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Integer's Brochure
Sixth graders investigate integers. In pairs, they create and publish a brochure that presents information about positive and negative integers, includes hand-drawn illustrations, and integer-related graphics.
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What Does My Bacteria Look Like?
Students identify Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria using staining techniques. Students research importance of identification of bacterial types in diagnosing bacterial diseases.
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Peer Pressure
Sixth graders estimate, calculate and collaborate with students. They practice refusal skills.
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Get + Prepositions (Part 5)
For this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students respond to 10 fill in the blank questions that require them to fill in the blanks in sentences with the appropriate prepositions.
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Bribery And Corruption
In this language arts worksheet, pairs of students examine, discuss, and complete a variety of activities associated with bribery and corruption. The "conversation starters" are particularly interesting in this worksheet, and should make...
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Identify and Evaluate Problem-Solving Processes and Solutions
Students identify a problem, the process by which it is solved, and the solution in a piece of literature. In this problem solving lesson, students read a nonfiction passage and use a think-pair-share strategy to identify the...
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Problem-Solving for Employment Barriers
Students examine different employment opportunities and possible barriers that may occur. In this career skills lesson students discuss different barriers and work in groups to overcome these.
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Snowflakes
Students use their listening skills in order to follow diretions to create a paper snowflake. They listen as the directions are read, use their scissors and create a snowflake using a cofffee filter. Students practice using their fine...
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Writing Thesis Statements in Sociology
Young scholars discover methods for writing strong thesis statements. For this writing skills lesson, students follow the steps their instructor outlines to review the strengths and weaknesses of their sociology thesis statements.
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Women Who Inform Our World
Students examine the contributions of women on the international, national, and local platforms. In this writing skills lesson, students analyze a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt and compose essays that reveal how women advocate...
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Better English Lessons: All Idioms
In this online interactive English skills worksheet, students respond to 20 multiple choice questions that require them to select the appropriate words to complete the idioms. Answers are scored immediately.
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Explain Your Vote!
Young scholars improve their essay writing skills using the subject of voting as a topic. For this writing essays lesson, students write expository essays to increase the weight of their vote in the 'Cast Your Vote Poll' for the...
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Hannah Montana: You're So Vain, You Probably Think This Zit is About You"
Students watch an episode of the Disney Channel series, "Hannah Montana". After viewing the episode, they discuss their own definition of beauty. They answer questions related to how companies advertise their products and discuss how...
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The Chicken Soup Problem
In this algebra worksheets students rewrite word problems using algebraic symbols. They use order of operation to solve for the variables used as they relate to multiplication and addition. There is an answer key.
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Reflective Journaling
High schoolers write to influence positive change. For this service learning lesson, students reflect on their service learning experiences as they journal about sharing their time, talent, and treasures. High schoolers share their...
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Word Roots 7: Spect, Sta, Vert Intermediate-Crossword
Given the clues, can you complete the crossword puzzle for words containing the Latin roots spect, sta, and vert? No word list is given, but using the answer sheet, you can provide your class with the list of words to choose from. This...
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Budget Busters
Use this economic activity to focus on writing summaries of informational text. First, middle schoolers define common economic terms used to describe news about the economy. They closely read news about the federal budget deficit and...
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Analyzing a Model Position Paper: “Facebook: Not for Kids”
It's time to take a position! Scholars learn to write a position paper by analyzing a model paper titled Facebook: Not for Kids. After studying the model paper, learners think about their own papers using the Position Paper Planner. They...
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What About Fighting?
What are the positive and negative consequences of violence? Elementary and middle schoolers discuss how some see violence as the answer to resolving conflicts. They identify the positive and negative aspects to using violence, and ask...
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Integers in the Weather
Middle schoolers engage in a clever lesson that combines meteorology with mathematical thinking. They use integers in relation to high and low temperatures that they record. They use a spreadsheet of weather data, a computer, and gain...
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Stress Management
Students are shown a stress management activity using ROPES format. The activity consist of Review: A pretest determining current stress levels. Overview: Discussion of goals and objectives of session. Presentation: Discussion of stress,...
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Tackling a Statement: Rights of the Child
Studentsare introduced to the idea that people have rights. They voice opinions about whether children should have special rights and be treated differently then adults. The main purpose of the activity is to get students thinking and...
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Take a Stand!
Here is a four-corner debate-style activity specifically geared to election year issues. Learners group themselves according to whether they strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with statements that relate to elections...
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Volleyball: Winning the Point - Lesson 10
Volleyball - Lesson 10 focuses on how to handle a free ball. What does the passer do? What does the setter do? What does the hitter do? These skills are covered in this activity. Then the class practices in small groups. This activity is...