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Try Some Italian
In this foreign language learning exercise, students find the words that are associated with acquiring Italian and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Electricity Review
In this science instructional activity, students locate thirty-eight vocabulary words and inventors related to electricity in a word search. answers are provided in various formats.
Smithsonian Institution
Weather Widget
What's so difficult about predicting the weather? Scholars work collaboratively to build a device that models how meteorologists use computers to forecast weather. Team members collect and interpret data while working together to...
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Where I'm From: Symbolism in Paint and Poetry
After a review of symbolism, class members use the provided worksheet to first list the objects they observe in Arnold Mesches' painting "Coney Island" and then suggest possible symbolic meanings for each of the objects. A second...
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Chapter 22/The New Deal
In this social studies learning exercise, students find the vocabulary words related to the concept of The New Deal and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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En la Escuela
In this foreign language activity, students find the new vocabulary words and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Mummification
In this social studies learning exercise, students examine the vocabulary words for mummification and the answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Firefighting
In this career instructional activity, middle schoolers find the vocabulary words used to describe the job of firefighting. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Earth Science Review
In this earth science worksheet, middle schoolers find the vocabulary words that are part of a review and the answers are found by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
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Yangtze River
For this social studies and science worksheet, learners find the names of major rivers and vocabulary words related to them. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
Teach Engineering
Heart to Heart
Begin a unit on the heart, the parts and the function of the heart, and about heart disease with a resource that includes a lecture, a PowerPoint presentation, and research information. The lesson plan is the first of a four-part...
Smithsonian Institution
Trait Tracker
Help mice beat the odds with an exciting activity about traits. Biologists discover the role of diet and other factors on animal traits by participating in a simulation activity. Teams collect and evaluate data to understand how certain...
Macmillan Education
Skills and Attitudes
What kinds of skills and attitudes are valued in a work environment? Using this set of worksheets and collaborative activities, your pupils will develop important life skills and consider what is necessary for getting and keeping a job.
Newseum
Decoding an Editorial Cartoon
What advantages do political cartoons have over written editorials? Scholars discuss the topic by exploring editorial cartoons. Working in small groups, pupils analyze an Uncle Sam cartoon and complete a worksheet. As a fun extension,...
National Gallery of Canada
Panoramic Landscapes
Combine landscape with collage to create unique art pieces. Class members examine works of art before creating their own pieces with photos of a special place. Learners create a panoramic image and add in figures.
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Developing Speed (Alpha, Numeric, and Keypad)
Hurry up! Pupils practice developing speed on a keyboard, participating in a series of drills to improve efficiency. After tracking their progress, they create an electronic guide about proper keyboarding techniques.
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Story Summaries; The Three Little Pigs
Students explore language arts by completing a graphic organizer in class. In this story structure lesson, students read the classic tale "The Three Little Pigs" and discuss the main characters, conflict and setting. Students complete a...
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Designing a Study
Students explore features to consider when designing a scientific study. In this science research lesson, students examine different methods of data collection and consider which method would be appropriate for determining how many types...
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The Great MPA Debate
Students study the 'Marine Protected Areas' process. In this ocean lesson plan students work in groups, conduct research and present it to the class.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Use Order of Operations to Evaluate Expressions—No Grouping Symbols
Students identify and explain different types of data collection and graphs. In this graphs and data collection lesson, students record their observations of a variety of data collection tools and graphs displayed in the room. Students...
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What's on Sale?
Students explore sale items. In this money and percent math lesson, students work in groups to locate food ads in the newspaper. Students identify sales and calculate final prices using percentage discounts. Students...
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Sharks ~ Taking a Bite Out of the Myth
The first thing to know about this lesson is that the commercial fisheries data for the activity no longer seems to be available. That being said, there are fascinating links to other websites, some about the comparative odds of being...
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The World of Work: Job Applications
Students use online resources and activities to examine the vocabulary of a job application. In this job application instructional activity, students review and take sample online job readiness exams. Students read a publication about...
Urbana School District
Knocking Down Fences
After reading The Other Side and guiding children through a picture walk, third graders investigate evidence of the civil rights movement. In the mini unit, 3rd graders analyze photographs of the past and make connections...