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Abiotic and Biotic Factors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine abiotic and biotic factors. They define biotic and abiotic, categorize a list of items onto a Venn diagram, label various items from areas on the school grounds as biotic or abiotic, and diagram a magazine picture.
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The Greeley, Colorado Problem

For Students 8th - 9th
In this Greeley, Colorado problem, students read a word problem.  They use given directions and a coordinate plane to determine the number of ways to satisfy given travel conditions.  This one-page activity contains 1...
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Find the Shortest Distance

For Students 10th - 12th
For this problem solving worksheet students solve two problems regarding finding the shortest route.  One problem is finding the shortest linear length given dimensions and the other problem is finding the shortest route as defined...
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Safety

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this safety worksheet, students determine if safety statements are true or false. Both fire safety and bicycle safety are addressed. Students answer 18 true/false questions and then devise a safety plan for their home.
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The Baby Gate Problem

For Students 9th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics learning exercise, students expand a six-panel play yard by two-panels  Students determine the width of each panel and the area of the expansion. The one page learning exercise contains one problem with...
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Gridding a Site

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students establish a grid system over an archaelogical site. They label each grid unit. They determine the location of artifacts within each grid unit. They construct a scientific inquiry concerning the location of artifacts on the site.
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Introduction to Topographic Maps

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders create a topographic map and see how it represents  different elevations. In this topographic maps activity students read and interpret topographic maps. 
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Crafting a Voice for Black Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR's Vertamae Grosvenor interviews Alice Walker about her connection to Zora Neale Hurston. Walker talks about how Hurston inspired her writing, even though the two writers never met. The site also contains audio of Walker reading her...
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Writer Alice Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR's Vertamae Grosvenor interviews Alice Walker about her connection to Zora Neale Hurston. Walker talks about how Hurston inspired her writing, even though the two writers never met. The site also contains audio of Walker reading her...
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Writer Zora Neale Hurston, Pictured in Florida in 1935.

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR's Vertamae Grosvenor interviews Alice Walker about her connection to Zora Neale Hurston. Walker talks about how Hurston inspired her writing, even though the two writers never met. The site also contains audio of Walker reading her...
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Book Jacket for 'Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart'

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR's Vertamae Grosvenor interviews Alice Walker about her connection to Zora Neale Hurston. Walker talks about how Hurston inspired her writing, even though the two writers never met. The site also contains audio of Walker reading her...