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Reading: Messy Yards

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a detailed text about the problem of mess yards in residences in a county in Virginia. Students then answer 6 multiple choice questions about the text.
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Controversy over the NYC Muslim Community Center & the 9/11 Experience

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the controversial planned mosque at Ground Zero. In this current events instructional activity, students watch 3 public service announcement clips sponsored by the Council on American Islamic Relations and...
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A Healthy Diet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine their own fast food habits and discuss the poor nutritional value of this type of food. They read nutritional labels on popular packaged foods. They analyze the risks of a diet high in fat and sodium versus a well...
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Solve Percent Problems Using Proportions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars explore proportions and ratios. In this solving percent problems lesson, students examine percent problems including tax and percent of change.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Tooning into the Candidates - Fred Thompson

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about about 2008 presidential candidate Fred Thompson. Students then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Web of Life - Alaska

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research Alaska, then construct their own food web after researching a habitat of their choice.
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Researching America's History

For Teachers 4th - 6th
By delving into the lives of Americans, both famous and not so famous, students can learn about history.
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Prepositions of Place and Time 1

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this prepositions of place and time worksheet, students must first decide if the sentence needs a preposition, and if it does, they add the best preposition.
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Tricky Triangles

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders engage in a instructional activity that is concerned with the playing of a Trick Triangle Game while focusing upon developing skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. They play the game and practice...
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Predators and Prey

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explain how the food chain works. They contrast predators with prey and describe their function in nature. Students discuss how the food chain aids in keeping nature balanced. In small groups, they play a game that simulates the...
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Practice End Marks

For Students 4th - 5th
In this end marks worksheet, students place a period, exclamation mark or question mark at the end of sentences, correctly punctuate a paragraph and write interrogative, exclamatory and declarative sentences.
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Make A Turkey

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read a book entitled, "Make A Turkey." After observing pictures in the book, students predict what they expect will happen in the story. Students discuss events from the story. They decode unfamiliar words. Cross curricular...
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Who Is Eating Whom?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners discuss the food chain and identify if various organisms are producers or consumers. They draw ten types of organisms and construct a food web of these organisms, labelling each as a producer or consumer.
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Students Suffocate Under Tens of Thousands in Loans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of student loans. In this student loans lesson, students read an article about the large amount of student loans today's students owe. Students discuss how higher loan payments and increased debt will affect...
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Solve algebraic proportions.

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars solve algebraic proportions. In this algebra lesson, students convert between fractions, percents and decimals. They solve problems using the distributive property.
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Spanish Lesson

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Learners study the culture and current events of one of the Spanish speaking countries throughout the year.
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The Anasazi

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate and determine the origins of the ancient Anasazi who inhabited present-day Utah and the Four-Corners-Region.
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Drug Abuse: Altered States

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars view an "In the Mix" video about drug abuse. They participate in a discussion about the video, distinguish several facts and myths about drug use, identify how drugs can affect people's lives and engage in role-playing the...
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"Targets"

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners investigate how alcohol advertisers target young people. They watch and discuss a video, create a collage using alcohol ads, develop captions for each ad, and discuss and evaluate how young people are the targets of alcohol...
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Cultural Lit. 7: Expand Weather Conditions Vocabulary

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study and observe weather. They identify weather related vocabulary in Navajo, Ute, Spanish and English after working in direct instruction and small group activities.
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Dating Behaviors

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss the importance and responsibilities of dating behaviors. They list dating behaviors that support personal values and identify the personal responsibilities associated with dating. They play some video clips with love...
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Body Idioms

For Students 6th - Higher Ed
In this ESL idioms worksheet, students read 24 common idioms that contain a body part reference. Students read 13 sentences that have a missing phrase. Students select an idiom that would make sense in each sentence.
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Fur, Feathers and Fins

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine the stages between growing the animal and buying it at the grocery store.  In food system lesson students study the role that animal products have on nutrition and study animal agriculture. 
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Model Mania

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study the conservation of matter.  In this chemical reaction lesson students examine what happens during a chemical reaction and complete a lab activity.