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Sedimentary Structures- An Adventure in Painting and Collage

For Teachers K - 6th
Students identify and interpret concepts about how the Earth was formed and convey some of these ideas in a painting. Students experiment with different types of paints and paint applicators to achieve a variety of visual textures....
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The Layered Earth

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars role play plate tectonics by creating a "plate statue" made up of students. In this earth science lesson, young scholars describe how Earth's movement cause earthquakes and volcanoes. They draw and name the different...
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The Solar System

For Students 6th - 9th
In this solar system word puzzle instructional activity, learners use the 17 clues regarding the solar system to fill in the blanks in the crossword puzzle.
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Solar System Crossword

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this solar system worksheet, students fill in a crossword that gives them clues about the solar system. Students solve 31 clues for the crossword.
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Saving Tropical Rainforests

For Students 4th - 6th
In this rainforest worksheet, students watch a video of Prince Charles wanting to save the tropical rainforest and then fill in the blanks to sentences about the video. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Oceans and Weather

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Pupils analyze the impact the ocean and its currents have on weather. In this oceans and weather lesson, students analyze data comparing inland and coastal weather, and analyze satellite data for evidence of El Nino.
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Worksheet 31

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, students investigate vectors and polar coordinates. They convert the paths of polar coordinates to Euclidian points.
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Determining the Age of Fossils

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the concept of radioactive dating. In this radioactive dating lesson, students investigate how to determine the ages of fossils and rocks as they learn about half-life radioactive decay.
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Pronoun Party

For Students 5th - 7th
In this parts of speech learning exercise, students replace the nouns in 10 sentences with the appropriate pronouns from the word bank. Students also write 2 original sentences using pronouns appropriately.
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Aliens Visit Earth Writing Exercise

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this grammar and writing worksheet, students correct the errors in 10 sentences about aliens visiting Earth. Students use 12 words in a box to complete a story and then write their own story about aliens.
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Weight, Friction, Equilibrium

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this weight worksheet, learners review the equation for solving for the force of weight and review the kinds of friction. Students complete 10 matching, 7 fill in the blank, and 8 problems to solve.
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Earthquake Preparation and Survival Strategies

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the different ways that earthquakes have been predicted.  In this earthquake lesson students plan ways that people can prepare for earthquakes. 
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Numeration Systems

For Students 4th - 5th
In this numeration systems instructional activity, students answer questions about Roman Numerals, the Hindu-Arabic system, whole numbers and decimals.
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Citizenship

For Students Pre-K - 5th
For this citizenship worksheet, students read a set of guidelines on how to be a good citizen, then complete a set of discussion questions based on a referenced DVD. Suggestions for writing assignments and activities are also given.
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Colonial America

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore Internet sites about Colonial America, and create multimedia presentations.
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The Periodic Table

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research an assigned element using the library, an encyclopedia, the Internet and other appropriate resources in order to write a research paper, a project, and an oral presentation.
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Vocabulary Challenge

For Students 5th - 7th
In this vocabulary building worksheet, learners answer 20 questions to complete the crossword puzzle. A riddle is also included.
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Black Holes and Tidal Forces

For Students 8th - 10th
In this black holes and tidal forces worksheet, students solve 5 problems in which they find the tidal acceleration and answer questions about spaghettification.
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What is Biology?

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this science of biology worksheet, students will review the concepts relating to biology including the characteristics of living things, the process of reproduction, adaptations, and evolution. This worksheet has 5 short answer, 3...
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All, Half, Most, and None Exercise

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this all, half, most, and none worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with either the word all, half, most, or none. Students fill in the blanks for 14 sentences and write 4 on their own.
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Fossils: The Eras of the Earth's History

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars research the four geologic eras of Earth's history. In this extension on a fossils lesson, students research the different eras of Earth's history. Young scholars use AppleWorks to create a bar graph containing information...
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Gravity and Layers of Air

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students actively look and listen as their teacher provides transparencies to show how the atmosphere is made up of layers. In this atmosphere lesson plan, students discuss the atmosphere in terms of layers and how gravity pulls...
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Seeing Interference Fringes with a Telescope

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers construct an interferometer using a simple telescope. In this physics lesson, students explain how light waves create the fringe patterns. They observe patterns made by different objects in the sky and compare them.
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Up in the Sky

For Teachers 1st
First graders associate events and objects with day or night. They create a word bank and use is as a reference to create sentences about the sun. They conduct sun-themed experiments and art projects.