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Parts of a Friendly Letter
The art of writing a letter has not been lost to email and texting! Teach kids how to format a friendly letter with a presentation about the parts of a letter, as well as prompting them to write a letter about their favorite holiday.
Discovery Education
Election in the News
Young people are the future voices of the country. In order to be knowledgeable about local and federal elections, future voters must first become aware. Bring an informative lesson plan to your social studies class, in which middle...
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U.S. History: Antebellum Heroes and Villains
Eighth graders research and write reports on key figures of the Antebellum Period. The projects also include pictures, bibliographies, and timelines about their assigned figure. In addition, 8th graders present oral reports to classmates.
NASA
The Importance of Food
Pupils make observations while eating food. They act out the process of food breaking down in the body and the roles of various chemical components, such as sugar and protein. It concludes with an activity illustrating the process and a...
Museum of Science
goREACT
Beginning Boyles and curious Curies can safely experiment with the virtual mixing of elements using this entertaining application.
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You Can Judge a Book by Its Cover
Sixth graders discover that the cover of printed material holds clues to its content.
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Exploring the Celestial Neighborhood
Ninth graders study the origin and organization of the solar system. They investigate the Earth's place in the system and how planetary motions explain natural phenomena observable from Earth.
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Reduce Fractions
In this fraction worksheet, students complete a set of 12 problems, reducing given fractions. Problems are set up in a graphic organizer.
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Problem & Solution Diagram
For this graphic organizer worksheet, learners identify the key elements in a piece of literature. Students fill out the chart with the story's problem, character's goal, key events and the resolution.
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Practice With Word Problems
In this word problem worksheet, students solve 2 problems that are set up in a graphic organizer. The problem and related picture appear on the left, and a block of work space and answer line appear on the right.
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Addition With Regrouping
In this addition with regrouping activity, students complete a set of 12 problems; all problems are laid out in a "graphic organizer" style box and the tens and ones columns are labeled.
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Artist's Storyboard
In this storyboard worksheet, students fill in squares on a blank storyboard: how I picture the main character, how I see the setting, problem, solution, 3 important events and ending. Worksheet is a generic graphic organizer.
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Multiply Three Factors
In this multiplication worksheet, students complete a set of 20 problems, multiplying 3 factors. Problems are arranged in a graphic organizer.
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Patterns With Shapes and Pictures
For this pattern worksheet, students complete patterns in rows, 12 rows total. Patterns are varied and set up in a graphic organizer.
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Comparisons: More Than, Less Than or Equal To?
In this comparison worksheet, students use a key to help count objects, then complete a graphic organizer, determining sets of objects as being equal to, less than or greater than.
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Subtraction Practice, Horizontal Problems
In this subtraction worksheet, students solve a total of 10 problems; all problems are set up horizontally in a graphic organizer.
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Evolution Lab
Students examine the pattern of natural variation in a society. They examine Darwin's theory of evolution and analyze data. They use computer programs to graphically display the variation in organisms.
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Using and Creating a Dichotomous Key
Young scholars assess what a dichotomous key is and how it identifies objects in a group through a process of answering yes/no-type questions about certain objects. They examine an interactive graphic key on sea turtles and then create...
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Food Safety Lab
Students use the scientific method to investigate the role of temperature in microbial growth. In this food preservation lesson, students set up an experiment with fruit in room temperature and in a refrigerator. They record the...
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Class Vacation Book
Students, utilizing technology and its avenues, create, produce and publish a variety of works. They generate a bubble map to brainstorm words that describe a specific vacation spot as well as create a pattern book with graphics about...
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Seeing in 3D: Interpreting Two-Dimensional Diagrams of Three-Dimensional Objects
Students hone in on their skills at reading diagrams. In this dimensional lesson students collect information on the functions of organs then figure out how all the parts work together.
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The Living Environment
Ninth graders compare and contrast animals according to their four systems. For this living environment lesson students complete their assignment on the animal they were given and present their findings to the class.
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Nonprofit Environmental Groups
Students examine the importance of nonprofit organizations when it comes to the environment. They discover how to evaluate different organizations. They research different organizations and present their findings to the class.
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Venn Diagrams
In this Venn diagrams worksheet, students read the various elements and items in each group. Students sort out the odd elements in the groups using Venn diagrams.