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THE GAM SAAN ADVENTURE ARE YOU WILLING TO RISK IT?
Fourth graders study the lasting influence of the Pony Express, Overland Mail Service, Western Union, and the building of the transcontinental railroad, including the contributions of Chinese workers to its construction. They explore the...
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"Dr. Xargle's Book of Earthlets"
Students examine the expressive and descriptive language used in the books "Dr. Xargle's Book of Earthlets" and "Planet of the Robots." In pairs they take notes about each other's physical appearance and conduct interviews, identify the...
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The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (Letter 24)
In this The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis learning exercise, students read the story, define six key terms using only one or two words and answer ten comprehension questions.
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Gargoyles, Black Death, and Scary Music
Students research the Dark Ages using books, the Internet, and other media. In this Dark Ages lesson plan, students study poetry, music, art, and the architecture of the Dark Ages.
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Who Decides Who Dies?
Students explore various state laws concerning capital punishment and conduct a mock meeting of the United States Congress to set standards for the death penalty.
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Bodaciously Beautiful Butterflies Take Flight
Students complete study on butterflies using real caterpillars, keep individual daily journals of observations, and complete timeline for their caterpillar/butterfly.
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Here It Goes Again!
First graders work on patterns in nature and to recognize how different living things adapt to different environments such as the rain forest.
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DEW POINT
Fourth graders investigate conditions causing saturation and measure the dew point of the atmosphere performing simple experiments.
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Scavenger Hunt
Fourth graders demonstrate the ability to locate, retrieve and handle media and equipment. They compose a written discourse to inform. They participate in a library media center scavenger hunt.
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Civilizations of the Ancient Near East
Sixth graders investigate ancient civilizations by creating a research project. In this world history lesson, 6th graders investigate historic civilizations developed close to important rivers of the near East. Students create a...
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Romeo & Juliet (Drama)
Ninth graders read and internalize the drama Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Many intriguing and thought provoking assignments are waiting for the completion of students within this lesson profile.
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Atomic Energy
In this science learning exercise, students use basic scientific concepts to complete the series of puzzles while focusing upon atomic energy by exploring alpha, beta, and gamma decay.
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Work and More Work
In this science instructional activity, students classify 6 actions as positive work, negative work, or no work. Students also design their own experiment.
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DNA Replication Worksheet
In this DNA worksheet, students determine why, when, and where DNA replication occurs. This worksheet has 7 short answer questions.
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Metamorphic Rocks
In this metamorphic rock worksheet, students are given 8 statements about how metamorphic rocks are formed and their characteristics. Students determine if the statements are true or false and correct false statements to make them true....
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Johnny Be Good
Students explore the Johnny Appleseed story. In this service learning lesson, students listen to the story of Johnny Appleseed and discover how he was a philanthropist.
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Journalism 101
Learners understand the writing style in a newspaper. In this journalism lesson, students recognize that a newspaper has a catchy headline and objective writing. Learners interview someone in an area of interest and write a news article.
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Review of the Five Senses
Young scholars investigate the five senses. For this human biology lesson, students are given five items and identify which items match best with each of the senses. Young scholars use objects such as a rock, hard candy, and a flower.
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Box-and-Whisker Plots
Eighth graders measure in feet and inches and convert to explore the relationship between the converted measurements. In this measurement lesson, 8th graders use the whisker and box plot to represent the measurement of a cat. Students...
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Breaking News English: Protecting Antarctica from Tourism
In this Antarctica worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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Exploring the Solar System
Your students can learn more about our solar system with these lesson plan ideas.
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Parentheses
Point out the proper uses of parentheses with this informational handout! This resource explains how to use parentheses for side comments, numbers in a list, and citations of outside sources. Learners can read a series of examples for...
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Spring Slide Show
First graders work cooperatively to create a sprintime poem, slide show and book entitled "Who Said It's Spring?"
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Giving Things a Name
Learners label images seen on an interactive website. In this early writing lesson plan, students do their best to write the name of the object seen on the screen.