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Completing Applications

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders determine the importance of exemplary job applications. In this job application lesson, 10th graders examine job applications that have been filled in poorly and those that are done well. They complete job applications and...
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Country: Japan

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students observe live Webcam views of Japan. They study its economy, government, and culture through paintings and facts. They label a map of Japan with its cities and rivers.
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Water Careers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore a variety of water-related careers. They compare specific jobs and the the education required, the training needed, salary, and job descriptions. Students research a chosen water-related career and interview a person in...
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Lesson 9: Adapt to Change

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine ways to adapt to changes at job training sites and/or workplace, identify examples of how job descriptions may change, and discuss what to do if asked to make change in schedule or responsibilities at job.
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School-Home Links: Sound Combining

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this letter sounds learning exercise, students read several silly sentences and circle the two letters that make new sounds. Students write these two letters on the lines. Students then write the sound a train makes and the two...
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Warning: Smart Kids Inside!

For Teachers 1st
First graders study the three railroad warning signs through a visual introduction. They write a class book.
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Conducting Research

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders write research reports about trains. They focus on mechanical features of trains.
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Counting to 20

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting worksheet, students fill in the missing numbers on boxcars of a train. Numbers used are 1-20. Worksheet has a total of 5 "trains."
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Mumbai Bomb Investigation

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars brainstorm legal and illegal ways people try to influence politics. They examine the vocabulary in news reports about the Mumbai, India terrorist bombing and create their own train safety posters.
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Trade Barriers

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students write an editorial piece which takes a position supporting or opposing the free trade policy during the 1790s. After identifying barriers to trade in the 1790s they analyze how their position on the free trade would fit into...
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Historical Puppet Play

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders analyze the book Train to Midnight, based on the Underground Railroad. They compose and perform a puppet play based on the book. Students perform and videotape their puppet plays.
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Personal Interviews

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students interview a person in a career field they are interested in. In this career interview lesson, students identify a career they are interested in and the requirements of the job. Students research the career and develop a list of...
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First Day on the Job

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students review the Employment Eligibility Verification form and the W-4 form and your state's withholding form, including how to complete each fully. Then they role-play situations where they ask their supervisor (boss, person who...
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Trip To The Quilt Shop

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students and teacher will go on a field trip to a local quilt shop. The teacher will determine the destination, make arrangements for the field trip, and collect all necessary paper work for students to leave school.
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Alphabet Sideshow

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars practice sound and recognition of letters in alphabetical sequence. They gain an understanding of letter sounds and order. They create a slide show with graphics and text. They present their slide show to the class.
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Teaching Construction in the Field

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Valuable skills and knowledge are acquired by building framed structures in the school parking lot.
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Citrus Fruit Counting and Problem Solving

For Teachers K - 2nd
In these two counting citrus fruits worksheets, students add and subtract by coloring the fruits and solving the problems and problem solving consumer math word problems.  Students solve 12 problems. 
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Watermelon - A Slice of Fun

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
For this multiple math skills about watermelons worksheet, students solve most and least word problems, subtract to solve a cod and find the answer to a question, count coins, and graph types of watermelons. Students solve 28...
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Florida Citrus Fruits

For Teachers K - 1st
For this multiple skills worksheet about citrus fruits from Florida, young scholars use letters and letter clusters to fill in blanks and write picture words, trace and write words, write nouns, verbs, and adjectives and use them to...
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Fruits and Vegetables Crossword Puzzles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In these five crossword puzzles worksheets, students read the clues across and down and write the answers to complete the crosswords about kiwi, apples, lettuce, peppers, and pineapple. 
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Flavors Of The World

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners engage in a simulation/role play. They analyze information about flavors and ingredients that create a unique flavor of a culture. They make recommendations to the executive chef on menu items appropriate for international buffet.
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An Internet Exploration: Flying into the Eye

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Take a virtual field trip into the eye of a hurricane. Through a series of websites, mini-meteorologists discover the anatomy of a hurricane and how one is formed. Add some excitement to your atmosphere curriculum by exploring this form...
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Decomposers Get Energy From Dead Things

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
When life gives you mold, make penicillin. Scholars design an inquiry experiment to determine what causes rotting and mold growth. It also covers decomposers and the important role they play for other living things. 
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The Cycle of Matter

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
An educational instructional activity focuses on the idea of conservation of matter through a demonstration of the water cycle, a discussion of digesting food, and the path of carbon and oxygen atoms as they change form.