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Wonderful World of Bats

For Teachers K
Students create a book about bats. They write a letter to a scientist containing questions about bats. They compare the socialization of bats to humans; compare the needs of bats to humans and other animals.
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Forces in Motion-Science Puzzlers, Twisters & Teasers

For Students 6th - 8th
In this physical science worksheet, students complete 6 questions about forces in motion in the form of word puzzles, poems, riddles, scrambles, and brain teasers.
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WaterWeb

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this water worksheet, students answer 10 multiple-choice questions about the water cycle. Students also describe how they think their community is involved in sustaining water resources and write a pretend radio announcement about...
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Waterdrops

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science worksheet, students learn about water resources and watersheds by reading and answering questions in this 8 pages newsletter. Students learn about salt vs. fresh water, discover the protective role of estuaries, learn...
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A Famine Glossary

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this history of Ireland worksheet, students match eleven words from a word bank with their definitions. They finish a chart comparing their diet with that of a poor person from Ireland in 1845. Students write answers to 5 essay...
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More Addition in Your Head

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this mental math addition activity, learners determine sums. In this problem solving activity, students write answers to twenty problems.
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Spelling

For Students 2nd
In this spelling worksheet, 2nd graders determine misspelled words and alphabetize them. In this fill in the blank worksheet, students write answers to five questions.
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Secret Message

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students understand the important use of codes during World War II. In this World War II lesson, students recognize the accomplishments of Hannah Senesh in carrying valuable information during the war. Students complete a worksheet and...
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From Courage to Freedom: Slavery's Dehumanizing Effects

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners analyze slavery and its effects on humanity using Frederick Douglass' autobiography. In this slavery instructional activity, students analyze instances of reality and romanticized myth using a slave narrative. Learners explore...
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From Courage to Freedom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners analyze Frederick Douglass' narrative about Christianity and slavery. In this Frederick Douglass instructional activity, young scholars read his slave narrative and analyze its word choice, imagery, irony, and rhetorical...
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Prepositions

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this identifying prepositions in sentences worksheet, students read the illustrated questions and use the pictures to write statements that include prepositions. Students write five complete sentences.
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Geldof Announces "Live 8" Concerts

For Students Higher Ed
In this ELL/ESL worksheet, students work with a paragraph about the "Live 8" concerts of 2005. They complete activities in which they write lists of famous people, give opinions about "Live 8", complete true and false questions, and...
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The Underground Railroad (Fugitive Slave Act of 1850)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and discuss the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. They listen to the story of Reverend John Rankin, a reverend who openly broke the law to help free escape. They evaluate and debate the morality or immorality of breaking the...
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Culture - Unit on Religion and Globalization

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students examine the impact of religious beliefs on perspectives about globalization. They watch and discuss a video, identify the role of the International Monetary Fund, read and discuss articles, and write an essay.
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Justice Demands an End to Segregation, But it Does Not End

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students define human rights and describe how it applies to politics, economics and cultural rights. As a class, they watch a video how the Constitution was made and discuss its purpose. In groups, they present information to the class...
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Checking Account - Reading Comprehension

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students will read a passage about opening a bank account and then determine the answer to five comprehension questions. In addition students will then evaluate the scenario presented and write...
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Busy Bus Driver

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students will read a passage about a bus driver, determine the answer to five true or false questions, and then write a short opinion essay explaining how he should solve his problem.
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Silly Bear Story

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students will read and evaluate a passage about bears and answer five true or false questions and determine whether the passage is fact or fiction. Students will then evaluate the passage and...
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Grand Canyon

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Grand Canyon worksheet, students answer 5 true or false questions that involve making inferences from a reading passage about the Grand Canyon. Then the students write a short opinion paragraph where they help the family in the...
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Present for Father

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Father's Day learning exercise, students read a passage about Father's Day and then answer 5 true or false questions involving inferences. Then the students write an opinion paragraph explaining what the girl should buy her...
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House on Fire

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension instructional activity about firefighting, students read a passage about firefighting, then answer 5 true or false questions using inferences based on the reading passage. Then students write an opinion...
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Synonyms

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this synonym worksheet, students determine words that mean the same as the underlined word. In this short answer worksheet, students write nine words.
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The Ancient Maya

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the culture of the Mayans through a variety of activities. For this lesson about Maya, students analyze pictures in books and on websites, produce scale models of Maya architecture, and create Maya mosaics. Students...
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Exponents Worksheet: 2 of 2

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Not the most attractive learning exercise, but useful nonetheless. A chart is displayed for mathematicians to fill in the power, base number, exponent, the repeated multiplication problem, and the total value. They complete this activity...