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Earth Day

For Students 5th - 6th
In this science worksheet, students unscramble eight words that are associated with recycling inside of a pyramid. Students check their answers when done.
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Other, The Other, and Another Review

For Students 5th - 8th
In this grammar worksheet, students fill in the blank in each sentence with either "other", "the other", or "another". There are 8 sentences on this worksheet to fill in the missing word.
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The Mystery Math Ball: A Logic Based Mystery

For Students 4th - 5th
In this logic worksheet, students read an "invitation to a mystery ball" and then use math clues to determine the date of the ball, the 5-digit house number where the ball will be held, and who is hosting.
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Good Health from the Ground Up

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine healthy food choices and the benefits of growing their own food for consumption. They read the story "Favorite Things" and illustrate 5 favorite things. Students discuss types of foods that are healthy choices and why it...
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Restaurant Tipping Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 9th
What do you do after a good meal, tip the server of course. The class calculates the appropriate tip to leave at a restaurant given certain bills. They identify the bill before and after tax and find the correct tip. A great way to put...
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Weather Watchers WebQuest

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore a variety of weather websites, and complete a Weather WebQuest worksheet. They read and analyze weather data, prepare a weather forecast and daily weather report, and predict the weather for the next two days.
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Muslim Women/Afghan Women

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers form opinions on common perception about oppression of women in the West. They read specific accounts and determine whether the treatment constitutes oppression. They recognize the danger of stereotyping all Muslim women...
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Afghan Culture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers brainstorm various aspects of culture. They read about specific cultural beliefs, customs and traditions among the people of Afganistan and then compare their own culture to Afgan culture. They critique their own culture...
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Complete Adjustment Column of a Worksheet

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Accounting is a vital skill for personal finance management and when running a business. As part of a larger lesson, learners fill out the adjustments column of an accounting worksheet. They practice keeping records on a real budgeting...
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Honoring Neighborhood Heroes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Read biographies and use the internet to research stories of courage.Young writers compare and contrast characteristics that societies value. They write reports about their family and community's heroes.
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Food Safety-Consumers Need the Facts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers begin by completing a survey asking them to rank their concerns about commercially prepared foods. They develop a definition of relative risk, and complete the "Pro or Con" worksheet. Students work in groups to make a...
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Social Studies - Guessing Game

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Focus on a particular geographic location with this resource. Learners use their social studies textbook to look up information about a specific place. They write down a list of facts and read them to the class. Classmates guess which...
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Getting Involved at School

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners discuss ways to get involved in activities at school. In groups, they brainstorm a list of qualities of a person who is engaged in civics and how they can become involved in activities at school related to government. They...
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Life Skills for Vocational Success: Transportation, Owning a Car, Topic 1: Purchasing a Car

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Discuss things to consider when purchasing a car with high schoolers. They will use newspaper ads to locate a car in their price range. Then they use a "Loan Calculation Chart" to estimate monthly payments of their car. In the end, they...
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Avoir, Être, et Le Passé Composé

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The lesson plan begins with direct instruction: how and when do we use avoir and être to form the past tense? After identifying the verbs that use either avoir or être, French learners write about five things they did the week prior....
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Project Playhouse

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read about Kent State's ongoing support for Hurricane Katrina victims by building and auctioning off playhouses for children. They create an ad for the playhouses, including a headline and some copy (words) plus visuals that...
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Career Bingo

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore various careers in agriculture. As a class, they match careers with the definitions of jobs. Students create their own Bingo card by placing given pictures of careers on the paper. After several careers are discussed,...
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Add Positive And Negative Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Scholars investigate the concept of adding positive and negative numbers. They practice adding using the number line for scaffolding. This can be done as a game for younger learners, but may also be helpful for engaging the older pupils.
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Algebra 1: Simplifying Radicals

For Teachers 8th - 9th Standards
After discussing the difference between rational and irrational numbers, the class pratices simplifying, adding, and subtracting radical expressions. They play a game which involves passing around cards until they have matching hands of...
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Simplify Radicals

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners are introduced to the concept of radicals and how to use them in various situations. They review rational and irrational numbers while simplifying different number sentences. They also practice factoring perfect squares.
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Graphing Inequalities in Equations

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Can a person solve and graph inequalities in one variable? Sounds impossible but it's not! Young mathematicians solve and graph inequalities in algebraic equations. They find a range of possible values for a variable as they solve...
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Solving Math Problems In the Real World

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Upper elementary and middles schoolers discuss and solve real world applications of math. They use formulas for volume and percents to answer real world questions. In the second part of the lesson plan, groups write and solve word...
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Class Rules Contract

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
First and second graders construct a contract for classroom rules. They define a contract and then choose rules for classroom behavior. Each learner writes these rules down on a class rules contract worksheet (included).
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Workshop: Health Challenge

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners conduct Internet research in order to better understand the concepts of sustainable health design. For this design and architecture lesson, students gather data and creat a materials kit that responds to the challenges of health...