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Kingdoms of Southeast Asia and Korea

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Kingdoms of Southeast Asia and Korea worksheet, students elaborate on dynasties and kingdoms that prospered in Southeast Asia and Korea as they complete 2 graphic organizers and respond to 1 short answer question.
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Exploring the Physical and Chemical Properties of Polymers

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify the physical and chemical properties and explore the differences.  In physical and chemical property instructional activity students test polymers for the differences between the physical and chemical properties,...
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Lesson Eight: Depending on Others

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students consider what real needs are and how people meet them. For this community lesson, students read A New Coat for Anna and utilize a landscape picture map to help them discuss community.
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Classroom Trash Audit

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate solid waste. In this environmental lesson, students collect their own garbage for a day and analyze the weight and the percentage of recyclable items in their trash.
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Smiles Change the World

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils develop speaking and listening skills while evaluating a list. In this consensus lesson, students define consensus and discuss how it might be used at recess. After pupils understand how consensus works, students review and...
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Let's Walk That Talk

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students present speeches. For this philanthropy lesson, students invite another class to come visit. They talk about philanthropy and present persuasive speeches written in a previous lesson. The visiting students answer the question...
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Elections in America

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the election process in America.  In this US Government activity, 11th graders analyze the problems with the Electoral College.  Students research a specific state and create a state flash card in...
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Comparison/Contrast Composer Study

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils choose two composers to research and complete a compare and contrast study of them. For this composer research lesson plan, students select two composers to research. Pupils use Internet sources, the library, and music class...
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Multiply Decimals

For Students 5th - 8th
In this multiplication of decimals worksheet, students multiply numbers with decimals in them. Students complete 8 multiplication problems.
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Aquaculture Science

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students research the different careers in aquaculture.  In this aquaculture lesson students complete activities that include a PowerPoint presentation. 
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Come On, Rain!

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students read and analyze the story. In this language arts lesson, students read Come on, Rain! and examine how mood and tone are created, the use of figurative language and the characteristics of the genre. Students research the...
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Newspapers or Television: What's Better?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students compare newspapers to television news and decide which they prefer.  For this newspaper and television lesson, students read an article and watch a video of the same event.  Students discuss the differences, forming an...
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Characteristics of Living Things

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders identify the characteristics of living and non-living things. In this biology lesson plan, 7th graders define vocabulary words as they go through the lesson plan. They answer a crossword puzzle after class discussion.
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Rhythm Compositions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concepts that focuses upon the musical rhythms. They conduct class discussion and use questions in order to clear up any misconceptions. Students create art compositions that illustrate rhythm and then each one...
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Comparing and Analyzing Literary Works

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read two short stories by the same author. For each story, they identify the main structures and style of the author. They use the text to write a summary about each story and how the author used literary techniques.
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Equipment Used By Police

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify four pieces of equipment used by police. They tell a neighbor about what they learned.
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Die Hard if You're Dumb

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discern their responsibility around railroad tracks. They recognize and define potential dangers around tracks and explain how actions around railroad tracks, crossings and yards can save their own lives, as well as others'.
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Journal Writing

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the published diaries of Anne Frank, or Zlata Filipovic, to gain an appreciation for journal writing, a form of autobiographical writing in which the writer records personal thoughts, feelings, and experiences. They...
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Opening the Case

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students participate in a class survey and then design an experiment and use graphs and statistics to assist them in solving a problem. They organize the results of the survey in a stem-and-leaf plot and find the range, median, mean, and...
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Telling Tales

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students verbally tell partners a personal version of a fairy tale to each other. They listen, analyze, and describe the tales' differences and similarities in a Venn diagram.
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Listen! Listen! Learn All About It!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders view non-fiction videos. They write questions that can be answered with information in the video. Every 10 minutes the video is stopped and the class discusses the questions.
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Frank Oo Berry Mush

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice writing, incorporating reasons to support ideas, and responding constructively to other's comments.
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Summing Up "Penguins on Parade"

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students review the meaning of comprehension as it refers to what they have read and how they remember information. They discover the meaning of summarization including the steps they should follow. They then predict what an article...
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A Biography of Amir Khan

For Students 4th - 6th
In this literature learning exercise, students read a biography about Amir Khan, a middleweight boxer who won an Olympic bronze in Athens. They identify whether each statement is true or false. Then, students look at his career and...