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Forests for People

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars devise and conduct a survey at their school to discover what the students like to do in forests. They then plot the results in a line-graph. Young scholars research the various things threatening forest life.
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A Comparative Study of Bangor, Wales and Your Community

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders research how a university in their local community changes the cultural landscape of the area. As a class, they discover how the town of Bangor, Wales was affected and compare that to a community in their local area. They...
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Steps To An Inquiry Process

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the research process. The finding of information about the indian tribes of Montana provides the context for student practice. They identify the problem and generate questions to find answers. The main...
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Sizing Up Sound

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders are introduced to the concepts of sound waves and frequency. As a class, they listen to the differences between different types of instruments. To end the lesson, they practice identifying low and high pitches and playing...
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Architectural Buildings

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore various styles of architecture. They work together to create a town with clay buildings that come together in order to form this small town. They discuss maps, layouts, and the structure of buildings.
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Tough Decisions

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine different problem situations that could be encountered during the building of the capitol building. They are divided into small groups and given a card with a problem written on it. Then students brainstorm in order to...
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Social Studies and Children's Literature

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write a journal in response to literature. The story that is read is about prairies. The subject of prairies becomes an object for research. The culminating activity is the making of a map where prairies exist in the United States.
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Breaking News English: Dentist Drill Noise Reducer Invented

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English learning exercise, students read " Dentist Drill Noise Reducer Invented," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the...
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CSI Clamshell Investigation

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars explore predator/prey relationships. They research information on moon snails and claims. Students draw conclusions from the data collected. They use math and graphing to determine if there is a relationship to the clam's...
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All Aboard!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students, in groups, create a display showing a "train trip" to a destination of their choice from a teacher-made list. They also answer a series of questions related to their trip. Groups present their displays.
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What Do Maps Show?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This teaching packet is for grades five through eight, and it is organized around geographic themes: location, place, relationships, movement, and regions. There are four full lessons that are complete with posters, weblinks, and...
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Combining Sentences Using Singular Possessive Nouns

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
In this combining sentences worksheet, students combine pairs of sentences, writing as one using a singular possessive noun. 
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Snow Science

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate how efficient different substances are at melting snow. Students collect and analysis data.
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Grammar: Adjectives

For Students 4th - 5th
In this adjective worksheet, learners read about adjective and articles, then find adjectives in sentences, complete sentences with adjectives from a word box, and complete a short assessment, finding adjectives and articles.
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Amy Winehouse

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Zhang Ziyi and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Robert Frost Learning Stations

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students, while utilizing learning stations, read and analyze Robert Frost's poems from his "Frostiana" collection. They are encouraged to experience and explore poetry through different means via small groups. Within each station they...
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Touring Delmarva

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students plan a trip.  In this trip planning activity, students use a map to find where they would like to visit with a pretend family of 4. They get a specific amount of money and time and need to decide where they will stay and...
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Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Pygmalion. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Motivating Activities for Geography Week

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Here is a great way to pique your students' interest in geography, and help them learn about their world.
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Patterns of Communication

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Scholars examine codes, symbols, and other forms of communication. They discuss Morse Code. Next, they are given messages written in code, which they must decipher. 
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Inequality Word Problems

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
This inequality word problems activity is ideal to assess your learners' understanding of inequality and linear concepts around solving and writing equations and inequalities. Equations, graphs and real-life scenarios are used to...
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Make a Community Almanac

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students gather geographic information about their community. They work together to create a community almanac.
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Activity Three: Diary of a Driver

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore and document historic elements of Horatio's journey by creating a fictitious journal in Jackson's voice.
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ACE Expert English Homework- July 12, 2006

For Students 4th - 5th
For this ESL worksheet, students complete 8 pages of exercises designed for ELL students from Thailand. Activities included are writing sentences, completing dialogs, and matching phrases and pictures.