For Students 8th - 10th
Use this online, interactive resource to assess your English language learners' sense of the passive voice. There are 10 incomplete sentences shown, and users must select which of three options contains the correct verb tense. 
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Growing Eyeballs

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students investigate vision and the anatomy of the human eye. They complete a Webquest, watch a video about the structure of the eye, take an online quiz, answer discussion questions, and read newspaper articles about activities that...
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Help Me Find My Keys

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders write a five-paragraph essay on the topic: What mistakes have you made and then learned a life lesson from that experience?
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Hooray for the Red, White and Blue!

For Teachers K
Students recognize the states in the continental United States and find their state. In this patriotic symbols lesson, students explore unfair taxation practices. Students understand the benefits of democracy participate in activities...
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Veggie Chop and Data Analysis

For Teachers 1st
First graders chop vegetables into fractions. In this fractions lesson, 1st graders cut vegetables, collect data about favorite vegetables and create a bar graph using the information. Students make inferences about the data and...
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Comprehending The Gettysburg Address

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Gettysburg Address worksheet, students read passages from the Gettysburg Address, identify bold words, and answer short answer questions. Students complete 5 problems.
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Exploring Tessellations

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine how to make tessellations. In this tessellation lesson, 5th graders review the meaning of the word "polygon" while the teacher shows them various examples. They practice making tiling patterns or tessellation's with...
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Humans Leave Bob Bat Homeless!

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this science worksheet, students read an "interview" with a bat who has been displaced from his home in the rainforest. Using a word bank, students fill in 20 missing words from the script. Students then answer 10 questions about...
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Tens and Ones

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Here is a decent presentation for very young mathematicians on place value. The tens and ones column are covered. This PowerPoint would be useful as a starter. After viewing this, I would break out the manipulatives and let kids use...
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You Won't Believe Your Eyes!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers gain a basic understanding of the sense of sight. They watch a video on sight, then engage in some vocabulary games, and perform some simple experiments which focus on the basics of sight.
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Air Quality and Transportation

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study about air pollution and the effects it has on our Earth. Students tally cars on a sheet that has been categorized as follows: One person in car, two persons in car, or three or more persons in car. Students go to...
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Using Commas with Appositives

For Students 5th - 8th
In this commas and appositives worksheet, students rewrite sentences and include an appositive in the sentence. Students also circle the appositive phrase in sentences.