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Heritage Foundation

Crime and Punishment

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
You wouldn't give someone a 10-day timeout for eating a piece of candy. The US government, too, does not believe in unreasonable punishment. A variety of exercises exploring the clauses of the US Constitution prompts class members to...
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Curated OER

Putting Reading first: Keys to Comprehension

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders recognize what comprehension is and can explain the strategies they are using.  In this reading comprehension lesson plan, 2nd graders self assess the strategies they are using to comprehend a text.  Students answer...
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Eggs, Egg Test, Day 6

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete a test demonstrating their knowledge of the study of eggs.
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Eggs, Egg Test, Day 6

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review their knowledge of eggs, their structure and nutritional value. After the test, they complete an egg lab and turn in their samples to the teacher. To end the lesson, they determine their egg score and discuss how many...
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Curated OER

USH Test One

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders write about one reason immigrants came to the United States in the late 1800's. They take a test that focuses upon past concepts and then an introduction is given by the teacher for the concepts of Imperialism and The...
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Curated OER

Reading for Righties and Lefties

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students choose novels to read in an open reading forum.
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Curated OER

How Do We Generate a Large Amount of a Specific DNA Sample?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the Polymerase Chain Reaction technique that is used to create larger amounts of a gene. They watch and discuss a PowerPoint presentation, explore a website, and write a report listing the materials needed to...
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Organizer
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Murder and a Meal

For Students 7th - 9th
In this murder and a meal worksheet, students read the given scenario and determine a procedure to test each organic macromolecule stated in the reading. Students write out the procedure for testing. Students complete a chart that...
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Curated OER

Latin Tutorial 1: Multiple-Choice Item Writing for Teachers

For Teachers 11th - 12th
What are the benefits to providing your learners with multiple-choice questions on quizzes and tests? If you'll be teaching Latin literature this year, read this quick argument to decide which types of questions you'll create.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Writing: Revision

For Students 4th - 6th
Looking for a worksheet on editing and revising punctuation? In this writing skills worksheet, young writers read a writing sample and identify the punctuation, spelling, and grammatical errors in the selection.
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Curated OER

DNA Fingerprinting

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discuss methods used by forensic scientists and the basics of DNA and how it can be used to identify an individual after reading an article from The New York Times.
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Curated OER

Water in Africa

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students discover the horrible situation of water shortages that many people face by completing Peace Corps activities.  In this global health lesson, students analyze and discuss photographs of people in Africa struggling to find water....
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Curated OER

Sink or Float?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students predict and test different items to see if they sink or float. In this sink and float lesson plan, students predict whether an item is buoyant or not, and learn that size and weight do not matter when it comes to buoyancy.
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Curated OER

Behind the Mission to Mercury

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners read an E-Sheet about the Mission to Mercury. They follow a variety of worksheets and on-line activities that follow the E-Sheet. They discuss several different scenarios regarding space exploration. They analyze one of the...
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Curated OER

Literary Terms Used in I, Juan de Pareja

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders define six different literary terms after reading I, Juan de Pareja. In groups, they are given a specific literary term to create a PowerPoint presentation explaining how their term in utilized in the context of I, Juan...
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Handout
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The Gettysburg Address

For Students 5th - 6th
In this social studies worksheet, students learn about Lincoln's delivery of the Gettysburg Address by first reading an information paragraph about the history of the speech. Students then read the complete text of the speech. There are...
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Waking Up, Stepping Out

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine cultural differences. In this Peace Corps lesson, students compare their culture to Nepali culture as they read and discuss Waking Up, Stepping Out by Steve Iams.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Daredevils

For Students 5th - 6th
In this social studies learning exercise, students investigate women daredevils-those who loved the exhilaration of speed. Students read 7 short descriptions of women in sports. Their names are scrambled. Students write the correct name...
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Curated OER

Problem Solving with Multi-Step Number Stories

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils solve multi-step number stories. They create number models to solve number stories.  Everyone chooses the appropriate operation to use after reading the problem, and then work in small groups to solve.    
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Worksheet
Texas State Energy Conservation Office

Investigation: Is Dilution the Solution?

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Systematically diluting a full-strength sample of food coloring is meant to help earth scientists understand concentration in parts per million. While they will enjoy the lab exercise, it might be a challenge to help them relate it to...
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Eggs, Practical Test

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the structure, size, grades, nutritional function, preparation techniques and storage guidelines of eggs. They prepare German Pancakes and Orange Julius.
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Reading to Calculate

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars follow directions utilizing the Casio calculator to accurately solve calculations involving fractions in preparation for the math portion of the GED test. They stress the ability of reading instructions precisely and...
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Word Wall Words

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice recognizing sights words. In this literacy lesson, students recognize and read 200 sight words, use combinations of words to make sentences, use words to fill in basic sentences, successfully pass spelling tests with...
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Center for Precollegiate Education and Training

Buoyancy Boats

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What did the sea say to the boat? Nothing, it just waved. An inquiry-based lesson starts with a simple concept on the Archimedes Principle and challenges pupils to make something out of clay that floats. Then, they design an object out...

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