Lesson Plan
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Natural Hazards Research Paper and Oral Presenation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet and look at a list of the world's countries and the natural hazards that impact them. They comprehend that it is sometimes called "Nature's Fury," each natural hazard has a heartbeat, a locational pattern, and a...
Worksheet
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Connecticut Firsts Word Search

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this word search about the state of Connecticut worksheet, students read terms about things that were invented or used first in Connecticut and find them in the crossword. Students find 10 words.
Worksheet
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Connecticut First Challenge 2

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this Connecticut activity activity, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions that require them to exhibit the knowledge they have of firsts in the state of Connecticut.
Worksheet
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Alphabetize Connecticut's Firsts

For Students 4th
In this alphabetize Connecticut's firsts worksheet, 4th graders use the word bank listing things that happened first in the state of Connecticut and write them in alphabetical order.
Worksheet
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Connecticut Firsts Vocabulary 2

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this Connecticut firsts instructional activity, learners match vocabulary words to their descriptions of the first time things happened in Connecticut. Students complete 10 matches.
Lesson Plan
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Blast from the Past

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students analyze historic artifacts to help gain an understanding of how the past has impacted their lives. They explain ways "design" can be both a noun and a verb. Students use internet resources to view and learn about artifacts that...
Worksheet
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Connecticut Firsts Crossword

For Students 4th - 5th
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students read the 10 statements about 'firsts' that occurred in the state of Connecticut. Students complete the 10 word crossword puzzle.
Interactive
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Eisenhower & the New Modern Republicanism (5)

For Students 8th - 12th
For this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 10 matching questions regarding the presidency of Eisenhower and New Modern Republicanism. Students may check their answers immediately
Lesson Plan
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Ski in Slovakia in Style

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read a short article about the mountains and skiing in Slovakia. For this ESL lesson, students explore the reasons that skiing is a popular activity in Slovakia, then complete several short activities to reinforce the reading.
Handout
University of California

University of California: Otis Boykin: Inventor

For Students 9th - 10th
Otis Boykin (1920-1982 CE) is attributed with developing twenty-six electronic inventions, including devices for guided missiles, IBM computers and a control unit for an artificial heart stimulator.
Handout
PBS

American Experience: Technology Timeline: 1752 1990

For Students 9th - 10th
Short descriptions of important technological innovations produced in America and the date of their introduction.
Handout
A&E Television

Biography: Michael De Bakey

For Students 4th - 8th
A biography of Michael DeBakey (1908-2008), a pioneering doctor and cardiovascular surgeon. He invented a number of revolutionary devices and surgical procedures.