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Hermit Crab Races

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students predict the speeds of humans and hermit crabs and investigate their predictions using ratios and formulas. AppleWorks is used for this lesson, which includes a data worksheet.
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Lesson Plan
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Pulse Rates

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students answer the question, "How will the intensity of exercise effect your heart rate?", using physical workouts and AppleWorks, or similar spreadsheet program. This instructional activity can conclude with the creation of a graph of...
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Healthy Tips Podcast

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a health-based podcast for peers using prior knowledge, internet research, and KWL charts. This lesson is adaptable for different health topics and age levels.
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Lesson Plan
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Now, That's a Bright Idea!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore the role that electricity plays in their daily lives, both in school and at home. They conduct research on energy usage in various rooms of the school and in their homes and create posters, graphs, and analyses of...
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Lesson Plan
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Foreign Language Dictionary Unit

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create a Spanish or French language dictionary using online resources. They decide on a theme for their dictionary. They complete the template sheet by adding a word for each letter of the alphabet and inserting graphics...
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Lesson Plan
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Presidential Campaigning

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders participate in a simulated presidential campaign by conducting research on the Internet. They define a party platform, run a campaign and write and deliver speeches in teams. Students can then act as the electoral college...
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International Email Connections

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils are matched with international students and communicate through email. They concentrate on sentence structure, spelling, details, and composition in their communication.
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Lesson Plan
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Friends, Romans, Countrymen...

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students research various facets of the Ancient Roman Empire including art and history. They write a research driven paper documenting the facet of the Roman Empire they have chosen.
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Lesson Plan
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A Journey To Africa: Art And Artifacts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a multimedia presentation based on a piece of African Art. They use the art piece to demonstrate the culture and ceremonies of the area in which it was produced. They research facts for a Power Point, write a poem...
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Read (or Scroll) All About It!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students compare written headlines found in print and online news sources while using The New York Times. They conduct research with the top stories from the newspaper and have discussion that involves critical thinking skills.
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Organizer
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The Games Divided

For Students 5th - 6th
In these Olympic history worksheets, students read about the ancient Olympic games and the modern games. Students complete a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the past and present Olympic games.
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Lesson Plan
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Effective Letter Writing

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore letter writing.  In this persuasive writing lesson plan, students write a letter to a local organization based on a topic of their choice.  Students employ the correct letter writing procedure as outlined in...
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Worksheet
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New York State Testing Program: English/Language Arts Listening Selection, Grade 3

For Students 3rd
In this 3rd grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice worksheet, students listen to a fictional story that as their instructor reads it aloud 2 times. No questions accompany the worksheet,
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Worksheet
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Test--Grade 8 (2009)

For Students 7th - 9th
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, students read passages and write an essay responding to the selection.  Students use a graphic organizer to plan their essay.
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Interactive
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Abbreviated Electron Configurations

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your electron-configuration skills in this animated exercise. Practice writing the abbreviated configurations for some of the common elements on the periodic table.
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eBook
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Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Complete Electron Configurations Help

For Students 9th - 10th
This section from the online textbook "An Introduction to Chemistry", provides some helpful hints to writing complete electron configurations. Three ways to predict the order of filling electron orbitals are given.
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Interactive
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Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Complete Electron Configuration

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of common atoms and their corresponding electron configurations. In this interactive exercise, you will find out how much you really know about the orbitals of electrons.
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eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Multi Electron Atoms: Audio Book

For Students 9th - 10th
This audio book, narrated by author Mark Bishop, describes how to write regular and abbreviated electron configurations, and how to draw orbital diagrams. Also find links to animations, tutorials, power points, and chapter maps about...
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eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Modern Atomic Theory [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The modern atomic theory chapter from "An Introduction to Chemistry", describes electrons, electron orbitals, and how to draw orbital diagrams. Many pictures and examples help to explain the information. Also find a detailed chapter...
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eBook
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Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Nuclear Chemistry: Audio Book

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about nuclear energy as you listen to the audio book describing nuclear chemistry. View maps, examples, graphs, and pictures describing everything from electrons to beta emissions and more.
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Article
International Reading Association

Reading Online: Publishing Student Work on the Internet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore this online article by Rachel Karchmer discussing the advantages of publishing student work on the web.
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eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Abbreviated Electron Configurations Help

For Students 9th - 10th
This section from the online textbook "An Introduction to Chemistry" provides helpful hints to writing abbreviated electron configurations. Also learn how to look up the atom's outer shell electrons.
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eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Elements With Unexpected Electron Configurations

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the online textbook "An Introduction to Chemistry", shows the unexpected electron configurations of six elements. A chart compares their predicted configurations with their actual configurations. Also find links to...
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eBook
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Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Molecular Structure: Power Point [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This power point covers the molecular structure chapter from "An Introduction to Chemistry". It reviews the main ideas and shows many examples of covalent bonding from valence electrons. Also includes detailed steps to drawing lewis dot...