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Create an Illuminated Alphabet Word Book
Students create a class alphabet book. In this letter recognition lesson, students use line and color to draw an object whose name begins with a specific letter. Students use adjectives to create a sentence describing the object or...
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Reading a Newspaper
Students define the terms associated with parts of a newspaper. They identify various sections of a newspaper and the type of articles found in each and provide the responses to who? what? when? where? and why? contained in a ...
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Latitude and Longitude
In this latitude and longitude activity, students complete 4 activities to demonstrate understanding. Students use a protractor to measure angles on a map of the earth. Students fill out a latitude and longitude chart after studying a...
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Practice Exam III
In this chemistry practice exam worksheet, students solve ten multiple choice questions about equilibrium, acids, bases and reactions. Students then solve four problems about equilibrium and chemical reactions of acids and bases.
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DNA Models
Students create DNA models. Using puzzle pieces to represent the parts of a DNA strand, they put together a segment of DNA. Once everyone has completed their individual strand, they being linking with other students using tape. Class...
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Writing about Art:Comparing Portraits
Students compare and contrast an academic and Impressionist portrait. For this art history lesson, students look at two different styles of painting and write a paragraph as if they are the subject in the painting. They compare and...
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Louisiana Purchase
Students explore U.S. territorial expansion. In this Louisiana Purchase instructional activity, students investigate how the purchase was funded and determine how diplomatic actions were part of the land transfer. Students analyze...
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Photosynthesis
In this biology activity, students explain where the energy of food originally came from. Then the explain one of the principal chemical compounds that living things use to store energy. Students also describe how ATP and ADP differ and...
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Building Bridges for Young Learners--Culture
Students explore the concept of "culture." In this cross curriculum literacy and world history lesson, students listen to a letter written by a child from Namibia, then compare and contrast life in Africa with their own life. Students...
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Tom's Tempting Tongue Twister Truly Tangled My Tongue
Students explore what makes a good tongue twister. They identify parts of speech in different tongue twisters and create a tongue twister that truly tangles the tongue.
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Impact of Westward Expansion on Indigenous Populations
Young scholars study the impact of westward expansion on Native American populations. They create a diorama of a Native American scene, write imaginary letters as a pioneer child reflecting on his/her experiences, and create story...
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Are You an Ant?
Students investigate different insects in their backyard. In this insect lesson, students read the book Are You and Ant? and apply the reading to their backyards. Students create a list of animals that begin with the the letter A an make...
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Building Bridges for Young Learners- School
Students examine the purpose of education. In this schooling lesson plan, students read a letter from a child in Uzbekistan. Students compare and contrast their schooling to children around the world.
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The 8 Realms - Hawaiian Vegetation Divisions
Students study the attributes of the 8 realms of Hawaiian vegetation. In this Hawaiian vegetation lesson, students read project cards to determine the elevation, rainfall, and organisms that live in each realm. They make a poster that...
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Outside interview
Students refine their fieldwork skill by conducting interviews. From the position of an outsider, they conduct research and interviews. Student interviews are maintained as a part of a portfolio. Interview kits and assessment...
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Water Use: Tragedy in the Owens River Valley
Learners examine water management issues. For this environmental issues lesson, students watch a PBS video to develop an understanding of watershed, aquifers, and ground water. Learners evaluate watershed issues in the Owens River Valley...
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Exponents Worksheet
Learners answers to 10 multiplication problems with same base and an exponent. They solve 10 exponent raised to an exponent problems. Students simplify six problems with a combination of the prior two types. Learners determine the...
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Compound Words - Individual Activities
In these compound word worksheets, learners engage in numerous activities to reinforce what they have learned about compound words. Nine worksheet provide various means of reinforcing the concept including word puzzles and...
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English Skills Assignment 6.204
In this English skills worksheet, students complete 60 exercises in grammar, spelling and language. Included on this page are: onomatopoeia, word endings, root words, word chess, missing vowels and consonants, parts of speech, spelling,...
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Uniforms vs. Fashion: Want to Take a Side?
Seventh graders write a draft of a persuasive essay to the principal addressing the issue of whether or not Three Oaks Middle School should adopt uniforms. This lesson plan get your students motivated to try persuasive writing!
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Vocabulary Review
In this vocabulary review worksheet, students determine synonyms in sentences. Students answer ten multiple choice sentences.
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Word Ladders
In this algebra worksheet, students rewrite word problems using algebraic terminology. They complete word puzzles by creating different words where only one letter can be changed at a times to a new word. There is an answer key.
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Don't Fence Me In
Students examine historical information about the development of barbed wire and practice identifying geometric terms. After reading through background information, they participate in several activities that include making calculations...
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Elements of A Story
Eighth graders read stories and identify the six elements of a story. As a group activity, they illustrate random examples of Frankinstein stories, identify the element illustrated, and post the picture in the appropriate station in the...