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Women of the Revolutionary War
Who were the most influential women of the Revolutionary War? Reinforce your lesson about Revolutionary women with this word search. Young readers must locate the names of nine important women that served in some capacity during this...
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Do Suspected Enemies Have Rights?
Students investigate the history of Japanese immigration. They complete an online Webquest, explore various websites, answer discussion questions, and locate and read newspaper articles about enemy compatants.
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The End of WWII and The Beginning of the Cold War
In this end of World War II and Cold War study guide worksheet, learners fill in 44 blanks in a passage with the appropriate words to complete the sentences regarding the time period.
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Exploring the Beach
Young scholars explore the beach. In this marine habitat lesson, students inspect sand grains, design beach profiles, classify marine life, and examine natural beach habitats. Young scholars use spreadsheets to record data from their...
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ESL: American Presidents
For this ESL American Presidents worksheet, students read a table of information about the presidents, their vice presidents and party, then answer a set of 20 questions.
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Science: What Is the Carbon Cycle?
Students examine the carbon cycle while identifying its sources, sinks, and release agents. Using magazines and newspapers, groups of students design collages illustrating the carbon cycle. Finally, they write responses to several...
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Handing a Rogue State: North Korea
Students explore the concept of disarmament. In this North Korea lesson, students apply the steps of conflict resolution to the North Korean nuclear crisis as they create flowcharts designed to establish multilateral talks and resolve...
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The Geography of Africa
Hop a flight to Africa in this presentation, which includes brilliant and appealing photographs of the continent as well as maps and graphs about its geography, topography, and climate. Those who are researching Africa for a project or...
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An Archaeological Adventure in Athens
Students review map skills and practice finding locations on a map. In groups, they create maps with mystery locations identified by hidden stick-on magnets. Other groups attempt to find the mystery locations and then check their work...
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Food Safety to Prevent Food-Borne Illness
Students examine strategies and guidelines to prevent food-borne illnesses and contamination through proper handwashing, handling of foods, and food preparation. They review fact sheets on food-borne illnesses, and watch and discuss...
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Deep Subjects - Wells and Ground Water
Here is a phenomenal lesson plan on ground water, wells, and aquifers. Young geologists study how water exists underground, how water moves through the soil, and how water is extracted to be used as drinking water. Some excellent...
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Earthquakes
Students observe the melting of ice. In this phase change lesson, students observe ice as it melts. They discuss the process and create a Venn diagram comparing water and ice.
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The Nervous System from A to Z
In this nervous system alphabet book learning exercise, students study 26 neuroscience terms as they read the 26 terms and their definitions in the glossary. Some of the terms included are: receptor, unipolar, white matter, axon,...
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Right to Privacy
High schoolers examine the right to privacy as laid out in the United States Constitution. Using the text, they search the material for specific reference to protection of individual privacy. In groups, they use one provision of the...
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Location of Cities 201
Students work in pairs to locate the ancient cities on a world atlas using the longitude and latitude measurements. They examine the physical and human futures that explain their locations.
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Vocabulary Review: Completing Sentences
In this vocabulary worksheet, students check the word that will correctly complete a sentence, 7 sentences. Students choose from 4 words.
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Geese and Sandhill Cranes of Nebraska
Young scholars gather information on the geese and cranes found in Nebraska. Students explore ways they can help save their habitats. Also, young scholars use additional general information they connect artwork to their research topic.
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The Official U. S. Time
Get the official U.S. time from the official U.S. timekeepers, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and its military counterpart, the U.S. Naval Observatory. Java needs to be enabled to see the timeclocks. There are...
University of Hawai'i
University of Hawaii: Time Zones
This site is provided for by the University of Hawaii. Students will learn about the purpose of time zones and then use time zone maps to calculate the time and day in a specific area.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: On This Day in 1918, the u.s. Passed the u.s. Standard Time Act
A classroom activity commemorating the 1918 Standard Time Act and aiding students in learning about differing time zones. Includes lesson plans, web links and an annotated bibliography. From March 19, 2007.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: What Time Is It In?
Can you figure this? If it is afternoon in San Francisco, California, what time is it in Cairo, Egypt? Explore positive and negative number values in this one page activity using time zones from different parts of the world.
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World Time Zones: Actual Time Check
This interesting site shows the current time in 30 countries around the world. The clocks on display show that the time and day are different in different locations and that some time zones are hours ahead or behind, but others are off...
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Time Zones for P Cs
This site from Time Zones for PCs provides a colorful, interactive maps of the United States and the world. Click on one of the starred cities to find out what time it is there.
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Time and date.com: The World Clock Time Zones
This website has a variety of time resources. You can find a major city and its time. If you click on that city it will give you lots of information.