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Our Universe: Designed or Evolved?

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students brainstorm and write arguments for Evolution and Intelligent Design. They research the history of each of these ideas. They also examine the controversy of teaching one or both ideas in schools.
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Assessing Health Habits

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discuss what are the characteristics of a personal with good health. They read an article about influences on health and discuss and perform a self assessment to gauge their personal health. They then go to the gym and...
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Organizing your Research

For Students 7th - 9th
In this research worksheet, students read about how to organize themselves when doing research. They read about a student who had a topic to research but had difficulty coming up with books about his topic. Students suggest ways to...
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All/The - class: making generalizations about the group

For Students 5th - 8th
In this generalizations worksheet, students change the form of the sentences to take the subject and change it into a group generalization. Students complete 8 sentences.
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Germaine Greer

For Students 4th - 8th
In this  famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Germaine Greer and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze,...
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Test Book 3--Grade 8 (2007)

For Students 9th - 11th
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, students read two articles and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students also compose essay responses to the passages. 
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We're Environmentally Friendly

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine written works dealing with environmental issues and resolutions during a 5 week unit. They create posters, poems, and rap songs demonstrating authorship and knowledge of the environment.
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Nutrition and Fitness

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the food guide pyramid. They conduct Internet research, and plan a three day nutritional menu appropriate for teenagers. Students include three meals per day and a snack for each day on their menu, and...
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Setting the Stage from the Page

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the differences between the portrayal of characters in books and in motion pictures. Using the novel, The Kite Runner, students discuss the ways in which the characters can be interpreted. Students create original...
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Isabel Allende

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous leaders worksheet, students read a passage about Isabel Allende and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Who Is Family? Analyzing Family Photos

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine families through photography. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students examine photographs of families and discuss the attributes of families. Students select family photographs to analyze in writing.
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Exemplary Plans, Engineer It!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research tall buildings and identify the geometric shapes used in the construction of the buildings. They compare shapes and infer why some are better than others in building. They produce a multimedia presentation of geometric...
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Whose Shoes?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore the meaning of objects. Students conduct research on the history of shoes, and write an imaginary story about a pair of shoes. They host a group presentation to share their stories.
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Texas Native Plants

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students "adopt" a plant for use during this lesson. They take digital photographs of the plant over time, and measure and record the growth of the plant. Students write an article describing the plant and its needs for optimum growth....
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Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers apply reading comprehension skills to poetry and synthesize the information to create a new piece of work.
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Glaciers of Canada

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students examine photos, a poster, maps and an article series by National Geographic to determine characteristics of glaciers and the process of glaciation. They both answer guided questions and develop their own questions about the...
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Kate Moss

For Students 4th - 6th
In this famous people worksheet, learners read about the life of Kate Moss and complete a variety of comprehension activities including but not limited to matching, sequencing, writing and spelling activities. An answer key is included.
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Michael Moore

For Students 4th - 8th
For this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Michael Moore and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Sir Tim Berners-Lee and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches,...
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Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963Patricia Wachholz

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research the 1960s to prepare for reading the book, The Watsons Go To Birmingham, by Christopher Paul Curtis. They watch a documentary, create a timeline, and listen to music from the 1960s.
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Larry Page

For Students 4th - 6th
In this famous people worksheet, students read a selection about Larry Page and complete a variety of comprehension activities including but not limited to a synonym match, spelling, writing and sequencing activities.
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Shigeru Miyamoto

For Students 4th - 6th
In this famous people activity, students read a selection about Shigeru Miyamoto and complete a variety of comprehension activities including but not limited to a synonym match, spelling, writing and sequencing activities.
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The People and Places Around Us

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate the different kinds of habitats for humans, animals, and things. They illustrate the interior and exterior views of their homes. Finally they create a map key and a block map of their school neighborhood.
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The Impact of an Image

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Participate in National Photo Month by creating newspapers with an emphasis on photography.