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Fun Through Fitness Day

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students engage in an entire morning of physical fitness activities called Field Day. Events such as dashes, water relays, hoop pass and obstacle course are some of the ideas.
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A Basic Photography Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explain the aesthetics of photography, take photos that demonstrate their understanding of aesthetics, and take photos that convey a message or tell a story. They analyze the qualities of a given photo.
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Enhancing Listening Comprehension

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students develop, discuss and practice listening skills in English, focusing on prediction activities and strategies for coping with difficult listening situations.
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A Whale Of A Study

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students get some training as a whale biologist, and study about the kinds of things these researchers do and see over the next four months in their study of humpback whales. Some excellent websites are imbedded in this plan.
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Scarcity and Choices

For Teachers 1st
First graders gain an understanding of the scarcity of resources and how it affects the choices that we make in our everyday lives. Students will participate in a variety of activities such as literature analysis, shopping, journal...
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Potter spells

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers decipher the meaning of Rowling's magical words by looking at their Latin origin and write their own spells. They test their knowledge of Harry Potter spells with a quiz. Also, students match Rowling's spells with...
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Run-on Sentences, Comma Splices and Fragments

For Students 7th - 9th
For this grammar worksheet, students identify twenty sentences as run-on sentences, fragments, has a comma splice mistake or as correct. Students defend their choices.
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Reading Information-Grade 5

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this grade 5 reading informational passages worksheet, students read several passages and answer a set of comprehension questions for each. Answers are included.
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Graphing Inequalities and Shading

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils graph and shade inequalities. In this algebra lesson, students graph inequalities using the slope-intercept form. They shade the side of the line that is the solution and identify the domain and range.
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Naughty or Nice?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils practice computer skills by generating Christmas lists and communicating with Santa using the Internet.
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STOP THAT SENTENCE

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students stop their sentences with the correct punctuation marks. They choose which punctuation mark is needed to write sentences in their journals.
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Water Quality and Dissolved Oxygen

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the relationship between dissolved oxygen and organic materials and aquatic organisms. This is a 3-lesson series in which students explore dissolved oxygen and then design an experiment testing the effects of changes.
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Research Writing-4th Grade Multiple Choice

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this research writing worksheet, students solve a total of 25 multiple choice problems related on research writing. An answer key is included.
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Waste Minimization and Protecting the Environment

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the amount of waste produced and its effects on the environment. They discuss food, money, and energy and how their waste effects others. They read a play to explore how waste is produced and create a collage of...
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Analogies

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use analogies to test their understanding of relationships between words or ideas. They practice analogies to improve vocabulary and thinking skills. Students write sentences that use analogies.
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Average

For Students 5th - 8th
In this averages worksheet, students complete word problems about the averages about grocery bills, hospital stays, graphs, and more. Students complete 10 problems.
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The Great Chicago Fire Survivors

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine documents describing the experiences of survivors of the Great Chicago Fire, and write condolence letters.
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The Night Sky

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders develop questions they have about the solar system. After being read a book, they view and discuss different constellations in the sky. In groups, they are given a piece of butcher paper and glow in the dark crayons in...
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Questionnaires and Analysis

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students, review the techniques and different types of data analysis as well as how they are expressed, identify why facts and data are needed in conclusion of a questionnaire. The concepts of qualitative and quantitative data are...
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Intro to Polynomials

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders participate in a lesson plan introducing the mathematical concept of polynomials. They are asked questions and assessed according to the answers given during working in small groups.
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Reviewing Language

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine some of the basics of the writing process in order to improve long-term writing goals. They apply the concepts of using speech, prefixes, and suffixes. Students use and describe the different steps of the writing...
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A Level Notes: the Symphony Explanation Worksheet

For Students 5th - 7th
In this music worksheet, students read a short explanation of the symphony as a musical form for a large body of instruments before reading about the four major sections. They use a chart at the bottom of the second page but there are no...
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Reading: Games

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this games worksheet, students read the names of 5 common games. Students then read 5 paragraphs that describe the origin of a game. Students guess the name of each game and write it in the blank space.
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Looking for the Bottom

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Secondary learners explore the economic indicators and the role they play in the US economy. Written for the 2008 economy, the lesson is adaptable to today's economic situation. Pupils discover economic indicators, analyze...