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State Notebooking Pages
When learning about US geography, it can hard to remember facts about 50 different states. Help your young scholars organize all of this information with a collection of easy-to-use note-taking guides.
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Module 2: Systems of Equations and Inequalities
The brother-sister pair Carlos and Clarita need your class's help in developing their new pet sitting business. Through a variety of scenarios and concerns presented to the siblings, the learners thoroughly explore systems of equations...
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Cell Types and Parts
Eighth graders, after creating a Venn Diagram comparing/contrasting animal and plant cells, writing ten similes describing cell types, or drawing a colored diagram of a cell, list cell types as well as describe and label cell parts. They...
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Atomic Structure and Bonding
Eighth graders discuss and write about what led up to the discovery of the atom. Students label proton, nucleus, electron, and neutron in their notes. Students take notes on electron shells and how different atoms have different...
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The Korean War - A Time Line Activity
Students create a Korean War time line. They identify, describe, and label nine of the key events and turning points of the Korean Conflict. They include all nine events listed on the direction sheet, contain a title, and have at...
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Spanish-Speaking Countries
Learners explore geographic areas. They list as many countries as possible, divide the countries into groups, and label the groups with logical names. As an introduction into Spanish, students memorize all the Spanish-speaking...
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SATP Basic Parts of an Informative Essay
Pupils identify the elements of an informative essay. Through a teacher led discussion, students explore the basic parts of a five paragraph essay and , using a hamburger as an analogy, pupils label the pieces. They discuss the...
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whole and parts
In this math worksheet, students cut out a piece of paper labeled whole and two pieces labeled Part. Two of the Part pieces add up to the same size as the Whole.
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Parts of a Friendly Letter
The art of writing a letter has not been lost to email and texting! Teach kids how to format a friendly letter with a presentation about the parts of a letter, as well as prompting them to write a letter about their favorite holiday.
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Discrimination in the Workplace
Students discuss the instances of discrimination against Arabs since September 11. Using the Civil Rights Act text, they discover how the United States addresses instances of discrimination in the workplace. They complete a worksheet...
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Electron Structure of the Atom
In this atoms worksheet, pupils determine the energy difference between levels and draw diagrams of the different types of orbitals. Students determine the ground state electron configuration for given elements. This worksheet has 14...
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Exploring Rocks
Students collect and examine rocks. They record information about the rocks they have collected in their notebooks. They compare and contrast different rocks and complete a class chart at the end of the lesson.
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Habitats, Abiotic v. Biotic
Students explore and define ecosystem, ecology and habitat. They discuss abiotic and biotic organisms and the things needed for survival. After observing pictures of animals in their habitat, students compare and contrast habitats and...
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Elements and the Periodic Table
Students are introduced to the elements on the Periodic Table and what is meant by element. Using the Table, they identify the name, atomic mass, number and symbol of each element. To end the instructional activity, they discover the...
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Identification of Career Choices
Take some time to have your pupils identify careers that are not traditional for their gender.
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Module 6: Trigonometric Functions
Create trigonometric functions from circles. The first lesson of the module begins by finding coordinates along a circular path created by a Ferris Wheel. As the lessons progress, pupils graph trigonometric functions and relate them to...
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Module 7: Modeling with Functions
The sky's the limit of what you create when combining functions! The module begins with a review of transformations of parent functions and then moves to combining different function types using addition, subtraction, and...
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Chapter 19 Review, Section 3: Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
If you need a homework assignment for your chemistry class, add this one to the possibilities. This assignment is composed of six questions including the identification of oxidizing and reducing agents, recognizing different redox...
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Demonstrating That Air Has Mass
Fourth graders demonstrate that air has mass. In this performance task, 4th graders design an experiment to demonstrate that air has mass. They will illustrate their demonstration and explain their findings.
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A Race Against Time
Learners explore the act of preservation first in the process of preserving food and then in the preservation of historic sites, buildings, landmarks, and artifacts.
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Word Bank Power Tool for Writing
Students use a word bank to help them do their writing and reading. The idea is that they would keep adding to this list as they move from grade to grade.
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Beyond The Earth Part I
Students explore the solar system. In this space science lesson, students take notes on the solar system provided by their instructors. Students then collaborate to design a computer-generated drawing of the solar system.
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Pairs of Lines
In this geometry learning exercise, students differentiate between perpendicular and parallel planes and lines. They identify segments that are parallel and perpendicular to sides. There are 22 questions.
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Heat Retention
Students test 4 materials to see which would be best for use as a heat mass. They then graph the temperature verus the time of the substances and decide which material would make the best heat mass.