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Birthday Crossword
In this crossword worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle by solving clues birthdays. For example, "Card requesting attendance" and "Type of party."
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Woodland Tribes Worksheet
For this United States history worksheet, students utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions pertaining to the Woodland Tribes. A short answer question about the Iroquois League is included.
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The Roman Empire
In this online interactive Roman Empire instructional activity, students match 10 sentence starters with the appropriate sentence finishers.
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Civil War Photography Lesson Plan
Young scholars explore photographs from the Civil War Era. In this Civil War instructional activity, students consider how photography impacted public opinion of the war as they analyze the provided photographs and discuss the evolution...
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Cute Calves of Just Tasty Steaks
Students examine the state of agriculture. For this animal husbandry lesson, students visit selected Web sites to research data on people's changing diets, farming practices, and animal health care.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Mosque Debate
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the New York City Mosque Debate and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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The Firebombing of Dresden
In this World War II worksheet, students read a 1-page selection about the firebombing of Dresden as well as Internet articles about the topic and then respond to 7 short answer questions.
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Motivation
In this psychology review worksheet, students complete 5 short answer questions on human motivation, homosexuality and Maslow's Theory.
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Inquiring Minds
Students participate in a "fishbowl" discussion to address the notions of government and intelligence accountability for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. They write letters to the President of the United...
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What Happened on 9/11 ?
Students discuss what they know of the events on September 11, 2001. They read the book September 11, 2001: A Simple Account for Children by Nancy Poffenberger and Vall Gottesman. They discuss how the events of that day makes them feel.
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Sept 11, 2001 Puzzle
In this Sept 11 word search puzzle, students identify terms relating to the event of Sept 11, 2001. Examples include firemen, attack, and crash. A list of 20 words is provided to assist students in their search.
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Similarities Attract
Young scholars research all the ways people seek their soulmates. The question if opposites attract or those with similar attractions is studied in depth. Compile all the many steps a scientist must often take to answer what looks like a...
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Town Meeting
Young scholars organize and stage a town meeting. They write a set of discussion guidelines and participate in a political discussion.
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Lost on Superstition Mountain
Students review the concept of responsbility and relate it to the own lives. Using the internet, they research the search for gold on Superstition Mountain in Arizona and locate it on a map. They also examine the culture of Mexico and...
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Performance Standards/Competencies
Students research how children dressed during Colonial times. Students design and create life-sized likenesses of themselves, dressing the paper dolls in colonial dress.
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Signs of the Zodiac
In this horoscope signs worksheet, students read the range of birth dates in each of 12 questions. Students tell the sign of the Zodiac that corresponds to the dates. This is an on-line interactive exercise.
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Greek Amphora
Students analyze the Greek Amphora figure in Greek art and complete related activities. For this Greek art lesson, students analyze the Greek vase art and the Antimenes painter style. Students research mythology sections for stories of...
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The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions based on Things Fall Apart. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Pudd'nhead Wilson: Concept Analysis
Learn all about the book Pudd'nhead Wilson with this analysis of the text. You can plan your unit with the useful teacher information provided here and use the project ideas to enrich instruction.
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Lesson: Unmonumental: Fallen and Disappearing Monuments
Due to vandalism, war, and urban decay, many of the world's great monuments have fallen to ruin. Here is an interesting lesson that increases understanding of the dichotomy between what are intended as lasting tributes, and their...
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DNA Profiling Activity
Everyone loves a good mystery ... can your class actually solve one? Partnered pupils take on the role of forensic investigators during a three-part activity focusing on DNA evidence processing. Learners discover the methods used to...
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Season Seeking
It's a time of change. A hands-on activity engages young scientists in a lesson highlighting the change of seasons. They brainstorm indicators of season changes in nature and then look for them. Next, they record observations in a field...
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Color Code
Don't let your brain play tricks on you! Learners test brain reaction rates while it is receiving multiple stimuli. They time each other reading a set of color words written in different colors and again when they are written in black....