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Math: Checking Scale Drawings for Accuracy

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students critique their own drawings for accuracy and make constructive suggestions prior to reworking them. They discover how scale in maps and drawing relate to relative size and distance. In addition, students comprehend the...
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Sights and Sounds with Spot

For Teachers 1st
First graders view an animated picture on a Web site. Creatively they decide which objects to add to the picture for flair. In addition, sentences are written to describe what they see and hear in the picture they helped to create.
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Observing Popcorn

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discover the process of boiling water and how it is part of the changing of states of matter. They observe a kernel of popcorn pop in a test tube with water and take notes of how the water changes to the form of a gas....
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Building God's House

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore identifying some basic areas and items within the church and their importance. They participate in a church tour, building an interior and exterior model of a church with grounds (parking lot, cemetery, etc.), a church...
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It's Fun to Learn!

For Teachers K - 6th
Students use the macro mode of the OLYMPUS FE-140 CAMERAS as virtual microscopes to explore different habitats, observe plants, soil, and insects and other creatures. They download those images on electronic files and build web pages....
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Memory Book - A Cooperative Learning Experience

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners document sections of their life through pictures, stories, and video to create an English "memory book". They use photographs, video and edited video which includes their history, includes calculated growth, and genetic...
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The Greatest Generation: Capturing Their Stories with Digital Images

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars interview a family member of a different generation. After brainstorming story topic ideas, they choose a topic about which to write focused interview questions. Using their notes from the interviews, students write and...
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Trout Fishing in the Connoquenessing Watershed

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students create a tri-fold brochure to be used with their local Tourism Bureau that includes information and photos of local streams and lakes and trout fishing areas. Students write a description of the area and include a map of the...
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Haikus for All Seasons

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students venture outside and take notes on what they observe through their five senses. They use the Olympus D-545 digital cameras to capture pictures that they feel best represent the current season. Students write one to the three...
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George Washington

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders brainstorm what they already know about George Washington and complete a KWL chart as a class. They create a list of words that describe him and write a poem with other classmates. To end the lesson, they make a Washington...
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"Escuela" Debate

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students observe a documentary on "Escuela" to explore the life and education of migrant families. After discussing the related topics in the movie, students share their conclusions migrant farmworkers. Using the Internet and other...
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Respect and Care of the American Flag

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students properly fold the American Flag and demonstrate proper care and use of the flag to younger students. They properly raise and lower to the flag on a flagpole and demonstrate care and use to younger students as well.
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Kinds of Energy Word Search

For Students 6th - 8th
In this energy word search puzzle, middle schoolers identify types of energy and related terms. They identify 18 words from a given list. An answer sheet is provided.
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Surf's Up, Dude - Coloring Page

For Students K - 1st
In this coloring page, student color a picture of a beach scene. They color a beach ball, and three surf boards that are leaning against a palm tree at the beach.
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All Clause Review

For Students 3rd - 7th
In this clause worksheet, students write an "I'm thinking of..." statement and other students try to guess what it is the student is thinking of. There are 9 written out on the worksheet.
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African American Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this African American music history worksheet, students research the history of African American music. Students then answer the fifteen questions.
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Truth or Consequences

For Students 4th - 5th
In this energy conservation worksheet, students answer questions about energy sources and energy use. The worksheet includes both true/false and multiple choice questions. There are 22 questions with answers.
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The Sun

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this space science activity, students learn 4 facts about the sun. Students also read a short passage about the sun to gain more information.
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The Flat-Out Truth

For Students 6th - 10th
In this Earth's shape worksheet, students read an article about a gentleman who believes the Earth is flat. Then students complete 5 short answer questions.
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Parametric Functions and Substitutions

For Students Higher Ed
In this solar winds activity, students determine the strength of magnetic storms in terms of the size of the change they make in the Earth's magnetic field. This worksheet has 3 problems to solve.
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Solar System Fun Facts

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students read facts about the Solar System. In this solar system lesson plan, students read facts on the dimensions, planets, and workings of the solar system. There is a big emphasis on Saturn.
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Weather Songs: Hurricane

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this hurricane worksheet, students read a poem about the sad aftermath of a hurricane. These appear to be song lyrics with an unknown tune. This is suitable for older students and adults.
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Explorit's Biology Quiz

For Students 5th - 6th
In this biology worksheet, students complete a five question on-line interactive multiple choice quiz about animal biology. This quiz has more advanced material.
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Student Voices

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a video based on their own interests. In this language arts and technology lesson plan, students take pictures and compile them so as to create a storyboard on whatever each student wishes. Additionally, students...