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Let the Phone Get Them Talking! Using the Yellow Pages as a Teaching Resource
Students categorize information in the Yellow Pages. In this Let the Phone Book Get Them Talking! lesson, students find pictures in the Yellow Pages and thus gain a better understanding of how the book is organized. Students locate local...
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Spying on Spiders
Students investigate spiders. In this spiders lesson, students create a habitat for a spider with a jar, twigs, and dirt. Students observe the behavior of the spider and record how they spend their days.
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What's on Your Plate?
Pupils travel the world. In this global studies lesson, students research selected countries and investigate their cultural traditions.
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What a Wonder-Full World
Young scholars investigate the historical and cultural significance of various 'wonders of the world,' both of ancient and modern times, and develop travel posters and guides exploring them.
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A Dictionary of Democracy
Students create dictionary of terms for citizens of a democracy, using events and biographies from both their state's history and U.S. history.
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Boston Women: The Struggle for Freedom 1760 -1850
Fifth graders investigate the lives and various accomplishments of selected women of Boston.In this famous women writing instructional activity, 5th graders research biographical information. Students discuss the achievements of these...
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Multiplying Decimals
In this multiplying decimals worksheet, 5th graders solve 24 multiplication problems. In each problem students must multiply two decimals together.
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River through Time (A)
Students study the impact of humans on the environment of a river valley over time and recognize stewardship and the common good in a real life example.
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Hearing
Young scholars explore how the sense of hearing helps us learn from each other through communication. Sound can produce patterns.
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Branching Out
Young scholars research structure, function and primary responsibilities of each office of the Executive branch, create a chart displaying their research.
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Archaeologists Reveal King Tut's Mummy
Students look at pictures of a sarcophagus, then read a news article about King Tut's mummy. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion, pictures, and a vocabulary activity, then students read the...
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ESOL Government and Commmunity Resources
Students study vocabulary words associated with community services. They label each community service on an index card and match a phrase with the service. They identify community service buildings in the area on a local map.
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Objects of Memory
Learners consider the importance of individual artifacts in memorializing important historic events. They read and evaluate an article discussing the removal of the last steel beam from the World Trade Center site.
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Subtraction: 2 digit numbers with regrouping
In this subtraction worksheet, students subtract two digit numbers from other two digit numbers with regrouping. Students complete 30 subtraction problems.
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Personal/Social Development: My Interests
Pupils examine the influence of a positive self-concept. They identify and assess their own personal interests on an Internet Interest Profiler, and match occupations that fit their profile.
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Help!
Students read a scene from a given play. They act out the important details of the scene calling out for help from classmates as needed.
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Prepositions
In this prepositions worksheet, students identify prepositions and their objects in sentences. In this drawing lines and arrows worksheet, students identify prepositions and objects in ten sentences.
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What Animal Am I?
Students brainstorm different characteristics of invertebrates and investigate invertebrates by conducting Internet research.
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CHARTING NEPTUNE'S REALM
Learners design a twenty-first century book cover based on the concepts and designs of the eighteenth century.
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Seven Wonders of the World
Students recognize "The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World." In this world history lesson, students research various architectures on the Internet and construct a PowerPoint presentation.
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First Steps Toward Source Citation: Author Research
Students, in pairs, research a prominent author and design a presentation poster for the rest of the class. They complete a Works Cited page for their presentation, as well.
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The Making of a Spy
Students study the life of a woman spy for the Union. They study archival photographs of Pauline Cushman and examine her life. They create a key with
symbols representing her activities (e.g., a baby bottle for her birth in 1833 in New...
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Helping Your Community-A Storytelling Performance
Imagine you're sitting around a campfire with a group of friends. Each person tells a story with a wierd and mysterious plot. As the campfire glows brighter, everyone focuses on the storyteller. This is the scene you and a group of...
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Geography of the Hill
Students explore the basic functions of Canadian government, who is responsible for each function and where the officials associated with each function work.