Curated OER
Everybody Needs a Rock
Students, after making quantitative and qualitative observations of their rocks, construct a Venn diagram or dichotomous key to classify their rocks.
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Cinderella Around the World
Students listen to two versions of the Cinderella story, and compare and contrast them. They demonstrate the similarities and differences in the two stories on a Venn diagram.
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Character, You Say? Prove It!
Students discuss character traits, and complete a character map and a Venn diagram for selected characters in their assigned text.
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Athens vs. Sparta
Students identify the important facts about Athens and Sparta. In this research lesson plan students read an article then fill out a Venn diagram.
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Universal Traditions
Pupils research personal bias towards the story Marriage is a Private Affair. In this tradition research lesson, students read the story and discuss the ending. Pupils free write about the topic and complete a Venn diagram to compare the...
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Comparing Farms and Your World Venn Diagram
In this farm animals instructional activity, students compare and contrast farm animals and home pets on a Venn diagram. Students write notes about the way they are the same and different.
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Endangered Species Venn Diagram
In this Venn Diagram worksheet, students compare two endangered animals. Students then summarize the differences and similarities in the Venn Diagram.
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McKinley Home Tour - Ohio
Pupils begin a KWL chart regarding what they would like to learn on the McKinley birthplace home tour. Students discuss their impression of life in the 1800s. Pupils tour the McKinley birthplace home in Niles, Ohio. They finish their KWL...
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Mythology in the Middle
Seventh graders read two narrative reading selections and based on the reading, compare and contrast a character from each. Students record their findings in a T-chart and a Venn diagram.
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Venn Diagram
Students use a Venn diagram to show students' likes and dislikes of eggs and ham.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Enlightening Explorations, Part Iii
This lesson contains the following labs: Rainbows, Refraction with Prisms, and What Color Is It? Students will study light by reading various nonfiction texts and viewing a video lesson. Then students will engage in the following labs:...
CPALMS
Cpalms: Giraffes and Zebras Oh My!
[Free Registration/Login Required] For this lesson, students will be able to ask and answer questions about key details in a text. Additionally, students will also be able to identify, compare, and contrast characteristics between two...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Flying to Freedom: Tar Beach & the People Could Fly
Comparing and contrasting works and looking for underlying themes and messages are at the heart of this multicultural lesson plan. Provides links to several background resources, and suggestions for assessment.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: But, Are They Really That Different?
Students cannot compare and contrast adventures and experiences in stories or explain differences between books without first understanding how to compare. In this lesson, students will learn how to use a Venn Diagram to compare two...
Purple Math
Purplemath: Venn Diagrams
Introduces the basic terminology of Venn diagrams, and shows how to "populate" and read Venn diagrams.