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Grammar Bytes: Adjectives and Adverbs
Using a format similar to what students may see on standardized tests, this presentation discusses the proper use of adjectives and adverbs. The examples focus on some of the most common errors, including the use of the words poorly and...
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Testing Do Not Disturb Door Hanger
Shelter your class from outside noise by indicating that your class is testing with a tag for your door. There are two tags on the page and space to cut out a hole for the door handle. Since the resource is a Word document, you can...
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Test-Driving Computers
A new form of standardized testing? Learners evaluate arguments for and against the use of computer-based standardized tests in schools. They express their views through discussion and explore the views of others through the creation and...
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Advance Notice
We often wait until adulthood to start analyzing learning styles. This informative and interesting presentation delves into how we learn. It is a quick and insightful look at how students perform in school. The information could be...
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Estimating and Testing Steps
Students predict how many steps they think it will take them to get from the front of the room to the back. They record predictions on paper and then into database and then actually test by walking foot to foot to their destination...
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The Egg Activity
Students comprehend the three basic steps of science: 1) Observation, 2) Statements of cause and effect (Hypotheses), and 3) Testing. By working with an egg, students are required to observe an object that is very common to them. This...
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Testing and Refining Aircraft Design
High schoolers design and make a flying device. They work in small groups to brainstorm ideas for the design of their device. They choose an idea or combination of ideas to use for their design and create a sketch of their design. The...
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Testing Tips Grades 2 - 6
This simple PowerPoint presentation outlines ten performance-enhancing guidelines for students who are about to take a test. Advice such as, "If you finish early, reread your answers," are included. This resource would be great to show...
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One Minute
In this one minute worksheet, learners test how many times they can do something in one minute including writing their name and building a tower. Students complete 5 activities.
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DNA Fingerprints
Young scholars study DNA fingerprinting and how it is used in criminal investigations. In this DNA lesson students interpret DNA fingerprints, explore the uses for fingerprinting and see the limitations of DNA testing.Â
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SAT Wordsearch
In this literacy worksheet, students find the vocabulary words that are used on the SAT exam and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Testing the Test
Learners examine the validity of standarized tests. They explore the emotions felt during a test and ways to prepare for a test. Students interview teachers about testing. Learners create a student guide to testing.
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Easy to Read
Young scholars compare reading passages in paragraph form to book form. They determine that the reading passages on the state assessments are no more difficult than the books they choose to read. They turn their favorite books into...
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This is a test.
multiple resources from various sites. I am, needless to say, frustrated, and don't understand why the programmers say they have tested and do not experience this. I have the problem with both Internet Explorer on a PC and Safari on a...
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This is another test
multiple resources from various sites. I am, needless to say, frustrated, and don't understand why the programmers say they have tested and do not experience this. I have the problem with both Internet Explorer on a PC and Safari on a...
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SAT Vocab Word Search Puzzle
In this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are in the word search puzzle that focus upon the vocabulary that is from the topic of test preparation.
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CSET World History Word Search Puzzle
For this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are related to the concept that is the theme of the word search puzzle.
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PSAT VOCAB Word Search Puzzle
In this literacy worksheet, high schoolers find the words that are related to the concepts that are covered as part of the PSAT competency testing.
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What is Dissolved Oxygen?
Students experiment with the LaMotte Winkler-Titration Test Kit to try to answer the question of what is dissolved oxygen. They explore all the possible ways to test for dissolved oxygen and brainstorm all the obstacles that can affect...
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Pay to Learn?
Students discuss the concept of schools paying students as an incentive for scoring higher on standardized tests. They debate the key issues of this question and write a letter to the local board of education expressing their position.
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Review And Testing
Students engage in a lesson in order to review some of the basic concepts of kingdoms and classification. They use research methods in order to find some of the information initially an use the notes to review for the test. Students...
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The Statistical Nature of Test Data
Young scholars investigate the properties of various metals. They conduct an experiment and gather the data by putting into the proper statistical graphs. The data is analyzed and conclusions are formed according to the properties of the...
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Examining The Scores
Young scholars investigate test scores taken to obtain academic strengths and weaknesses. They practice looking at the scores in order to interpret the results. Students use time for class discussion and planning study strategies to...
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Which Wrap Is Wrapped Right?
Students investigate the integrity and strength of different types of food wraps. They test the wraps and create a graphic organizer for the data. Once it is organized then a lab report can be written. The lesson contains background...