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Breaking News English: Britain's Sick Day Culture
In this English worksheet, students read "Britain's Sick Day Culture," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Landforms All Around
Students create a "Landform Dictionary". They develop an overlay map and participate in hands-on activities to identify the key characteristics of landforms. They discuss the plant and animal life of these areas. Handouts for the lessons...
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Middle School Level Vocabulary Matching Words 2
Help your high schoolers prepare for upcoming state testing by developing their vocabulary skills. There are 15 matching questions provided, and example words include ordeal, orb, and tactile.
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Describing Words Lesson (Lesson 2)
First graders create a computer slide show. They select pictures from the gallery, write descriptive words or phrases about the pictures, and develop a three slide presentation.
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Conditional Grammar Quiz- Conditional 0, 1, 2, and 3
In this language arts worksheet, students answer 5 multiple choice questions in which they choose a phrase to complete a conditional statement. All sentences have the word "if" and students select the most correct way to end the sentence.
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Don't Say "Said," Say . . .
For this word choice worksheet, students read the various alternatives for the word 'said.' Students then brainstorm alternatives for another over-used word.
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Read Aloud Lesson Plan
Students listen as the novel "On My Honor" is read to them. They identify similes and the characters differences in the novel.
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Time Capsule
First graders collect data in the fall and again in the spring. they use the data from both seasons to compare and contrast changes over time. They put the data from the fall into a box or "time capsule." The teacher encourages students...
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Sensory Descriptors
Learners feel items in a bucket and describe them using descriptive words. In this sensory descriptive lesson plan, students use words such as smoothe, rough, and bumpy.
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Fourth Grade Reading
In this reading worksheet, 4th graders answer multiple choice questions by reading 1/2 page passages and answering comprehension questions. Students complete 25 questions.
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Triangle Sensory Test with Oreo Cookies Lesson Plan
Students voluntarily participate in a sensory test and examine hypothesis testing and statistical significance. They use low-fat and original Oero cookies for this experiment.
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Let's Learn About Energy Sources
Second graders identify at least four energy sources through sensory experiences.
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Paper Mache Animal Sculptures
Fourth graders choose and construct farm animal paper mache sculptures. They paint their sculptures using primary colors and mixing colors, and explore various textures and forms.
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Temperature
Students explore hot, warm, and cold. In this temperature lesson, students use thermometers to find specific temperatures. Students also consider how colored items absorb heat as they participate in a demonstration.
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Science Experiment: Take a Rainbow's Temperature
In this science experiment learning exercise, students gather materials and perform an investigation using thermometers and prisms. Students are asked if red is hotter than blue. They answer 6 questions.
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A Science Experiment With Crayfish
A crayfish can lead to a science experiment involving habitats, animal behavior, and anatomy..
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Life Underground
First graders build a terrarium in order to observe animal and plant life dynamics. In this biology lesson, 1st graders compare how organisms survive in different environments. They write their observations and analysis in their journal.
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Teaching Science with a Smile
Students study science concepts as they are presented in poetic form. They write and present their own science poems to parents during Open House.
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Play Dough
Learners explore with play dough. In this creating dough activity, students make homemade play dough and experiment with shapes, counting, and manipulation to increase dexterity.
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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
For this online interactive philosophy worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Our Sense of Touch
How does the sense of touch work? Is the sense of touch more sensitive in some parts of the body, such as fingertips, than in others? In this lesson plan young scholars explore the sense of touch by identifying mystery objects with their...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Power of Touch
This video segment explores the role of touch in the development of young animals, including humans. Footage from NOVA: "Mystery of the Senses: Touch." [2:57]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Haptography: Digitizing Our Sense of Touch
Is it possible to incorporate the sense of touch into the digital world? Katherine Kuchenbecker shares her work in the field of haptics, while discussing its potential to change fields such as gaming, museums, dentistry and stroke...
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Teach Engineering: Haptics: Touch Command
Students experience haptic (the sense of touch) feedback by using LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robots and touch sensors to emulate touch feedback recognition. With four touch sensors connected to LEGO NXTs, they design sensor attachments that...