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Volcanoes: Second Grade Lesson Plans and Activities
Young geologists explore volcanoes with a series of engaging geology activities. First, they learn the difference between magma and lava before coloring and labeling the parts of a volcano. During the lab, individuals watch a...
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Make a Plan. Build a Kit. Stay Informed.
Help prepare your youngsters for an emergency or natural disaster by discussing important topics as where to meet, how to remain in contact, and what belongs in an emergency kit.
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My Safe School
Students discuss what they can do to protect their school and make it safer for everyone to attend. They suggest ideas and try to implement them. They report back to the class after four weeks.
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Shake, Rattle and Erupt
Students study myths regarding four earthquakes myths. They receive a list of supplies each family should have at home to prepare for an earthquake and construct an "Earthquake Preparation" poster showing some of the most important items...
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Map Your School
Learners participate in a project to map their school. They measure and graph various areas around the school. Learners find the longitude and latitude of the school and research the school's history, and highlight special important areas.
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New Mexico Crossword
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students read facts about New Mexico written across and down and fill in the squares with their answers. Students write 10 answers.
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New Mexico Vocabulary
In this matching facts and terms about New Mexico learning exercise, learners use words in the word bank to match with the factual phrases. Students write 10 answers.
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Using the Landscape Picture Map to Develop Social Studies Skills
Enhance your class' geography skills using this resource. Explore a variety of concepts including production and distribution, and people and the environment. Learners make predictions and identify locations on maps. This is a creative...
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New Mexico Challenge
In this state facts worksheet, students read the clues associated with New Mexico. Students select the correct answer for the 10 statements.
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Math Cubes
Learners practice addition and subtraction while making and then playing a game. For this addition and subtraction lesson, students will make dice using a cube tracer and number and number sign tracers to make the numbers and number...
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Emergency? Ask A Kid!
What is an actual emergency situation and what should you do to prepare for it? Learners will identify a variety of emergency situations and the appropriate way to address first aid concerns to minimize injuries. They will also discover...
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Narrative Prompt
Reading about history is nothing like experiencing it firsthand. Encourage your eighth graders to do the next best thing with a historical narrative prompt, in which they describe the experience of a first-time traveler on the...
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Fact and Opinion 3: Pretest
For this fact and opinion worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions where they identify fact and opinion sentences and answer fact and opinion questions about a passage they read. Students complete 10 questions total.
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Landscape Picture Map
Students design a landscape picture map. In this landscape picture mapping lesson, students understand when and why to use a landscape picture map. Students discuss landscape picture maps.
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Matter Unit
Students create products from studying about matter that include: Make a "T" chart with matter and non matter items. Write a poem, song, or rap about matter. Five vocabulary words from the chapter must be included in the poem.
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Preventing Household Hazards
High schoolers identify how household materials can be hazardous to themselves and family members. Precautions for preventing and/or minimizing various hazards are discussed as a class. Working in pairs, students create a directory of...
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Jane Eyre Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Error Correction/Editing Worksheets
In this ESL spelling worksheet, students will focus on error correction and editing. Students will read a short passage correcting any spelling mistakes or omissions from the article.
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Storm Watch: Knowing What To Do
Students study the different types of weather and how storms form. In this weather lesson plan students make their own "tornado in a bottle" and create brochures.
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What Is Engineering Design
Students investigate the concepts related to the practice of designing and building large scale buildings. They conduct research using the internet and other resources in order to apply mathematics and architectural design principals in...
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Black Hawk Island Hike
Students explore Wisconsin's natural and cultural history through hands-on exploration of Upham Woods. They are shown the basic paddling skills and they work in teams to paddle across the river on barge. Students describe cultural...
A to Z Teacher Stuff
A to Z Teacher stuff.com: Fire Safety
This site provides links to elementary information about fire safety. Find lesson plans, craft ideas, songs, games, poems and more when you explore this resource.
University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma: Fire Safety
Learn about fire safety and how to practice it with your students. This site features video clips covering what to do in case of a fire, what to do if you are on fire, and other fire emergencies.
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U.s. Fire Administraton: Home Fire Prevention
Menu of topics link to illustrated explanations of all kinds of fire safety and fire prevention tips and action plans.