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Environmentalists Internet Hunt

For Students 5th - 10th
In this environmentalist activity, students click on the links in the questions about environmentalists to find the answers to the questions and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 14 questions total.
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Research/Technical Writing: Paraphrasing

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students work in groups to paraphrase an article.  In this paraphrasing lesson, each group is assigned a paragraph to paraphrase in one sentence.  Other groups critique the sentences to make sure each is effective. ...
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Fourth Grade Social Studies Quiz

For Students 4th
In this social studies worksheet, 4th graders complete multiple choice questions about the colonies, The Boston Tea Party, Native Americans, and more. Students complete 15 questions.
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Social Studies Test-Grade 5

For Students 5th
In this grade 5 social studies test, 5th graders complete a 27 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 5 concepts. 
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Side by Side: Butterfly Wings and Symmetry

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students observe butterfly images and then draw and paint their own design. They use this activity to explain symmetry.
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Who Am I?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this earth science worksheet, students read the description of each animal and identify who each one is. They circle every third letter in the box to the right to check their answer.
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Jobs Word Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this job words crossword puzzle, students use the 20 sentence clues to correctly complete the word puzzle that pertain to jobs.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: The Internet Continues to Change the Game

For Students 8th - 12th
For this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the influence of the Internet and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Gilberto Gil

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, learners read a passage about Gilberto Gil and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Author Cards

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create an informational card for a selected author. They read and analyze a book by their chosen author, conduct research about the author, and create an author card that includes a written critical response to the...
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Burial Practices and Memorials

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners compare and contrast burial practices in ancient Egypt, the former Soviet Union, and the United States.
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Keep Spreading the News

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars examine the significance of communication in an engineer's life. They develop a list of ways engineers communicate with others, and write a book, newspaper, or story about engineers' role in the environment.
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Can You Catch the Water?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils work together to construct a model of a water catchment basin. They survey water patterns and complete experiments to see where rain travels and collects. They discover how engineers design structures that help with drainage.
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Static Cling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work together to discover the concept of static electricity. They participate in an experiment in which they test different objects charge. They make observations and record them for later use.
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A Bird's Eye View of our 50 States

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders focus on state birds as they learned absolute location (latitude/longitude) of each state, as well as their relative location (bordering states).
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Planning a Railroad

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use a topographical map to plan a route from Doknner Summit to Truckee, then compare it to the route selected by Theodore Judah.
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Publishing a Group Book

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars examine various alphabet books. They write several sentences for their assigned letter of the alphabet, type them onto a word processing program, and create an illustration for a class alphabet book.
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Migration and Refugees

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils explore issues relating to refugees. Using the internet, they gather facts about refugees. Students discuss the range of situations which turn citizens of one country into refugees of another.
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The Trig to Soccer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students analyze angles applied to a penalty kick in a soccer game. Based on dimensions of the goal, and the penalty area, students determine where the better chance of scoring lies.
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Glow With the Flow

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the force of drag and how NASA engineers use models and glowing paints to examine how air flows over vehicles in a wind tunnel. They discover how the blended wing body will affect air travelers of the future.
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The Measurement of All Things: Atmospheric Detectives

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify the characteristics of aerosols. Using remote sensing, they participate in an experiment in which they determine how the sun's radiation and elements in the atmosphere interact with one another. They also research the...
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Types of Behavior

For Students 5th - 6th
In this science instructional activity, students analyze specific animal and human behaviors and classify them as innate or learned. Students answer 20 questions, identifying behaviors and explaining how they are helpful to the animal....
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Fractions

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this fractions worksheet, students solve and complete 10 different multiple choice problems. First, they find the common denominators in each problems. Then, students write their answer in simplest form. They also determine the length...
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Dirt Box

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students make a dirt box. In this art lesson, students play in the dirt using their imaginations.