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One Word Substitution 14

For Students 7th - 9th
For this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, learners match the 10 vocabulary terms in the word bank to the appropriate definitions. Students may submit their answers to be scored. All of the words...
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Intermediate Sentence Completion: 37

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students complete the sentence with one word. Students answer 10 multiple choice questions.
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People-Growing and Changing

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study how people grow and change. In this health activity, 2nd graders describe how they have changed over the years and guess who each student is after looking at everyone's baby pictures.
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Sherlock Holmes Characterization

For Students 9th - 12th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer questions based on characterization techniques used in the Sherlock Holmes series. 
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Hand Sensitivity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students experiment with the sense of touch. For this tactile lesson, students determine the most sensitive area of the hand. Students experiment by describing objects through touch only. Students compare the amount of sensory data...
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Dear Mrs. LaRue; Letter Writing

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students listen to the story about  a naughty dog who writes to his owner in letter form. In this writing a letter lesson, students pretend to write to a character in the story and practice their literacy skills. Students then...
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Cosmic Rays

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students study cosmic rays and the energy behind them.  In this atmospheric lesson students complete a cosmic ray telescope project. 
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Outdoor Explorations: Mystery Plot Vacant Lot

For Teachers K - 4th
Students utilize observations skills as they work together in groups to solve a mystery. They discuss and perform strategies to solve mysteries that occurred on a vacant lot. Students use a field guide to identify plants and animals...
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Enigmas

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research various "mysterious" elements of literature, math, science, technology and life itself.
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Enigmas

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research "mystery" topics such as Easter Island, Bermuda Triangle and the Loch Ness Monster. Students brainstorm mysteries and explore the one of their choosing. They write a short report and share what they have learned with...
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Exploring Infrared Image Technology

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars view infrared images of a blowing hair dryer, a Popsicle, and a toaster. They discuss the images and ways they are different than visible light images. Students view a temperature scale and discuss which parts of the item...
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Hazard Mitigation: Bioterrorism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss different ways to spread infectious diseases. In this bioterrorism lesson, students model the rate of smoke emission using CalRoad software. They analyze the effects of airborne release of...
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Testing the Hypothesis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars create and conduct various experiments to determine the origin of a family artifact, and then determine whether their results were successful. Students summarize their results and evaluate whether their hypotheses were...
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Ozone Testing Tools

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop an experiment to measure the amounts of ground level ozone present in their area. They collect data, access a related website and compare measurements. They present their findings.
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Handwriting and Forgery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students determine how forensics analyze handwriting samples. In this physical science instructional activity, students research how handwriting analyses help solve their assigned cases. They prepare a skit and present it in class.
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The Hantavirus Haunting: Solving the Case

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in research about the hantavirus. They use a variety of resources to obtain information. Students distinguish the differences between hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, hantavirus transmission, and hantavirus prevention.
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I Need Room to Breathe

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore how exercise affects carbon dioxide levels in exhaled air.
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The Senate : Retention, Abolition, Reform

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the strengths and weaknesses of the Senate in the Canadian Parliament. The role of the Senate is probed as its usefulness is scrutinized.
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The Mystery of the Sponge

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe while water is absorbed into a sponge. They experiment by putting a sponge on yardstick and watch while water dries and the weight changes.
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Powder Horns: Portals to the Past

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discuss the uses of a powder horn. They identify the types of etchings soldiers would make on them. They create their own design for their own powder horn.
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To Drink or not to Drink

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discuss water quality, water availability and water resources and how water is used in the world around them. They view a video on water quality then test for pH, temperature and dissolved oxygen to indicate water quality.
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Science: The Water Cycle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the various stages of the water cycle. In groups, they complete a hands-on activity by creating model water cycle. Students design posters representing each of the seven stages of the water cycle.
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Molecular Approaches to Evolution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to working with molecular data. The first activity does both simulated and original data are used to compare amino acid, protein or DNA differences to construct phylogenetic trees or cladograms. These activities...
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The Vikings: Woodquay, Dublin

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students view the progamme that leads them through the process of researching an historical site. They are given the deifinition of an archaeologist. Students watch as two ten year olds are given the task of finding out as much as they...