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The Eye; Structure and Function

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the structure and function of the eye. In this anatomy lesson, students write a report about the eye and draw an illustration. They research a particular animal's eye then present their findings to the class without...
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Practice Worksheets: Parts of the Eye

For Students 6th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students label the different parts of the eye in the diagram. They answer 3 questions by matching the eye parts and their functions.
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Indiana University

World Literature: "One Evening in the Rainy Season" Shi Zhecun

For Teachers 12th
Did you know that modern Chinese literature “grew from the psychoanalytical theory of Sigmund Freud”? Designed for a world literature class, seniors are introduced to “One Evening in the Rainy Season,” Shi Zhecun’s stream of...
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Phineas Gage: Questioning Strategy

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Focus on chapter two of Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science with a questioning activity. After teaching and modeling several types of questions, learners work with partners and then independently to answer and...
PPT
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Humor Theories

For Teachers Higher Ed
Providing ample examples of humor in literature, psychology, and sociology, this presentation studies the concept and function of humor in society today. Covering what is classically "funny" and what is not, and why, the slideshow will...
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The Human Body

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Explore the human body through hands-on activities. Young learners will trace their bodies and place cut out body organs in the proper place, print patterns using cut fruit, sing songs about good nutrition, and use their five senses...
Worksheet
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7.012 Fall 2004 Section Self-quiz

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
This quiz just looks neat! It has two cell diagrams for biology class members to label. They also describe the function of each organelle. A prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell are displayed for them to compare, and then they fill in the...
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My Senator and Me: A Dog's-Eye View of Washington, D.C.

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Although this legislative process instructional activity is designed to accompany a specific text, it is valuable independently. Young learners participate in a picture walk (worksheet included) through My Senator and Me:...
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Socratic Seminar Questions/Observation

For Students 8th - 12th
Prepare participants for a Socratic seminar by asking them to not only design questions for the discussion, but to also observe an assigned partner during the seminar. A great way to encourage student-led discussions.
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Great Books Foundation

Discussion Guide for 1984

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, published in 1949, can seem strangely prophetic when compared to modern news events and politics. Readers of Orwell's dystopian classic sharpen their critical thinking skills by engaging in...
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IDENTIFYING PARTS OF THE BODY

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify and describe the various parts of the body therefore, practicing English vocabulary, pronunciation, and spelling. They discuss the various body parts, some of the inner organs and also, their functions. Finally,...
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Human Body Series - The Five Senses

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Get your class up and moving with these engaging hands-on-activities that target their five senses. Children explore four different work stations that require them to look, smell, hear, touch, and taste as they record their responses...
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Understanding a Narrative: The True Story of Balto

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Strong comprehension questions and a list of initiating events that drive the plot make this resource worth a try in your classroom. Intended for use with tools specific to the mindwing concepts reading strategy system, the outline...
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Curriculum Corner

8th Grade ELA Common Core Checklists

For Teachers 8th Standards
How close are your eighth graders to mastering the ELA Common Core standards? Keep an eye on progress with these charts, which include every eighth grade identifier and full standard text. As you move through the year and teach,...
Lesson Plan
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Medieval Coat of Arms/Heraldry

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine the history of Heraldry from medieval times in preparation for reading the novel "Freak the Mighty." They view and discuss examples of shields and discuss the color system and how shields were divided. As a...
Worksheet
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Parts of a Microscope

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology lesson, students label and identify the different parts of a microscope. They complete 16 short answer questions about each part's function and complete 12 review questions in the end.
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The Busy Brain

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore biology by completing a human body worksheet. In this human brain lesson, students identify the different anatomy within the brain and the functions those pieces form. Students read an article about signals in the brain...
Worksheet
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English Exercises: Song: The Eternal Flame

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL worksheet, students first watch and listen to a YouTube clip of The Bangles performing "Eternal Flame." Students then complete 20 sentences by filling in missing words in the lyrics.
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Michigan Reads!

Reader's Theater with Animal Masks for Preschoolers

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Take a trip to the farm with a fun preschool lesson! Kids decorate animal masks and participate in a reader's theater, based on different songs and additional props. 
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English Exercises: Earthquakes and Present Continuous Tense

For Students 6th
In this present continuous tense worksheet, 6th graders watch 3 videos about real earthquakes, then write 5 sentences using present progressive tense, read a story and interactively select the correct word for 13 blanks, then select...
PPT
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Pronoun Case

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Whether viewed as a whole class, or individually, this PowerPoint is a fabulous resource for teaching and reinforcing the rules of pronouns. There are 22 slides total; the first nine explain the differences between subjective, objective,...
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Visual Impairment Based on a Children's Book

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore practical information about visual impairment. They explore about the uses of seeing eye cane. Students explore the postive aspects about how people fucntion in spite of handicaps. They explore about helping others.
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Math Activity: "Snake"

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore patterns by participating in a class math activity. For this early algebra lesson, 4th graders utilize a die and chart to keep record of a snake game in which students must utilize a math function to solve a...
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Our Eye in the Sky: The TIROS Weather Satellite

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the political context of the creation of a weather satellite. In this technology and society instructional activity, students explore the historical, technological, and political context of the TIROS weather...