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An Introductions to Congruent Polygons
Students differentiate between similar and congruent polygons. For this geometry lesson, students define the theorems and reasons for polygons similarity and congruence. They are given pictures and patterns to differentiate and identify.
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The Skeletal System
In this biology worksheet, 9th graders study the diagram of the dog shown and label the corresponding bones on the human skeleton. They explain some of the differences in location of the bones as compared to the dog.
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Double Exposed Photographs
Learners create double-exposed photographs, poetry, and multimedia presentations. In this artwork lesson plan, students explore cameras, poems, and other art forms to understand line, light, and other attributes that contribute to artwork.
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Fun Crystal Activities
Students complete a variety of activities to learn about crystals. In this crystals lesson plan, students paint with a crystal solution, pan for crystals, grow crystals, and more.
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Who's In The Fact Family?
Students study related addition and subtraction facts. In this math lesson, students use related addition and subtraction to solve problems. Students use manipulatives to explore fact families.
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Extending Pattern Understandings
Students use shapes and manipulatives to demonstrate patterns. In this patterns lesson plan, students also break up patterns to identify a pattern unit.
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Bird Beaks
Students explore the relationship between a bird's beak and its ability to find food and survive in a given environment.
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Reading: Games
For this games worksheet, students read the names of 5 common games. Students then read 5 paragraphs that describe the origin of a game. Students guess the name of each game and write it in the blank space.
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Identify, Sort, Classify
Pupils identify, sort, and classify. In this kindergarten math lesson, students explore visual examples of sorting with 1 or more attributes. Pupils also practice solving problems that their instructors model.
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Volume
Young scholars participate in a teacher demonstration of the water level in different beakers to investigate the measurement of volume. Next, working in small groups, they replicate the demonstration and determine how the measurements in...
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Totally Cellular
In this biology worksheet, learners learn about cells and their various parts. They first read a page and a half of facts about cells and then answer the 10 questions in the packet. The answers are on the last page.
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Frisbee
Students examine the history behind the frisbee and how Bernoulli's principle and Newton's law plays a role. In this flight lesson plan students complete an experiment on how the rim of a frisbee effects flight.
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Do you see what I see?
Students examine the importance of making and recording observations and accurately describing an object. For this biology lesson students work in groups and report to the class what they learned.
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Open Your Eyes Wide-Shut
Students improve their language skills through 11 activities. In this language skills lesson, students listen to picture books, answer questions about elements of a story, enhance their vocabulary and grammar skills, use 5 W questions,...
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Patterns and Matchsticks
In this math patterns activity, students solve 10 problems in which a pattern is made with matchsticks on a grid. Students figure out how many matchsticks it will take to continue the pattern. Students also use simple algebra to figure...
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Bridges and Stones
Learners divide into two groups. One group uses their body to create a bridge. On the teacher's signal, the remaining portion of the class tries to go under (or through) as many of the bridges as possible.
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Multiplying and Dividing Fractions with Post It Notes
Seventh graders experiment with measurement as it relates to the algorithm for dividing fractions. In this fractions lesson, 7th graders work in groups to establish how many post-it notes it takes to fill an 8 X 11 piece of paper. Using...
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Group Initiatives
Students explore the names and qualities about members in the group. They each say their name and something about themselves. Students gather around in a circle. They listen to the teacher as he or she says the name of someone and throws...
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Experiment with Liquids
Students examine how a liquid takes on the shape of the container it is in.
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Pent-up Pentominoes
First graders are introduced to pentominoes in this lesson. Using the Internet, they match pentominoes with the same shape and use a grid sheet to make their own. They are read books by their teacher and they identify the pentominoes in...
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Congruent Shapes
In this geometry instructional activity, students trace the capital letter "T" in different directions to learn how a shape is congruent. Students trace this letter on a sheet of paper, then turn, flip it, and trace it in...
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Dilation
Tenth graders identidy and define various geometry terms, Students create exact replicas of a shape that is either smaller or larger than the original shape. Students prove that their entire shapes are larger or smaller in the same...
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Equivalent Fractions
In this equivalent fractions learning exercise, students read through an explanation of equivalent fractions and then complete 2 example questions. They then solve 48 equivalent fraction problems. Students can click on the Check box to...
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Tiling with Pentominoes
In this tiling with pentominoes worksheet, 10th graders solve 3 different problems related to tiling with pentominoes. First, they define pentomino as a type of polygon and locate 10 other pentomino shapes in the figure shown at the top....