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Guess the Ages
Learners explore scatter plots in this algebra lesson plan. They create a scatter plot from their guesses regarding a famous person’s birth date and the actual birth date then they examine and interpret the results of their graph.
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It's in the Elements - Lesson Four
Students compare and contrast story elements in two versions of Cinderella. In this literature elements lesson, students are read two different versions of Cinderella, they identify the characters, plot, and setting, then they...
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The Magic Key
Students are able to recall details in a story such as characters, plot, and setting. They are able to create a verbal story about a toy of his/her choice. Students are able to work cooperatively with a partner to create a story.
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Statistics
In this statistics learning exercise, students solve and complete 6 different problems that include determining various types of statistics. First, they determine the data set where the median value is equal to the mean value. Then,...
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Lively Read of the Tale of Despereaux
Learners create a character map of the main characters in The Tale of Despereaux. After reading the text, students create a character chart based on information they gleaned from the story. They use this information to write a letter...
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A Wet Welcome Home
Learners investigate data collection and analysis. In this Algebra I lesson, students create a scatter plot and find the equation of best fit in a simulation of a leaking water pipe.
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Making 'Friends'
Learners read "Fans Gear Up to Say Goodbye to 'Friends'" from The New York Times and discuss the elements of the sitcom 'Friends' that made it such a success. After brainstorming reasons for 'Friends' popularity, students work in groups...
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Story Mapping A Favorite Book
First graders create a diagram of a story by using the computer program Kidspiration. In this diagramming lesson plan, 1st graders will pick a book to write about. They then will plug in story elements of the book into the computer...
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Equal Groups
Students explore statistics by completing a graphing activity. In this data analysis lesson, students define a list of mathematical vocabulary terms before unpacking a box of raisins. Students utilize the raisins to plot data on a line...
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Spaghetti Bridges: Student Worksheet
In this math worksheet, students will create a "bridge" out of spaghetti and test it's strength with pennies. Students will record their results on a table and then graph the results.
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One-on-One with Hamlet: Fun Trivia Quiz
Studying Hamlet in your class? This helpful resource provides ten questions on plot understanding and quote identification. While you might not use this quiz verbatim, you might use the given questions to create your own quiz. Keep in...
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Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing: Fun Trivia Quiz
Quiz your class on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. This online interactive resource asks fifteen multiple choice and true/false questions. While most of the questions are surface level and based on basic plot comprehension, this...
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Richard the Second #1: Fun Trivia Quiz
If you are working on Richard II in your class, you might find this brief online interactive quiz useful. While not the most innovative quiz, you might draw a few questions about basic plot understanding from this resource. If you use...
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Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird: Fun Trivia Quiz
If you are reading To Kill a Mockingbird in your class, this brief online interactive quiz might be useful. This quiz includes ten basic reading comprehension questions about the novel, covering characters and plot. Keep in mind, anyone...
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Lord of the Flies - Jack Merridew: Fun Trivia Quiz
Jack Merridew is a dark, enigmatic character from William Golding's Lord of the Flies. This quiz includes ten multiple choice and yes/no questions about Jack and the plot of the novel. This is not particularly academically challenging,...
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To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1-5: Fun Trivia Quiz
Test your class on the first five chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird with this basic reading comprehension quiz. Use it to judge whether your learners have been completing assigned reading or not. Class members can receive immediate...
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"Goodnight, Sweet Prince"- A Hamlet Quiz: Fun Trivia Quiz
Check for understanding of Shakespeare's classic play Hamlet using this 25 question multiple choice quiz from Fun Trivia. This quiz asks young literature scholars to recall information about the plot, characters and quotes from the play....
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Do You Know The Merchant of Venice Story: Fun Trivia Quiz
This multiple-choice quiz tests pupils' ability to recall information about plot and character, making it a possible resource to check for understanding or completion of reading. Immediate feedback and scoring make Fun Trivia Quizzes a...
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Basic Knowledge of A Christmas Carol: Fun Trivia Quiz
This brief quiz on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens tests basic, surface-level plot knowledge. Many of the questions are not important to the larger themes of the novel. If you use this quiz, make sure you check over the content, as...
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"Gone With The Wind" Trivia: Fun Trivia Fun
Useful to check for understanding or completion of assigned reading, this quiz tests the takers ability to recall basic plot information about Margaret Mitchell's famous novel Gone With The Wind with 10 multiple choice questions. The...
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Lord of the Flies: Fun Trivia Quiz
If you are reading Lord of the Flies, you might use this brief multiple choice quiz to check for understanding. This quiz is online and interactive; learners can receive immediate online feedback. The questions are based on plot. Make...
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Independent Practice 1: Box and Whisker Plot
In this box and whisker plot worksheet, students create a box and whisker plot from a given set of data. They identify the lower quartile, upper quartile, the mean, and outliers. This one-page worksheet contains 20 sets of numbers from...
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Box-and-Whisker Plots
Students explore nutritional information for several fast food hamburgers using statistical applications. In this statistics lesson, students analyze calories, fat, and sodium content of various fast food restaurants. Students also...
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How Was the Inside vs. Outside Paradigm Created?
High schoolers, after listening to a lecture, examine Nigeria from slave trading to the Civil War as well as listen to the Arrested Development song about slavery. In addition, they create a circle diagram for essay #1.