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A Comparison Study of Water Vapor Data to Precipitation over North America
Young scholars use NASA satellite data to compare water vapor over the United States. In this data analysis lesson students use an Excel spreadsheet to map their data.
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Agrinautica
Individuals play a computer game to terraform planets. Learners add plants, animals, fungi, and minerals to the planet surface by creating numerical expressions that represent the objects. After playing the game for a while, the class...
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Heart to Heart
It's time to get to the heart of the matter! After introducing the heart anatomy in the previous lesson in a series on the systems of the body, the lesson looks at the specifics. Learners complete a series of six activities to study the...
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Changing Jobs (Vocabulary in Conversation)
For this interactive vocabulary worksheet, students recognize word meanings. Students complete each of the sentences by choosing the correct word for each of the ten blanks.
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Beginning Sentence Completion Exercise 12
In this online interactive grammar skills activity, students examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to compete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Students answers are scored...
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Acting Out as we Go
Fourth graders use motor imaging to remember the definitions of words. In this vocabulary lesson, 4th graders work in groups to make a pantomime to help them remember a word. Students document the experience in their notebooks.
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Marvelous Mathematics
Students make a table on the computer, but create fractions and equivalent fractions through the use of color. They are able to manipulate fractions in order to gain a greater understanding of the meaning of whole number that is broken...
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Learning World Languages
Students brainstorm topics for a conversation to be held in the language they are studying. They generate questions and hold practice conversations. Pupils record question and answers with an iPod and a voice recorder. When they are...
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Exercise on the Phrasal Verbs of "to turn"
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, students respond to 12 fill in the blank questions regarding the use of the phrasal verb "to turn". Students also write 4 original sentences using the phrasal verb.
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Learning Words
Students listen to Jane Yolen's, All Those Secrets of the World. They engage in activities to find word meanings without using a dictionary. They practice using a vocabulary mapping handout.
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Deforestation in the Amazon Rain Forest
Students investigate deforestation. In this Amazon Rain Forest activity, students discover what deforestation is as they listen to a lecture, read and discuss an article, and define the vocabulary words on the provided list.
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Transportation Lesson
Students practice using transportation vocabulary in a foreign language. In this language arts lesson, students utilize the vocabulary terms for locations in order to give directions and find a specific place. Students answer...
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Keep + Prepositions
For this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students respond to 10 fill in the blank questions regarding the use of prepositions.
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Beginning Sentence Completion Exercise 13
In this online interactive grammar skills learning exercise, students examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to compete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Students answers are...
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Advanced Sentence Completion Exercise 9
In this online interactive grammar skills learning exercise, students examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to complete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Student ...
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Better English Lessons: "Back"
In this online interactive English skills worksheet, students respond to 20 multiple choice questions that require them to select the appropriate words to complete the sentences involving phrases with the word "back." Answers are...
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Better English Lessons: Keep
In this online interactive English skills worksheet, students respond to 20 multiple choice questions that require them to select the appropriate words to complete the sentences involving phrases using the word "keep." Answers are...
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You Too Can Haiku
Students explore the country of Japan. In this international studies lesson, students utilize their geography skills to locate Japan on a map. Students explore some Japanese customs and communities. Students use descriptive language...
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Planning a Class Party
Learners investigate event planning. In this literacy and communications lesson, students brainstorm food, activity, and guest ideas for a monthly classroom celebration of student birthdays.
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Computers: What's a Mouse?
Fourth graders discover vocabulary terms associated with computer literacy. The lesson plan is divided into two segments - a lab session and classroom follow-up discussion. During a teacher-prepared Powerpoint presentation, 4th graders...
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Using a Computer to Write a Letter - Verbs (Sequenceing)
In this writing letters worksheet, learners use the mixed up sentences and rearrange them into chronological order to practice sequencing verbs.
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Introduction to the Maya Civilization
Students investigate the Maya civilization. For this Maya civilization lesson, students view a PowerPoint presentation and record notes. Students explore several important landmarks, such as the "Magician's Palace" at Uxmal.
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Measuring Parts of the Body
"How tall are you?" "Who has the longest arms?" As part of a study of the names of various body parts, language learners use rulers and tapes to measure parts of the body.
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Archaeology Vocabulary Sampling
Students predict how many words out of ten they accurately define. They match the definitions to the correct vocabulary words and make a bar graph showing how many definitions were matched to the correct words. The write their group...