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Find My Plankton Baby Picture
Get a better understanding of babies in the sea. The class learns about the two kinds of plankton. They then determine the baby pictures of eight marine animals given a picture of the adult and some hints about the larvae. When scholars...
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Plan a Vacation
Challenge scholars to plan a vacation with a $5,000 budget. Learners review costs of transportation, meals, and entertainment while considering the number of people and destination. Worksheets provide information and...
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Problem-Solving Application: Use a Graph: Practice
In this graphing coordinates worksheet, students study the graph and the coordinates. Students then answer the five questions about the graph and show their work.
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Freddie the Fungus:A Play about Decomposers (Elementary, Computer)
First the class learns how to write a Haiku poem. Then, they use kidpix to illustrate their poem.
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"Use an Anemometer," said the Meteorologist
Students participate in an hands-on construction of an instrument to measure wind speed.
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War Fair
Learners gather a general understanding of terms related to international rules of warfare and human rights, then discuss hypothetical applications of those rules. They write letters expressing their opinion on the current application of...
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Money Matters
In small groups students examine the Senate plan and four sample plans
from individuals. Clarify vocabulary as needed. Students discuss good
and bad points in plans.Students create a group budget plan.Student groups send their plans to...
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Unit Conversion in Chemistry
Hopefully by the time high schoolers are enrolled in your chemistry class, they are skilled with unit conversion. It does not hurt, however, to take an hour early in the school year to review this vital skill. This plan simply provides a...
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English Literature Authors and Their Works
High schoolers participate in completing a worksheet where they have to match the authors to the short story or book that they wrote. They have studied English Literature Authors, so this is an assessment piece type of instructional...
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The Way Things Work
Pupils explore how things are designed, built and function. Students interpret the film The Swiss Family Robinson. Pupils discuss and analyze medieval technology and the amazing craftsmen and stoneworkers it took to build such structures.
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Book Education, Work and Play in One Building
Students gain an understanding as to how the development of different institutions can differ and evolve with time. This lesson focuses on the development of Gary, Indiana's schools in the early 1900's.
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Working with Willows
Students explore their sense of touch and discover why the sense of touch is important to us and to how we observe and identify our world.
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Upcycled Garment or Art Work
Students explain the importance of recycling waste products. In this art instructional activity, students research different upcycled fashion designs and accessories. They design their own product and present it in class.
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Basic Operations with Decimals
Twelfth graders practice skills adding and dividing decimals. They examine the help wanted ads and compute the hourly and weekly wages. They discuss the real life value of understanding the importance of decimals.
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Dr. Seuss Mixed Math Word Problems
In this Dr. Seuss themed mixed math worksheet, students find the answers to 12 word problems. They work with addition, time, and money as they complete the problems.
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Linear Programming
In this linear programming worksheet, 11th graders solve and complete 4 different word problems that include various applications of linear programming. First, they find the maximum earning of a situation given the time worked. Then,...
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Seven Sequences and Series Activities
In this sequences and series activity, students complete seven activities covering arithmetic sequences, geometric sequences, and series. Fully worked out examples, formulas, and explanations are included.
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Presenting...Pirates!
Learners demonstrate knowledge of a specific pirate through creation of a pirate flag and through a group presentation. They work cooperatively with other students to develop a creative presentation of a pirate.
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Divide by 2-Digit Divisors
In this division worksheet, 5th graders divide with two digit divisors to find the quotients in 6 word problems. They work with three and four digit dividends.
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Angles of Time
For this angles of time worksheet, learners draw an hour hand on a clock to represent given angles and show a time, then "write about it." Answers included on page 2.
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Proportions
Seventh graders participate in a instructional activity that focuses on having them solve different proportions. The instructional activity includes an example that the teacher can work from in order to deliver direct instruction.
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Add and Subtract Measurements: Practice
In this measurements worksheet, students add or subtract the measurement problems. The measurements include: inches, minutes, hours, pounds, ounces, grams, feet, quarts, centimeters, gallons, pints, millimeters, yards, and meters....
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Hands On: Model Finding the Mean
In this data learning exercise, 5th graders use counters to model finding the mean in 6 word problems. They work with 6 sets of numbers which include fractions.
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Elapsed Time Problem Solving 16.5
In this elapsed time learning exercise, students solve 4 story problems in which elapsed time is calculated. Students write or draw to show their work. All times are to the hour.