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Boating Safety

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students are introduced to the safety procedures to follow while boating. After taking a quiz, they complete open-ended questions about boating accidents in Illinois. They discuss as a class how those accidents could have been prevented.
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A Barn Guide to History

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students use the internet to research the history of their local area through the use of barns. In groups, they discuss the importance of the barns in their community and develop an interpretation of the history of various barns to...
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What is Plagiarism?

For Students 7th - 12th
A little redundant, this quiz nonetheless drives the point home: don't plagiarize! Nearly all questions are hypothetical scenarios followed by "Is this plagiarism?" Reinforce this notion through a quick quiz online.
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Emailing Colonial Pen Pals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write emails to a friend imagining they are traveling to colonial America.  For this emailing penpals lesson, 5th graders discuss appropriate language and topics in email communication, use correct format and write...
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Using the Internet for Grammar Exercises

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify correct forms of verbs and use the internet to complete grammar exercises.
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Madagascar Adventure

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers develop photo essays on Madagascar's environmental challenges. In groups, students research and develop photo essay slide shows to explore the issues of balancing the needs of Madagascar's human population with those of...
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Pio, Pio, Que Frio

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils investigate the characteristics of living things. They determine that different organisms have different needs and describe and compare them. They draw and verbally respond about their favorite animal.
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Digging Into the Past

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study fossils and how they are charted. In this fossil lesson plan, 5th graders research the excavation process of discovering fossils, and view fossils. They then do a hands on activity that involves plastic fossils that...
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New York Cities Map Quiz

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive geography activity, students examine a map of New York and identify the 11 noted cities on the map using a pull down menu within 3 minutes.
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California Cities Map Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students examine the map that includes 12 California cities. Students identify the names of the cities in 3 minutes.
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Periodic Table

For Students 6th - 8th
For this science worksheet, students use explore the crime of the missing elements in order to become more familiar with the Periodic Table.
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The Korean War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the implications of the Korean War. In this Korean War lesson, students access the Korean War website to gain access to veterans of the war that they may interview. High schoolers conduct interviews with veterans...
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Anne Frank: 'Everything Changed For Us'

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students discuss the rights that we take for granted, comparing them to the rights lost by the Jews under Hitler. They determine the types of discrimination that led to more acute persecution and explain the impact of majorities and...
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Exchange Students

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss as a class the items they value and why. They read an article about the popularity of cellphones in Iraq. In groups, they work together to create a guide to their culture to share with others visiting their classroom....
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Cyberbullying: Be Upstanding

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Peers discuss cyberbullying and how they can defend their friends that may be bullied online and offline. They discover the value in showing empathy for those who have been cyberbullied. Class members then generate multiple solutions for...
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Hunger at Home

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discuss the plight of the homeless in the U.S. and in their own community. They participate in a food drive for a local shelter. They role play being homeless and discover what it would be like to not have food or shelter.
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Expanding Your Horizons

For Students 7th - 11th
In this career categories worksheet, students complete a chart the requires them to add specific jobs titles under the appropriate headings. Students also research career options and fields they are interested in.
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Chip Challenge School Registration Form

For Students 7th - 9th
In this registration worksheet, information is collected on the school and classes participating in the Chip Challenge. Teachers are provided with Chip Pal responsibilities.
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French Cities Map Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 13 identification questions about French cities. Students have 3 minutes to complete the quiz.
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Spanish Cities Map Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz learning exercise, learners respond to 11 identification questions about Spanish cities. Students have 3 minutes to complete the quiz.
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Italian Cities Map Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, learners respond to 12 identification questions about Italian cities. Students have 3 minutes to complete the quiz.
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Australia Cities Map Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz activity, students respond to 17 identification questions regarding Australian cities. Students have 3 minutes to finish the timed quiz.
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Cybercrooks lure citizens into international crime

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners fill in a graphic organizer about suspicious websites and why they should stay away from them. In this website lesson plan, students read about crime on the Internet, and how these cybercrooks steal identities. Learners fill in...
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Always Pointing North

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this magnetic compass reading comprehension worksheet, students read brief 2 page selection and then answer 6 multiple choice questions.