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Fraction Popsicle Pop-ups

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils decorate and use popsicle sticks to use as manipulatives to assist with their learning of fractions. They play learning games with their popsicle sticks with a partner.
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Using Your Senses

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students analyze the Alabama quarter and discover information about Helen Keller. They participate in an activity requiring the use of the five senses. They write about a time they were brave.
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Estimation Contest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of estimation. In this estimation lesson, students estimate the number of Cheerios in their cup. Students then determine the number of Cheerios in the entire box using what they know about their cup.
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Ag in my classroom

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners fill out worksheets and create a poster based on items in their classroom that came from agriculture. In this agriculture lesson plan, students discuss different classroom items and how they were or were not made from agriculture.
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Why is Sacagawea on the Golden Dollar?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students research the decision to place the image of Sacagawea on the Golden Dollar, then write persuasive essays either defending or opposing this decision.
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Estimate a Dinner Plate

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students work with a partner to solve the real-world problem of planning a favorite meal given a specific budget. They review and practice estimation strategies to determine the reasonableness of calculations in a given situation.
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Creative Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write in their journals at the beginning of class. They create a poster of what they just wrote about in their journals. Pictures are to be labeled and dictionaries are encouraged.
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Freckle Juice- Lesson 3

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read and respond to a chapter in a book.  In this vocabulary and reading comprehension lesson, students preview and predict chapter 3 of Freckle Juice, define new vocabulary words, read chapter 3 and complete a vocabulary...
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Using Circle Graphs

For Students 4th - 5th
In this circle graphs worksheet, students read a story about buying craft materials. Students examine the circle graph that shows how much spent on each type of material. Students then solve 3 problems using the data shown.
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Draw, Pardner!

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Young scholars explore how to draw in 3-D. For this visual arts lesson, students use newsprint and a yard stick to construct three dimensional drawings of objects.
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More Bait for Your Buck!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students determine where to buy the heaviest earthworms as they study invertebrates. They create a double bar graph of the results of the weight data.
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Algebra II: Chapter 7 Test - Systems of Equations

For Students 9th - 12th
In this systems of equations activity, high schoolers solve systems of equations, systems of inequalities, and linear equations.  They read word problems and write a system of equations that depicts the problem.  this two-page...
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Oxidation And Corrosion

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students investigate the concepts of oxidation and corrosion. They identify different metals and forms of corrosion.
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Color Your World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students calculate the cost of painting a room. In this surface area lesson, students create a scale model from provided dimensions of a bedroom. Groups use area formulas to find square footage, from which materials and labor costs are...
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Appeal for the Meal

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils investigate advertising. In this advertising lesson, students read the book Good Lemonade by Frank Asch and identify the advertising practices from the story. Pupils create ads for snacks using advertising techniques.
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Relationship Role-plays

For Students 4th - 10th
For this role plays worksheet, students role play different scenarios having to do with different kinds of relationships. Students have 5 scenarios to role play.
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars discover the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students read The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School, listening for 3 pre-selected, tier two vocabulary words. Words are...
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Grocery Shopping and Budgeting

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders establish a food budget based on individual needs and resources. They evaluate grocery stores and establish guidelines for purchasing specific foods.
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Comparison Food Shopping: Buying Groceries for Two People for One Week

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders investigate how to develop a simple food budget for two using newpaper ads, the basic four food groups, and calorie counts.
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African Markets: Out in the Open

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars identify advantages and disadvantages of African open air markets. They discuss the types of items sold there and why the markets are outdoors. They observe a bartering session between the teacher and another adult. ...
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Risk-It

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a game in which they are introduced to the Federal Reserve system. After indentifying new vocabulary, they decide which categories to choose from and select a spokesperson for each team. They play the game...
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Mineral Mania

For Students 6th - 9th
In this mineral worksheet, learners visit http://sciencespot.net and answer 90 questions about mineral uses, mineral groups, fireworks, and minerals found around the home.
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Places in a Town

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this vocabulary learning exercise, students match ten words (places in a town) with their related word list. Students also locate one word in each list that does not relate to the others.
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Worksheet 8. Vocabulary Practice

For Students 4th - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students complete the sentences with the correct word or phrase from the word pool. There are 9 sentences to complete.