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From Smithson To Smithsonian

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students evaluate a series of primary source documents. They Identify the variety of opinions regarding the use of Smithson's bequest and define the legislative compromise embodied in the Smithsonian Institution Act. They examine the...
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Order of Operations

For Teachers 5th - 8th
For this order of operations worksheet, students complete problems involving all four operations and parenthesis. Students complete 14 problems.
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Crafty Fractions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study fractions. In this fractions lesson, 4th graders define fraction-related vocabulary words. Students use beads to study fractions. Students draw shapes to study fraction equivalency and brainstorm fractions they use...
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Kitchen Cleaning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners, in groups, clean one or more items in a certain time frame.
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Lesson Plan 3: Inequalities

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders study inequalities. After a teacher demonstration, classmates solve and graph inequality problems. In groups, they are assigned specific tasks that lead to the solving of inequality word problems.
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Daily Radiation "Balance"

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the amount of radiation in the Earth's atmosphere. They calculate the total amount of incoming and outgoing radiation over a day and determine how "balanced" the radiative system is over a particular location.
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Guess the Sentence

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL conversation worksheet, two students pick a random subject card to speak about. Students also pick one card that has a random sentence. Students must have a conversation with each other and slip in the chosen sentence...
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I Spy Shapes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners play a game in which they name geometric shapes. In this geometric shape lesson, students ask "yes and no" questions to determine which shape one of their classmates has chosen. They ask questions that lead them to the name of...
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Jackie Robinson, Civil Rights Activist

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students analyze the life of Jackie Robinson and determine which characteristics contributed to his success as the baseball player who broke the color barrier and as a political activist.
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Writers of the 19th Century

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are introduced to women authors during the 19th century. In groups, they read about the criticism they faced during this time period by the public and literary community. Using the internet, they research one author to...
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Marvelous Math -- Colorful Fractions

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students begin the lesson by discovering that a fraction is one part of a whole. In groups, they practice reducting larger fractions into small fractions and discovering they are equal. They use blocks to identify the relationship...
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Conquistadors: Francisco Pizarro

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine the work of Spanish conquistadors. In this Inca lesson, students research factors that led to Pizzaro's conquest of the Inca and compose essays pertaining to their findings.
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Bowling Over Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Stduents use fractions by bowling. They are required to make a math sentence after bowling and using greater than, less than or equal signs.
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The Voting Game

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine and discuss the Canadian electoral process. They conduct a simulation of the electoral process, with students running as candidates, holding a convention, campaigning, and voting for Prime Minister of the Day.
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How Cells Do Their Jobs

For Students 9th - 12th
In this cells worksheet, students will review cell characteristics and structure and different types of cells and what role they play in the body. Students will investigate experimental results of the influence of sucrose on the...
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Size of Per Unit Quantity

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use various strategies to find the area of land, the area of forestry and the population of Japan and the US. In this size per unit lesson, 5th graders explore how to figure ratio. Students draw pictures to...
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Unsafe Waters

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate deep sea explorations and the challenges that can occur.  In this deep-sea exploration lesson students work in groups and create a deep sea exploration mural. 
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Math Homework: Fractions

For Students 5th - 6th
In this fractions learning exercise, students complete true/false questions, find equivalent fractions and use order of operations to solve problems that included exponents.
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Equal Groups with Remainders

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this addition practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems which involve remainders.
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Word Problems: Algebra

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss algebraic symbols, equalities and unknown quantities, review sample problems and complete associated worksheets.
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Cargo Shipping

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students work effectively in groups to achieve a common goal: Create the most efficient cargo shipping route. They successfully identify and locate port cities using latitude and longitude. To use the formula r=d/t (rate equals distance...
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Making Rectangles

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students study rectangles. In this math lesson, students use numbers, measurements and geometry to draw rectangles of varying sizes.
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Debating Women's Rights

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders, in groups, debate Women's Rights and compare women of the past to the women of the present.
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Unifix Flash Cards

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are asked how multiplication, division, addition and subtraction are related. After being read part of a book, they work together to build a model between addition and multiplication. To end the lesson, they write about...