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Vikings

For Students 4th - 8th
In this Vikings worksheet, students read a passage on the Vikings, answer short answer questions, draw, and research the internet. Students complete 4 activities.
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Directed Reading Activity Gottlieb Mittelberger’s Journey to Pennsylvania

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Pennsylvania history worksheet, students read Journey to Pennsylvania by Gottlieb Mittelberger and then respond to 20 short answer questions regarding the work.
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Problems With Space Exploration-Reading Comprehension

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage about problems with space exploration, then complete a set of comprehension activities, including writing 2 paragraphs about a given topic.
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Civil War

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss political, social, and personal issues relating to the Civil War from various perspectives using internet sources. Students write various selections from Civil War characters' point of view.
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Between a Rock and A Hard Place

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars identify what information they would need to make a decision about the breaching of a dam in order to save wild salmon. They evaluate the scenario in depth focusing on the economic impact on the community, and the salmon.
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A Great, Crazy Sailor

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders become acquainted with the basic facts of Christopher Columbus' discovery of America through singing the following chant.
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Negotiating the Sale of Agricultural Products

For Teachers All
Students evaluate factors affecting the price of exports, define INCOTERMS and describe the most commonly used terms for international trade, decide where the buyer obtains possession of a shipment given the terms of sale and assess...
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The First American Colonies

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to the early colonial settlements of America by observing a map, filling in a map themselves and then researching information on their own.
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Golda Meir: Israeli Political Leader

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students complete readings and mini-lectures to explore the life of Golda Meir, Israeli leader. They study her biography, discuss their research, write response journals and compare her government with its US counterpart.
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Summertime -- Camping Memory Game

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discuss the items needed to camp outside. They identify objects in a backpack and tell what the item could be used for. They hide the objects throughout the room and they are to find them.
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Secrets from the Sea

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students utilize technology for research. They research the potential causes of the sinking of the Hunley.
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Descriptive Character Analysis

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students visualize a character or event and personalize it through drawings.
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Economics on a SeeSaw

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study economic terms. They place types of goods and wages on a sketch of a playground seesaw.
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Ocean Market

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify some consumer goods that come from the ocean. They classify these items into groups, identify their source, and calculate the cost of buying such goods.
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Plotting Grids Using Battleship

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students coordinate grid points on X and Y axises to plot a physical location. The game of "Battleship is used to present first hand knowledge of this skill.
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San Francisco Cooking

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students investigate the history of San Francisco, California and then create recipes from the area, including a Monte Cristo Sandwich, Sourdough Bread, and a Golden Gate Burger.
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Ocean Temperatures

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students list data collected by marine buoys and the different kinds of moored buoys. They describe how data is transmitted worldwide. They explain the difference between near shore and offshore air and water temperatures.
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Animal Forms

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students demonstrate similarities and differences in animal forms, including humans.They investigate geometric relationships within those forms by building an animal using Zome System elements.
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Launching the New U.S. Navy

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners analyze United States Constitution, locate general references to common defense, and specific references in document to U.S. Navy. Students then respond to questions on Document Analysis Worksheet, and discuss relationship...
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How Many Trees Can You Grow?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students solve a story problem about how many trees can be planted in a given area. Using a map, they gather information about the size of the area and the dimensions of an acre. They use a specific equation to determine the area of...
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What is a Treaty?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners examine the notion of terra nullius, the idea under which Australia was settled. Then they compare the economic and social outcomes for Australia's indigenous people under terra nullius with those of other indigenous peoples...
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Thinking Syntactically: Using non-print text to faciliate generation of syntax and analysis of tone

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students write with a command of the stylistic aspects of composition. They respond to non-print text. Students demonstrate working knowledge of syntactical choices. They construct sentences using descriptive language. Students analyze...
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Games for Culminating Activity

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students need to be creative in developing an activity that will help other students review the information studied in the past four weeks. They will work effectively in groups to develop a culminating activity and to play other groups'...
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Pirate Etiquette

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students conduct research into the lives of pirates and create a personal skit based upon the research as inspiration. The use of imagination is a key component to the type of writing to be done during the class.