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Inventions 2: The Impact
Tomorrow's engineers visit an intriguing website about inventions that have changed the way we live. Biographies of child inventors on the suggested website aren't easy to find, so make sure to find some stories to share in place of...
Lawrence Hall of Science
HowtoSmile
Access countless activities to use in STEM curriculum. This app is a collection of science, technology, engineering, math, and even art ideas are cataloged by topic and easily accessed from one spot.
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The History of Mathematics
Research the interrelationship between math and science. Search the Internet to discover the history of several branches of mathematics and make text-to-world connections between the concepts covered in each branch with related...
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Planet Designer: Kelvin Climb
It's time to get those creative juices flowing! This second instructional activity in a series of five continues allowing pupils to design their own planets. It the same format as the first, but, this time, allows students to alter...
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The Battle for Ultimate Power
Middle schoolers gain an understanding of how the powers of 10 and scientific notation can be used to represent the scale of things in the universe. They relate the number of stars in the universe to the number of grains of sand on...
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Breaking News English: Microsoft Launches Bing Decision Engine
In this English worksheet, students read "Microsoft Launches Bing Decision Engine," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
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ILLINOIS HISTORY HOW TO SEARCH THE INTERNET
Fourth graders use the internet to search for pictures about historical events and then use those pictures for a timeline game
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Architecture of China- A Web Based Search
Students use the internet in order to investigate the architecture of China. This is done in order to build an appreciation for the structures of buildings and how they communicate the culture.
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In Search of Al Qaeda
Pupils view a PBS Frontline video online entitled, "In Search of Al Qaeda." They complete pre-viewing activities in which they examine the use of primary sources. They look at the key groups and individuals and the history of terrorism....
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Searching in "Neat Stuff": Library Corner
Students explore collections of materials and pointers to other related materials to help them to quickly and easily find and retrieve information needed. This lesson was originally written for librarians with little or no net experiences.
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Tool Word Search
In this vocabulary activity, students find nine words in a word search about tools. Words are hidden in a twelve by twelve letter grid. Tools in the word search are: bit, hammer, pliers, bolt, nail, saw, drill, nut, and screw.
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Learning Students Names
Students design a name tag to post on a wall chart. Teacher uses the name tags to learn student names.
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Search the automaker
For this technology worksheet, students find the names of different automakers and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Asthma Word Search
In this health worksheet, students find the vocabulary terms related to the subject of asthma. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Woodworking Terms Word Search
In this woodworking terms worksheet, students locate names of tools used with wood. A list of 15 items is provided for identification. An answer key is available.
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Tolkien Search
In this literature worksheet, students find the words related to the author Tolkien and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Memory Word Search
In this health worksheet, students find the words related to the concept of memory and the answers are found by looking at the bottom of the page.
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Bridge Design and Bridge Building
Seventh graders conduct an investigation into the design of bridges and their construction. Students design bridges and draw detailed plans. For assessment they construct a model of a bridge that is made entirely of toothpicks. Students...
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The War in the Air ~ Activity 1-8
In this war history learning exercise, students use the Internet to open a file on Air War and use the sort and search tools to respond to 8 questions. Then they create a graph of the total numbers of
aircraft produced by the Axis...
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Modeling the Process of Mining Silicon Through a Single Displacement/Redox Reaction
Students study silicon and where it comes from. In this solar mining lesson plan students complete an Internet search of mining and a lab activity.
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Do Some Research
In this Internet research worksheet, students complete a library or and Internet search on astronomers then draw a picture and write a report on the topic.
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Do Some Research
In this Internet research worksheet, students complete a library or Internet search on astronauts then draw a picture and write a report on the topic.
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Do Some Research
In this Internet research worksheet, students complete a library or Internet search about water then draw a picture and write a report on the topic.
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Test Your Research Skills - Famous Britons – When Were They Born?
In this research skills worksheet, students write a list of 15 famous Britons in their birth order. They find the birthday of each one using an encyclopedia or an Internet search.