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Breaking News English: Taking a Shower May be Bad for You

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, learners read "Taking a Shower May be Bad for You," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
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Special Tactics Training Tests Body, Mind

For Students 7th
Seventh graders read an article and discuss questions about what they read.  In this investigative lesson students review the vocabulary and complete a worksheet. 
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Dog Salmon Lesson Ten

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Studnets serve an afternoon tea in order to exhibit the Dog Salmon projects they completed. They take quizzes as a unit assessment.
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Math Assessment

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read about ways to take a test. In this math lesson, students are taught skills and resources to help them be successful taking math exams. They discuss, computerized testing along with different types of testing types they...
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A Colony is Born : Lesson 2 - Sez Who?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders increase their baseline knowledge of primary and secondary sources and the likenesses and differences of them with regard to a selected historical event.
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Independent - To Be or Not Top Be - Day 1, Lesson 2: Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research the thirteen significant events that lead to the start of the American Revolution.
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Independent - To Be or Not Top Be - Day 2, Lesson 3: In the Course of Human Events

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice scanning skills to answer questions on the French and Indian War.
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Phonics Test #3: Henry and Mudge

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this sounds worksheet, students find words that have the same vowel sound as the underlined vowel sound in the first word from the story Henry and Mudge. Students complete ten multiple choice questions.
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Adhesives: How Sticky is Your Tape?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students test the adhesive strength of different tapes. For this adhesive lesson, students conduct an experiment to test the shear strength of the adhesives, take measurements, record data, and draw conclusions to explain each product's...
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Why Can't I Vote?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders take an unannounced test (failure is expected) and the top scores are rewarded with candy bars. They compare this test to the literacy tests given before 1960 and votes to candybars. They journal their responses.
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SORTING ALL SORTS

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students examine how the method of classification is used. In this sorting lesson students take a pre-test, classify organisms and complete a crossword puzzle.
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Magnets

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners conduct an experiment.  In this magnets lesson, students review what they know about magnetism, work in groups to determine the magnetism of various objects and discuss their results.
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Adhesives: Measuring Stickiness

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students test the stickiness of natural substances. In this adhesion as a property of matter instructional activity, students build a tool to test the adhesion of natural "glues" such as honey, peanut butter, flour and water paste, and...
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How Fast Are You?

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners explore constructive ways of handling conflict. In this conflict resolution lesson, students brainstorm things that make them angry, sad, happy, etc. Learners listen to a story and identify ways the characters handled conflict...
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Reaction Time 2: Zap!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore critical thinking by conducting a reaction time experiment. In this human brain lesson, students utilize a timed Internet worksheet activity to research how fast their brain works when answering questions. Students share...
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Yummy Adjectives

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders recognize and brainstorm descriptive adjectives to use in their writing. They work in pairs to take a taste and touch test and record their adjectives used to describe the food and knick-knacks on handout. This is a great...
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The Days of Jane Eyre's Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch the movie Jane Eyre and complete a viewing log. They take a test on their findings.
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Introduction to Welding

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore how to weld and the safety procedures that are in place. In this welding lesson students take a safety test on welding and once they know all the rules they use the angle grinder.
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How Electric Current Produces Energy

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are introduced to the concept of electric currents. In groups, they develop their own game board to test different circuits to determine if they are complete. They record their observations of the energy transfer between...
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Building a Model Springbox

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine ways to protect fresh drinking water. In this clean drinking water lesson plan, students listen to the story of Lauren Fry  about building a springbox to collect groundwater.  Students build a springbox.
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The Civil War: Learning from Our Peers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discover the Civil War as taught by their peers. In this Civil War lesson, 5th graders create their own lesson plans to teach the class about the Civil War. The students are monitored by the teacher but are given lectures...
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Brain Power

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the brain and how it performs the memory function.  In this brain power lesson students complete a memory activity.
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Density Derby

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners explore the relationship between mass, volume and density. They use model boats to discover how changing mass and volume affect density. This is a very engaging lesson which provides great demonstrations and hands-on activities.
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Relating to Newton's Second Law

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders study the relationships of the 3 variables in Newton's Second Law. They design an experiment to test the relationships among the variables. Students work cooperatively with members of a team. They also analyze data to...