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Latent Heat and Clouds

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore latent heat and how it relates to clouds in the atmosphere.  In this earth science lesson students investigate how clouds are formed. Students examine clouds and the water cycle.
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Pass it Around

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students participate in body awareness activities by lying in a large circle and passing a ball. In this body awareness lesson, students lie in a large circle and pass a ball in multiple fashions to improve their motor skills, problem...
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Let's Talk About Painting

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify the elements of the arts. In this visual arts lesson plan, 2nd graders read the book Matthew's Dream and discuss the elements of the arts. Students create their own paintings according to the style of specific...
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Water

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners complete activities to examine the properties of water. In this water science activity, students read a book about water's forms and study a map or globe of the Earth to investigate water. Learners discuss living things that...
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Translating African Masks

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students identify traits of African masks. In this multicultural art instructional activity, students view online examples of African masks and discuss the characteristics of the masks. Students create an original 2-D version of the...
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Design Project: Power Inverter

For Students Higher Ed
In this physics worksheet, students design and build a power inverter given a schematic diagram. They answer 3 short answer questions about the circuit they created.
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Trees: Are They Thriving or Surviving?

For Teachers 8th
In this trees survival lesson plan, 8th graders discuss what trees need to grow, brainstorm things that could adversely affect tree growth, and compare characteristics of thriving trees vs. surviving trees. Students learn about the...
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Amoeba This!!! Amoeba That!!!

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students investigate protozoa. In this protozoa lesson, students identify and classify different types of protozoa using different ecological samples and protozoa charts.
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Applications of Parabolas

For Students 11th
For this algebra worksheet, 11th graders rewrite word problems using algebraic symbols. They relate parabolas to the real world and calculate the breaking distance using the distance formula they come up with. There is answer key.
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St. Valentine´s Story

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this Valentine's story worksheet, students fill in the blanks to the story with words given, choose the correct synonym for words, write forms of verbs, and more. Students complete 5 activities.
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The REAL Transformers

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders create a model of a hydroelectric generator. In this physics lesson, 9th graders discuss how energy can be transformed from one form to another. They make a flow chart for different energy generating plants.
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English Grammar Worksheets: The comparative and the Superlative

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this comparative and superlative activity, students fill in the blanks to sentences with comparative and superlative words. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Free Form Stencil Drawing

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students investigate the use of patterns and how they are used with stencils in order to create personal works of art. They write the story that is created with the repeating of a pattern. The final composition must be made from 3...
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Superstitions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the various superstitions they encounter in our culture. Working in groups, they create a vocabulary list of words related to superstitions. Working in teams, they play Pictionary in order to aid in the create of...
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Multivariable Calculus/ Bonus Quiz 11

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, students practice finding the solutions to the problems that focus upon the differential operators of vector fields.
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Energy in the Home

For Students 8th - 10th
In this energy use activity, students read about kilowatts and solve 2 problems. They find the costs to run certain electrical items for a given amount of time and they determine the electricity consumption of an accelerator that runs...
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Adventures in Alice

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students use the Alice computer program and use the basic features to manipulate a world within it.  In this programming lesson students use their computer skills to create a storyboard in the Alice program. 
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Lord of the Flies: Figurative Language

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Lord of the Flies worksheet, students write whether given examples are simile, metaphor, personification, or hyperbole, and tell how they know.  
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Plant Reproduction

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Learners investigate seeds and plant life by creating a germination chamber.  In this botany instructional activity, students investigate the relationship between flowers and the fruit they produce while examining the structure of...
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Day and Night

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students using experiments try to demonstrate how observations can be affected by the cycles of night and day.
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Investigation 3 - What is Moonlight?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe a demonstration explaining that the moon reflects sunlight in ordr to shine.
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The Communications Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars build and test a type of communication system called a parabolic-dish receiver. This type of system is exactly like radio telescopes, which are discussed in our song. They explain how signals are transmitted and captured...
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The Lives of Stars

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this stars learning exercise, students review what makes up a star, how astronomers learn about stars, and the different types of stars including low mass and high mass stars. This learning exercise has 62 fill in the blank statements.
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Coal Combustion

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students determine that coal can burn to produce heat.