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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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Fresh Water From the Oceans?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers participate in an activity in which they demonstrate how the evaporations of water from the oceans results in fresh water in the form of rain. They create a saltwater solution in a flask and boil the water until most of...
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Stained Glass Framed Pictures and Decorations

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify what stained glass is and in what objects they have seen stained glass in. They also identify various other locations for stained glass as identified in some pictures and illustrations. Finally, 4th graders create...
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The Case of the Missing Water

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine the major concepts related to the water cycle in this lesson. They recognize and define evaporation, condensation, precipitation and the natural cycles that occur as weather. They also participate in an activity of...
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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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Birds of Wisconsin

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the job done by ornithologists. They role play identifying the characteristics that make a bird a bird. They discuss what makes each bird species unique. Students are introduced to Wisconsin's most common and rare...
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Mini-Volcanoes!

For Teachers K
Students define volcanoes and why they erupt. Using baking soda, vinegar, and soap detergent, students create and observe their own volcanoes erupting. A brain-pop video can be used to follow-up the activity (found on website).
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Memorization Tips: Elements/Symbols

For Students 10th - 11th
In this chemistry worksheet, students identify ways to memorize the elements and symbols of the periodic table for chemistry. They identify phrases that use each element in a unique way.
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Periodic Table Puns Answer Key

For Students 10th - 11th
In this chemistry worksheet, learners identify various puns to assist them in memorizing the numerous elements of the Periodic Table and their symbols. There are 44 to memorize on the sheet.
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Quotation Mark Exercise

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this grammar worksheet, students read a review on quotation marks and punctuation. Then they read through ten sentences identifying whether the sentence has correct punctuation or not. If it does not, students fix the error(s).
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TOEFL Practice Test- Vocabulary #1

For Students Higher Ed
For this language arts worksheet, students practice for the TOEFL test by answering 5 questions. Students read the sentence that has one word surrounded by apostrophes. Students choose the word closest in meaning to this word. Students...
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Pronunciation of Regular Past Tense Verbs

For Students 4th - 7th
In this pronunciation activity, students learn how to pronounce a long list of regular past tense verbs. The list is broken into 3 sections based on the sound of the past tense verb ending: /t/, /d/, or/id/.
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Outdoor Art

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create art projects outside. In these outdoor art lesson plans, students use items in nature to enhance their creativity. They are encouraged to paint rocks, use fences for collages, weave sticks/feathers through picket fences,...
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Fragments

For Students 7th
In these sentence correction worksheets, 7th graders read the sentence fragments and select the option that correctly identifies the type of fragment.
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Good Habits Matching

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this healthy habits worksheet, students read the  first column and match them to the second column to detail several healthy habits.
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Cells, The Structural and Functional Units of Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers observe the general structure and organelles of plant and animal cells. Students prepare microscope slides of elodea, onion, check, and cork and identify the cells by size and shape as unicellular, multicellular, plant or...
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The Effect of Automobile Exhaust on Hydra in an Environmental Chamber

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars study the structure and habitat of the hydra in this lab lesson. Students determine if the hydra can be used as an indicator to detect pollution from automobile exhaust.
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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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Relationships and Biodiversity

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners examine diversity on the planet and the differences within a species.  In this investigative lesson students complete a lab that allows learners to better understand the relatedness between plants. 
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Solving Percent Problems with Proportions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of percent problems. In this percent problem activity, 7th graders use proportion equations to solve percent problems. Students find percentages of numbers and use proportions to determine percents...
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Context Clues

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this context clues worksheet, students read the sentences and use context clues to determine which word best completes the sentence. Students complete 8 sentences.
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Raising the Bar on How Business Gets Done

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of energy bar sales. In this energy bar sales activity, students read an article about the sales of energy bars. Students discuss what is meant by red roads and white roads in the article. Students search a...
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The Letter Qq

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners complete a variety of activities to examine the uses for the letter Q. In this letter theme lesson, students complete arts and crafts, language arts, math, physical education, music, science, home economics, social studies, and...
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A Boring/Fascinating Worksheet About Adjectives

For Students 4th - 5th
In this adjectives worksheet, students read the sentences and choose the best adjectives out of the two to complete the 15 exercises.