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As the Kids Come and Go: Mapping a Classroom

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Map the classroom with your kids to help them understand how maps work and how to read them. The lesson plan starts off with a story about animals living and moving around the globe, and then kids create maps of their classroom to show...
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Maintaining the Lawn

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Helpful for your landscaping class or a career exploration unit, this comprehensive slide show teaches about lawn maintenance. Everything is covered, from fertilizing to watering. There are only notes, however; no graphics or photos for...
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X-ray Specs and Badges

For Students 8th - 12th
In this X-ray specs worksheet, students read an article about social X-ray glasses and sociometric  badges, then complete a set of 29 comprehension questions.
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Punctuation

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
As a short review of punctuation, such as the use of commas and semicolons, this presentation could be helpful in an upper elementary classroom. The series of slides defines each term and provides examples.
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Commonly Confused/Misused Words

For Students 7th - 10th
Demystify tricky words and homophones with this activity on commonly confused words. Learners read each sentence and identify the misused word, choosing the correct word from a short list underneath each question. All of the words...
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Puck of Pook's Hill quiz

For Students 7th - 12th
The fantastical novel Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Kipling has many stories within it, most of which are included in this multiple-choice quiz. Have fun reviewing this unique story!
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Complete the Story with Homographs

For Students 5th - 6th
Why are homographs so tricky? They have the same spelling, but they have different meanings. After completing this reading passage with the correct words, look at each homograph listed and encourage your class members to find the...
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Reading Comprehension 2: Level 8

For Students 8th Standards
Need a quick assessment of your middle schoolers' reading comprehension skills? The four questions on this quiz ask readers to identify the likely source of the article, define words based on context, and identify the main idea of the...
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Comedy of Errors

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
To err is human ... and also leads to some hilarious situations. A script introduces readers to Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors, a play full of slapstick humor and other funny elements. Although lacking in activities, the text works well...
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Driving Range

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students practice safety rules and knowledge of the road by going through a driving course using scooters/bicycles/tricycles, etc.
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Soldados: Soldiers' Stories

For Teachers All
This lesson plan will help students practice conducting an oral history interview, increase knowledge about what it is like to be a soldier, gain knowledge about the Vietnam War and gain knowledge about the Chicano experience in the U.S.
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Helmet Safety

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders watch a video and a demonstration and then share their experiences walking and riding their bicycle. They explore how to ride and walk safely.
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Coin Motion

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize coins and their values and count coin groups. They play a game where when music is turned on they skip, hop, jog and when it is turned off, they go to a spot in the room marked with the same coin or value as is in...
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Crossing the Street

For Teachers K
Students will identify situations on how to cross the street safely. In this crossing the street lesson plan, students participate in a discussion using positional and directional vocabulary on crossing the street. They listen to the...
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Journey Times Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners read an article about the benefits of cycling and complete six short answer questions based on the information in the passage.
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Aviation, Aeronautics and Aerodynamics

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students investigate the physics of flight through various experiments. In this physics lesson, students construct different flying objects. They explain the dynamics that make these object fly.
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International Symbols and Roadway Signs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the function of various road signs and international symbols.  In this sign recognition lesson, students construct road signs with blank paper, markers, and scissors.  Students make 2 or 3 different signs and...
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Substance Abuse Prevention

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students evaluate the impact of substance use and abuse in society and the workplace. They identify support services in the workplace which deal with substance abuse. They create an "ideal" policy statement governing substance abuse in a w
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You Light Up My Life

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the relationship between solar activity and the Earth's geomagnetic field in producing the phenomena known as aurora borealis (Northern Lights) by reading and discussing "Earth, Wind and Fireworks." students graph data...
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Ancient Peoples of the Middle East

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
This is an excellent multidisciplinary lesson designed by Scientific American. It provides three creative activities--designing a garden, studying hieroglyphics, and writing poetry--relevant to the ancient peoples of the Middle East....
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Journalism in War Time: What Does the Public Need to Know?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners view the film "War Feels Like War" about journalist's experiences in the Iraqi War and discuss the role of journalism in war. They evaluate different media sources for war reporting and determine the questions they want to see...
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Spy vs. Spy?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars consider their beliefs about proper and improper surveillance and then create imaginary neighborhoods featuring surveillance technology in various public and private sites.
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Tell a Totem Story

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study and view pictures of Native American totem poles on the internet. They create totem poles using PowerPoint that represent their family histories using symbols to designate historic events.
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Pump it Up!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners learn the process in which blood is circulated throughout the body and explain the effects of exercise on the heart. The teacher ask questions, students perform a physical activity and then make a histogram of the student's...

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