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Peace Lesson

For Teachers 1st - 11th
Learners explore world peace. In groups, the complete a global peace jigsaw puzzle. After they work the puzzle, students read and answer questions written on a table cloth. Learners discuss and write their perspective of peace.
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What's Missing?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners examine their beliefs about archaeological preservation. They articulate a response to archaeological resource destruction. Students then complete two puzzles and relate them to archaeological research.
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Worksheet
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Multiple Intelligences Survey

For Students 3rd - Higher Ed
In this multiple intelligences instructional activity, students complete a survey asking them about different ways they like to learn. Students complete 24 questions. This should be a very enjoyable activity for students.
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Familiarization Fun: Using the Media Center

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a scavenger hunt to locate the different sections of the media center and determine the purpose for each section. They build a jigsaw puzzle as they find each major section of the library such as the reference or...
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Worksheet
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President Abraham Lincoln Challenge-Alphabetical Order

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Abraham Lincoln worksheet, students alphabetize a set of 16 related words. Worksheet has links to additional activities.
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Exploration of a Problem: Making Sense of the Elements

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
When given too much data to simply memorize, it helps to sort it into manageable groups. The second lesson in the six-part series of Cosmic Chemistry challenges groups of pupils to take a large amount of data and figure out how to best...
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The Deadly Picnic: A Lab on Deductive Reasoning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Whodunnit? Find out who killed Mr. Brooks through a logical examination of evidence. Class members fill out a couple of data tables to help them pin down the suspect. After they've figured out just who the culprit is, pupils compose...
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Poetry Class

How to Make a Poem

For Students 3rd - 8th
Even reluctant writers will be able to craft poems using the poem making kit provided by this resource.
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Halloween

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this Halloween word scramble worksheet, students the 5 letter groupings to spell 5 words pertaining to the holiday. In addition, students unscramble the numbered letters to answer a Halloween riddle.
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Animal Life Cycles

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students participate in numerous activities to gather information about parts of the life cycle. In this life science lesson, the teacher choose from a number of activities to create or support an interdisciplinary unit about the life...
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Incredible Inventions

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students read the book Incredible Inventions and do literacy based activities based on the book. In this literacy lesson plan, students read the given book and do activities that include writing poetry, drawing, and writing short stories.
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Numeracy Lesson Plan: Reception

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students examine number sense by participating in identification activities. In this number value lesson plan, students practice counting from 1-10, identifying number flash cards, reading clocks and multiplying basic numbers. Students...
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Fairly Simple Rock Identification

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study ways in which to identify rocks. They complete a number of activities that introduce them to various ways of identifying minerals in rocks.
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Tell Me About It: What is Design?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create and present an original design. In this visual arts lesson plan, students watch a video about design and learn the elements of design. Then students work in groups to construct and present an original design.
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Types of Dinosaurs

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students complete puzzles of dinosaurs. They compare each piece of the puzzle to a fossil and simulate a scientist's role in learning about dinosaurs.
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Introduction To Ratios

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners engage in a lesson that is involved with ratios. They use the jigsaw in order to actively take part in the lesson. Students play the game with the ratio puzzle pieces. The puzzle is completed while using the follow up exercises.
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Worksheet
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Valentine's Day Alphabetical Order

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Valentine's Day Worksheet, students alphabetize a set of 16 Valentine's Day words. Worksheet has links to additional activities.
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Lesson Plan
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Where Are the Dinosaurs?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the concept of extinction by studying dinosaurs. In this dinosaur lesson, students distinguish between extinct creatures and those that still exist.
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Worksheet
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Christmas Fun Word Jumble

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this word jumble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell words associated with Christmas. Students spell 40 words.
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Worksheet
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Valentines Day Word Jumble

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this word jumble worksheet, learners unscramble the letters to spell words associated with Valentine's Day. Students spell 20 words.
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Worksheet
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President Abraham Lincoln Word Scramble

For Students 4th - 5th
In this word scramble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell words associated with Abraham Lincoln. Students spell 20 words.
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Worksheet
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28 Things to Do in the Library

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this library activity worksheet, students complete the 28 sentences with a word or phrase from the word bank that describe the things to do in the library.
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Deforming Earth's Crust

For Teachers 5th - 7th
A short and straightforward slideshow presentation is a great addition to your lesson on plate tectonics. With demonstrative diagrams and helpful facts, the presentation helps to reinforce a concept that can be a little tricky for...
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Earth Egg

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss plate tectonics and the layers of the earth's interior. They use eggs as models of the earth and answer questions regarding which part of the egg would represent which part of the earth.