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Breaking News English: Armstrong Wins 7th Tour de France

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Armstrong Wins 7th Tour de France" and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Pilots, Drivers, and Captains

For Teachers K
Students listen to the song, The Wheels on the Bus, then change the words for a boat.
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Recycling

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine different "cycles" that are found in nature, such as the water cycle and recycling. They create their own artwork about cycles to be displayed on a bulletin board
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We Have Work To Do - Science

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students begin to think of ways to make work easier. They will focus on ways to extend their abilities to lift heavy things. They will identify levers, pulleys, and inclined planes through the examination of concrete objects and hands on...
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Simple Machines

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study how simple machines can help us alter forces and discuss the term mechanical advantage. They then identify dysfunctional simple machines and discuss in groups how the dysfunctions will decrease the effectiveness of each.
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ESL: Past Tense Verbs

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this ESL past tense verb learning exercise, students use a table to help write the past tense of given verbs, fill in blanks in sentences with correct verbs, and match pictures to sentences.
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Sticky Situations

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify and solve problems where railway safety is involved. They defend their solutions based on current safety information.
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Tic-Tac-Toe

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students review various concepts of health curriculum, including what to do in emergency situations, first aid, weather watches/warnings, etc. by playing a live action tic-tac-toe game.
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Simple Machines, Odd Machine

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore six simple machines and locate them operating in a compound machine. The simple machines are identified at a variety of stations set up in the classroom and continued by identifying the machines in their homes.
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GPS Receiver Basics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars practice using a GPS receiver. They walk in different directions and monitor their progress on maps. They enter specific locations and use information given to them to get them back to their original locations.
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How Do Things Fall?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students observe falling objects. They discover the rate of falling is based on air resistance and not the weight of the objects. They discuss how engineers use this type of information to design aerodynamic shapes.
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What is Ride Sharing?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover the concept of ride sharing. They discuss how it helps the environment. They use the internet to gather information as well.
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Flying With The Wright Stuff

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars explore the history of flight, specifically the Wright brothers. Pupils create paper airplanes. They discuss considerations in building an aircraft such as drag, thrust, and weight. Classmates compare the Wright...
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Tango's Story

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders listen to "Grandfather Tang's Story" and use tangram pieces to create animals described by the main character.
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"Working in a Hat Factory"

For Teachers K
Students analyze the understanding of what a producer is. Students distinguish between producers and consumers. Students produce a hat of his/her own. Students will share creations with each other.
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The Spin Doctor Is In

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are introduced to rotational inertia with some example of objects that rotates: Throw a Frisbee acroos the field and it rotates as it moves. The same is true for a baseball and a football. The two motions, translational...
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Knocking Over Pollutants

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use encyclopedias, science reference magazines, books, and other media to obtain information related to science concepts to complete a biographical sketch about a pollutant. They describe the six common pollutants and how they...
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You're Getting Warmer!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers identify that the atmosphere traps heat and makes the surface of the Earth warm enough for life and recognize that air pollution can cause a rise in temperature and ecological decline. They name human activities that can...
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Traffic Jam

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers describe how automobile emissions pollute the air and make inferences and predictions about traffic and air pollution. They organize the data into charts and tables for interpretation and select a reasonable solution...
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World Starvation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of world starvation and some of the organizations that are founded in order to help solve the problem. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The information is used in order to conduct class...
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Charlie Parker: ESL Past Tense Verbs

For Students 6th - 7th
In this ESL past tense verbs worksheet, students read a story about a typical man's daily routine. Students practice the use of past tense verbs "did" and "was" as they fill in blanks in the questions and answers.
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Comparative Groups

For Students 5th - 6th
For this ESL comparative groups worksheet, students practice conversation skills by discussing the differences between the different groups of thing listed on this page.
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Shopping Spree

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine currency by completing monetary equations.  In this economics lesson, 6th graders participate in a numbers experiment where they roll a die and earn money based on their roll.  Students compete for their...
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Science Buddies: Hey Gear Heads! The Physics of Bicycle Gear Ratios

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's an abstract of a project from Science Buddies that asks you to experiment with bicycle gears and the circumference of the wheel to determine revolutions per minute.