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African American Inventors: Elijah McCoy
What do a folding iron board, lawn sprinklers, and a device for oiling engines on trains all have in common? They were all invented by Elijah McCoy, an African American inventor with 57 patents to his credit. McCoy is the subject of a...
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret: Novel Study
If the walls could talk, you might hear Hugo from The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Hugo lives in the walls of a train stations in Paris. Scholars read and complete worksheet activities as they discover Hugo's secrets. They show their...
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Ella Fitzgerald Biography Mini-Unit
Before there was Beyonce, before there was Madonna, before there was Cher, there was Ella. Introduce Ella Fitzgerald, The First Lady of Jazz, with a reading comprehension exercise that presents a brief biography of her life and then asks...
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7th Grade Poetry: Metaphor Poem
The second lesson in a five-part poetry unit asks seventh graders to construct a metaphor poem. First, pupils examine Emily Dickinson's "The Railway Train" and identify the metaphor. They then select an object and an animal and craft a...
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CASEY JONES
Students participate in a discussion about trains an listen to the story Casey Jones.
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Heavy Duty
Students examine various items in order to realize the weight difference between train, vehicles and humans. They realize that trains are heavy and cannot stop quickly.
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Conducting Research
Young scholars research trains and train travel and write a report based on their findings.
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Traveling the Transcontinental from Yesterday to Today
Students examine the impact of the train on the physical landscape and spatial organization of America. They read and analyze various poems, analyze maps, and develop a list of the positive and negative changes brought by the...
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Conducting Research
Fourth graders write informational research reports. They are given a worksheet on conducting research. Students are told that they are going to write a research report about trains. They review the list of trains and discuss how each...
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Color Train: Learning Colors
In this color instructional activity, students read and color the names of 12 colors that are printed in the middle of pictures of train boxcars. Boxcars can be cut out to form a "color train."
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Number Train
In this number recognition learning exercise, students cut out the train cabs with the numbers one through twenty on each one. Students connect the train to learn the numbers.
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Alphabet Train
In this alphabet worksheet, students read all upper case alphabet letters that appear inside pictures of train boxcars. Boxcars can be cut out and put together to make an "alphabet train."
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Number Train: 1-20
In this numbers worksheet, students read numbers that appear in the middle of pictures of boxcars. Cars can be colored and cut out to make a "number train." Numbers 1-20 are used.
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Skills Train
In this skills worksheet, learners fill in 4 train boxcars with basic personal information: name, address, phone and teacher's name. Students then cut out other "skills boxcars" to use on a chart when they have mastered that skill.
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The Lure and Lore of Weight Lifting
Students examine the importance of physical activity and positive reasons for weight training. They analyze and discuss a famous ad, read and summarize an article, and identify the benefits of resistance training.
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A Scheduling Dilemma
Young scholars solve train-scheduling word problems using a four-step problem solving model. In this problem solving lesson, students work in groups to a four-step procedure about a train scheduling dilemma.
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Timetables
In this timetables worksheet, students solve 40 problems that pertain to train timetables in England. All times are expressed in 24 hour form. This page was intended to be an online activity, but can be completed with pencil and paper.
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Patient Education in Interdisciplinary Health Care Settings
Students assume roles of various health care professionals and educators to problem solve patient education issues. They introduce and comprehend cross-training in health care. Students assess the problem and brainstorm the problem.
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Interval Workout
High schoolers explore how interval training works by performing activities that involve alternating short bursts of high intensity with lower intensity activities.
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Geography Journey
In this geography worksheet, students use a map of Amtrak train routes (not included) to answer 10 short answer questions. Students describe physical features and landmark cities they would see if traveling by train across the country.
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Conducting Research
In this train research report, students select one mechanical aspect of a train to write a report. Students fill in the outline with the subject, thesis statement, topic, and details. All research would need to be done on the Internet;...
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Wandering in Washington
Students plan a sightseeing and shopping trip around Washington, DC taking into account train safety messages. They write about the experience in their jounals and must include five safety messages.
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Magnetic Levitation Train
Students use the Internet to discover the physics behind Maglev technology. They examine properties of magnets at Canada's Science and Technology museum. They participate in tutorials in which they can observe how different objects work.
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All Aboard The Campaign Train!
Students explore campaign politics. In this political campaign lesson, students investigate multimedia sources in order to examine the structure of political parties and platforms from previous presidential elections. Students then...
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