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Fact Or Fiction
Students demonstrate their ability to distinguish between fact and fiction. Students identify the features of weather-related adages and proverbs. After reviewing several weather adages, students explain whether they are based in fact.
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Science Fiction Stories
Students review the story writing process and the elements such as prewriting, drafting, editing, revising, publishing, and assessment. Next students write a science fiction story that contains a title, the requested number of...
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Roll Out the Run-ons
Learners participate in activities in order to investigate the concept of run-on sentences. They identify a complete sentence and the correct characteristics that it possesses.
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Tree Friends
Students are introduced to tree structure and use. They identify their special tree using all senses except sight. Students identify six different internal parts within a cross section of tree trunk (bark, phloem, xylem, cambium,...
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Rules for Forming Plural Nouns
In this plural nouns worksheet, students learn rules about plural nouns and then correct noun errors in a three paragraphs through adding 's,' and add apostrophe's to incorrect sentences. Students also read about possessive pronouns and...
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Velocity and Acceleration
In this velocity and acceleration instructional activity, students determine the distance walked and the displacement of a person who walks 15 m west and 20 m east. Then they determine the resultant velocity of a bicyclist who rides 10...
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A View of the Cell
In this cell worksheet, students will match 13 vocabulary words relating to cells to the correct definition. The cell vocabulary words cover all the parts of the cell plus eukaryotes, and prokaryotes.
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Comparing Eclipses
In this eclipses worksheet, students will compare diagrams of a total solar eclipse with a total lunar eclipse. Students will complete 6 short answer questions based on these diagrams.
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Newton's First Law
In this laws of motion learning exercise, students review vocabulary words and concepts associated with Newton's first law of motion. This learning exercise has 15 true or false questions.
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Science - 'Why does the wind blow?'
In this earth science activity, students read a poem about the wind and learn why the wind blows. After reading the poem and informative paragraphs that follow it, students answer 2 questions regarding the information they read. Finally,...
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Exploring Earth Through Maps and Technology
In this maps worksheet, students read 3 pages of detailed information about maps, latitude, longitude, topography, satellites and global positioning. Students then answer 10 questions. There is also a research project assignment available.
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Talking About Clouds
In this weather worksheet, students read a selection about the water cycle and cloud identification. Then the students fill in the missing words in 5 sentences and write the name of 5 cloud types while describing the clouds.
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Question Time!
In this relationship key vocabulary worksheet, students unscramble 8 groups of words to form questions, write a description of an unusual place, and write 6 questions about the place they chose.
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Being Flexible
In this flexibility worksheet, students read a paragraph about a soda can that exploded in a car. They choose from a list of options the possibilities for the can exploding. They practice using flexible thinking skills.
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Fractions
In this fractions activity, 6th graders solve and complete 2 different types of problems related to science and fractions. First, they determine which fraction the whole part shaded and patterned is represented in each picture. Then,...
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The Layers of the Atmosphere
In this atmosphere worksheet, students read about the four distinct layers of the atmosphere. Then students complete 3 short answer questions.
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Supreme Court Confirmation Lesson Plan
Students consider the responsibilities of Senate Judiciary Committee members. In this judicial hearings lesson, students participate in a mock Supreme Court Confirmation and discuss the outcome.
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Cloze Activity: Rainforests
For this rainforests cloze procedure worksheet, learners review a brief selection that is missing 16 words and then attempt to fill in each blank with a word they think the author might have used. A word bank is provided.
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Black Holes and Tidal Forces
In this black holes and tidal forces activity, students solve 5 problems in which they find the tidal acceleration and answer questions about spaghettification.
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The Solar System Word Search 2
In this solar system word puzzle worksheet, students examine the 26 words an names in the word bank and locate them in the word search puzzle.
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Native Americans: Origins
For this Native Americans worksheet, students read about the origins of the Native Americans and the discovery of North America. Students also read about the arrival of the Europeans to the continent and the Plains Indians.
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Ozone Pollution- Smog Alert
Students explore ozone pollution. In this ozone pollution lesson, students participate in an experiment to simulate smog by using matches, foil, and a covered jar. Students observe how smog effects the environment.
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Short Vowel I Activity #2
For this short i worksheet, students circle the word in a pair that has the short i sound, then write the word on provided lines. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Gravity and Layers of Air
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...