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Authority Figures

For Teachers 1st
First graders simulate that they have been stranded on a desert island. They are not going to be rescued and they have to figure out who is in charge, form a government, and how many levels of leadership there needs to be.
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Maple Trees, Syrup, and Sugarbush Math

For Students 4th - 8th
In this math word problems worksheet, students complete math word problems dealing with maple trees, syrup, and a sugar bush. Students complete 6 problems where they click on links and that contain growth rate, percentages, measurement,...
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Investigating Median, Mode, and Mean

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners develop strategies to organize data while following teacher demonstration. They calculate the mean, median and mode of a data set while determining the relationships between the numbers. They analyze data from tables and double...
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Your Politician: Myth vs. Reality

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students adopt a public official, research how they spend their time, and define the actual duties associated with the job. They sort perceptions about the job into myths and realities, and analyze political cartoons involving their...
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Subject-Verb Agreement: Part II

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners participate in an activity in which they apply the rules of subject-verb agreement. They correct sentences written on the board as a warm-up activity before breaking into groups. Groups are given subject envelopes and verb...
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Families and Neighborhoods

For Teachers K
Students build their own neighborhood. In this lesson on community, students are introduced to books about families and neighborhoods. As a class, the students create their own neighborhood, elect a leader for their neighborhood and...
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Nouns and Pronouns Quiz

For Students 6th - 9th
In this grammar worksheet, students complete a 20 question quiz in which they first write the possessive form of the word in parenthesis. Then they circle the correct possessive adjective, possessive pronoun, or reflexive pronoun in the...
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Role of Citizens in Montgomery Bus Boycott

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students consider the role of average Americans in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. In this Civil Rights lesson, students listen to a lecture that outlines the details of the boycott. Students conduct further research about the people who led...
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Politics: Who Is in Control?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read the article "Council Members Clash over Administrator's Job." They be asked to think about how they would feel being placed in the same situation. All students participate in role playing the news article.
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Math Maven's Mysteries

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this logic worksheet, students read a short story about a hidden baseball bat in a large stadium. Students read the clues about the location of the bat. Students determine where in the stadium seats the bat is located.
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How Much Space Do We Have?

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Census-takers view the Internet to find the total population of a city and its total land area. They work with different mathematical scenarios that involve populations and land area in their city. They complete math problems and unit...
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"The City of Ember" Chapter 7

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this comprehension worksheet, young scholars answer a set of 14 multiple choice questions covering chapter 7 of The City of Ember. An answer key is included at the bottom of the page.
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Hurricane Katrina Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students write poems about the effects of a storm. Students study on what it might be like to be excavated. Students explore on how to revise and re-draft their work. Students construct a poem from words and phrases prompted by a picture.
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Keeping Things Toasty in New Zealand

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify the signs of a volcanic eruption. In this earth science instructional activity, students compose a letter to their neighbor convincing them of an impending eruption. They recognize the danger in living near a volcano.
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Looking at Illuminated Manuscripts: Exploring an Illuminated Manuscript Page

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students compare a 13th-century illuminated manuscript page to other manuscript pages and modern printed books. They study the different elements of an illuminated manuscript page.
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Rebuild Your Community

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore the concept of rebuilding a community after a disaster. In this rebuilding after a disaster lesson plan, students discuss the role of government in rebuilding a community. Students discuss financial issues that occur...
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Stone Fox Chapter 8

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students complete a 12 question multiple choice exercise pertaining to chapter 8 of Stone Fox by John Gardiner.
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Water Conservation

For Teachers 1st
First graders participate in a simulation in which they discover the community has been using too much water. In groups, they research the various ways the water is being used and create a home survey. They show the water usage of the...
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Breaking News English: Ariel Sharon in Critical Condition

For Students 6th - 8th
In this ESL reading comprehension worksheet, students read or listen to a journalistic passage, complete warm-up activities and a wide variety of before, during, after, homework and discussion activities.
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Arranging the Elements

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students describe how elements are arranged in the periodic table. They compare metals, nonmetals, and metalloids based on their properties and on their location in the periodic table. Finally, students identify and describe the...
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Water: to the Last Drop

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research how water played an important role in US history. In this social studies lesson, students make a mock newscast from one of the events they researched. They present their newscast to the class. 
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Environment: Mock Trial

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students role-play a trial regarding the taking of family property for a new water purification plant. Among the roles are the judge, attorneys, witnesses, plaintiff, mayor, and jury members. Once both sides present their case, the...
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Breaking News English: Rio Carnival Says "No" To Violence

For Students 5th - 7th
In this ESL reading comprehension worksheet, learners read or listen to the passage, then complete a wide variety of warm-up activities, as well as before listening/reading, while listening/reading, after listening/reading, discussion,...
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"The City of Ember" Chapters 5 and 6

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this comprehension worksheet, middle schoolers answer a set of 16 questions covering chapters 5 and 6 of The City of Ember. An answer key is included at the bottom of the page.