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Imaginative Minds
Eighth graders study the lives and creations of several significant inventors as well as designing their own invention and submitting it to a mock patent process. They determine the importance of notable inventions and their impact on...
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If All The World Were Paper
Pupils investigate the reading of a rhyme and then practice learning it through drilling and repetition. They are introduced to the vocabulary with the help of a poster. Students draw from prior knowledge to set the context for further...
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The Olympic Games
In this partner worksheet, students complete 3 activities about the Olympics.
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Cambridge Advanced (CAE) Use of English Practice
In this grammar worksheet, students fill in fourteen gaps using the correct form of the word given in bold. Students read their choices and make sure each one is grammatically correct.
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Extra Word Worksheet 2
For this proofing/editing worksheet, 5th graders practice their editing skills by reading eight sentences to find the one extra word not needed in each one.
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Courage to Be You: King Day (7th)
Students define discrimination and relate it to their own experiences. In this discrimination lesson, students discuss feeling like a stranger and complete a personal experiences worksheet. Students then find strategies to reduce or...
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Math for the Frontier
Students explore the concept of inflation. In this inflation instructional activity, students compile a list of necessities they would need to take with them if they were moving to a new state next month. Students compare their list...
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Vocabulary practice: Similar Meanings
In this vocabulary practice worksheet, students examine 12 sets of 3 words each and then add 1 word to each list that is a synonym to the others. A word bank is provided.
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Courage of the Heart
Learners research discrimination and how people fought against for the common good. In this discrimination lesson, students watch a movie about Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas. Learners generate a list of words about discrimination....
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Plate, punch card, and instructions for Herman Hollerith's Electric Sorting and Tabulating Machine
Students read an article and participate in a class discussion. In this technology and engineering instructional activity students conduct an online search for images and terms.
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One Word Substitution 2
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 10 vocabulary terms in the word bank to the appropriate definitions. Students may submit their answers to be scored. All of the words begin with the letter P.
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Intermediate sentence completion: 33
In this sentence completion worksheet, students fill in the blanks with the appropriate words to complete each sentence. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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Progressivism
Pupils interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this Progressive Era lesson, students examine the concerns of American citizens during the era and compare them to concerns...
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Progressivism: What's the Problem?
Eighth graders interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. For this Progressive Era lesson, students examine the goals and accomplishments of the Populist Party.
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Diseases of the Oregon Trail
Students identify diseases that plagued the pioneers and find preventative measures to avoid them. In this Oregon Trail lesson, students brainstorm possible health problems and diseases for pioneers. They then research a particular...
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Chapter 10 – Early Islam
In this Islam worksheet, high schoolers read assigned textbook pages regarding Muslim beliefs and respond to 50 short answer questions.
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Passive Voice
In this passive voice worksheet, students fill in the blanks to the sentences with the verbs given in the passive voice. Students complete 3 passages.
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Civil War Reading Comprehension Quiz
In this American Civil War worksheet, students read assigned textbook pages about the causes of the war and then respond to 20 short answer questions about how the war.
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Mystical Chinese
Students explore various Chinese beliefs about the environment. Using the internet, they research the characteristics of Feng Shui. They discuss how human actions modify the physical environment and vice versa. They discover how the...
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You Decide
Fourth graders, who live on a Native American reservation, investigate how land management is addressed at Tribal Council meetings. They participate in a simulation of a meeting as the discover the workings of tribal government. They...
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Pandemics: The Swine Flu of 1918
Students study pandemics through the investigational research of the 1918 swine flu. They apply the information by choosing a current virus and role-playing a member of the Centers of Disease Control (CDC).
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Who Invented It? When? Chinese Inventions: An Introductory Activity
Students use Robert Temple's "The Genius of Chins: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery and Invention", to understand how much the Chinese have contributed with their scientific and technological ability.
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Epidemic!
Students research recent episodes when diseases like colds or flus spread through their school. It also asks them to think of public health measures that might stop a disease from spreading again.
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Legal Definitions of Childhood
Learners examine how various cultures define childhood. Using the internet, they research how countries around the world determine who is a child. They identify the sources they most relate with as a child.