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Cells Acrostic Poem
In this cells poem learning exercise, students write an acrostic poem about cells. Students use the letters CELLS to begin each line of poetry that tells something about cells.
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Japan Acrostic Poem
In this writing poetry worksheet, students write about and explore Japan. Students write an acrostic poem about Japan using the letters in the country's name.
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James McCune Smith: A Model of Resistance
Students discuss examples of resistance. In this anti-slavery lesson, students analyze a portrait of James McCune Smith and listen to a lecture about his life and involvement in abolition. Students analyze his actions and write a letter...
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December Holidays Vocabulary Decoder Activity
In this December holiday worksheet, students match letters of words to definitions, decoding December holiday words. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Nouns
In this nouns activity, students fill in the blanks to sentences with a person, place, or thing. Students complete 10 problems total.
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Keyboarding - Decoding the Keys
Students work in pairs to decipher encoded messages. They read off descriptions of each letter's location on the keyboard and type them into a document to form a message.
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Making Headlines
Students consider their personal opinions about the news and politics, read about the public relations drive behind the 2004 presidential election, and gather information for a press release promoting either Mr. Bush or Mr. Kerry.
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Freedom to Worship
Students investigate reasons why people sought freedom to worship in the United States and some of the difficulties and issues facing them in their immigration. As immigrants, they write letters to family members in the old country.
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History of American Child Labor
Students study the historical and social issue of child labor. They examine the photographs of Lewis Hine to see evidence of child labor and decide how the photographs depict the historical impact of the practice. They write a letter to...
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ABC's of the Louisiana Purchase
Students investigate the Louisiana Purchase by reviewing the ABC's of the purchase. Each letter of the alphabet is accompanied by information pertaining to the event. They participate in a variety of activities to reinforce the concepts...
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Brother Against Brother
Eighth graders read Across Five Aprils and correlate it to a unit on the Civil War. They culminate the unit by writing a a piece of historical fiction in the first person entitled "Brother Against Brother."
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Ellis Island Online
Students research their ancestors by visiting a number of online resources. They read personal immigration stories and begin creating their own family tree.
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Learning About Islam
Students discover how Muslim teens are affected by people's misconceptions about Islam. They see a Muslim teen's point of view on Islam and how it is portrayed in Western society and write a letter to Muslim youth group.
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Clean Water Act
Students write a letter to their legislative representative or the EPA for a copy of the Clean Water Act. They create a class mural of the Nashua River in a dead state and the river coming to life again, and discuss the role of Marion...
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I Am A Musician- Interview A Musician
Students, as a class, interview musician to find out more about him/her as an individual. Students then write thank you notes and include, by naming or drawing, one fact learned about the musician.
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Environment: The Haves and the Have Nots
Learners examine consumption habits in developed and developing countries and determine their effects on natural resources. In groups, they assess graphs on the Living Planet Report and observe the connection between consumption and...
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Jefferson's Legacy: A National Library
Students examine the creation of the Library of Congress. They investigate reasons why Thomas Jefferson sold his personal collection to the Library. Employing various research resources, students write newspaper articles about the sale...
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Worksheet 1. Verbs: Occupation Activities
In this grammar instructional activity, students match the occupation with the tasks that a person with that job would perform. There are 4 occupations and 8 tasks on this page.
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Complete Alphabet Trace
For this printing practice worksheet, students enhance their printing abilities and their alphabet knowledge by tracing each letter in the alphabet from a through z.
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Sentence Structure Subject Noun Worksheet
In this nouns worksheet, students use the nouns from the list to complete the chart. Students write the words into person, place, or thing chart sections.
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Medicine Anagram
In this anagram learning exercise, students rearrange the letters in the phrases to create words that relate to the history of medicine. Students write the 14 words into the 3 categories.
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Who Can We Help?
Young scholars define philanthropy. In this community service lesson, students assess as a group who at school needs help. Young scholars write letters to offer their assistance where they've found areas of need.
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Slang Words Beginning With F
In this slang instructional activity, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the meanings of slang expressions beginning with letter F.
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Donald's Birthday Cake
In this math instructional activity, students use birthday candles on a birthday cake for counters. Students count up and down to find the age of the person in their word problem.
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