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Using the Internet - Art and Design

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
An interesting resource that might work best in an upper level art course, this handout provides a list of nine websites where young artists can read and study about all forms of art. These online resources range from a dictionary of...
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Intelligence in the Internet Age

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
Does technology affect our intelligence? Stefanie Olsen's article, "Intelligence in the Internet Age," and the thought provoking reading comprehension questions that follow, are sure to generate a lively discussion. 
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School, Unplugged

For Students 8th - 9th
What would school be like if you couldn't teach lessons that require technology? Would it benefit the class? Would it hold them back? Have your learners read this article and answer the basic reading comprehension questions. Then have...
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.5

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
High schoolers know how to use technology, but they often need more training on how to use it effectively for educational or professional purposes. Try out the activities described here to get your pupils thinking about interesting ways...
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Sea World

Endangered Species

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Study different endangered species with several activities that incorporate math, science, language arts, and research strategies. A great addition to your instructional activity on conservation or Earth Day.
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The Worldly Philosophers by Robert Louis Heilbroner

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
CliffsNotes provides a list of study questions to help your high schoolers grapple with The Worldly Philosophers. Some of them are simple and straight forward, while others offer an opportunity to dig in deeper! Consider printing this...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Vanishing Newspapers

For Students 8th - 12th
What is happening to our newspapers? In the context of the current trends of media and the ever-declining print news industry, this handout includes two political cartoons for pupils to analyze, both created by artists working for...
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K12 Reader

Galileo and His Telescope

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
Readers are asked to identify how a key detail reveals the main idea of a paragraph about Galileo.
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Critical Media Literacy: Commercial Advertising

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Commercial advertising—we can't get away from it, but do we realize just how often we are being advertised to? With this lesson, scholars analyze mass media to identify how its techniques influence our daily lives. Learners browse...
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African American Inventors

For Students 1st - 4th Standards
Celebrate Black History Month with a packet of materials on African American inventors. Readers discover several inventors' character traits, their inventions, and their lives. They even have the opportunity to conduct further research...
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International Technology Education Association

Become a Weather Wizard

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
Accurate weather forecasting is something we take for granted today, making it easy to forget how complex it can be to predict the weather. Learn more about the terms and symbols used to forecast the weather with an earth science lesson...
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Writing: Revision

For Students 4th - 6th
Looking for a activity on editing and revising punctuation? In this writing skills activity, young writers read a writing sample and identify the punctuation, spelling, and grammatical errors in the selection.
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Hunt the Fact Monster Hunt #34

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Internet research worksheet, learners use the Fact Monster search engine to find the answers to ten unrelated questions. Three of the questions are multiple choice, the remaining seven are short answer questions.
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Some People Just Don't Get It

For Students 4th - 5th
In this daily mind builders learning exercise, students use inferential reasoning and deduction.  Students read a short passage and respond to 6 short answer questions stating their own opinion and providing evidence to support their...
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International Literacy Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this International Literacy Day activity, students complete activities such as reading a passage, matching phrases, fill in the blanks, correct word choosing, multiple choice, sequencing, unscramble the sentences, write questions,...
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Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test- 4th Grade Reading

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading activity, students prepare for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment test in 4th grade reading by completing this 15 page sample test.
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Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tool- Grade 4- Sample Test: The Inverted Pyramid

For Students 5th
In this test preparation worksheet set based on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tool, grade four students practice taking a sample test entitled "The Inverted Pyramid." They a practice the Inverted Pyramid technique of reading a...
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Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test-- 4th Grade Reading

For Students 4th
In this reading activity, 4th graders prepare for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test in 4th Grade reading. Students read the tips and helpful information, then read a passage. Students answer 3 multiple choice questions and 3...
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Total English Advanced: Sorting Out Phrasal Verbs

For Students 7th - 9th
In this phrasal verbs learning exercise, students practice their grammar skills as they unscramble the 10 groups of words in order to create complete sentences. Students also match 5 phrasal verbs to their definitions.
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Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test- Grade Four Sample Test: The Crow

For Students 4th
In this test preparation worksheet set based on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tool, grade four students practice taking a sample test entitled "The Crow." They a practice reading a selection, before answering 3 multiple choice and...
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Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test- Grade 4 Reading Sample Test: Florida Panther

For Students 4th
In this test preparation worksheet set based on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tool, grade four students practice taking a sample test entitled "Florida Panther." They a practice reading a non-fiction selection, before answering 4...
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Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test- Grade 4 Reading Sample Test: Florida Boys

For Students 4th
In this test preparation worksheet set based on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tool, grade four students practice taking a sample test entitled "Florida Boys." They a practice reading a fictional selection, before answering 4...
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Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test 4th Grade Reading

For Students 4th
In this reading worksheet, 4th graders prepare for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test by taking this 15 page practice test. The pages here include instructions, tips, sample passages, questions (both multiple choice and essay) and...
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Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test 4th Grade Reading Sample Test: Butterfly Poetry

For Students 4th
In this reading worksheet, 4th graders prepare for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test by completing this practice test. Students read the tips and hints, read the butterfly poems and answer 8 multiple choice and essay questions....