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The Wild, Wild West, or Was It?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the American West. In this Westward Expansion lesson, 5th graders examine the opportunities that the West offered American pioneers. Students watch a montage video and analyze primary documents regarding the topic.
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Build a Psychrometer

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students understand that a psychrometer is a weather instrument used to detect humidity. In this psychrometer lesson, students build a psychrometer.  Students use their psychrometers to measure humidity activity.
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Solve Me - Multi-Step Equations

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students explore multi-step equations. In this pre-algebra/algebra I lesson, students use the TI-nspire computer algebra system to check the steps they used to solve multi-step equations and equations with variables on both sides.
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Sun Safety

For Teachers K
Students discuss how to protect oneself from the sun.  For this sun safety lesson, students explore the movement of the sun throughout the day by tracing their shadows periodically using outdoor chalk.  Students discuss how the shorter...
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Coping with Change

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students observe changes in their classroom.  In this coping with changes lesson, students note the differences in the activities of the day  and the changes in the classroom.  Students explain changes in their lives and chart them. ...
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How do animals survive winter?

For Teachers K - 6th
Students make a chart about hibernation. In this hibernation lesson plan, students discuss hibernation and read about it. Then they fill in a chart about how different animals know when and how to hibernate.
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Photoshop for Fifth Graders: the Basics

For Teachers K - 5th
Students review the basic tools for Adobe Photoshop.  For this Photoshop lesson, students choose a picture and discuss its properties.  Students use tools to see how pictures are altered. Students use layers to change their pictures.
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This Can't be a Plant

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students grow mold. In this science experiment lesson, students grow mold on different pieces of bread by adjusting the moisture, temperature, and light. They record the results to see which grows the most mold. 
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Trout Cookies

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore the external anatomy of a fish. In this anatomy and adaptations lesson, students look at an image of a trout and identify its various external features including fins, eyes, spots, parr marks and lateral line. Students...
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Who Needs My Help?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students think about helping others. In this citizenship instructional activity, students think of people in their lives who could use their help. Students illustrate the things they do to help others.
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Situation of America, 1848

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore 19th century American artwork.  In this cross curriculum New York history and art appreciation instructional activity, students view a reproduction of the painting "Situation of America, 1848," and identify visual...
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2nd grade phonics

For Teachers 2nd
In this language worksheet, 2nd graders read the passages and answer multiple choice questions about them to test their comprehension. Students complete 2 passages and 15 questions.
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Reading Comprehension

For Teachers 3rd
In these two reading and comprehending a friendly letter instructional activity and a poem about a Frog instructional activity, 3rd graders read a letter from a third grader and answer questions about it. Students answer 11 multiple...
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3rd grade life science

For Teachers 3rd
In this life science worksheet, 3rd graders answer multiple choice questions about plants, birds, habitats, and more. Students complete 20 questions.
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1st Grade Reading Test

For Students 1st
In this reading learning exercise, 1st graders read a few sentences and then answer comprehension questions about each passage they read. Students answer 23 multiple choice questions.
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Get to Know a Fish

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Students discover the anatomy of a fish by identifying its body parts.  In this oceanography lesson, students view a live fish in their classroom and draw a poster of the fish one body part at a time while identifying it.  Students...
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Giving Tree Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read and respond the book, The Giving Tree. In this literary unit, students listen to the story and discuss the story using Bloom's Taxonomy. Students write a letter of empathy to the tree and observe the changes the tree went...
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Oral History and Social History

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the Great Depression. In this oral and social histories instructional activity, students analyze primary sources to develop an understanding of the America in the 1930's.
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Face to Face with the Great Depression

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Young scholars develop an analytical perspective of how historians record, preserve, and interpret data. In this US history lesson students read and interpret personal accounts of the Great Depression. They discuss how interpretation...
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Electric Energy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research and create a diorama about energy of the 1740s. In this electric energy lesson, students use the Internet to research one of six energy topics. Students take the point of view of a person in the 1740s or a modern...
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Point of View, Motivation, Traits and Feelings

For Students 4th - 5th
In this point of view, motivation, traits and feelings worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions in an online format. They read short scenarios and choose the best answer. They check their answers at the end of the quiz.
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False Positive Problems

For Students 8th - 11th
For this algebra worksheet, students explore the concept of being tested for a disease and getting a result of a false positive. They calculate what the chances are of getting a false positive.
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Proof by Induction

For Students 9th - 12th
In this induction learning exercise, students read word problems.  They determine the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning.  Students solve the given problem through inductive reasoning.  This one-page learning exercise...
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Saving Sponge Bob Square Pants

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students apply the use of technology to real life scenarios. For this technology lesson, students discuss and identify a method to move sponge bob from one location to the next, without touching the floor. They share the same landmark...

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