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Determining the Age of Fossils
Learners examine the concept of radioactive dating. In this radioactive dating lesson, students investigate how to determine the ages of fossils and rocks as they learn about half-life radioactive decay.
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The Importance of Trees in the Rural Area: Planting a Snowfence
Students explore the concept of living snowfences. For this tree lesson, students read, "The Living Tree," brochure and discuss the ecological benefits of planting trees to create living snowfences. Students draw plans for planting trees...
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Problem Solving With Multiplication and Division-Pre Test
In this pre test problem solving worksheet, learners complete 10 multiple choice problems using multiplication and division. Students may click on a link to view correct answers.
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What are the Chances: A Game of Chance!
Sixth graders experiment with dice, playing cards, pennies and computer-generated simulations to calculate probability. They use compiled data to make predictions.
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The Taxpayer's Rights
Students examine rights of taxpayers and procedures the IRS uses to process tax returns
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Help! I Need Five Minutes
Learners practice ways to better manage their time. They keep track of their current use of time. Students prioritize and schedule events and use a daily planning calendar to schedule their time.
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Catalog Shopping
Students, in groups, "shop" for eleven different items in a large mail order catalog. They locate the items and complete the order form. As a class, they discuss ways to find things more quickly.
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What is Soil?
Third graders examine what makes soil by creating a Venn Diagram. In this Earth environment lesson, 3rd graders identify the different components that soil is made from. Students bring soil from their homes to examine and create a...
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Balancing the Scales: Understanding Ratios
Students are introduced to the concept of ratios. In groups, they convert sets of numbers into a ratio. After practicing, they use the ratios and proportions to solve story problems. They also calculate map distances and discover map...
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Financial Statements For A Proprietorship
Students are introduced to how to successfully set up a propietorship. Individually, they complete a pre- and post-quiz to determine how much they know about the material. To end the instructional activity, they practice reading a...
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The Stock Market-Tracking and Picking Stocks
Students interpret the stock market. They pick preferable stocks based on price to earnings ratios listed in the quotes. They practice using fractions and decimals to calculate the cost of selling and buying various stocks using...
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Quiz: Lines and Planes
In this lines and planes activity, students answer eight true and false questions telling if two line segments are parallel or in the same plane. Students tell the line on the intersection of two lines and name the plane the lines are on.
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Empirical and Molecular Formula
For this formulas worksheet, students review how to write compounds in their empirical formula and molecular formula. Then students complete 4 problems.
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Left-Handers Day
In this left-handers day instructional activity, students read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct words, unscramble words and sentences, put sentences in order, write discussion questions...
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Problem Solving with Multiplication and Division II: Post Test
For this multiplication and division worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions where they problem solve multiplication and division problems in word problems. Students answer 10 questions total.
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Election 2005: Campaign Issues
Students take a closer look at the election of 2005. In this British politics instructional activity, students listen to a lecture about the 2005 campaign and active citizenship. Students then create collages and news...
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ABOUT ALL YOU CAN EAT: Superfoods
Learners trace back through time to see how the nutritional value of food consumed was enhanced. In this nutrients instructional activity students complete several activities that show the mass of food, and its PH value.
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Descriptive Writing
Students write a one-page description of a postcard received from the teacher. After finishing, they tape postcards to the blackboard and number them. They read their descriptions, while other students guess which card the student is...
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State Assisted Capitalism
Students discuss a the places to gain financial help when starting a business. With a partner, they calculate the amount of interest and the total amount being paid back. they brainstorm a list of things the government can do to help...
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Utah's Tax Situation
Students examine Utah's tax burden as relative to other states, explore types of taxes levied in Utah, including property, personal income, and sales taxes, define tax-related vocabulary, and conduct research to complete critical...
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Those Amazing Seaworld Animals
Students research the animals at SeaWorld and then relate the info they have found into various types of graphs; line, circle and bar. This lesson combines math and science nicely. They access a website imbedded in this plan to do their...
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Mathematics: It's a Wrap!
Students calculate the amount of wrapping paper needed to wrap boxes. They describe how they determined their answers.
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Migration and Refugees
Students explore issues relating to refugees. Using the internet, they gather facts about refugees. Students discuss the range of situations which turn citizens of one country into refugees of another.
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State Report - HyperStudio
Students create a HyperStudio stack and use an LCD projector to share a state report with their class. Eighth grade students collaborate with fourth grade students to create the presentation.