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Touch and Discover

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars identify the physical properties of items using the sense of touch. In this touch and discover lesson, students describe items.  Young scholars sort items using a Venn diagram.
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Environmental Problems

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the environment by completing environmental problem worksheets. In this pollution lesson, students identify the biggest threats to our environment such as deforestation, global warming, and pollution. Students utilize...
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Reading Help Wanted Ads

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore employment by analyzing the newspaper. In this wanted ads lesson, students identify the importance of job selection and job growth while reading entries in the wanted ads for employment opportunities. Students answer...
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Rules and Responsibilities: Youth and the Process of Change

For Teachers 1st
First graders analyze politics by participating in a class rules lesson. In this democracy lesson, 1st graders identify several class and school rules they dislike and conduct discussions to examine if they should be changed or not....
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Demonstrative Pronouns

For Students 4th - 6th
In this demonstrative pronouns instructional activity, learners identify demonstrative pronouns in sentences. In this short answer and fill in the blank instructional activity, students write fourteen answers.
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Anticipatory Set Lesson for First Day of History Class

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students are introduced to the meaning of history and its importance. They examine why societal history plays an essential role in our lives as responsible citizens.
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Geometry Center Games

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore eight geometry activities that improve understanding of positional words and shapes. They identify, describe, and create simple geometric figures. They help another student who may not understand the concept yet.
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The Caspian Sea

For Students 7th - 10th
In this comprehension and geography worksheet, students read an article about the Caspian Sea, identifying where it is located and what countries surround it. Then they describe three parts of the sea, what are tributaries, and how many...
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Shade the Fraction Worksheets

For Students 3rd - 4th
In these fractions worksheets, students will complete a variety of activities involving basic fractions. Activities include: shading 1/2 and 1/4 of a shape, shading fractions of wheels, coloring fraction strips and identifying the...
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Thanksgiving: Simple Present Tense Review

For Students 1st - Higher Ed
This Thanksgiving-themed activity provides learners a way to practice using the correct verb. With 8 fill-in-the-blank questions students have to identify the meaning of the sentence in order to choose the correct verb form.
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Symmetry and Symbols

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students identify symmetrical and congruent elements in folk art. In this art and geometry instructional activity, students examine pictures of Masonic Plaque in the Form of a Royal Arch Tracing Board for evidence of congruent and...
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Elementary Circuits

For Students 7th - 9th
In this electrical circuits worksheet, students answer 12 questions about basic circuits including identifying parts of a circuit, answering questions about shorted circuits and determining if voltage would exist at certain test points...
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Sequencing Worksheet

For Students 9th
In this patterns and sequencing activity, 9th graders complete 30 math problems that involve patterns and rules. Students must read information as they work through the math problems.
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Into the Wild,

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the importance of point of view. They use a well-known fairy tale to explore how changing the point of view changes the whole story. They discuss what "point of view" means by asking: whose story is it? Whose eyes are we...
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Handyman

For Students 7th - 10th
In this handyman worksheet, students identify and list all the tasks that they can think of that are necessary in keeping a household in good shape specifying which ones they are responsible for. In addition, they explain why it is...
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Energy Changes in Reactions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
For this chemical bonds learning exercise, learners determine how much energy is needed to break bonds. Students classify reactions as exothermic or endothermic and identify a reaction as reversible. This learning exercise has four...
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Reading Comprehension

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this recognizing the meanings of sentences worksheet, learners read statements and answer the comprehensive questions in complete sentences, read short passages and identify the statements that are correct, and arrange sentences in...
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The First Conservationists

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read a story. In this Native American lesson, students learn about Native Americans and their responsibility to take care of a place called Turtle Island. Students learn the vocabulary words generation, befall, interdependence...
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Volume of Rectangular Prisms: Algebra/Geometry Institute Summer 2009

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students find the volume of rectangular prisms.  For this volume lesson, students use a formula to find the volume of rectangular prisms.  They discuss the definition of volume and draw rectangular prisms.  Students...
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Successful Traits of Mentors

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create student-friendly definition for "mentor," identify traits of success that a mentor displays, and describe how to be a mentor to a primary Book Buddy.
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Exploring Symmetry

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use a software program to create artwork and to manipulate images to study mirror and rotational symmetry. They take pictures of items in their environment in which they identify symmetry.
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Mosaic America: Patterns of Racism

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use print and electronic resources to gather and analyze information on the political system in the United States. Using the Constitution, they identify and discuss instances of racism included in amendments and laws. ...
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Fall of Soviet Union/Rise of Chinese Communism

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the reasons for the fall of communism in the Soviet Union and the rise of communism in China. They listen to a lecture and complete slot notes, listen to and read the lyrics to the song "We Didn't Start the Fire"...
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Orienteering

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers acquaint with co-participants and identify the practice basic compass functions and orienteering procedures. They also work together to solve a small challenge. Students then identify how the challenge of orienteering...