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Where the Buffalo Roam
Learners lear about energy, energy efficiency and consumption. They measure energy use, graph the date, write a letter then design and present a PowerPoint on the topic.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Between the Lines, Gas Pains...Again
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the increase in gasoline prices and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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National Priorities for Hunger
For this national priorities for hunger worksheet, learners assess the need in their community for food assistance, decide what needs to be done, rank the options, and determine a method for evaluating programs. This page has many...
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Using Color as Defense
Students explore mimicry and crypsis, participate in hands-on predator-prey activity, and practice calculating averages and graph results in histogram.
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Federal and State Laws on Hazardous Waste
Students examine how laws on hazardous waste is developed and enforced. They work together to discover how statutes are passed as well. They complete an activity to end the instructional activity.
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Decision Trees
Students explore the decision-making in the context of a rugby club who have made rapid progress up the league structure. They construct a decision tree using the information given and calculate a final value to make quantitative...
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How Should Our Gardens Grow?
Students examine different types of land use by humans and evaluate the ways land is used in their local community. They also consider the environmental effects of the different types of land use. Students assume the role of community...
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Arson
Students watch a documentary film about arson and why children sometimes commit arson. They role play a scenario in which the school was deliberately set on fire. They develop a news report in which they interview three people regarding...
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Point of View to Ponder
Students view (or read) The Ponder Heart by Eudora Welty. They
discuss other literary pieces that include the misleading first person narrator. They
role play fictional characters from literature and present a short anecdote in a...
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Could a Tiny Home be the Home for You?
Students read an article about tiny homes and use the article as a springboard for discussion. In this current events lesson, students evaluate the merits of tiny homes, then create a chart comparing their needs with the things they...
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Breaking News English: Tsunamis
In this tsunamis worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and more...
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Breaking News English: No WMD in Iraq
In this English worksheet, learners read "No WMD in Iraq," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Direct Proportion
In this direct proportion worksheet, students read through an example problem and 2 practice questions on how to use direct proportions. Then, students use direct proportions to solve 20 additional questions.
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Carrie the Camel
For this Carrie the camel worksheet, students determine the number of bananas the camel can carry over a specified period of time, ar distinctive rate, and under given circumstances. This one-page worksheet contains 1 word problem. ...
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Dealing With Money and Measurement- Addition and Subtraction of Decimals
In this dealing with money and measurement instructional activity, students practice adding and subtracting with decimals. They complete 12 short word problems and check their answers online.
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Proportion and Percent
In this worksheet on proportion and percent, students review the concepts, then find the percentage for proportions in 10 word problems.
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Robotic Arm
Students encounter a real-life robotic arm that may help stroke victims regain control of their environment. The Robotic physical therapy--the new science. They research the history and foundation to this unique alternative to long care...
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Is Urban Sprawl Causing Us To Lose More Than Ground?
Learners map the changes that occur in the land as a result of urban sprawl. They explore the problems that paving and building have on the watershed and the habitats on the Northshore.
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Alphabetical Order- By First, Second and Third Letters
In this language arts worksheet, learners learn to put words in alphabetical order by first, second or third letters. There are 12 exercises on the page.
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Black Hawk Island Hike
Students explore Wisconsin's natural and cultural history through hands-on exploration of Upham Woods. They are shown the basic paddling skills and they work in teams to paddle across the river on barge. Students describe cultural...
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Newton's First Law
In this friction worksheet, students will read about fluid friction and examples of fluid friction. Students will also explore the role fluid lubricants have in reducing friction between two surfaces. Then students will answer two short...
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Where the Red Fern Grows: A 4th Grade Literary Focus Unit
Fourth graders explore the human and animal connection along with the idea that death is a part of the life cycle. They read "Where the Red Fern Grows." Students examine the feelings and emotions surrounding death and they discover the...
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Multiplication of Whole Numbers
In this multiplication worksheet, students solve 40 problems in which single digit numbers are multiplied. Students practice basic facts as well as use multiplication in real world problems. Some problems on this page involve English...
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Unit 6 Section 4: Problems Involving Multiplication
For this multiplication worksheet, learners focus on word problems and problem solving. Students complete 13 problems solving for the missing information in each story problem.