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Mad Scientist Vocabulary Review

For Teachers 5th - 6th
For this mad scientist vocabulary review, students play a game to practice their spelling and vocabulary skills. Two students play charades, one must draw the word and the other identify it and write it correctly. Students fill in...
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Vocabulary 6 - SAT Preparation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars discover how to spell, define, and employ in speaking and writing 20 vocabulary words which are likely to show up on the SAT test. Included are links to online printable puzzles and online flashcards.
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American Lives in Two Centuries:What Is an American?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers decide what it means to be an American. In this historical perspectives lesson, students read Crevecoeur's "Letter from an American Farmer," and interviews with everyday Americans from the Works Progress Administration....
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Line and Design

For Students 8th - 11th
With photography as the focus, students learn about line and design. Learners take pictures, and use the photos as a means to analyze artistic elements.
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A Famine Glossary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this history of Ireland worksheet, students match eleven words from a word bank with their definitions. They finish a chart comparing their diet with that of a poor person from Ireland in 1845. Students write answers to 5 essay...
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Basic Food Items

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore healthy eating by defining food vocabulary terms. In this food purchasing lesson, students utilize word/picture cards to participate in a food identification activity among their classmates. Students read a list of food...
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Cloud Puzzle

For Students 7th - 9th
In this cloud worksheet, students are given twenty definitions related to cloud formation and types of clouds. They find the proper term for each definition and put them in the crossword puzzle.
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Using Your Dictionary 1

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this vocabulary worksheet, students write the definition and part of speech of 10 words. Students also think of a noun to follow each adjective and use it to form a sentence.
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Volume of Rectangular Prisms: Algebra/Geometry Institute Summer 2009

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students find the volume of rectangular prisms.  In this volume lesson plan, students use a formula to find the volume of rectangular prisms.  They discuss the definition of volume and draw rectangular prisms.  Students identify the...
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Social Studies Integrated with Writing Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st
First graders access prior knowledge about goods and pricing.  In this scarcity lesson, 1st graders understand the meaning of scarcity and how it effects people.  Students prepare for a boat trip and choose three things to bring with...
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Polygon Perimeters

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice finding the perimeter of shapes.  In this measurement lesson, 4th graders review the meaning of perimeter and work in groups to draw polygons with differing perimeters.  Students share their polygons with the class.
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An Exploration of the Slope of a Line

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners define the slope of a line. In this algebra lesson plan, students differentiate between parallel and perpendicular lines using their slopes. They rewrite equations in slope intercept form and explain the meaning of the slope.
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Understanding Self-Esteem

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students describe self-esteem and what it means to them. In this health related lesson, students work through 4 exercises to become more aware of what self-esteem means to them and others in the classroom. The lesson ends with an...
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Adverbs 2

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
For this vocabulary worksheet, students write the definition of 10 adverbs. Students also write 3 sentences using each adverb.
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Easy Adjectives 1

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
For this vocabulary worksheet, students write the definition of 10 adjectives. Students also think of nouns to follow each adjective and use them to form sentences.
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Capital for Cookies

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders find the meaning for capital, land, labor and enterprise and relate them to economics of a place. In this economics lesson, 4th graders form a company to make an agricultural product and look for the resources they will...
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Problem Solving and the Sports Page

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create and solve sports-related word problems.
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Estimation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students estimate the cost of individual items found on a typical grocery list. They participte in a teacher-led demonstration, solve word problems, and estimate the cost of ten items placed into their group's grocery basket.
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The Best of the Best

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars participate in a discussion about the definition of the word 'hero'. They research baseball players and managers and then engage in a formal debate about the merits of their subjects.
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Broadcasting the News Lesson 6

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students practice news reading at three words per second. They produce a news program while working as a team of reporters. They watch news clips of current reporters making a list of news reading tips. They play an online game that...
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Metamorphic Rock Lab

For Teachers 7th - 10th
In this metamorphic rock worksheet, learners observe 9 metamorphic rock samples and indicate the grain size, if there are bands, if there are layers , if it is foliated and they identify the name of the rock. They complete 5 sentences...
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Extinction

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students develop a definition of extinction.  In this extinction lesson, students listen to What Happened to Dinosaurs? Students research and debate theories of what happened to dinosaurs.  Students present their arguments.
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Oceans and Coasts

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learners explore the topic of marine pollution. They define key vocabulary words, list examples of marine pollution, complete a true/false handout, read an article, and participate in a class discussion.
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Mass: Applying and Interpreting

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students rotate through six studying stations solving problems that involve applying and interpreting aspects of mass. They solve various word problems, and measure the contents of cans and calculate the mass of two cans.