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Dinosaurs: "If I had a Dinosaur"
First graders analyze what it would be like to own a dinosaur. In this dinosaur writing lesson, 1st graders review knowledge and key terms about dinosaurs in order to complete a one paragraph creative writing assignment. Students compile...
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Money Sense
Students identify the value of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, and use a variety of coins to show the value of a dollar. They count the exact amount of purchase.
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Usage and Interpretation of Graphs
Students review graphing and use processing skills to solve problems.
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Rich Kid Smart Kid Games
Learners graph quantities to help explain the concept of pay yourself first, reinforce basic skills through the playing of bingo, and discuss the concept of charitable giving.
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The Tale of Scale
Eighth graders, using a range of data, produce three bar graphs for various scales along the y-axis.
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Graphing the Daily Revenue of Miami Seaquarium
Seventh graders compile a table of the revenues of the 8 eateries (a combined total), Main Gate admissions, and the Gift Shop.
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Displaying the Data
Students gather facts about their parent's families through the completion of parent interview forms. Using tally marks, the data gathered is counted, transferred to graphs and used to create family timelines.
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Graphing Pockets
Second graders explore graphing. They count the number of pockets on their clothes and use Microsoft Excel to enter their data. Students create a class graph displaying their findings.
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Coal Production in the USA
Students arrange the states by alphabetical order, find the five top coal producing states and discover their total production levels. They then find all the states which begin with the letter "A" and whose coal production is less than...
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Basic Division Problems
In this division worksheet, learners solve 21 division facts with numbers below 16. Many problems on this page are repeated.
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Our Solar System to Scale
Students calculate the diameter of planets and their relative distances. In this space science lesson, students discover how small or big the planets are in comparison to each other. Students use cross multiplying fractions to find...
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Foamie Fun Stuff
Students use foam pieces for matching games and other activities. In this foamie craft lesson, students make a foam pizza puzzle and other forms. Students use the foam shapes to do the puzzle or create the other forms.
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Minimal Animals
Have fun creating imaginary creatures with this symmetry lesson plan! Your class will paint one half of their imaginary creature, fold their paper in half, which will result in a symmetrical figure. What a great art project to combine...
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Animal Parade
In this activity, students will work with positional words, reinforcing their understanding of the terms; left, right, before, after, between, first, and last.
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Acids, Bases, and pH
Students investigate acids, bases,and pH. They test the acidity and basicity of various household items using litmus paper. Using their results, they rank the substances according to pH and identify the contributing chemical on the label.
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Food Chains And Webs
Students investigate the concept of soil and all its components. They collect samples from a local site and transplant it into a terrarium. Students identify the organic elements, clay ,silt, and other forms of debris. They also identify...
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A Bullying Survey
Students take a survey that is asking them about their feelings or experiences about bullying. In this tolerance instructional activity, students discuss what responses would be to the survey.
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Circle multiplication: 7s and 8s
Learning tools are invaluable. Teach your Autistic or special needs pupils how to multiply by 7s and 8s. They will use the circles to match the correct answer to the correct single-digit equation. Great for reinforcing multiplication...
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What van Leeuwenhoek Saw
When van Leeuwenhoek saw cells and single-celled organisms for the first time, he knew these small things were a big deal! Share his discoveries with young learners through a narrated video, model-building activity, and scale study....
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Nifty Fifty State Trivia
A wonderful game on U.S. States Trivia awaits your class. In this geography lesson, they will play a Jeopardy-style game. All the worksheets with the questions and answers are embedded in this beautifully-designed plan. Your class should...
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Totally Awesome Answers to Wacky Wonders
Middle schoolers work with a partner to gather information on a question from two sources using a computer program and the Internet. They also write a report with visuals to air on closed-circuit TV for the school. Use this lesson to...
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Water Cycle Activities
Explore the water cycle in all aspects with a resource packed full of activities and lessons. The 37-page packet comes with vocabulary, a game, writing prompts, printables, and opportunities to journey through the stages in the water...
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The Letter Aa
Students explore letter Aa. In this letter recognition lesson, students participate in country, state, food, literature, physical education, colors, careers, music, and game activities that are linked to the main lesson page....