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Understanding the Indoor Environment: Vocabulary Development

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners acquire new vocabulary by reading an assigned text and determining the meanings of  unfamiliar words.  In this vocabulary development lesson, students acquire strategies to use in a small group as they decode meanings of...
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Indoor Air Quality

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students make a work puzzle using air quality vocabulary. In this air quality vocabulary lesson, students design a word puzzle using a teacher designated number of vocabulary words. They peer edit the puzzles with their classmates.
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Vocabulary Development Vocabulary Zoo

For Teachers K - 4th
Students practice their vocabulary skills. In this vocabulary skills instructional activity, students recall vocabulary words regarding indoor air quality.
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Understanding the Indoor Environment: Word Walls

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students study vocabulary words about indoor air quality. In this indoor environment lesson, students create a word wall with vocabulary words about indoor air quality and pollutants.
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A Hydrothermal Adventure

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students analyze hydrothermal vents. In this hydrothermal vents instructional activity, students discover the effects of hydrothermal vents on tectonic plates. Students make model hydrothermal vents to understand how they form and operate.
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A Bioluminescent Gallery

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine the different types of luminescence in deep sea organisms. In this bioluminescence lesson plan, students investigate how color and light aide deep ocean organisms by describing the characteristics of the habitat and...
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Redesigning the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars redesign the classroom space. In this geometry instructional activity, students part take in making classroom rules and assigning value to the space in the classroom. They investigate measuring and problem solving in this...
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Quieting Down Muscles and Bones

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students familiarize themselves with the proper names of muscles and bones and where they are located.
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Compass Crusaders

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discover how to use a compass and how to use that knowledge in the field while applying orienteering and mathematical skills.
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On Our Own- Surviving on Another Planet

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate current models for Lunar and Martian settlements and study the mathematics behind these designs. They design their own Lunar or Martian settlement with an explanation of why their model would work best.
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Kitchen Math - Levels I & II

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine mathematics as an important component of nutrition management and food preparation.
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Exploring Virtual Europe

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research the geography, government, climate, history, economy, and culture of a European country. They select a country in Europe, explore various websites, and complete a worksheet.
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A Toast to Our Community

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students bake bread with a dual purpose: to explore, through the metaphor of baking bread, the potential dynamics and purposes of a classroom, and to begin investigating the idea that everyday things are connected to the local/global...
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Learning About Guatemala Through Its Kites

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Pupils are introduced to Guatemala and to the tradition of giant kites. They decorate the kite sail and construct the kite. Students identifies possible causal factors contributing to given historical events.
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Moving with Music

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore and experience the basic concepts of crescendo, decrescendo, andante and allegro by moving with the appropriate signal in accordance to the music being sung. They study the words to the songs "Old McDonald,"...
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Explorations Through Time

For Students 9th - 12th
In this earth history worksheet, students visit a website and complete 15 fill in the blank and 8 short answer questions based on what they read. Topics include biodiversity, animal kingdoms, evolution, fossils, and extinction.
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Worksheet 1. Reading: Giant Pandas

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage about giant pandas. They then answer the 8 true/false questions using the information they just read.
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Past Time: Vocabulary Practice Worksheet 3

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this vocabulary practice worksheet, students choose the best word from 2 possible choices to complete each of 12 sentences. Despite the title, the sentences have little to do with past time.
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Build-A-Bird

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers create an imaginary bird. In this anatomy lesson plan, students analyze how artists represent birds historically, then determine the anatomical aspects that suit a bird to its habitat. Using this information, high...
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Where's the Sand?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils identify the characteristics of deserts. In this geography lesson plan, students discuss the characteristics of a desert and label a map with the names of deserts.
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Adjective Clauses

For Students 4th - 6th
In this completing sentences worksheet, students use a word from the word pool to fill in the blanks in ten sentences. Some are adjective clauses.
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Vocabulary Practice

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary words worksheet, students choose the correct word that fits the description. Students choose 12 words that fit the description.
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Vocabulary Practice: Past Time

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions that require them to select the appropriate words to complete the sentences that express past time.
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Create a Cloud in a Bottle

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners examine the earth's atmosphere. In this hands-on science lesson plan, students follow the outlined steps to create clouds in 2-liter bottles.