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Watching Crystals Grow

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Amazing science can sometimes happen right before your eyes! The class gets cozy as they watch crystals grow. They use Epsom salts, rocks, and food coloring to create crystals. They'll observe the entire process, documenting every step...
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Revolutionary Money

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Examine paper money from the American revolution! Historians study the paper bills and discuss the history of money. How has money changed over the times? Activities are included. 
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Town Meeting - Direct Representation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students answer the question, "Should the town of Twin Cheeks ban motorized rentals on Thome Lake?" They explore the political, personal, and economic issues involved in making this decision as they assume different roles in this...
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Jumpin' Pepper and Lazy Salt

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the result of a negative charge. After rubbing a balloon with a wool cloth, students hold it over a mixture of salt and pepper. They observe the pepper "jumps" to the balloon. Students discuss their observations and then...
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Holiday Writing Prompts

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Pupils experience and practice their writing skills during the holiday season. They express themselves in a variety of ways including writing about a favorite part about the holiday break, what's the best gift you've ever gotten and what...
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SOS Titanic by Eve Bunting

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this literature worksheet, students read the novel SOS Titanic by Eve Bunting and then answer ten comprehension questions about the novel.
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Shape Matching

For Teachers K - 2nd
For this shape matching worksheet, students match the shape with its other match to practice identifying shapes. Students complete 10 matches.
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Reading Number Words

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this number words worksheet, learners read number words and match them to their numbers for numbers 1 through 20. Students do this in pictures of suns.
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One Digit Addition Facts: Stars

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this addition worksheet, students match the one digit addition problems with their answers which are all in stars. Students complete 18 problems.
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One Digit Addition: Adding 5 and 6

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this one digit addition worksheet, students add one digit numbers to numbers 5 and 6. Students complete 18 problems and match them to their answers.
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Matching Colors of Butterflies

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this matching colors of butterflies worksheet, learners match the colors of 8  butterfly wings, which have been printed, cut out and laminated.
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Examining a Hazardous Waste Site

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify activities that produce hazardous waste. They examine how contaminants are spread in air and water. They work together to create a model to show how the contaminants move through water.
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The True Cost of Coffee

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the economic, health, and environmental risks of a one-crop economy in the developing world. They explain how or why it can be challenging for people of one culture to understand the lifestyle of a different society.
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Can You Afford to Retire?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a game in which one group acts as the company and the other group acts as the employees. They examine what happens when the company files for bankruptcy. They discover labor strategies as well.
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Ancient Tablets, Ancient Graves: Accessing Women's Lives in Mesopotamia

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the role of women in ancient Mesopotamia. Several excerpts from the Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets and artifacts are analyzed to determine the treatment, rights, and powers of women in this era.
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Defying Convention: A World of Black and White

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners watch a series known as "Unforgiveable Blackness". They examine the history of interracial marriage. They analyze how Jack Johnson was affected by this development.
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EPA's Superfund Program

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students work together to gather information about the EPA's Superfund program. They discuss how to improve human health and the environment. They discover how hazardous wastes are characterized and cleaned up.
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Wasting Energy at Home

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students act as energy conservation engineers and identify the ways energy is conserved or wasted. They also discover many ways to personally conserve energy everyday. Students discover how engineers perform home energy audits to...
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Smart Homes and Appliances

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the present state of technology and its future in homes and appliances. After completing a "Life in a cool Lab" worksheet, they view online animation clips of "smart homes." In groups, students get the opportunity to...
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Fourth Grade Social Studies

For Teachers 4th
In this social studies worksheet, 4th graders complete multiple choice questions about the Constitution, natural resources, economics, and more. Students complete 25 multiple choice questions.
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Apple Estimation: Percentages & Subjective Reasoning

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students practice using their estimation skills by utilizing apples.  In this percentage lesson, students utilize a scale and an apple to discover the percentage of each bite they take.  Students share their data with the rest of the...
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Plants and Animals: Partners in Pollination

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students describe the complementary relationships between pollinators and the plants they pollinate, identify adaptations that flowers have developed to "encourage" pollination, and create and draw their own "designer" flowers.
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Mineral Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students complete a scavenger hunt worksheet as they find examples in their classroom, at home, etc., of minerals. Excellent worksheet!
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Create a Classroom Exhibit: Rocks and Minerals

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students bring in rocks and minerals from home. They observe them and describe them carefully, completing a worksheet. Finally, a classroom exhibit is created.

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