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Physical Differences

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine physical differences amongst themselves. In this diversity lesson, students read the book We're Different, We're the Same. Students name things about their appearance that is different from the person next to them.
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Vocabulary Exercise

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this vocabulary worksheet, students fill in the blanks, group items into categories, match objects to definitions, and more. Students complete 5 activities total.
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Animal Tracks

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the different tracks that animals make. They identify similarities and differences in the tracks and formulate opinions based on facts.
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Changes in the Community

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine and describe a series of primary sources (mostly photographs) to observe and analyze changes over time. The focus is on the local community. The local community might be a city, township, county or surrounding area.
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A LOT OF THIS FOR A LITTLE OF THAT

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students describe the import and export of agricultural products and gain a comprehension of the concept of supply and demand. They discuss exports and imports. Students have small world maps on each desk, they identify the countries...
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Summer of My German Soldier

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a layered curriculum unit for a novel study. The teaching method allows for a student centered classroom that includes different methods of instruction and assessment.
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Ownership of Lands

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the levels of forest ownership and how each are managed.  In this land ownership lesson students research timber companies and complete a writing assignment. 
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Buying, Selling, Profits

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students follow the framework of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). In this FCCLA lesson, students research the clothing market from the perspectives of consumers and business owners. Students also analyze...
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Friendship Line Dancing

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the characteristics of being a good friend. They observe a puppet and discuss why the puppet is sad. In groups, 1st graders form two lines, facing each other. They practice talking to each person in the line,...
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Motion Picture Analysis Worksheet

For Students 8th - 9th
In this motion picture analysis worksheet, students decipher what type of motion picture they viewed based on a complete list of criteria. Students then answer multiple questions based on their discoveries.
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Using a Writing Workshop

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students observe modeling of the writing workshop. In this writing workshop lesson, students understand that the writing workshop will be taught throughout the year and each lesson will be a segment which will be discussed.
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Cardiovascular Fitness

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers design a cardiovascular fitness program that encourages them to implement it in their daily lives.
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Map Analysis Worksheet

For Students 8th - 9th
In this map analysis worksheet, students decipher what type of map they are using based on a complete list of criteria. Students then answer multiple questions based on their discoveries.
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Panther Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research the Internet to fill out their scavenger hunt sheet.  In this research lesson students search the Internet for answers to the questions on the scavenger hunt worksheet. 
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Families and neighborhoods

For Teachers K
Students create their house to add to a class "neighborhood". For this lesson on family and community, students read the book Family by Todd Parr and discuss how all families and houses are different. Then, students create their own...
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Making a Speech

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders make a five minute speech on the life of a famous person.
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Who is Gertrude, Really?

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students form opinions about Gertrude by imaginatively creating 5 entries for Gertrude's journal. Each journal entry reveal much about Gertrude's character at pivotal moments in the play.
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Science in the Past

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners research the science of ancient Native American people. They compare native science to the present time. They create a project that they can present to their classmates. The project could be a report, poster, Power Point...
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Endangered Organism Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how different organisms meet the characteristics of life. They study specific endangered species and what caused their endangerment. They vcomplete a power point research project.
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Toxic Torts

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine the role of courts in environmental law enforcement. Using examples, they identify civil cases brought against large corporations for violating environmental laws. They define new vocabulary and discuss the...
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Minerals: Earth's Jewels

For Students 9th - 12th
In this minerals worksheet, students will review 5 vocabulary words associated with minerals including rock, gem, ore, and crystal. Then students will complete a crossword puzzle with 7 terms relating to the different tests that can be...
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Complete the Unit Conversions

For Students 4th - 5th
In this measurements worksheet, students review the conversion chart for feet to inches, yard to feet, centimeter to millimeter, meter to centimeters, and kilometer to meters. Students then convert 20 measurements.
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Mistakes That English Native Speakers Make 4

For Students 6th - 9th
In this common English mistakes worksheet, students read 20 sentences and identify the mistakes in each. Students then categorize the mistakes as apostrophe, articles, capital letters, clumsy style, commas, extra or missing words, or...
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Roxaboxen

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss the story "Roxaboxen." For this reading comprehension lesson, 3rd graders discover new vocabulary words, discuss the story using story mapping, and take a reading test. Students investigate safety in the desert and...