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on Trial: Anonymous Sources, Promises of Confidentiality And Privacy

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research the case of Matthew Cooper and Judith Miller, two reporters found in contempt of court for failing to divulge their sources. They participate in a mock trial as they consider the case from various points of view.
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"Water, Water Everywhere and None to Drink"

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders research the importance of maintaining an unpolluted water source in their community. They work together in groups and brainstorm ideas on what they can do to help. They can also write their local politicians.
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Comprehension

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students identify that comprehension is an essential component or reading and in order to be efficient and fluent readers. They interpret what they have read through various strategies. Finally, students use one of the strategies,...
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Letter Concepts (M, K, L, T, U, H)

For Students Pre-K - K
In this language arts worksheet, students learn to recognize the upper case letters M, K, L, T, U and H. Students examine 5 letters in a row and circle the letters that match the first letter in each row.
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Reading Activity: How Children See the Future

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading instructional activity, learners read a selection titled, "How Children See the Future," then answer 10 multiple choice questions.
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Terms of Office

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students use election related words to create a dictionary page for each of them. They use the internet to research the definitions of the words. They combine all of the pages and put them into a book.
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Couch Potato or Inertia Victim?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders how primary research is carried out. They design a simple survey questionnaire to interview people about their week average television watching time. They analyze the results and write a report based on the information.
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Anna's Dilemma

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read a scenerio about people who lived in Germany during Nazi rule. As a class, they discuss the situations the character finds herself in and identify her responsiblities to her family. They answer discussion questions and...
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The Skinny on Sororities

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the boundary between membership exclusivity and illegal discrimination in private organizations by examining a recent case of alleged discrimination in a college.
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Preparing for Cake Sale

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students complete a series of lessons and plan recipes to make. They gather the necessary ingredients. Students follow safe procedures for food and safety hygiene to bake a cake for a cake sale. Students create posters to advertise the...
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The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literacy worksheet, students find the new words for the scrambled ones and the answers are found on page two. The sheet uses the theme of "The Golden Lion".
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My School Year Memory Book

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this literacy activity, learners create their own memory book that is about the school year. The prompts are included to help them put answers in the right order.
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Writing Bug

For Students 5th - 6th
In this writing worksheet, students write a response to the following prompt: "You are on a vacation at the one place you've always dreamed of visiting! Write a postcard to your best friend."
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Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Nursery Rhyme and Coloring Page

For Students Pre-K - K
In this nursery rhyme coloring page, students see the nursery rhyme, Baa, Baa, Black Sheep. They color the cartoon-like black line picture of a woman knitting as she talks to a sheep. There are no directions given with this worksheet.
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Look, Think, and Read- Sentences Describing Pictures

For Students K - 1st
In this language arts worksheet, learners examine a picture and place an x in the box that is next to one of three sentences that is describing the picture. They see a picture of a girl playing, a girl dancing, and a girl coloring.
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I Can Rhyme

For Students 1st
For this language arts worksheet, 1st graders think of words that rhyme with each underlined word. Then they write as many as they can on the lines provide for each of the four words.
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Parts of the Body Word and Picture Matching

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this parts of the body activity, students examine 7 pictures of parts of the body. Students match these with the words that describe them.
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Words Ending with "-ame"

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this "-ame" words worksheet, students cut out 16 flashcards. Each card has a word that ends in "-ame" with the ending printed in red. There are no directions for use.
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Living History - Civil War

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders, after researching antebellum North Carolina and the role of North Carolina in the Civil War, write, edit, publish, and produce their own plays.
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The Diary of Anne Frank: Research Project on Concentration Camps during World War II

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the Holocaust and the persecution of specific ethnic groups in Europe during World War II.
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Six Dynamic Designs for Arts Integrated Curriculum

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create a recipe for a certain aspect of a culture. They create a culture that has never existed before. They analyze either dance, history, geography, history or the future of space exploration. They compare and contrast...
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Researching Another country's Holiday: Organizing and Recording Information

For Teachers 5th
Prior to this lesson, 5th graders will have collected notes from several sources. Students extend their note taking to include at least one example each of summarizing and paraphrasing. They record bibliographic information for each...
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Myth of the Western Man

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners identify ways in which history and culture influence identity. They make a time-line and research dates to identify their significance, as well as, create a self portrait pictorially or verbally, that explores the complexity of...
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Synonym Search

For Students 7th - 9th
In this synonym search worksheet, students must find three words within the sentence that all have similar meanings. The students identify these words through underlining them.