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Race Track (Culminating Activity)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students graph and solve linear equations. In this algebra instructional activity, students use the slope and y-intercept to graph lines. They relate lines to the real world using different applications.
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People are People

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the Holocaust and segregation to explain the Human Condition.
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Questions for Dancers- Interviewing

For Students 7th - 8th
In this interview activity, students locate someone in their community who does traditional dances. They interview dancers using the questions listed.
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Who's Coming to Dinner?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students identify the role predators/prey play in food chains, differentiate between food chains and webs, identify factors that affect the balance in food webs, and propose solutions to protect endangered species' environments and...
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Hunt the Fact Monster #27

For Students 3rd
In this search engine worksheet, 3rd graders will need to use factmonster.com to discover answers. Students will respond to 10 short answer questions using the given website.
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 9 - Exercise 2a

For Students 9th - 12th
For this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, high schoolers answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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El Fútbol Femenino en España

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use a worksheet to help focus their research on Spain's national women's soccer league. They access primary sources in Spanish and write a journalistic article using their findings.
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Clown or Comedian

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students discover how to compare and contrast the differences between a clown and a comedian. They use dictionaries to expand their vocabulary.
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Energy Crossword Puzzle

For Students 7th - 8th
In this energy crossword worksheet, students read 36 clues pertaining to energy conservation. Students fit their answers in a crossword puzzle. There is no word bank.
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Sheryl Crow and Willie Nelson - Lesson 1

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Appeal to your music lovers with this lesson. Middle and high schoolers listen to and describe music from contrasting styles. They identify the common elements between gospel and bluegrass music and have a class discussion regarding the...
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FILLING EMPTY POCKETS: BORROWING, LOANS AND CREDIT.

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn that maintaining financial security takes a good math understanding. In this lesson, students apply mathematical formulas to make important financial decisions like getting the right loan to buy a house, decide which...
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Breaking News English: BBC to Put Programs Online

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, students read "BBC to Put Programs Online," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Animating a Historic Event

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Research a historic event using textbooks, primary source documents, the Internet, and other library and media resources. Young historians will take the research they have gathered and write an attention-grabbing, historically accurate...
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Opinionnaire Worksheet -- Folk and Family Heroes

For Students 6th - 9th
In this opinion worksheet, students think about heroes they know and reveal what they think about them by marking responses to the questions and completing the statements.
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Count and Noncount Nouns

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this count and noncount nouns instructional activity, students choose multiple choice phrases to complete conversational sentences. Students determine endings for six sentences.
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Reluctant Immigrants

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the reasons why people from Nigeria have immigrated to the United States. They read and describe a refugee's experience leaving her home country. They view a video clip as well.
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PUPPETRY

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore world cultures through their puppetry. Your students explore puppets that are used in various cultures and create their own. The Internet experiences in this instructional activity are designed to be teacher-directed...
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VH1 Storytellers for Save the Music Starring Billy Joel

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students pretend they are taking a certain job in the music industry and respond to questions.
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Comstockery vs. Eakins

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students research Eakins' teaching methods. They incorporate research to prepare and present a verbal argument. They understand and articulate a perspective and develop their own opinion.
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Active Citizenship

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students think critically and then present the information they have researched about the government.
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Animal Tales Theatre

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a theatre production involving how to protect animals. Students create their own puppets which will be used in the production. Students read information provided to them and highlight the important information...
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Personal Flag Assignment

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use symbolism and creativity to create a flag that represents their life, dreams, and ambitions.
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"Mambo" from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students encounter and study "Mambo" from "West Side Story," by Leonard Bernstein. They practice utilizing musical elements (instrumentation, tempo, and dynamics) to create a certain mood for a scene with music. Each student interprets...
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Pioneer America: Journey West

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders experience pioneer life on the Oregon trail. In this pioneer lesson, 4th graders research the reasons for moving west and what life was like on the trail. They create a map, complete an oral presentation, and write about...