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Heredity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students find the answers to various types of heredity problems. They use the sheet to set goals for completing the unit.
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Pond Life

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Environmental explorers create an experiment related to ponds and then present their finding to the class. This resource is extremely open-ended. It needs more concrete objectives and procedures for meeting them.
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Beginning Critical Reading - The Sun

For Students 5th - 6th
In these critical reading worksheets, students read the short story about the sun. Students then answer 3 critical reading questions about the passage.
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Crude Oil

For Students 5th - 8th
In this oil learning exercise, learners click on the link to read about crude oil and then answer short answer questions. Students complete 7 questions total.
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Changing Circumstances, Changing U.S. Foreign Policy

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine how relationships between countries change overtime. They identify the factors that play a role in altering the relationships and contribute to U.S. foreign policy toward their country of research. Groups conduct their...
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Le Chatelier's Principle

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this chemical equilibrium worksheet, students review Le Chatelier's Principle and predict the direction of equilibrium shift for different changes to a chemical reactions. Students also review enthalpy and entropy. This worksheet has...
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Big Fleas Have Little Fleas!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study seamounts and learn the importance of structures to species. In this ocean explorer lesson, students participate in an activity that teaches them how to modify a seamount so that they are more suitable for species. 
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Mixed Prepositions

For Students 4th - 5th
In this interactive prepositions instructional activity, students practice using prepositions in sentences. Students choose the correct preposition for each blank in the passage. There are fifteen in all.
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Too Many Tens

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars practice grouping in different ways by putting numbers up to 1,000 in the correct place value. In this place value lesson plan, students estimate items in a jar and then count them out by grouping them by 10s.
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Translating Expressions

For Students 9th
In this Algebra I instructional activity, 9th graders translate English phrases and sentences into algebra phrases and equations.  The one page interactive instructional activity contains a combination of thirty-five multiple choice and...
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Get a Line on Integers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore number sense by completing math function problems in class. In this integers lesson, students define integers and practice plotting them on a number line. Young scholars utilize math functions such as addition and...
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Great Religions of China

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners describe the belief and practices of the three major religions of China. Using primary source documents, they compare and contrast the three religions and present their findings to the class in the form on a PowerPoint...
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The "Laws" and Principles of Chemical Reactions

For Students 10th - 12th
In this chemical reactions worksheet, students review the law of conservation of mass, the principle of definite proportions, and balancing equations. This worksheet has 3 problems to solve.
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Cracking the Maya Code

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners analyze the meaning of Maya glyphs. In this Mayan communication lesson, students use Mayan symbols to calculate their birthdates according to Maya Long Count.
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Introduction to Measurement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Student observes and measures the variability in the length of the forearm and the length of the foot and to test a common belief that the length of the foot is equal to the length of the forearm.
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Guesstimate? NO Estimate!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover the advantage of estimation over simple guessing using number relationships. They also discover how useful a mathematical tool estimation is in everyday life.
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Getting The Point

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils complete a unit of lessons on the relationships between decimals, whole numbers, and fractions. They use paper strips to solve fraction problems, view and solve examples, and use calculators to convert fractions into decimal...
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Forming Plurals Correctly

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this grammar worksheet, students read the rules for forming plural words and then apply them in practice situations as directed in class.
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USA Today Reading Comprehension and Research Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students read an article from USA Today and create a graphic to convey the information they've read. In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read an article and draw upon the information given to research and discuss the topic...
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Permafrost: Permanently Frozen Ground

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore permafrost.  In this 3 states of matter lesson, students identify characteristics of solids and liquids.  Students observe water and soil melting and freezing at various temperatures.  Students make predictions about a...
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Conjectures and Conclusions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students draw conclusions and make conjectures given a specific scenario. In this geometry lesson plan, students model real life scenarios using properties of triangles. They model number facts and explain why the outcome is what it is.
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Discovery Shuttle Ready for Liftoff

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate and research what the space shuttle and ground crews must do to make sure all goes well from liftoff to landing each time the shuttle leaves earth.
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Measuring and Comparing Weight and Capacity

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the concept of measurement. In this measurement lesson, 1st graders explore measurement techniques as they use containers to measure capacity. Students also practice solving problems that their instructors model.
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Getting from Place to Place

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students examine modes of transportation. In this transportation lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture on modes of transportation over the past 300 years. Students respond to questions about the lecture.