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Bees: Report Planner

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this report planning worksheet, students list 3 things they want to learn about bees and the resources they plan to use. Students take notes, then write the report on the lined paper provided.
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Halloween Report Planner

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Halloween report planning worksheet, students prepare to write a report. They choose a topic from a list they make, do research, and write the report on the lines.
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How Poets Evoke Social and Historical Representations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore how poems represent the social, historical, and cultural times that they were written in. In this poetry lesson plan, students compare and contrast poems with music of the time and explore implications of writing poems...
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Muggie Maggie

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the book Muggie Maggie by Beverly Cleary. In this vocabulary lesson, students read to discover multiple meaning words, synonyms, antonyms and identify important details. Students make story predictions and write...
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Finders Keepers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the career of beekeeping. In this careers lesson, students examine the importance of the beekeeping industry. Students read stories about beekeepers and write comparisons. Students write a report on beekeepers and the...
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Tell About Your Hero and Publish the Essay Online

For Students 4th - 8th
In this writing about your hero worksheet, students read stories about personal heroes at an assigned web site that were written by other students. They think about their own hero, write an essay, and follow directions for publishing it...
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Volcanoes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students view images and interactive activities on the Internet about volcanoes. In this plate tectonics lesson, students use the Internet to view PDF images and HTML Interactive activities while writing observations in their journals....
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Latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students demonstrate how to locate places on a map using a grid. In this map skills lesson, students are introduced to latitude and longitude lines. Students define these terms and view a large map of a state. Students come up to the map...
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Historical Mathematicians Project

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students, in small groups, use the Internet and other traditional sources to research historically significant mathematicians, write a paper, and creatively present research in class.
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On the Road with Marco Polo: Marco Polo in China

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars trace Marco Polo's route into China and use the Internet to research major products fabricated in 13th century China. They discuss their findings and write a report on either: silk, porcelain, jade, lacquerware or tea.
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"The Producers" Lights Up Broadway from Recording The Producers: A Muscial Romp with Mel Brooks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the history of Broadway musicals and Mel Brook's life using the internet. They work together to write a short skit to present to the class. They also examine the context of different dramatic performances.
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Who Gets to Invent and How Do Inventors Change Our Lives?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students examine the way various inventions have changed their lives. As a class, they create a timeline of the most important inventions during their lifetime and another timeline of how old they were when it was invented. ...
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How Does Climate Change Affect Animal Populations?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate the effect of climate change on animal population in Nova Scotia. In this environmental science lesson, students complete a Nova Scotia map activity and research the causes of global warming in small groups....
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A Zoo Book for All

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
A visit to the local zoo launches an integrated life science/ language arts research project into the habitat, feeding habits, offspring, lifespan, and other interesting facts about animals. Each group selects two animals to photograph...
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Introduction to eBay

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Beginning eBay users may benefit from this scripted procedural for using the popular online marketplace. The step-by-step directions lead class members through the various features of the site. The 2004 publication date might make some...
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"My Animal"

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students determine which animal best represents them write reasons why. This is a nice culminating lesson for students who have been working on descriptive writing.
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Turkey Turkey

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Emerging writers read an online story and write their own original story. They read the story Turkey and Turkey and create their own online story using PowerPoint software and clip art. Include time to share completed works! 
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Writing A Biography

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students choose an interesting person to research for a biography. They gather the information they want to include in their paper from various sources. Students write an outline to use as a guide when writing their biography.
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Graphing the Past Using Today's Technology

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research and gather information from such sources as Microsoft Encarta, World Wide Web sites, and other sources using computer software to collect data.
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Using Starfall to Review the Short A Sound

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read a story with the short a sound. The story is about a rat. They access Starfall and select the story called Zac the Rat. They read the story out loud as a group then the students answer comprehension and skill questions...
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What Is a Rainbow? Internet Research and Writing Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this rainbow worksheet, students research information about rainbows using an assigned web site. They explore the site to find the answers to the 6 questions included on the worksheet.
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Research, Writing, and the 'Isms'

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research an art style. They create an original short story, poem, or personal essay and illustrate the written work with the style of art they researched.
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Patricia Polacco Internet Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read each question contained on the worksheet. They click on the underlined website to locate the answer holding down the control button while clicking on the blue words. They then print off their paper and turn them in.
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Two Sides, Same Coin: How Political Beliefs Influence Language Use

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners read several magazine articles on the same topic written from different political perspectives, paying particular attention to the diction, syntax, and arguments presented in support the point of view expressed. They then select...