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American Flag History
Young historians explore US culture by investigating the US flag. They will use their textbooks, prior knowledge, and sources provided by the teacher to research the history of the American flag. They will design and create a trading...
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Water Awareness Portfolio Instructions
Learners participate in a water awareness portfolio. In this water conservation lesson students create a portfolio to help make them aware of current water conditions.
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Costa Rican Sea Turtles
Young scholars read "One Tiny Turtle" by Nicola Davies. Using the internet, they research the characteristics of turtles off of the Costa Rica coast. In groups, they complete a worksheet and define vocabulary words they are unfamiliar...
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Great Questions for Tic Tac Toe
Fourth graders plan their own activities to reinforce the concepts being taught in school. The tic-tac-toe grid is used to help students create innovative learning activities to generate ideas.
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Immigration to the United States
Students work together as a class to create a videotape examining their different family histories. They interview their families about their experiences immigrating to America. They draw illustrations of their family to be included on...
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Spring Collecting and Identifying Bumble Bees
Students collect bumble bees in the field, record data, identify and release specimens, answer conclusion questions, and send data in to researcher leaders. They make research based conclusions based upon the evidence.
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Prewriting: Gathering Information
Students record bibliographic information for their research paper. In this english lesson, students practice gathering and organizing information properly.
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Under The Doctors Advice
High schoolers discuss the importance of specifically following medical instructions. They simulate a conversation between a pharmasist and a patient. Students compare and contrast medical and natural remedies. This lesson is intended...
Indiana University
Indiana University: Writing Book Reviews
This page, which is provided for by the Indiana University, gives good information to help in writing book reviews. It tells you what to look for when reading, how to write, and provides a sample book review.
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Study guide.org: Writing an Approach Paper
This study tutorial shows how to do an "approach paper" concerning novels read in class. This web page explains the assignment and offers a sample approach for the novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Writing Scientific "Recipes"
Adapted from a lesson in the book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports by Barry Lane, this lesson asks students to read several recipes to gain an understanding of how they are written and the types of words they use. Then students demonstrate...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Mars
Many facts about Mars are presented on this comprehensive site. Planet size, surface, length of day, orbit, atmosphere, moons, are a sampling of the many topics discussed on this site. You will also find an activity book, a quiz, a...