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Animal Kingdom Characteristics using Microsoft Access
Students create a computer database to discover relationships present in the Animal Kingdom. In this classification lesson, students enter data into a Microsoft Access database. They answer questions on a worksheet and create a visual...
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Energy and Work: Transformation through Engines
Young scholars are introduced to the concept of thermodynamics. In groups, they participate in experiments in which they discover how potential energy converts into kinetic energy. They use the internet to research the components of a...
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Spring Lesson Unit on Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Students read about Peter Rabbit. For this lesson, about reading and comprehension, students listen to the story, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter. Students answer questions about the story to determine comprehension. Students...
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Energy and Work: Transformation Through Engines
Students conduct a webquest on an energy source they chose. In this physics lesson, students design an experiment to determine the factors affecting potential and kinetic energy. They calculate speed and create distance vs. time graphs.
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Context is Everything: Grammar Lessons
Teaching students about grammar using popular, and well written, literature can be the best solution to a tricky topic.
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The Write Thing to Do
Students examine the proper way to write formal business letters. Students apply the skill to write letters to appropriate environmental protection agencies.
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DRTA Activity
Pupils practice predicting what is going to happen next in a story. They participate in different activities to help them with sentence structures. They finally take a quiz over what they learned in the instructional activity.
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Jobs
Students discuss jobs that could make you happy or unhappy and read articles about people who are happy and unhappy in their jobs. In this jobs lesson plan, students also match jobs to things they work with.
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Henry VIII
In this Henry VIII learning exercise, students read through an article associated with Henry VIII and answer twelve comprehension questions regarding the article.
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Total English Pre-intermediate: Past Passives
In this past simple passive verbs worksheet, students review their grammar skills as they complete 8 sentences by filling the blanks and correct the mistakes in 8 sentences.
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"Investigating Hazardous Materials"
Eighth graders gather Internet information on a variety of related topics concerning hazardous waste.