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Sparta and Athens
Sixth graders study Ancient Greece. In this Ancient Greece lesson, 6th graders complete 16 lessons to learn about Ancient Greece. Students complete a quiz for assessment.
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Water Quality
Students play the role of scientists testing for water quality in the area. In this ecology lesson, students determine the water sample's pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen and turbidity. They write a journal reflection after the activity.
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Acid Rain - Go Away
Pupils set up an experiment and make observations of the effect of acid rain.
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Mexican Masks
Young scholars explore the Mexican mask-making tradition and create maks that tell stories. They desribe how art tells stories and examine early Mexican culture in California.
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Language and Runaway Slave Ads
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary resources. In this fugitive slave lesson, students research and analyze fugitive slave advertisements from Virginia newspapers.
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Fourth Grade Science
In this science worksheet, 4th graders complete multiple choice questions about day lengths, light and dark, food, recycling, and more. Students complete 25 questions.
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Economics, Ecology, & Ethics
Students are introduced to the concepts of economics in a ethical way. In groups, they examine a shift in an economy and discover the effects of the shift. After reading an article, they evaluate it and they write their own conclusion...
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Wisewire: Grade 3 Playlist: Clues to Unknown Words Using Known Roots
A dictionary is not the only way to figure out the meaning of new words. Readers also can look for familiar word parts. These word parts might appear in other words that readers already know. By looking for familiar word parts, including...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Take Their Word for It!
Students learn how scientific terms are formed using Latin and Greek roots, prefixes and suffixes, and on that basis, learn to make an educated guess about the meaning of a word. Students are introduced to the role played by metaphor in...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Reading: Understand New Vocabulary Using Roots and Affixes
In this lesson, you will learn about two kinds of affixes - prefix and suffix. Prefixes are attached, before a root or base word, and suffixes to the end of a word. You'll learn how all three word parts are keys to unlocking the meanings...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understand New Vocabulary Using Roots and Affixes
Learn how to determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understand New Vocabulary Using Roots and Affixes
Determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understand New Vocabulary Using Roots and Affixes
Determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes.
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Education.com: L.3.4.c Worksheets: Use a Known Root Word as a Clue to Meaning
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 5 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard L.3.4.C: Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with...
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Education.com: L.4.4.b Worksheets: Use Greek and Latin Affixes and Roots as Clues
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 22 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard L.4.4.B: Use common, grade appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as...
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Your Dictionary: Fun Exercises for Compound Words
This article focuses on exercises for teaching compound words including compound word exercises, a list of root words to create many different compound words, links to compound word games, and interactive online games.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Latin Root a Week: Sequ Secu #1
There are at least 72 key Latin roots. Use these words containing the Latin root in your weekly conversations and written assignments. The Latin root SEQU SECU means "follow." Three SEQU SECU root activities, 12 vocabulary words, and a...
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My vocabulary.com: Latin Root a Week: Spect Spic #1
There are at least 72 key Latin roots. Use these words containing the Latin root in your weekly conversations and written assignments. The Latin root SPECT SPIC means "look at, watch, see." Three SPECT SPIC root activities, 19 vocabulary...
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My vocabulary.com: Latin Root a Week: Miss Mitt #1
There are at least 72 key Latin roots. Use these words containing the Latin root in your weekly conversations and written assignments. The Latin root MISS or MITT means "send." Three MISS MITT root activities, 23 vocabulary words, and a...
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My vocabulary.com: Latin Root a Week: Cept Cip Cap #1
There are at least 72 key Latin roots. Use these words containing the Latin root in your weekly conversations and written assignments. The Latin root CEPT-CIP-CAP means "take, get, go, receive." Three CEPT root activities, 24 vocabulary...
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My vocabulary.com: Latin Root a Week: Vert Vers #1
There are at least 72 key Latin roots. Use these words containing the Latin root in your weekly conversations and written assignments. The Latin root VERT VERS means "turn." Three VERT VERS root activities, 29 vocabulary words, and a...
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My vocabulary.com: Latin Root a Week: Sta Sist Stit #1
There are at least 72 key Latin roots. Use these words containing the Latin root in your weekly conversations and written assignments. The Latin root STA SIST STIT means "stand." Three STA SIST STIT root activities, 27 vocabulary words,...
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My vocabulary.com: Latin Root a Week: Reg Rect Rig #1
There are at least 72 key Latin roots. Use these words containing the Latin root in your weekly conversations and written assignments. The Latin root REG RECT RIG means "straight, right, rule." Three REG RECT RIG root activities, 26...
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My vocabulary.com: Latin Root a Week: Pend Pens Pound #1
There are at least 72 key Latin roots. Use these words containing the Latin root in your weekly conversations and written assignments. The Latin root PEND PENS POUND means "hand, weigh, pay." Three PEND PENS POUND root activities, 42...