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Fact Or Fiction

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners demonstrate their ability to distinguish between fact and fiction. Students identify the features of weather-related adages and proverbs. After reviewing several weather adages, learners explain whether they are based in fact.
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Sun and Moon Poetry Baskets

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students write Sun and Moon poetry. In this poetry lesson, students research the sun and the moon.  They write poetry and create two class baskets for descriptive words about each.
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U Letter Ideas

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners participate in activities that begin with the letter "U". They also expand their vocabulary.
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Haiku Written by Kids

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this Haiku poetry worksheet, learners will read 20 examples of Haiku poems written by students. The poems are centered around nature.
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Spelling II: Pretest

For Students 4th - 6th
In this spelling worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice spelling questions.
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Heavens Above

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers study the stars and their positions.  In this astronomy lesson students see how scientists can predict the positions of the stars and can tell how they would have appeared in the past. 
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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

For Students K - 1st
In this language arts activity, students read a classic Mother Goose rhyme called Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. Students color the picture, which goes with the poem.
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A - specific: referring to one in particular

For Students 4th - 8th
In this specific or unspecific worksheet, students read the sentences and decide if the sentence is describing something specific or unspecific. Students complete 7 problems.
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Christmas Holiday

For Students 10th - 11th
In this holiday worksheet, students solve a crossword puzzle related to Christmas. For example, "This type of song is sung in church at Christmas."
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2001: A Space Odyssey Activity Sheet and Progress Test

For Students 9th - 12th
In this 2001: A Space Odyssey activity and progress test worksheet, learners respond to a total of 13 multiple choice, matching and fill in the blank questions about 2001: A Space Odyssey in order to better understand the novel.
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Ancient Sun Models of the World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explain that many different cultures across the world developed their own reasoning for the weather around them. They explore the different cultural beliefs of the sun's cycle and to create their own story of the sun's...
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What's Your Sign? The Science Behind The Zodiac

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the concepts dealing with the motions of celestial objects, the ancient origins of the Zodiac and the science behind the Zodiac.
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Lunar Cycle

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners become familiar with repeating patterns in nature, namely the phases of the moon.
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Our Solar System

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate the coincidental parade of planets and witness dramatic views of the solar system by researching websites and participating in online activities. They write about their findings.
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Periodic Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners review periodic table of elements, choose one element, and create piece of poetry about it using Cinquain, Haiku, or Acrostic format. Students then read aloud their poems to classmates.
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The Gulf War and its Consequences

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study the historical background of Desert Storm/Desert Shield. They determine that not all Americans were in favor of the Gulf War and examine the Gulf War Syndrome. They discover that another possible cause pertains to...
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What is Weather?

For Students 6th - 8th
In this weather worksheet, learners photograph and record the weather conditions for a week. Then they list the types of clouds observed and the weather conditions they noted associated with each cloud type. Students also write a...
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Weather Prediction

For Students 9th - 12th
In this weather worksheet, learners review vocabulary words and concepts associated with predicting the weather. Students understand what a meteorologist studies. This worksheet has 7 matching, 10 fill in the blank, and 5 short answer...
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Contrails and the Climate

For Students 8th - 10th
In this contrails and climate worksheet, students read a short article about the effects of contrails on the weather and the climate. They answer 5 questions about the article.
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Gravity and Layers of Air

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students actively look and listen as their teacher provides transparencies to show how the atmosphere is made up of layers. In this atmosphere lesson plan, students discuss the atmosphere in terms of layers and how gravity pulls...
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Dividing by Ten Riddle

For Students 3rd
In this dividing by ten riddle instructional activity, 3rd graders solve ten word problems, all dividing by ten, then use the answers to solve a riddle.
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Identifying Figurative Language

For Students 5th - 10th
In this figurative language activity, students identify figurative language in the sentences and explain their answers. Students complete 10 problems.
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Teaching English: The Weather

For Students 5th - 7th
In this weather worksheet, learners discuss differences in sets of weather related words, match the phonemic pronunciation of beginnings of words with endings, match adjectives to form collocations, and complete short answer questions.
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Knowledge Quiz: The Universe

For Students 6th - 8th
In this universe quiz worksheet, students complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions that cover a variety of concepts about the universe: constellations, black holes, the solar system, etc.