Lesson Plan
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Federal Budget

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners create, present, revise, and defend a Federal budget.
Lesson Plan
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Economics/Emissions

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars produce manufactured good, monitor energy consumption, encounter international government regulations, make choices about emissions and energy, and share findings in order to understand how international commerce could...
Worksheet
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The Literature of Classical Greece

For Students 10th - 11th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage about Classical Greece and then answer fifteen multiple choice reading comprehension questions.
Study Guide
C.S. Lewis Foundation

Study Guide to Surprised by Joy

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
This resource makes accessible the text that portrays the occurrences leading to C.S. Lewis’s finding of God. It encourages the reader to personally reflect upon, and examine Surprised by Joy. The document is divided into two sets where...
Lesson Plan
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Balancing a Budget

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students calculate living expenses for a non-traditional career choice. They examine interest, balancing a checkbook, and financing cars and homes.
Lesson Plan
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Regents High School Examination in English Session One (2007)

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this Regents High School Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students listen to a passage and answer ten multiple choice questions to check comprehension.  Students then complete an essay response.
Lesson Plan
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Comprehensive Examination in English Session One (2006)

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this Regents High School English Examination worksheet, students write an essay explaining the use of propaganda by the biotechnology industry.  Students also use notes to answer multiple choice questions based on the passage.
Lesson Plan
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Opportunity Cost

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of opportunity cost. Classmates discuss, orally and in writing, a time when they had to make a choice when all choices seemed worthwhile. They explore the impact of making decisions when resources are...
Lesson Plan
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A Peaceful Classroom

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students complete activities to analyze and create a peaceful environment. In this peaceful living lesson, students read about Sadako and how she is associated with peace. Students practice making paper cranes, discuss their beliefs...
Assessment
Bowland

Hilbre Island

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young travelers plan a trip to Hilbre Island based on constraints on tides and time. They use a timeline to help determine the optimal day/time to make the trip.
Assessment
New York State Education Department

Comprehensive English Examination: January 2015

For Students 9th - 12th
Looking for practice for state standardized testing? Scholars work through a variety of passages and multiple question types in this exam. Questions range from comprehension of auditory passages, reading passages, and poems, as well as...
Lesson Plan
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A Primary Source Picture Book

For Teachers 4th - 12th Standards
Travel through Europe with ten-year-old Teddy Roosevelt in this writing activity, which uses the picture book My Tour of Europe: by Teddy Roosevelt, by Ellen Jackson. After reading the book, readers compare it to passages from The...
Lesson Plan
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Colonial New York Slave Codes: Pedro's Walk

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Look critically at the slave laws instated in Colonial New York. Your class examines primary source documents, slave laws, a narrative account from a slave's perspective, and Slave Codes. They write diary or journal entries in response...
Lesson Plan
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Persona in Autobiography

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
A talkative old man? A naïve believer in Human Perfectibility? A Sage? Who is this guy, anyway? The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin launches a study of the way Franklin uses structure, style, and purpose, as well as different...
Lesson Plan
Teach Engineering

Insulation Materials Investigation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Don't melt away! Pairs investigate different insulation materials to determine which one is better than the others. Using a low-temp heat plate, the teams insulate an ice cube from the heat source with a variety of substances. They...
Lesson Plan
Carnegie Mellon University

Transportation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Teach your environmental studies, life science, or engineering class how an internal combustion engine works using the first few slides of the accompanying presentation. Then, focus in on the resulting carbon emissions. Finally, take a...
Lesson Plan
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Putin: 'No way back' from democracy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Imagine a meeting between President Bush and Putin. Get your class thinking about global awareness, democracy, and totalitarian modes of government. They examine how two leaders approach major governmental issues and run their countries...
Worksheet
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Identify parts of a plant

For Students 4th - 6th
In this science based worksheet, students utilize a book about plants to draw a picture of a plant and identify as many parts of the plant as they can. Students also label each part of the plant of their choice.
Interactive
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Little Women Quiz

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Interactive
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Lolita Quiz

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Interactive
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Mythology Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Edith Hamilton's Mythology. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Interactive
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Orlando Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Virginia Woolf's Orlando. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Interactive
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Othello Quiz

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Shakespeare's Othello. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Interactive
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Shabanu Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Suzanne Fisher Staples's Shabanu. Students may submit their answers to be scored.