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Reference Skills
Students participate in an online scavenger hunt using the parts of a book to locate information. In this reference materials lesson, students locate the title, subtitle, table of contents and glossary. Students then create...
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What's Your Favorite Planet?
Fourth graders, after listing the nine planets and their differences, choose one planet as their favorite. From the information acquired on each students favorite planet, they make a graph illustrating their favorites and then transform...
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A Power Point Slide Show for Third Graders
Third graders explore PowerPoint. In this technology activity, 3rd graders select a topic of interest and follow a guided activity researching their topic. Students complete storyboards, introductions, table of contents and...
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Math Regents Exam Questions - Pearson Integrated Algebra P.304: Histograms
In this histograms worksheet, students solve 9 short answer, multiple choice, and graphing problems. Students construct frequency tables and histograms of data.
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2.0 "Water Is Life" Global Water Awareness Mini-Unit (Grades3-5)
Students study the amount of potable water on the Earth. In this water lesson, students examine the amount of potable water as compared to all the water on the Earth. They discuss why many parts of the world do not have access to good...
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Recording Frequency
First graders analyze nursery rhymes and gather data about word frequency. For this frequency lesson, 1st graders create graphs and tables. Students interpret the data.
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Function of a Stem
Fourth graders perform an experiment to test the function of a stem. In this science lesson, 4th graders write a description of their investigations. Students also explain how the stem interacts with the rest of the plant. Students use...
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Comparative Geography I
Students use population density and other statistics to compare countries. They find the population density for the countries listed in the table. Students compare findings with a partner, and then share with the class.
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Bar Graphs
Third graders investigate bar graphs. In this third grade mathematics lesson, 3rd graders collect and analyze data and use the internet’s Graph challenge to create their own graphs. Students write questions for the other...
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Under the Sea
Students identify and interpret that non-fiction books have features like a table of contents, a glossary, and an index, which can efficiently help them find information. They also identify how to narrow the search for information by...
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Erosion Lab
Eighth graders explore variables that influence the rate of erosion due to the 4 major agents. They work as a group and practice conducting experiments according to the scientific method. Students comprehend that communicating ideas...
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Let's Outrage the Bull
Learners study kinetic and potential energy. In this energy lesson, students in grades K-2 understand the differences between kinetic and potential energy. Learners in grades 3-5 demonstrate that kinetic and potential energy. Students in...
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Prepositions of Direction
For this prepositional phrase worksheet students are given twenty sentences and asked to fill in the blank with the correct preposition. Students can trade and grade or self correct using the answer key provided.
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Multiplication Fact 7x
Fourth graders study the multiples of seven. In this multiplication lesson, 4th graders sing a song to the tune of "Skip to My Lou" to memorize the seven times table facts.
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Who Let the Dogs Out?
Students examine the concepts of area and perimeter and how they relate to a rectangle. They find the largest possible area that can be enclosed by a fixed perimeter and complete a worksheet as well as create a table of all the possible...
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Expression And Joy With Line, Shape And Color
Students create positive and negative art shapes and compose a piece of Expressionistic art using those shapes and the ideas of color, line, and shape in this 5th through 8th grade Art lesson plan. Options are available for individual...
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Introduction To Digital Camera
Students identify the uses of common computer peripheral devices (printer, digital camera, scanner, LCD display). They incorporate technology into a research project or unit investigation. They work on sizing pictures and putting all...
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Holocaust
The Holocaust is the focus of this interactive poetry strategy. The classroom will be set-up to remind students of the Secret Annex, with a table, lamp, and various other props. Each participant will receive 3 Saltine crackers and...
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Microbe Experimentation
Sixth graders conduct a microbe experiment. In this microbe lesson, 6th graders develop an experiment with micro-organisms, complete the associated worksheet, and complete a table showing the results.
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Comparison of Normal vs Mutant Zebra Fish Embryos
Students observe and study mutations. In this mutations lesson, students work in groups to complete observation tables of various mutations of the zebra fish embryos. Groups give presentations about their observations.
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How Tall is that Tree?
Students apply their math skills to develop an accurate estimate of the height of a tall tree. Three different methods are outlined. All grade levels should be able to perform the shadow method and the proportional method.
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Differential Thermal Calorimetry
Young scholars access prior knowledge of infrared rays, ultraviolet rays, gamma rays, x-rays and cosmic waves. In this electromagnetic waves lesson, students hold a mock trial electromagnetic spectrum. Young scholars present...
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Touring Delmarva
Students plan a trip. In this trip planning instructional activity, students use a map to find where they would like to visit with a pretend family of 4. They get a specific amount of money and time and need to decide where they...
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Rounding
In this math worksheet, learners solve the problems that are based upon the skill of rounding. The answers are written into one of the 4 sets.