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Lectura Treinta y Uno: un rey
Spanish language learners read about a king and his labyrinth. Designed for intermediate Spanish speakers, this two-page document tests the reading comprehension of your kids. After the two paragraphs, they complete eight comprehension...
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Rock On! Featuring the Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic Trio!
Get your classroom rocking with this four-lesson earth science unit. Through a series of shared reading activities and hands-on investigations, young geologists learn about the three types of rocks and the unique properties of each.
Learning for Life
Overcoming Poor Decisions
Help your learners develop the ability to recognize poor decisions, make necessary changes, and learn valuable lessons from their mistakes through scenario analysis and discussion with their peers.
Core Knowledge Foundation
The Victorian Age
The length of Queen Victoria's reign, surpassed only by Queen Elizabeth II in the modern era, stretched through much of the 19th century and into the 20th century. Explore the many social, industrial, and political shifts that occurred...
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Middle schoolers read chapters 1-5 of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. They are asked to describe each of the four siblings-their personalities, actions, and relationships with one another. Students discuss the definition of...
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It's Alive! Or is it...?
Students apply their knowledge of the characteristics of living things to unknown creatures to determine whether they can be considered "alive." They watch a Star Trek episode, then describe the characteristics of life.
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Where the Past and Present Meet
For this planets worksheet, students are given clues from Greek mythology to find the names of planets and moons. They use an on line source to find the answers.
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Sweet Candy Comets
Fourth graders use candy to make a comet. In this lesson, 4th graders examine the role comets have played throughout history, students watch NASA videos about comets and complete the lesson by making an edible model of a comet. This...
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The Reformation
High schoolers reflect on the specific details surrounding the Reformation. In this World History lesson, students watch the film "Luther," then apply what they learned in their discussion on the Reformation with the film to complete a...
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Second Grade Jeopardy Game
This PowerPoint provides an effective review of second grade concepts. This "Jeopardy" style review game addresses topics such as addition, subtraction, contractions and punctuation.
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Find the Matching Sentence
Use this as a time-filler to practice translating simple Spanish sentences. For each of the three pictures shown, Spanish language learners must choose the sentence that describes the picture. Directions and answers are not included.
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The Hundred Dresses
Young scholars discuss the importance of courage. They read the story, "The Hundred Dresses," which is a timeless story about the hurt inflicted by teasing and the painful consequesnces for bystanders who fail to act courageously....
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The Call to Greatness: A Search for Moral Integrity in the Urban Classroom
Eleventh graders read a variety of novels surrounding the theme of "greatness." In groups, they discuss various aspects of each novel and create a group bulletin board to identify and display the most important information from the...
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Charlotte's Web
Students read the story of Charlotte's Web. They discuss what it means to be a friend. Students discuss the way Fern and Wilbur's fiendship began. They answer the following questions: How was Fern a friend to Wilbur before she had even...
Museum of Science
Mirror Writing: Writing Backwards
Young scholars experiment with writing backwards as Leonardo DiVinci did.
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Delta, Delta, Where is the Delta?
Students explore several images of Earth from space. They identify parts of deltas. They observe, label, and measure delta images, taken from space. They consider how deltas form and why they differ in shape.
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Becoming a Professional Social Studies Leader
Students engage in a instructional activity that is concerned with the development of skills needed for the teaching of Social Studies. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The information is used to solidify the...
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Average and Instantaneous Velocity
In this velocity activity, students determine the average velocity for a trip, graph the distance traveled as a function of time, estimate the slope and identify the instantaneous rate of change of the function. This two-page activity...
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Long A Reading Worksheets
In this long a reading instructional activity, students recognize the words that have the long a sound as they read 2 short story selections.
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Reading Comprehension Text Sheet Version 2007A
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, learners read an article entitled "The Interview." Students then answer multiple choice questions in which they evaluate facts and details in the article.
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Form and Theme in the Traditional Mexican Corrido
Students examine the traditional Mexican musical form of corridos. In this cross curricular history and music lesson, students analyze the lyrics of popular corridos and the corridos' importance in Mexican culture. Students will compose...
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Where Does My Energy Come From?
Young scholars gain an understanding that the Sun is the source of all energy. With a partner, they examine various web sites to explore food chains and food webs, later sharing their findings with the class.
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The Weather Classroom: Atmosphere
Middle schoolers explore the planets and their atmospheres online. They write the story of "Goldilocks and the Nine Planets" to explain how each planet's atmosphere differs from Earth's. They design a viable life form.
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Mars Colonization Assignment #1
Eighth graders recognize the some day humans may wish to colonize Mars. They participate in an Internet adventure where they compare and contrast Earth to the other nine planets in the solar system.