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Writing Myths

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read and write myths. In this world mythology lesson plan, students read and analyze myths from various cultures and then recognize their attributes as they write their own myths that explain natural phenomena.
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Literary Elements Worksheets and Graphic Organizers

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Using graphic organizers can be an effective way to teach literary elements.
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Tribal Truths

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research and analyze the interactions of American Indian tribes with Meriwether Lewis and iam Clark. Then they stage displays to inform the public about their findings.
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The Identification of Bacteria

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are given a two week period to put to use the knowledge they have gained while studying bacteria. As a culminating activity, students each receive three unknown bacteria to identify.
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The Physics of Skateboarding

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are able to analyze gravity as an universal force. They are able to determine how the force of friction retards motion. Students are able to apply Newton's Laws of Motion ot the way the world works.
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Super Stream Keeper's

For Teachers K - 8th
Students are introduced to Delaware's waterways as precious resources used for drinking water, water for agricultural and industrial uses, recreational areas, and as habitats for wildlife. They are introduced to wastewater discharges,...
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Kinds of Volcanic Eruptions

For Students 6th - 8th
In this volcanic eruption worksheet, students will read descriptive information about four types of volcanic eruptions: Hawaiian, Strombolian, Vulcanian, and Pelcean. Then students will identify 4 figures of eruptions as one of these...
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Microphones

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this microphones learning exercise, learners answer five questions about different types of microphones such as moving coil, crystal, and carbon microphones.
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Storms and Extreme Weather

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore hurricanes and tornadoes by conducting an experiment. In this weather pattern lesson, students define many extreme weather vocabulary terms and discuss the relationship with static electricity. Students utilize plastic...
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Inherit the Wind: Essay Questions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions about Inherit the Wind. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Mann's The Magic Mountain. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 18 short answer and essay questions based on Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the...
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Runaway Ads

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders distinguish between primary and secondary sources while creating an underground railroad presentation.  In this underground railroad instructional activity, 4th graders research the underground railroad using copies...
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Reading Worksheets Can Make Literature Come Alive

For Teachers 7th - 12th
The right reading worksheets can enhance the curriculum.
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Dictators

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students can learn about the elements of a dictatorship through these lessons.
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Cultural Discovery and Identity Project Generation Journey

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create a genealogy book tracing their heritage many generations back. They examine their own ethnicity, attitudes, and self-awareness. They examine new American trends regarding family structure and ethnicity.
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Curiouser and Curiouser!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners imagine that they are casting directors for a student story-turned-movie, and assess considerations for making the book's characters as accurate, interesting, and fun as they are in the original piece.
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Stellar Discoveries That Are Out of This World

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students hear of the recent discovery of a group of planets orbiting the star Upsilon Andromedae. Each student create a page about an element of the universe,
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Recalling History by Pulling Strings

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the role and nature of story-telling as it preserves history and culture and discuss how puppetry serves as an effective method of presentation. They create basic outlines for puppet shows that relay important...
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Valuable Lessons

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore how immigration, citizenship, due process of law, and the freedoms of speech and assembly have shaped American values throughout American history
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The Lorax Explorations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read and debate the purpose of Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, analyze its story elements, and write their own The Lorax II.
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Great Expectations Character Adoption

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write a detailed character analysis by adopting a character from the novel, Great Expectations, and become an authority on the character.
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Fabulous Funnels

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore what tornados are, how they are created and measured, and what their effects are on communities. They keep a journal of their activities and explorations as part of an ongoing process of learning.
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Folklore in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners define folklore, folk groups, tradition, and oral narrative. They identify traditional elements in Their Eyes Were Watching God Analyze and understand the role of traditional folkways and folk speech in the overall literary...

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