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A Miniscule Adversary: Combating Epidemics and Infectious Diseases in America

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders discover the spread of different diseases in US. In this health science lesson, 10th graders research the role of CDC and PHS in protecting the citizens. They explore documented cases of pandemics and their impact on...
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Lesson Planet Article
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History's Mysteries Lesson Plans

For Teachers 6th - 8th
By exploring history's mysteries, like Stonehenge, students can learn about historical research.
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Kansas Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this vocabulary activity worksheet, students read the 10 statements about Kansas. Students find vocabulary words about Kansas to complete the 10 statements.
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U.S. Quiz Questions

For Students 6th - 8th
In this ESL United States worksheet, students answer a set of 25 questions about the United States. The answers to each question are written beneath each.
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The Making of a Holiday: MLK, Jr. Day

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students explore the life of Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement. They discuss the events surrounding his death and the significance of the federal holiday honoring Dr. King. As a class, they read about Dr. King's work for...
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The Branches of Government

For Teachers 5th - 6th
After reviewing and reading about the three branches of US Government, complete this activity with your class. In groups, they will place their "cards" on the board under the correct branch. This lesson is weak and unclear. I'd make a...
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Organizer
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Homeschooling

For Students 5th
In this homeschooling website, parents are provided with a variety of tools and articles for varying ages and lessons. Parents can browse topics, activities, and support groups.
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Martin Luther King Day

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Invite your advanced ESL learners to explore the US national holiday Martin Luther King day. Play the attached mp3 which is a description of this important holiday and facilitate the phrase match and listening gap activities  included....
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Analyzing Free and Fair Elections

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students brainstorm the qualities of a "free and fair" elections. They read background information pertaining to the upcoming 2007 presidential elections. Pupils compare the "free and fair" elections list composed by students to the...
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City of the Beasts: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
An online interactive quiz that checks reading comprehension for Isabel Allende's young adult novel City of the Beasts. Creator based this quiz on the Spanish language version, so pre-screen for accuracy if your class is using the...
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Beginning with B...

For Students 9th - 12th
High schoolers can sharpen their research skills by utilizing the Internet to find the answers to the trivia questions presented in this on-line worksheet. This particular worksheet focuses on questions that have the letter "B" in them,...
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Education of the Artist: An Investigation into the Ideas that Defined aGeneration of Artists in late Eighteenth-Century Britain

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore training of artists as professionals, and identify the many different types of jobs that require art training.
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US History

For Students 6th - 10th
In this US History worksheet, students complete the crossword puzzle using the clues at the bottom of the page. There are 34 clues in total on this worksheet.
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Mail Call!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the National Postal Museum through an interactive program. They explore how a stamp design gets proposed and who designs them. They also examine the history of the postal service.
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Women in History: Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this women in history worksheet, students read a biography of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. Students then answer 6 multiple choice questions and 1 essay question about the passage.
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The Watergate Crisis

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students examine Watergate and explore how this crisis affected American politics.
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Don't Be a Duffer! Understanding the Sport of Golf

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Young scholars are divided into six groups to access the "History of Golf Since 1497" website, and familiarize themselves with the data on one of the six pages of the website. They then work together as a large group to construct a...
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Complete Subject Review

For Students 5th
In this subject worksheet, 5th graders review and master the subject of sentences.  Students respond to 28 questions, underlining or writing the subject of each given statement.
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Dmitry Medvedev

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Dmitry Medvedev and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Selecting a Chief Justice For The United States Supreme Court: The Senate Confirmation Hearings of Judge John Roberts, Jr.

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students review the procedures for selecting a new Supreme Court Justice. In groups, they determine which questions the nominee should be asked and practice asking the questions with a classmate. They watch the confirmation hearings...
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Constitution Day

For Students 5th - 7th
In this U.S Constitution activity, students complete a crossword puzzle where they answer 20 questions about the U.S. Constitution then use their answers to complete a crossword puzzle. A word bank is provided.
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Twelve Facts About e

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this e worksheet, learners are presented with several facts about e and Euler.  Students are also given a technique to help them remember the numerical approximation for e.
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Matching Events and People

For Students 5th - 12th
In this social studies events worksheet, learners match important events in history with people that were involved at the time. Students complete 13 matches.
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"Rolling Out the Red Carpet," and Other Idioms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the idiom as a form of speech. They practice using idioms by developing a Jeopardy game using a provided template.