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Puzzled About Conservation
Raise children's awareness about conservation with this series of vocabulary activities. Offering riddles about endangered species and a crossword puzzle involving key terms relating to conservation, these fun worksheets will...
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Flight of the Future/Space Flight
Students explore space science by viewing videos on YouTube. In this moon landing lesson, students view clips of Neil Armstrong taking his first step on the moon and discuss the space race between the U.S. and Russia. Students utilize...
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Computer Terminology
Sixth graders are introduced to computer terminology. They complete a crossword puzzle using the terminology from the lesson. Students view a PowerPoint on computer technology. They are given copies of the PowerPoint. Students create...
Virginia Racing Commission
Project Hoofbeat: Incorporating the Horse in the Classroom:
It's all about horses in this cross-curricular packet that includes everything equine from United States horse history, breeds, grooming tools, and plenty of new vocabulary terms. Split into 11 lessons, learners complete crossword...
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Creating a Digital Newspaper
Young scholars create a digital newspaper. In this digital newspaper lesson, students review the sections of a newspaper and brainstorm ideas for their paper. Young scholars complete a schools news report, student interview, opinion...
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Gravity, Forces, and Inertia
Students participate in assessments involving gravity, forces, and inertia. They select from a menu of options assessments they would like to complete including worksheets, drawing posters, watching videos, creating crossword puzzles,...
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A State of Her Own
Students investigate current elected female leaders from around the world and use their research to create challenging crossword puzzles.
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Water Microbes and Human Health
Students research the possible sources and human health effects of microbes found in recreational and drinking water. They explore the range of negative outcomes of contact with contaminated recreational and drinking water by creating...
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Manga Mania
Students create a word web on the word "manga" through Internet research, which contains a vast array of information on the topic. They research and complete their word web, along with a classification chart, quiz, and crossword...
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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals
Students explore economics by creating a budget. In this financial goal setting lesson, students investigate their use of time by completing a worksheet. Students identify financial goals they would like to achieve in the next several...
Montana State University
Meet Mount Everest
Learning about one landform might seem boring to some, but using the resource provided practically guarantees scholar interest. The second in a sequential series of eight covering the topic of Mount Everest includes activities such as a...
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Microscopes
Students investigate how microscopes are used. They identify ways microscopes are used to see cells and in various careers. They complete activities involving creating a vocabulary book, crossword puzzles, designing posters, and...
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Christmas tips
Students integrate a wide variety of Christmas themes within this lesson. They research the background to the history of this holiday. Students create Christmas cards, crossword puzzles and write creative stories on their special...
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China's Giant Panda
Third graders read an article called "All About Pandas." In this Panda lesson, students become familiar with the connection of the Panda to Chinese culture. Students recognize that Pandas are endangered. Students complete a...
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Who Has Power?
Fourth graders discuss abuse of power in government and examine the Constitution for specific powers in each branch. They create a crossword puzzle utilizing terms and information regarding division of government powers and federalism
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What's in a Word?
Learners complete a unit on words, their origins, and their usage. They explore various websites, create a word ladder online, develop a list of anagrams, write a story using homonyms, and create a list of vocabulary words.
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Volcano Types
Students view a teacher created PowerPoint on the different types of volcanoes and complete a worksheet identifying the different types of volcanoes. They access the Internet to research a specific type of volcano. They create a...
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American Revolution
Students view a PowerPoint presentation created by the teacher over a two week period about American Revolution and its causes and effects. They answer study guide questions, and participate in small and whole group discussions,...
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Wild Weather
Students access a weather word crossword puzzle using a web site. They complete the puzzle by accessing web sites that are associated with each question. They create an original crossword puzzle using the web sites.
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Fighting Back
Learners identify different methods of resistance used by Jews during the Holocaust and classify them as either passive or active forms of resistance. They create a role play of a husband and wife on whether they should hide a child of...
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Smoking Prevention Campaign
Students create a school-wide smoking prevention campaign. In this research lesson, students combine a study of facts with a survey to create a smoking prevention campaign.
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Romeo and Juliet Newspapaer
Students create a newspaper based on their reading of Romeo and Juliet.
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"The Science Times"
Young scholars create their own newspaper after gathering information at the Museum of Natural History's Hall of Biodiversity.
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Families of Mount Olympus
Sixth graders explore Greek mythology. In this Greek mythology lesson, 6th graders research selected Internet sources on Greek gods and goddesses. Student use their research findings to create mythology family tress. Students also read...