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Teaching the Bell Tetrahedral Kite

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students complete readings on kite making and kite flying. They analyze how the parts of a system interconnect and influence each other. Students identifies and uses color and form in a 3D artwork.
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History Close to Home

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Learners examine primary sources as related to Nevada and the Civil War. For this United States history lesson, students gather and analyze various primary sources in small groups and interpret unknown vocabulary words by using context...
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Thanksgiving History

For Teachers 1st
First graders decode Thanksgiving vocabulary while learning about the history of this holiday.  In this Thanksgiving history lesson, 1st graders listen to a story, trace their hands to make turkey feathers and listen to a turkey...
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Chinese Puzzle Story

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study the Chinese form of tangrams. They read the story, "Grandfather Tang's Story," by Ann Tompert and discuss how tangrams are used to tell the story. Using paper and scissors, they create animal tangrams and write stories...
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Stories Aren't Always What They Seem; Or Are They?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students draw conclusions about a story with examples to support their statements. In this reading comprehension lesson, students look at a PowerPoint of a variety of passages from different books. They answer questions about the...
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Exploration Across Eras

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the chronology of events related to the Corps of Discovery and the United States space program of the 1960s. They compare the Corps of Discovery's journey with the space exploration program.
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How much does soap cost?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice the division concept.  In this dividing instructional activity, 3rd graders watch a video that gives a simple division word problem. Students work collaboratively to find the solution.
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Christmas Presents

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a graph of their Christmas gifts. They develop categories, compute fractional and decimal parts for each category, identify the number of degrees to represent each fractional part, and create a circle graph to...
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From Ordinary To Extraordinary Writing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the quality of writing while focusing on the use of sensory words to convey meaning and ideas. The power of similes and metaphors is emphasized while they create and edit works of writing. The skill of descriptive...
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The Best Vacation Ever

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students research various vacation destinations and the costs of travel. In this vacation planning lesson, students obtain information for various purposes, research sites, document their findings, learn about geographical regions, and...
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Who Will Help?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students analyze the characters in the book The Little Red Hen. In this character study lesson, students discuss the behavior of the characters and write about positive ways to work together for a common goal.
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Language Arts: Two Specific Documents

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are able to read and analyze the essential parts of two specific types of documents, the informed consent document and the position paper, used by scientists to communicate information about their research to two different kinds...
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Mission Shield

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a instructional activity that is about the mission of a community oriented education plan. The class has created a plan and each member of the class has responsibilities. They draw a shield and use it as a graphic...
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Onomatopoeia

For Students 4th - 6th
In this onomatopoeia worksheet, students read the directions and examples for this literary device. Students brainstorm, then write some sentences. Finally they write a comic strip using onomatopoeia, and illustrate it.
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Perimeter

For Students 4th - 5th
In this perimeter worksheet, students find the perimeter of 8 geometric shapes. There are instructions and samples on the page.
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Perimeter

For Students 4th - 5th
For this math worksheet, learners find the perimeter of each polygon after reading the definition and examples. They also draw three polygons and find the perimeters.
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How Tall Is That Flag Pole?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine various triangles and discuss how similar triangles have sides that are proportional. They utilize an ancient Egyptian method to determine the height of a flagpole.
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It's a Ball, It's a Sphere ... No, It's a Dodecahedron

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders construct a dodecahedron that displays facts about two and three-dimensional figures. They use a pattern to construct a dodecahedron after writing facts about geometry onto each of the figure's twelve faces.
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New York State Testing Program: Mathematics Book 2, Grade 5 2008

For Students 5th
In this 5th grade math standardized test practice worksheet, students solve 18 multiple-step open-ended math problems based on New York academic standards.
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Friendship Quilt

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders name different kinds of shapes and then discuss what they know about them an what they would like to learn using a K-W-L chart whole group. They listen to the book, THE GREEDY TRIANGLE and then retell it to the class. They...
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Analysis and Compare and Contrast

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars study images to analyze their content and complete a compare and contrast study of the pictures. In this image analysis lesson, students complete two worksheets of images with captions. Young scholars compare and contrast...
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New York State Testing Program: Mathematics Book 1, Grade 4 2010

For Teachers 4th
In this 4th grade math standardized test practice worksheet, students solve 30 multiple choice math problems based on New York academic standards.
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Beginning Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars identify elements of persuasive writing. Students discuss writing strategies and topics. They participate in pair and share activities. Young scholars write a persuasive letter.
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Sculpting a Modern Hero

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine the sculpture of the Greek hero Herakles. In this visual arts lesson, students choose a modern hero and create a sculpture that features the hero’s identity and attributes.