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Picture It: Teaching Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 7th - 12th
There are many fun and effective ways to teach students to write descriptively.
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Communities

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are introduced to the concept of communities. Using a map, they locate and describe different communities of all sizes. They watch a video and answer questions on a worksheet to complete the lesson.
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Maps with a "Spin"

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students, in groups, research and map the effects of a proposed airport three miles outside of town. They prepare a presentation based on a set of maps they make and explains its different points of view from the viewpoints of the town...
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Value of Education: Education and Earning Power

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students explore the earning power of someone with a post-high school education. In this education and income lesson, students evaluate examples of occupations, their salaries, and education level needed for the job. Students calculate...
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Establishing Borders

For Teachers 6th - 12th
students will discuss a few of the issues related to expansion. The establishment of a personal opinion is a strong skill this lesson could reinforce. The influence of economic developments is covered during the expansion period of the...
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Diffusion an Osmosis

For Students 6th - 7th
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students read the clues that relate to diffusion and osmosis. Students then complete the 20 question crossword using the given clues.
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Surveying During a Basketball Game

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders conduct a survey at a high school basketball game. They compile and present the data as histograms or bar graphs.
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Cell Labeling Worksheet

For Students 7th - 12th
Here is a basic fill-in-the-blank resource with a short introduction to cell structure and organelle vocabulary. Information and worksheet are not separated, so it may be helpful to copy and paste the questions into your own document.
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CASTLE ROCK PUEBLO: A TRIP THROUGH TIME

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use a map to respond to a series of questions. They determine how much time it would take to travel to Castle Rock Pueblo from different pueblos and locate modern pueblos on the Indian Country map.
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Skills You Need to Succeed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify basic skills needed to succeed in the world of work, including communication skills, computation skills, problem solving skills, and interpersonal skills.
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Archaeology 2500: Texano Weapons

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students listen to oral story describing mystery artifact, work in groups to write descriptive report of artifact, and creatively form hypothesis based purely on misinterpretation. Students then explore and discuss difficulty of...
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Cells Study Questions and Definition

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
For this cells worksheet, students define 14 words associated with cells. They answer 12 short answer questions about the structure and function of the cellular system.
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Circulatory System Crossword Puzzle

For Students 6th - 9th
In this circulatory system worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 13 clues about circulatory system vocabulary.
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Plant Diversity

For Students 5th - 6th
In this nonfiction comprehension worksheet, learners read the selection on plant diversity and answer 10 questions that include true/false, short answer, multiple choice, and fill in the blank.
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The Lake Champlain Highway

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders read and color “Boats, Boats, Boats on Lake Champlain.”  In this US History lesson, 9th graders listen to more detailed descriptions of the history of boating on Lake Champlain.  Students draw a picture of a boat used today.
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Weathering and Erosion Splashdown

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate how plants and their roots help slow the erosion process.
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One Person's Trash

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers pick an area that needs cleaning up and help clean up the trash in that place. For this clean up lesson plan, students pick either their home, school, or neighborhood to clean up and sort through the trash that they find.
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore water as it changes states of matter. In this physical property lesson, students use observation, measurement, and communication skills to describe changes in water as it goes from a solid to a liquid and back again.
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Cell Respiration

For Students 6th - 12th
In this biology activity, students complete a crossword puzzle with 17 questions about the processes involved in cellular respiration.
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American Indian Tribes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore two Indian tribes. They explore how tribes lived using natural resources. They compare Eastern Woodland and Plains Indians.
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Yum - Yum!! - The Digestion Lesson

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the various components of the digestive system and learn about both the physical and chemical processes that work together to break down food into absorbable molecules.
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Sediment Deposition Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners set up a stream table, observe erosion, and record data on where various sizes of sediments settle. They draw conclusions as to what kind of sedimentary rock form in what locations.
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Los Trenes de Espa¿¿a

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify and read correctly the symbols of a Spanish train schedule. Using maps, they identify and locate major cities and landforms of Spain and practice using a twenty-four hour clock. Using the internet, they navigate...
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Population Explosion Relay

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Pupils study the concepts of seed dispersal, germination rate, exponential population growth, and predation by engaging in a bean 'weeds vs. natives' relay race. They illustrate how weeds out-compete other plants for space by crowding...

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