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Careers Lessons 2 - How Can I Get There from Here?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify differences between jobs and careers, and identify career areas within the broad field of oceanography. They research, compare and contrast requirements needed to become a practitioner of various oceanographic career...
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Stonehenge: Solving Ancient Mysteries

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the mystery of Stonehenge. In this Stonehenge lesson, students participate in a classroom activity that requires them to research information about Stonehenge as well as information regarding archeology and...
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What a Cosmic Web We Weave

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore, using journals and discussion in small groups, how the universe has evolved since the theoretical Big Bang and create dramatizations of various eras in cosmic evolution.
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Money Math: Lessons for Life

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students develop a budget for a college student using all of the influences that the student would have.  In this budgeting lesson plan, students use real life examples to create a budget spreadsheet.  Students read and study...
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E-tiquette

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students develop appropriate ways to communicate via e-mail. They evaluate examples of inappropriate e-mails and create preferable alternatives.
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Alabama Biographies of the 20th Century

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Students research and examine the lives of famous people who have changed the history of Alabama. They write a short biographical summary and create a 3-D scan picture.
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Conserving Fuel

For Students 7th
In this conserving fuel worksheet, 7th graders solve and complete 4 different word problems that include measurement and total cost of products. First, the determine the gas station described that has the lowest price of gasoline. Then,...
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Measuring Air Pressure Lab

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed Standards
Your class can investigate the weather through an experiment. In this chemistry lesson, learners collect data on air pressure and relate it to the weather. They collect data with the TI containing a barometer probe.
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Stone Soup: Acting Out the Story

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this literature worksheet, students read a text called Stone Soup. Students then cut out cards with soup ingredient pictures and act out the story, putting the cards in a soup pot as the item is mentioned.
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The Race for the Double Helix

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students participate in an ethics-based simulation. In this ethics lesson, students role play research scientists working to decipher a code. Students work in small collaborative groups and must interact with other small groups to...
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Ocean Circulation

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students view and analyze buoy, satellite, temperature vs depth data to study about ocean circulation and how is related to atmospheric circulation. They read and interpret satellite image data related to: Surface wind speeds, Wave...
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Are Viruses Alive: Sample Socratic Questions

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students comprehend the definition and uniqueness of life and its complexities. They examine what characteristics constitute a living organism. Students recognize the extent of the role viruses play in the movement and molding of life as...
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A Problem with Authority?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider the prospect of inviting a controversial leader to speak in their community. They analyze the Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial invitation to speak at Columbia University. Students create...
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2003 US National Olympiad Exam Local Section

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this National Olympiad Exam worksheet, students answer sixty multiple choice questions including topics such as atomic structure, problem solving, thermodynamics, acids and bases and solutions.
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Blood Types

For Students 9th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students examine the 4 different blood types, and make a graph deciding which blood types are compatible with each other when it comes to donors. There are 9 questions with an answer key.
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Astronomy as a Career

For Students 7th - 9th
In this astronomy as a career worksheet, students use 2 graphs to answer 4 questions about the number of PhDs awarded, the number of PhD's awarded compared to Bachelor's degrees in astronomy and factors that might be involved in the...
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To Freeze or Not to Freeze

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the non-verbal elements of a theatrical performance. They read an article, answer discussion questions, conduct Internet research, and stage frozen tableaux based on lines from Shakespeare's works.
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Standing Up to Bullies

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students discuss bullying. In this bullying lesson, students discuss facts about bullies and act out anti-bully role plays.  They complete worksheets and see how they can take action.
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Stone Fox

For Teachers All
Students use the book, Stone Fox, to explore income, capital, saving, taxes, and credit. Stone Fox tells the story of Little Willy, a ten year old who enters a challenging dog-sled race in hopes of winning money to pay the back taxes on...
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A Day in the Life

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research questions related to sports medicine. They write an essay from the questions and create professional email accounts to email a professional in their field of interest. In addition, they interview their professional and...
Worksheet
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading worksheet, students read the passage about Martin Luther King Jr. and answer seven recall reading comprehension questions.
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19th Century Settlement Houses

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students will take notes on 19th century settlement houses using a four-door book of foldable notes. In this lesson on Settlement Houses, students will analyze the Hull House through a variety of primary sources, then create a list of...
Worksheet
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Vocabulary Practice

For Students 4th - 5th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students read two choices of vocabulary words and choose the correct words to make the sentences make sense. Students choose 14 answers.
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Thomas Jefferson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the accomplishments of world leaders. In this Thomas Jefferson lesson plan, students list the accomplishments achieved by Jefferson and read his epitaph. Students then write epitaphs for recent world leaders or celebrities.