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Celsius or Fahrenheit?
Second graders create a thermometer. In this Celsius or Fahrenheit lesson, 2nd graders create an individual thermometer to use for measuring the temperature. Students convert the outside temperature.
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Multiple Intelligences
Students investigate Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. In this research based instructional activity, students compare theories of intelligences and examine the implications of using these theories in schools and society.
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First Steps
Students examine how young children are generally able to learn foreign languages more easily than adults. In this investigative activity students divide into groups and devise a test to show whether or not this theory is true.
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Sport and Security
Students examine world sports. In this current events activity, students analyze a photograph of a sport scene to determine what was taking place when the photograph was taken. Students respond to the provided discussion questions about...
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Declaration of Power
Students examine the Korean nuclear escalation. In this current events lesson, students explore the nuclear arms race in Korea and the science that explains nuclear weapons.
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Out and About: The Science of Sport
Young scholars take a closer look at sports science. In this hands-on learning instructional activity, students may visit the Science Museum, the Life Science Centre, or the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum online or in-person to discover...
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Minority Report
Students examine race relations in Great Britain. In this current events lesson plan, students visit selected websites to understand the impact of immigration on the country as well as multiculturalism in the country.
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Man's Continuing Inhumanity to Man
Students explore social justice issues. For this human justice lesson, students examine the meaning of words associated with minority groups and investigate genocide throughout history.
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Technology (Ipod Nano)
In this iPod nano worksheet, students read the passage about the iPod, fill in a table, and match paragraphs to their main ideas. Students complete 3 activities.
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Discourse on Inequality
In this online interactive philosophy instructional activity, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Discourse on Inequality by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
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Memory
In this psychology worksheet, students complete 5 short answer questions on processes involved in memory, forgetting and retention.
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Surface Area with Polydrons
Students explore measurements by analyzing geometric shapes. In this surface area lesson, students identify the terms volume, weight, perimeter and area in order to find the requested measurements of specific polygons. Students utilize...
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Demonstrative Adjectives Quiz
In this demonstrative adjectives quiz activity, learners read about adjectives, then complete a quiz, filling in blanks with appropriate demonstrative adjectives, completing multiple choice questions, and filling in blanks in sentences.
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Bein' With You This Way
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Bein' With You This Way. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, answer short answer questions, have...
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The Crucible Reading Guide
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read acts 1-4 of Arthur Miller's The Crucible and then respond to 58 short answer questions based on the reading selection.
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The First Earth Day
In this Earth Day worksheet, students read about the history of the first Earth Day and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 8 questions total.
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Student Power Use
Learners calculate the energy usage in their bedroom. In this physics instructional activity, students compare their energy consumption during school days and weekends. They recommend ways to save energy.
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Applied Science - Science and Math Lab (read without sight)
Students consider the senses. In this sight and touch instructional activity, students discover what it is like to function like a person who is blind. They work in groups and individually on various activities to experience this...
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Technology (Post Lab): Utility Companies
Students study physics. For this utility company research lesson, students discover how their local utility company charges for electricity. They listen to a presentation and then conduct internet research to find more information on...
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Cruising the Internet
Students identify the parts of an engine using a graph. For this statistics lesson, students make a graph from their collected data. They calculate the volume of a cylinder using a line of regression and a scatter plot.
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Spelling List 28: Sight Words, Prefix "sub-," and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, prefix sub-, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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A Coastal Arctic Food Web
Students create a food web of the arctic ecosystem. In this biology lesson, students explain how global warming affects this ecosystem. They explain how losing a species affects the entire community.
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Learning to Measure with Ladybug
Students practice measuring items with non standard units. In this units lesson plan, students measure shapes, lengths, and classroom objects.
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The Weight of Things
Students explore weight. In this math instructional activity, students predict which item weighs more and discuss how they arrived at their decision. Students weigh several items to determine which weighs more.