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How Hard Were the Times? Investigating the Meaning and Significance of the Great Depression

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine causes and effects of Great Depression and its significance on twentieth-century life, analyze value of various types of historical information, specifically primary sources, and relate events, issues, problems, and...
Worksheet
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Breaking News English - India Rushing to Save Commonwealth Games

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this ESL/ELL Commonwealth Games worksheet, students read a selection about "India Rushing to Save Commonwealth Games." They discuss the passage, identify the problems and solutions, and talk about their own favorite sports. They...
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You Make the Call

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this reading predictions worksheet, students read a short story starter. After reading these suspenseful beginning sentences, students answer the question, "What do you think will happen next?" Students write their predictions on the...
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Problem-Solving Decision: Explain Your Solution: Problem Solving

For Students 4th - 5th
In this explaining solutions worksheet, students read the word problem and then use the steps of understand, plan, solve, and look back to help them solve the problem. Students also explain the solution.
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Problem Solving: Guess and Check problem solving 4.5

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this problem solving worksheet, students read a word problem, write sentences explaining comprehension of important information, how to check each guess, the solution, and how to check for a reasonable answer. Students write four...
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Problem-Solving Decisions: Reasonable Answers 13.6

For Students 4th - 5th
In this solving word problems worksheet, students read a problem and write word answers for each step to find the solutions and then apply these steps to solve a word problem to determine if the answer is reasonable.
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Novelinks

The Winter’s Tale: Problematic Situation

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Before beginning The Winter's Tale groups read and discuss a scenario that parallels the plot of Shakespeare's play. They then brainstorm possible solutions to the problem.
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Curriculum Corner

Fiction Organizer

For Students 1st - 3rd
Teach your youngsters about the elements of plot with this handy graphic organizer. Pupils note down the main character, the setting, the problem, and the solution of any fictional story they read.
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Focus on Problem Solving: Choose a Method 20.5

For Students 4th - 6th
In this focusing on word problem solving worksheet, learners read the word problem, rewrite the question, explain their choice of method to solve, and solve the problem with an explanation of the solution. Students solve two problems...
Interactive
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Euler Fortune Problem

For Students 10th - 12th
In this problem solving worksheet, students solve for the amount of the fortune a father starts with before he divides it among his children, given a set of clues.  Students must also solve for how many children the money is divided...
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How Bad Can It Get

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students outline solutions for what would happen if we had an oil shortage. In this oil shortage lesson plan, students research and discuss an oil crisis that can occur and what would happen to society if it did.
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Got a problem? Let's Solve It!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars understand what problem solving means and that problems can be solved in different ways. For this problem solving lesson, students discuss real life problems in groups and present their solution. Young scholars create...
Organizer
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Use Logical Reasoning

For Students 4th
In this logical reasoning worksheet, 4th graders read a paragraph about what three students are brought for lunch before determining what each student eats through logical reasoning. They record what they understand, make a plan, fill in...
Interactive
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Problem Solving Involving Two People with Incorrect Watches

For Students 8th - 11th
In this problem solving activity, students calculate what happens when two people plan to meet but their watches are wrong.  The solutions with explanations is provided.
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Cattle Drive

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore cattle drives. For this United States history and letter writing lesson, students write a letter to their family predicting possible problems that were encountered by participants in cattle drives. Students design...
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The Three Little Pigs Math

For Students 4th - 5th
In this solving word problems worksheet, students read problems about The Three Little Pigs and find the average, products, quotients, money solutions, and length conversions. Students solve 30 problems.
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Problem/solution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine presentations of problems and reaching solutions in literature. In this writing skills lesson, students read "The Three Little Pigs," and respond to several discussion questions about plot, characters, setting,...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Extensions, Bisections and Dissections in a Rectangle

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Gaining practice in translating a verbal description into a diagram and then an equation is the real point of this similar triangles exercise. Once the diagram is drawn, multiple methods are provided to reach the conclusion. An effective...
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Cause and Effect Matrix

For Teachers 4th - 10th Standards
Study cause and effect in both literature and informational text with a instructional activity designed for several different reading levels. After kids review the concept of cause and effect, they read an article or story and note the...
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Computer Science Unplugged

Tourist Town—Dominating Sets

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
As an introduction to using a network to determine the fewest number of nodes that meet a given condition, small groups work together to determine the fewest number of ice cream vans, and their locations, to be able to serve the people...
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Music-Mix-Math

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Use Music-Mix-Math to help learners solve a series of problems. They will solve one-word problems while music is playing, when the music stops, each learner finds a partner to compare the answer with. This can be done with as many as 4...
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Mathed Up!

Probability

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
How likely is it to draw a blue marble? Pupils find the likelihood of events and connect that to the probability of the event. They find the probabilities of simple events and show their probabilities on a scale.
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Dream of a Nation

Creating Awareness through Action Oriented Writing and Research

For Teachers 8th Standards
Middle schoolers aren't too young to feel strongly about politics, social issues, consumer rights, or environmental problems. Demonstrate the first steps toward social change with a project about action-oriented writing. Eighth...
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Science: Matter and Energy

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
Designed to use when teaching adults preparing for their high school equivalency exam, the resource integrates reading practice, writing, and analytical thinking in every lesson. The unit covers 23 topics, but it only includes three...

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