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Linear or Exponential?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your learners analyze various real-life contexts to decide if each is a linear or exponential model. This could be used as an assessment of learners' skills of discerning between a linear and an exponential model.
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PPT
Missouri University of science & Technology

General Overview History of the Panama Canal

For Students 10th - 12th
Called the Eight Wonder of the World by some and the Big Ditch by others, the Panama Canal is indeed an engineering marvel. The long, complicated, and sometimes controversial history of the canal is captured in a presentation loaded with...
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Lesson Plan
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Where the Red Fern Grows: A 4th Grade Literary Focus Unit

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the human and animal connection along with the idea that death is a part of the life cycle. They read "Where the Red Fern Grows." Students examine the feelings and emotions surrounding death and they discover the...
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Worksheet
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Idioms

For Students 4th - 6th
In this idioms worksheet, students use context clues provided to determine the meaning of idioms shown in bold-faced type in a set of 12 sentences. An answer key is included.
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Worksheet
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Idioms

For Students 5th - 7th
In this idioms practice worksheet, students examine 9 idioms and their meanings. Students then use 6 of the idioms to give advice in 6 scenarios.
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Worksheet
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Same and Different

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this mathematics activity, students first complete the tens place and then add the rest. Then they continue the patterns and compare each column. Students also fill in the missing addends and solve various word problems by writing a...
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Worksheet
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Idioms

For Students Higher Ed
In this idiom worksheet, students study 23 English idioms.  Students match each given idiom with its literal definition and meaning.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

The Yo-Yo Problem

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What do yo-yos and pennies have to do with linear equations? Learn about writing and solving linear equations while considering the Yo-Yo Problem and Penny Pattern Exploration from the High School Math Project. Learners utilize algebra...
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Introducing the Classroom Economy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars discuss the definition of economics and study how current and historic societies have had economic systems. They determine necessary classroom jobs and attach ddaily or weekly salaries to those positions. Students are...
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Writing
Nosapo

The Gifts of Wali Dad: A Tale of India and Pakistan

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
It is more blessed to give than receive. A story about Wali Dad opens a collection of character-based reading passages from authors such as Leo Tolstoy. Vocabulary words and discussion questions enhance the text.
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Lesson Plan
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The Stock Market: Risks & Rewards

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In order to better understand the US economy, learners read and interpret stock market price reports. They define profits and explain the role of profits in the American economic system for both firms and individual investors. Several...
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Worksheet
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Of Mice and Men Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Friendship, encouragement, heartache, and pain are all prevalent in this quiz on Of Mice and Men. A tale of two friends chronicles their journey to Salinas and the tragic events that occur there. These mostly multiple-choice questions do...
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Worksheet
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A Christmas Carol Quiz

For Students 7th - 12th
"God bless us...every one!" The touching tale of A Christmas Carol is the subject of this quiz. Ten mostly multiple-choice questions are structured as fairly simple reading comprehension.
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Worksheet
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Australian Crawl

For Students 7th - 12th
During a unit on Australia's pop culture, don't forget to include a lesson about Australian Crawl, a famous band from the 70s and 80s. This worksheet includes 10 multiple-choice questions. 
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Lesson Plan
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M & M Interesting

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars compute and collect interest payments in the form of M&M candies. In this mathematics instructional activity, students work in small groups to compute either simple or compound interest. They compare the growth of...
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Lesson Plan
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Graphing It Out

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students create bar graphs.  In this graphing lesson, students explore the concepts of net pay, gross pay, income and expenses.  They create a bar graph to designate financial outlay during a specified period.
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Banking on Family

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine the meaning of a trust bank account. In this financial awareness lesson, students brainstorm ways they are trustworthy to their family and define the meaning of a trust bank account.
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Worksheet
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Twelfth Night II: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
This online, interactive quiz on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night may be useful as a reference; however, the format and focus of several of the questions preclude it from being given as a valid assessment. It might, however, benefit your...
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Worksheet
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Merchant of Venice: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This 15-question, online, interactive quiz over Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice could be used as a basic test of understanding, but it requires no analysis or higher level thinking. Note: It is student-created.
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Worksheet
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Key Words in Sentences

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this key words worksheet, students read a short passage, then select the word from a pair that correctly completes a statement. One example is done for students.
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Lesson Plan
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ABC's Of Figuring Interest

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers participate in a lesson of figuring interest. This is done in order to strengthen number calculation skills while computing the interest when buying different things. This done in conjunction with using credit to make...
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Worksheet
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Statistics

For Students 8th - 11th
In this statistics worksheet, students solve 2 problems that involving plotting data, recognizing ordered pairs, and analyzing the graphed relationship.
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Interactive
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My Test Book: Calculating Percents

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this online interactive math skills activity, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems that require them to calculate percents. Students may view the correct answers.
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Lesson Plan
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Lesson 3: What Happens When a Bank Makes a Loan?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students role-play to show how bank loans made to people can have an impact on others in the community. In small groups, they analyze hypothetical loans, using flow charts or other diagrams to describe the probable impact of each.