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Marine Animals: Stranded on the Coast
Students identify marine animals that could become stranded due to coastal features and currents. They plot data on worksheets for locations of sea turtles actually beached or stranded. After plotting their points, they hypothesize...
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Creation of An Educational Toy, Game, or Story
Seventh graders create a toy, game or story suitable for a young child. They research magazines, catalogs, and child development texts for ideas. Students consider the age and development of the child.
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Georgia CRCT Online
Prepare your class for a standardized exam with this language arts practice test. Designed for the Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT), these fifteen questions would be a great review for your seventh graders. Two...
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Sentence Fragments
Tired of finding sentence fragments in your students' writing? Use this straightforward activity to help them identify when a sentence is not complete. Sixteen sentences prompt learners to rewrite fragments as parts of a complete...
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My Brother Sam is Dead: A study of the Revolutionary War
Fifth graders complete an analysis of the Revolutionary War through literature. After "My Brother Sam Is Dead," students create a time capsule containing items that would be relevant during the Revolutionary War. They identify key...
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Exploring the Night Sky: Summer
Students explain how moon phases occur. They describe and explain at least two common misconceptions that people have about the moon. Students explain what a star is. They explain 3 ways that the night sky has been used throughout history.
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Launching a Writer's Workshop
Learners interview each other and their parents to examine why and when writers write and where published authors get their ideas. They complete a class T-chart, fill-out an interview worksheet, and read and discuss a variety of book...
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Everything was up to date in 1628
Students view a video of Colonial House, a reality series where people lived according to the standards of European immigrants to the U.S. in 1628. In this colonial history instructional activity, students research changes in geographic...
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Exploring Dwarf Planet Eris
For this planet Eris worksheet, students read about the discovery of this dwarf planet and its characteristics. Students answer 3 questions about the planets, the classification of planets and the definition of planets. Students define 7...
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Mesopotamia
Students map Mesopotamia. In this Geography lesson, students are introduced to Ancient Mesopotamia. Students use an atlas to label the defining features and areas of Mesopotamia on a map.
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Cooperative Classroom Text Features Activities
Fifth graders examine text features and create a PowerPoint presentation. In this text features lesson plan, 5th graders go over Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures and text features before they choose one to include in a book and...
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"The Catcher in the Rye" Lesson Plans
"The Catcher in the Rye" lesson plans can get students interested in a famous novel.
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Ancient Greece: Athens as a City State
Sixth graders find Greece on the map and recognize how the geography of Greece was important in its development. In this ancient Greece lesson, 6th graders research Greece and compare to the civilization of ancient Egypt. Students answer...
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The Rise of the City States in Greece
Sixth graders examine Ancient Greece and its development of democracy. In this Greek History instructional activity, 6th graders explore the rise of city-states in Greece and its overall effect on the development of democracy. The class...
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4th Grade Geography Multiple Choice
In this grade 4 geography instructional activity, 4th graders complete a total of 25 multiple choice questions relating to 4th grade geography concepts. An answer key is provided.
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National Priorities for Hunger
In this national priorities for hunger worksheet, students assess the need in their community for food assistance, decide what needs to be done, rank the options, and determine a method for evaluating programs. This page has many...
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The Industrial Revolution
Tenth graders explore the impact of the Industrial Revolution. In this Industrialization lesson, 10th graders take notes on a SMART Board presentation and conduct research on urbanization, enclosure, assembly lines, boarding houses, and...
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Healthy Eating
Students explore how they can make healthy food choices and assess how "eating healthy" requires knowledge and planning ahead. They review and discuss The Edible Pyramid as well before they complete this project online. Each student maps...
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Sensational Sayings
Students recognize and interpret the meaning of proverbs and saying through music, poetry and movement. In this familiar sayings lesson, students participate in various games and activities to gain understanding of the meanings of...
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Destructive Impact of Environment on Artifacts
Students recognize that artifacts are destroyed over time. In this environmental factors on artifacts lesson, students experiment and observe through the microscope to find the environmental impact on artifacts. Students make a list of...
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Water, Water, Everywhere!
Students complete a WebQuest. In this water cycle lesson, students investigate the cycle through a WebQuest activity. Students research the water cycle through Internet resources and create a documentary video of their process.
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Used To or Be/Get Used to Exercise
In this correct grammar usage learning exercise, students read incomplete sentences and complete them using used to plus infinitive, be used to plus object or verb plus -ing, or get used to pus object or verb plus -ing. Students circle...
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Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Steppenwolf Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Hermann Hesse's Steppenwolf. Students may submit their answers to be scored.