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Death and Dying

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine religious rituals and ceremonies surrounding death and dying.  In this Ethics lesson, 9th graders explore end-of-life care in the United States and consider ways it might be improved.  Students discuss...
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Death and Dying

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine religious rituals and ceremonies surrounding death and dying.  In this cultural studies instructional activity, 9th graders explore end-of-life care in the United States and consider ways it might be improved.
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Name that Wind

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study wind and the direction terms related to wind. In this meteorology lesson plan, students learn about the wind directions by completing a wind direction activity where kids locate cones marked with the specific wind...
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Why Money?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students participate in a trading simulation to learn about barter and the benefits of using money. In this barter lesson, students participate in a trading simulation and learn about coincidence of wants. Students then use money cards...
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The Mormon Trail Through Iowa

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read selections from travel diaries and create their own travel diary.  In this Mormon Trail through Iowa lesson, students discover background of the Mormon Trek of 1846 and discuss how a group may be persecuted for...
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Intermediate Sentence Completion Exercise 22

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to complete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Student answers are...
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Supreme Court June 2010 Decisions Wrap-Up

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider constitutional rights. In this Bill of Rights lesson, students complete an activity guide that requires students to examine Bill of Rights-related cases of 2010. Students respond to discussion questions pertaining to...
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Career Stereotyping

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students learn about gender biases.  In this careers lesson, students list possible careers with the gender associated with them.  Students discuss gender biases and complete an activity where they find pictures in magazines...
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Chapter 16 (section 3) & 17 – The Enlightenment

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Enlightenment worksheet, students read assigned textbook pages regarding the era and respond to 68 short answer questions.
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Fire Triangle in the Forest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the physical properties of fire by creating storyboards.  In this elements lesson, students view a video clip of forest fires and identify the cause.  Students create large storyboards defining the three...
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Charades

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders play a game. In this vocabulary instructional activity, 4th graders play the game Charades to help review their vocabulary words. At the end of the instructional activity students can create their own words to act out.
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Message in a Bottle

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider the implications of the misuse of alcohol. In this personal health activity, students visit selected websites to discover information about the misuse of alcohol and examine advertisements for alcohol.
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Bessie Smith

For Students 8th - 12th
In this jazz history worksheet, students respond to 7 essay and short answer questions about the life and accomplishments of Bessie Smith.
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Grade 3 Singapore Math #8: Money, Time, Mass, Volume and Length

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Singapore Math grade 3 worksheet, students complete 20 word problems using money, time, volume, mass and length. An answer key is included.
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What Do You Do With An Orphaned Cheetah?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students brainstorm techniques for teaching baby cheetahs survival skills. In this science lesson, students view an episode of "Cheetah Orphans" and work together to analyze the situation and develop a plan to teach the baby cheetahs the...
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Women in the War

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students make decisions about how best to deal with or resolve dilemmas during the Civil War. For this women in war lesson, students word in groups to discuss how a given dilemma could be handled. Groups elect a spokesperson to report to...
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Number the Stars

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read Number the Stars. For this social studies lesson, students read the story and use a map of western Europe and identify the countries involved in the war. Students locate the cities of Denmark that are discussed in the story.
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Particle Man and the Photon

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students simulate photon transmission, scattering and absorption. In this physics lesson, students explain why some objects appear bright while others appear dark. They define photon and radiation in their own words.
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The Modern Day Minstrel - Lesson 1

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify and describe the various roles that musicians fulfill. They recognize various genres of music. They identify and interview musicians in the community and invite them to come in and talk about their roles as musicians.
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SWOOP Reading

For Teachers 1st
First graders read fluently. For this phonics lesson students practice reading strategies for fluency. They write a response in their journal about the book read in class.
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Breaking News English

For Students Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students read the given article and the presented vocabulary throughout.  Students respond to 51 short answer, matching, true/false, and fill in the blank questions.    
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Bird Populations

For Teachers 7th - 12th
students study bird migratory patterns and the methods that researchers use to study them. Students are introduced to the concepts of the study of bird movements.The skill of scientific questioning is used to find results.
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The Outsiders

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore middle section of S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, and complete eight analytical questions to demonstrate understanding of messages in story. Students then watch portion of movie that coincides with chapters read.
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Chart This!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students collect data and graph or chart the information. In this data organization instructional activity, students poll their classmates about certain topics and chart or graph the information to show the results of their research.