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National Watermelon Promotion Board: Watermelon

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an entire site devoted to the promotion, history, recipes, and 'everything watermelon'. Photos of the different kinds and colors of watermelon are included. A site to savor and enjoy.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Watermelon Watch Your Garden Grow

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about delicious watermelon! Growing, varieties, nutrition, recipes, and photos are allincluded.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Walnuts and Watermelons

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Palomar Community College District

Wayne's Word: Watermelon Snow Caused by Green Algal Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from Wayne's Word, you can check out the pictures of snow banks stained with what looks like watermelon juice! This is a thorough exploration of algae responsible for this phenomenon.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Abcd Watermelon

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this interactive game from Between the Lions, Leona invites you to identify missing letters of the alphabet so that she can complete the alphabet song.
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Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Summer Watermelons

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Summer Watermelons."
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Florida

For Students 3rd - 5th
Explore the diversity of the people of Florida. "Blast off" with space facts. Do you know where the first watermelon came from?
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Harvesting Watermelons

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Harvesting Watermelons", created by Ferenc Marko in 1852 (Oil on canvas, 64 x 93 cm).
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Many Seeds Do Different Types of Fruit Produce?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Do you like your strawberry jelly with or without the seeds? Are you glad to have a seed-free watermelon, or do you enjoy spitting the seeds into the garden? You might not like to find seeds in your fruit, but fruit is nature's way of...
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Language Guide

Language Guide: Las Frutas

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A fairly extensive listing of interactive pictures of fruits comes alive with audio to help students learn the correct Spanish pronunciation. Move the mouse over each picture to hear the word.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Pollination Parties

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson helps learners understand the concept of pollination. Objectives, materials, procedures, adaptations, discussion questions, evaluation, extensions, suggested readings, links, vocabulary, and academic standards are all included!
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: From Old World to New World

For Students 3rd - 8th
Plants have migrated around the world just like people. This site explains how several African plants and food crops made their way into American life.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Charles Simic

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise biography of Charles Simic that lists his works and achievements. Includes a photograph.
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US Department of Agriculture

Choose My Plate: All About the Fruit Group

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the fruit group, including what foods are included and how much of various fruits counts as a cup.
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Other

Hubbard's Cupboard: The Enormous "Kinder" Garden

For Teachers K - 1st
In this unit from Hubbard's Cupboard, an elementary class will read several books together, each having a strong connection to the next. There are ideas for cross-curricular lessons, so this could be a site that shapes the next several...
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Curated OER

Language Guide: Las Frutas

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A fairly extensive listing of interactive pictures of fruits comes alive with audio to help students learn the correct Spanish pronunciation. Move the mouse over each picture to hear the word.

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