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Irish-Americans: Work and Song
Students explore Irish-American culture. In this immigration lesson, students watch video segments regarding immigration in the 1840's and 1850's. Students discuss the discrimination Irish-Americans faced as they listen to songs and...
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Oceans in Glass: The Great White Shark Experiment
Students use the Internet to study great white sharks and answer questions. In this ocean lesson students create and produce a website that summarizes the information they obtained in their research.
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On With the Show: Fifty Years of the Public Theater
Students explore the Public Theater in New York City. In this theater lesson, students consider mission of the Public Theater and learn more about its productions. Students create their own event schedules for the Public Theater.
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Organizers for Students
Students . In this organization instructional activity, students have a general discussion about sports cards and make a chart to answer the questions. Students read the baseball card story from USA Today. Students watch a web video...
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Cinderella Stories
Students explore their creative writing skills. In this Cinderella writing lesson, students compare perspective as they read and discuss 2 versions of the "Three Little Pigs." Students then watch "Cinderella" and use their creative...
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Core Book Guide for The Upstairs Room
Young scholars read "The Upstairs Room" and participate in literature analysis regarding justice. In this Holocaust Literature lesson, students read a short story and discuss critical thinking questions. Young scholars write journal...
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Advanced Sentence Completion 8
In this advanced sentence completion worksheet, young scholars choose the best word(s) to complete each sentence. Students must complete more than one blank per sentence in some instances.
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Critical Reading: Intelligence Augmentation
For this critical reading worksheet, students read a short passage regarding intelligence augmentation and then answer five questions based on the reading.
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Investigating Our Past: Where Did Humans Come From?
Students brainstorm about evolution and explore the processes of evolution. In this investigative lesson students map out evolution and compare the two theories after researching them.
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Women's History Vocabulary Multiple Choice
In this women's history vocabulary learning exercise, students circle correct definitions for a total of 7 words related to women's history. Page contains link to additional activities.
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Women's History Word Search Worksheet
For this word search worksheet, students read the clues about women in history. Students locate the 15 words within the word search puzzle.
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Direct Object Pronouns
In this direct object pronouns practice worksheet, students identify direct objects in 10 sentences and rewrite 7 of the 10 sentences by replacing the direct objects with pronouns.
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Literal Equations
Students explore Literal Equations. In this literal equations lesson plan, students use the Internet to connect to links and solve linear equations. Students investigate, analyze and record their findings on various activity worksheets.
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Oprah Winfrey
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students read about the philanthropic works of Oprah Winfrey and her Angel Network. Students discuss issues that are important to them.
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Going to Bat for Girls
Students explore gender equality. In this Teaching Tolerance lesson, students listen to a lecture regarding a family's struggles with inequality. Students respond to discussion questions following the lecture.
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An Elephant Never Forgets
Students are introduced to the Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa. In this natural science lesson plan, students identify the elephants by name according to the diagrams. Students study the unique characteristics of the...
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Energy Efficiency in the Home
Students discover ways to conserve energy in their homes. In this energy efficiency lesson students analyze a set of data and design a solution that results in higher energy efficiency.
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Measuring and Comparing Length
Learners measure objects in the classroom. For this measurement lesson, students compare items using their height, use paper clips to measure things and record their findings.
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Absolutely, Positively a Force in China
Young scholars explore the concept of company expansion. In this company expansion lesson, students read an article about FedEx and how it was able to expand. Young scholars discuss how FedEx was able to expand. Students discuss reasons...
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Owning a Dog: Reading Comprehension
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students read the five paragraph essay about the effects of children owning a dog. Then they answer 10 questions to indicate comprehension of the selection.
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Metric Conversion
Fifth graders access prior knowledge to complete a do now using metric conversion. For this metric conversion lesson, 5th graders will respond to problems and analyze for a possible mnemonic device.
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Density
Learners observe a demonstration of regular soda versus diet soda. In this exploring density instructional activity students complete a lab on density and present a PowerPoint presentations of their results.
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Heads or Tails? Studying Regeneration in Planaria
Students view a video on stem cells and regeneration. In this investigative lesson students complete a worksheet while viewing the video.
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Tall Tales
Students read tall tales and then write their own tall tales. In this tall tales lesson plan, students read tall tales, write their own, produce plays, and watch videos of their tall tales.