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Modal Verbs Of Obligation
In this modal verbs of obligation worksheet, students choose the correct form of the modal verbs in both the positive or negative form, then write their own sentences.
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Winter
In this literacy activity, students use context clues and the word bank in order to complete the reading passage with the right word choices.
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Slangman
In this slang activity, students complete 25 questions where they edit sentences, match literal meanings to slang terms, and fill in the blanks with vocabulary. Extra credit is available.
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Rock Eaters of the Gulf of Alaska
High schoolers compare and contrast the processes of photosynthesis and chemosynthesis. They identify and describe sources of energy used by various organisms for chemosynthesis.
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Sum It Up to Learn the Most!
Students review the concept of silent reading. Through modeling and guided practice, they follow six given steps in summarizing a written passage. Then they read a passage independently and follow the same steps in summarizing the...
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Water Quality Monitoring
Students comprehend the four parameters of water quality. They perform tests for salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and clarity or turbidity. Students comprehend why scientists and environmental managers monitor water uality and aquatic...
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A Comparison of Land and Water Temperature
Students use the NASA website's Live Access Server to create a graph of surface temperature at two locations on earth. They analyze the data and then answer specific questions provided in this lesson. They also examine and compare the...
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Earth in the Hot Seat
Learners identify the different viewpoints on the issue of global warming. While watching a video, they take notes on the issues presented to them and answer questions about what Alaska, Peru and East Africa are doing to prevent global...
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Vocab. Quiz: Grade Two (Grade 2) Vocabulary List Two
In this second grade vocabulary worksheet, 2nd graders match the 15 terms in the left-hand column to the appropriate definitions in the right-hand column.
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A Boring/Fascinating Worksheet About Adjectives
For this adjectives worksheet, students read the sentences and choose the best adjectives out of the two to complete the 15 exercises.
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Modal Verbs of Obligation Exercise
In this modal verbs instructional activity, learners review definitions and examples of modal verbs. Students then complete the sentences with a modal verbs.
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Outdoor Seed Sowing
First graders identify vegetables and flowers that can be grown from seed. In this seed sowing instructional activity, student learn the correct spacing and planting of various types of seeds. Students label plants.
Extreme Science
Extreme Science
Explore the science behind the "extremes" in our world. Organized into sections on earth science, the animal kingdom, technology, and space science, this site opens your eyes to giant creatures, amazing technological advances, vast...
USA Today
How Topography Affects Weather
This fantastic multimedia site contains information about the causes of extreme and dangerous weather. The site explains how the earth's surface affects the weather and supplies incredible video clips to illustrate the concepts...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Mountain Weather: A Climber's Story
In this video segment adapted from Interactive NOVA, a mountain climber's perilous journey reveals the extreme range of microclimates on Mount Kilimanjaro. [4:42]
Extreme Science
Extreme Science: Extreme Weather
Extreme Science takes a look at the "extreme weather" around the world. Look at cyclonic storms, blizzards, and other weather records.
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Canterbury Environmental Education Centre: Weather Explorer
A look at the weather, how it is measured, and how it is caused. Learn what weather is like all over the world, how global warming is affecting our planet, and how "extreme" conditions like hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and drought...
Extreme Science
Extreme Science
Find the biggest, baddest, most extreme of everything science all in one place. Includes wild topics in earth science, life science, space science, weather, oceanography, and technology.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Made Clear: How Are Humans Impacted by Extreme Weather?
The extremes in weather have an impact on businesses, communities, recreational activities and anything else that depends on the weather.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: A Climate of Extremes
Higher temperatures are only part of the climate-change forecast. Are current extreme weather events a sign that warming is already here? What do climate models forecast for weather around the globe? Why is it so hard to predict the...
The Washington Post
Washington Post: Mapping America's Wicked Weather and Deadly Disasters
Features data collection for natural disasters and maps the trends giving us an idea of where disasters have a tendency to strike.
Other
Mcdwn: Climate
Wonderful site! Learn about climates and gather helpful information. When you are done, take the climates quiz to show what you have learned.
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University of East Anglia: Climatic Research Unit
This is a site from a university page of the University of East Anglia that is focused on climatic research. It offers links to information sheets, research areas, publications, and other climate links. Each of the information sheets...
Seeker
Discovery News: Weather & Extreme Events: Wind Farms Warming Texas
This article looks at findings by researchers in Texas that wind farms actually warm the ground beneath them at night, leading to increased night-time temperatures. A cautious approach to implementing alternative energy strategies is...