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Message in the Waves :Two Earth Day Lessons for Middle School Students

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are introduced to Earth day and study the nesting colonies of Midway.  In this Earth Day lesson students watch an online clip and see the effects our waste has on wildlife. 
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Out to Lunch

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create a menu. In this math lesson, 6th graders use mean, median and mode to determine the prices for the typical cost of an appetizer, entree, kid's meal, drinks and dessert. Students write a number sentence to show how...
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Reading: How to Be Healthy

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading for information worksheet, students read a one page text about healthy living practices. Students then answer 8 multiple choice questions about what they have read.
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Oil Consumption

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students explore the concept of environmental stewardship. In this science activity, students calculate the barrels of oil that their family consumes in a year.
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Lesson 2: Ultimate Classroom - Web Model

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students create a scale drawing. In this ultimate classroom lesson, groups of students create a scale drawing of the ultimate classroom. They explore the and explain the constructed design.
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A State of Obesity

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students compare obesity trends between states.  In this health studies lesson, students conduct research to compare and contrast obesity trends from state to state.  Students view a PowerPoint presentation to determine the...
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Explorit's Cold Quiz

For Students 4th - 5th
In this cold quiz worksheet, students complete a six question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about cold places and cold weather.
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How to Prevent Backover Deaths of Kids?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore automobile safety. In this automobile safety lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "How to Prevent Backover Deaths of Kids?", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and complete an...
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He's Donating $100 Million to a University

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils explore the concept of social philanthropy. In this social philanthropy lesson plan, students read an article about billionaires donating money to universities. Pupils discuss social entrepreneurship and how billionaires are...
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Slow Times Mean Pay Cuts For Many

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the concept of a slowing economy. In this slowing economy lesson, students discuss the trickle-down effects of a slowing economy. Learners create an estimated budget for living expenses after high school. Students...
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Podcasting Crusader's Style

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Young scholars work as a group of scientists studying a specific biome of their choice. In this biome lesson, students research a biome and develop a podcast where factual information is read about a biome and the...
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Dimension and Rank

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students determine the dimension of a subspace.  In this dimension and rank lesson, students explore the dimension of a vector space.  They compare and explore the relationship in a matrix. 
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Decorating the camp cabin

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners make a decoration for their camp cabin out of materials found outside. In this decoration lesson plan, students use twigs, twine, glue, an acorn, and a penny to make a cabin creation.
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Teaching with Nature

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners participate in a nature walk to learn about their natural environments. In this nature study lesson, students brainstorm a list of things to look for on their nature walk. Learners go on the nature walk and locate objects they...
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Progressives and the Era of Trustbusting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the free-market system and anti-trust laws. For this Bill of Rights lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture on the details of monopolies and the progressive reform movement to...
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Outsourcing Jobs to Other Countries: Is Globalization a Threat to American Workers?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the effects of outsourcing. In this globalization lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the outsourcing of American jobs to other countries. Students respond to discussion questions and...
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Machines at Work

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars discuss how simple machines have made our lives easier and construct a compound machine. In this machines lesson plan, students watch a video on machines, look at websites, and follow task cards in order to make a simple...
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How to Cook Rice

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover how to cook rice. In this cooking instructional activity, 4th graders discover how to cook rice correctly. Students read and follow cooking directions and discuss how their rice turned out.
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Solid Waste in Canada

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students develop an understanding of waste and its effects.  In this managing waste lesson students participate in one of a few activities including creating a poster, summarizing an article or writing a research paper. 
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Verb - Adverb Agreement

For Students 4th - 8th
For this verb - adverb agreement worksheet, students choose the correct words to complete the sentences. Students complete 16 sentences.
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Biomass: The Energy of the Future

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students research renewable fuels. In this alternative energy lesson, students compile information and create a comparison chart on renewable resources. This lesson includes additional suggested readings, vocabulary, and a Biomass...
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The Shape of Things

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore dome shape construction. For this dome shape construction lesson, students explore the history, strength, and endurance of the dome shape design.
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Idioms Quiz: Food 1

For Students 6th - 8th
In this online idiom quiz worksheet, students analyze the idioms about food within the sentences and select the correct meaning for the 10 exercises.
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The Environment

For Teachers 8th - 12th
In this reading fluency practice worksheet, students pair with partners to read the 2 sets of dialogue related to the environment.