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Carbon Cycle

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners study the carbon cycle and how it cycles through our environment.  In this carbon cycle lesson students play a game that allows them to discover that carbon can take many forms and that there is not a set path.
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Modifying Adjective and Adverbs Exercise

For Students 6th - 7th
In this modifiers worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 24 sentences by choosing the correct adjective or adverb modifier: far, just about, nearly, or slightly.
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Comparison/Contrast Composer Study

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students choose two composers to research and complete a compare and contrast study of them. For this composer research lesson, students select two composers to research. Students use Internet sources, the library, and music class...
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Tales of Truman's Travels Fifty Years Ago

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study President Truman and the Whistlestop Campaign. In this US history instructional activity, 4th graders complete a KWL about President Truman and write letters to stops on Truman's Whistlestop Campaign. Students create...
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Splitting the Treasures

For Students 4th - 5th
In this fractions learning exercise, students complete word problems about splitting different amounts of treasures. Students complete 5 problems.
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We Are Colony! Settlement Design

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore government systems. In this colonial America lesson, students consider colonial settlement needs as they design settlements that can sustain themselves and meet the needs of colonists.
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Wild, Wild Weather: Severe Storms

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders research dangerous weather and how they can stay safe. In this environment instructional activity, 2nd graders view video clips and research the Internet to identify the different types of severe weather storms. Students...
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Babysitting A Pet

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this writing worksheet, students write a story about babysitting a pet. Students have 3 pages to write their story and are given a prompt to start.
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Dialogue: Male and Female Roles

For Teachers 9th - 11th
For this male and female roles worksheet, students discuss the roles of males and females in society by reading a dialogue.
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Esperanza Rising: Lesson 3

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read parts of the book Esperanza Rising and define vocabulary words connected to it. In this Esperanza Rising lesson plan, 6th graders illustrate words and discuss the sections of the books they read.
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Forging Freedom

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars read the story Forging Freedom by Hudson Talbott about the holocaust. For this holocaust lesson plan, students also answer discussion questions.
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Owls

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students read books, learn about the letter o, and sing nursery rhymes all to learn about owls. In this owls lesson plan, students also make owls out of their hand prints.
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Poetry

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students write a poem. In this language arts lesson, students discuss what they hear and see in a garden. Students write a poem about the sights, sounds and smells of the garden.
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Techno Explorer: Internet Lesson Plans for Beginners

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars explore technology by participating in an on-line exercise. In this Internet safety lesson plan, students identify the appropriate behavior they should use while searching and communicating in cyberspace. Young scholars...
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Finding Your Way Around A Map

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students use the Internet to learn and/or review map and globe skills and will recognize the difference in perspectives as shown on maps.
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John Lawson's Emigration Impact: Review Writing and Answer Questions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review the writings of John Lawson. Using his writings, they read comments about them to determine how his writings might have affected emigration to America. They answer discussion questions and share their answers with the...
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Temperature Effects

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students witness effects of temperature on plants. They also change temperature from a Celsius or Fahrenheit thermometer.
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Spiders' Wheel

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students engage in a lesson plan which reinforces the concepts of clockwise and anti-clockwise rotation, while developing an understanding that angles are measured in degrees. They utilize a mathematics educational program to gain practice.
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Poison Boxes

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students utilize the Poison Boxes activity on The Nature Park is used to practice the recognition of 2D shapes and their properties. They utilize a mathematics educational software program to gain practice.
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Novel Evaluation Presentations

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Pupils summarize and make predictions about the novel, "Huckleberry Finn". They discuss their opinions with the class. They give a one-minute novel evaluation about another novel and choose a novel based on their classmate's...
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John Lawson's Emigration Impact: Short Essay

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers review John Lawson's writings to discover the impact they had on emigration to America. Using the writings, they analyze the influence of them and review the early settlement of the colonies. They write their own essay...
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Rest for Wildfire Firefighters

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are challenged to construct a shelter that allows each firefighter to take a break from their work. They research wildfire safety and the structures used by wildlife firefighters. Students must construct a shelter that is...
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Food Poisoning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners study the bacteria that cause food poisoning using a written resource. They complete a research worksheet entitled, "America's Most Wanted." Next, they create a short skit about the causes, symptoms, prevention, and other...
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The Vikings: Woodquay, Dublin

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers view the progamme that leads them through the process of researching an historical site. They are given the deifinition of an archaeologist. Students watch as two ten year olds are given the task of finding out as much...