Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor

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Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

ASSESSMENT

Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

Exit tickets are a form of assessment that are often used informally to assess how well students grasped a lesson, what ...

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Geography Activities for Middle School

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Geography Activities for Middle School

Help students explore the world and develop their geography knowledge with this packet of geography activities for middl...

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Test Prep Strategies and Practice for Students

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Test Prep Strategies, Tools, and Practice Questions

Help set your students up for academic success with this packet of test-taking tips, test preparation strategies, and pr...

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WORKSHEETS

Inventors and Inventions of the 1960s

Try a printable worksheet that details some of the major inventions from the 1960s.

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REFERENCE

President Thomas Jefferson Biography

Return to U.S. Presidency - Index Page. Return to U.S. Presidents' Biographies Page.

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President Thomas Woodrow Wilson Biography

Return to U.S. Presidency - Index Page. Return to U.S. Presidents' Biographies Page.

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Sir Thomas More Biography

Writer / SaintBorn: 7 February 1478Died: 6 July 1535 (beheading)Birthplace: London, EnglandBest known as: The author of ...

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Biographies of African-American Inventors

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Women Inventors

A partial list of the many ingenious inventions by women.

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