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Calendar Math

For Teachers K
Pupils count and name the numbers and days on the calendar in order to determine the date. They identify the month and the entire date, and determine the pattern shown on the calendar markers. Students then calculate how many days they...
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Measuring Shadows

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students determine the pattern (length and direction) of shadows cast by sunlight during several month period, and develop interpretation of daily and seasonal patterns and variations observed.
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What Causes the Seasons?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate why the seasons occur throughout the year. They read a traditional wisdom story pertaining to the seasons. They create their own wisdom stories about the seasons and act them out for the class.
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Trouble in the Troposphere

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students Use data sets from MY NASA DATA to produce graphs comparing monthly and yearly ozone averages of several U.S. cities. They analyze and evaluate the data and predict trends based on the data. In addition, they discuss and...
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Birthday Moons

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars find the phase of the moon on the date of their birth.  In this science lesson, students chart the moon from the date of their birth till they were one month old.  Young scholars fill out a graphic organizer after visiting...
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Measurement and Estimation

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students gain an understanding of time. In this time lesson, students work together to recognize the difference between yesterday, today, and tomorrow, As well as months, hours, minutes, and seconds. Students brainstorm ideas of ways the...
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Debt and Deficits

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify, research and interpret the national debt and deficits of the past through today and why it has risen significantly in the last 20 years. They analyze the size and impacts and discuss the various policy measures for...
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It's About Time

For Teachers K
Students in a kindergarten class are introduced to the concept of time. Individually, they compare the current year to their birth year to discover their age. As a class, they practice reading a digital and analog clock and create their...
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"Vary" Bright Days

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners explore how the Earth's axial tilt and revolution around our sun lead to differences in day length through the year. In groups, they create and use a model of the earth on its axis to demonstrate the concepts.
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Word Search Puzzle: January

For Students 4th - 5th
In this word search online worksheet, students practice searching for words associated with the month of January. They look for 17 words to complete the puzzle.
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Word Search Puzzle: October

For Students 4th - 5th
In this word search online worksheet, students search (across, up and down, diagonally) for 18 words, from the wordbank, associated with the month of October to complete the puzzle.
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March Word Search

For Teachers 3rd
In this March word search worksheet, 3rd graders locate 20 word associated with the month of March that are hidden in the puzzle. They search for words such as daffodils, migrate, and Spring.
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June Word Search

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this June word search worksheet, students locate 15 words associated with the month of June. They find words such as baseball, Father's Day, and cookout.
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December Word Search

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this December word search learning exercise, learners search for 15 words that are associated with the month of December. They find words such as angel, mistletoe, and flu.
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Links to algorithms for computing the date on which Easter falls

For Students 7th - 9th
For this algorithms worksheet, students are provided with links to three different algorithms used to compute the date on which Easter falls for a particular year.  One link requires the students to do the computations, while the other...
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How Much Will I Spend On Gas?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students construct a linear graph. In this graphing lesson, students determine a monthly budget for gasoline. Students construct a t-chart and coordinate graph to display data. Resources are provided.
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Carbon Dioxide Exercise

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students work in groups, plotting carbon dioxide concentrations over time on overheads and estimating the rate of change over five years. Stacked together, the overheads for the whole class show an increase on carbon dioxide over five...
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Weather v. Climate

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders discuss the differences between climate and weather as a class. Using data they collected, they create a graph of the data to share with the class over a specific time period. They compare and contrast this data with...
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The State of the Family Timeline

For Teachers 1st
First graders study concepts of time and chronological history. In this early childhood history lesson plan, 1st graders create and interpret a timeline listing historical events and family celebrations using one calendar year.
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Annual Calendars

For Students 1st - 5th
In this literacy worksheet, students read the annual calendars that cover one full year. The sheet is intended as a teacher guide for creating them.
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Holidays Seasoned with Meaning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider how the world events of the past year have impacted their perceptions of this holiday season. Each student then explores one general theme related to his or her feelings about the season by creating a news-based collage...
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You Don't Say!!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders write and respond to sayings throughout the school year. They define the idioms, illustrate them and compare their meanings with other groups in the class.
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Ramadan (Islamic Holiday)

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore Ramadan, a month-long observance celebrated by Muslims around the world. They recognize that people in different countries have unique celebrations, locate countries on a map where large numbers of people practice Islam.
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Map Work About the Korean War

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students use an interactive website that chronicles the occupation of the Korean peninsula by each year and complete a worksheet. This helps them to research the causes of the Korean War.

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