Illustrative Mathematics
Shape Hunt Part 2
Shapes are everywhere in the world around us, from rectangular doors to the circular wheels of a car. The second instructional activity in this series opens the eyes of young mathematicians to this wonderful world of shapes as they...
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Prairie Scavenger Hunt
Middle schoolers take a close look at the prairie environment. They identify common plants and animals of the prairie. In addition, pupils work in teams in order to put together a presentation on a certain aspect of the prairie...
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Happy Mother's Day! Scavenger Hunt
In this Mother's Day worksheet, students utilize the Internet to access one specific website to answer five factual questions about why we celebrate Mother's Day.
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The Voyages of Christopher Columbus Scavenger Hunt
In this Christopher Columbus worksheet, students utilize the Internet to access a specific website to find the answers to eight short answer questions associated with the voyages of Christopher Columbus.
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Sea Turtles: Just the Facts Scavenger Hunt
In this sea turtles worksheet, students access the Internet to a specific website to research the name of five specific sea turtles from their descriptions. Students write their answers on the lines provided.
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Happy Birthday, Queen Victoria! Scavenger Hunt
In this Queen Victoria worksheet, learners utilize the Internet to visit one specific website to find the answers to five short answer questions associated with Queen Victoria.
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Art Basics Scavenger Hunt
Hand out this worksheet and lead your class on a scavenger hunt. Pupils look for examples of shape, form, balance, pattern, perspective, space, and depth. They draw and write about the examples they've found. A great resource to add to...
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One Inch Scavenger Hunt
How many items can your learners find that are approximately one inch in length or width? Using this graphic organizer, they find nine, labeling and drawing each. A line that is 1-inch is provided at the bottom of the page, or you could...
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The Human Body
A 'People Scavenge' activity gets students out of their seat and in search for their peers, in order to discover differences among themselves. Prior to the hunt, students will complete a skit based on a portion of the Bible. The students...
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Is That Copy Right? Scavenger Hunt
In this copyright laws worksheet, students utilize the Internet to access a specific website to find the answers to complete five multiple choice statements.
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Celebrate Flag Day! Scavenger Hunt
In this Flag Day worksheet, students explore the Internet to access one specific website to find the answers to complete five multiple choice statements about Flag Day.
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Happy Birthday, Abe! Scavenger Hunt
In this Abraham Lincoln worksheet, learners utilize the Internet to access one specific website to find the answers to five multiple choice questions about Abe Lincoln.
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Play Ball Scavenger Hunt
In this baseball worksheet, students utilize the Internet to visit one specific website to seek the answers to five fill in the blank facts about baseball.
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Spring Ahead Scavenger Hunt
In this spring ahead worksheet, students explore the Internet and focus in on one specific website to find the answers to five multiple choice questions dealing with spring time.
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A Visit to Ireland Scavenger Hunt
In this history of Ireland worksheet, students utilize the Internet and one specific website to answer five multiple choice questions about the history of Ireland.
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Call the Police! Scavenger Hunt
In this policeman worksheet, students utilize the Internet to visit one specific website to locate the answers to five questions about accepting a job as a policeman.
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Go West With Lewis and Clark! Scavenger Hunt
In this Lewis and Clark scavenger hunt worksheet, students participate in an Internet scavenger hunt to answer five questions regarding the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Orienteering Scavenger Hunt Lesson Plan: Middle School
First, teach your class how to read a compass, and then do the scavenger hunt. This is rather a nice little activity to do. It can be done as part of a unit on orienteering or just for the fun of it as a stand-alone lesson. The fun...
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Using the Internet to Challenge Young Writers
Designed as a professional development exercise to introduce teachers to the Internet, the activities in this resource ask novice web surfers to access a series of sites, bookmark them, and answer question about information found on the...
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Cite Your Sites
What information would you find in an almanac that you would not find in an atlas? What is the difference between a dictionary and a thesaurus? Using a Cite Your Sites worksheet on which they record their observations, groups participate...
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Finding Your Way Using QR Codes
If you are taking your class on a library tour, use this scavenger hunt activity to spice it up. Although this hunt isn't actually attached (like the lesson says it is), you will get a good idea of how to implement a task like this....
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Newspaper Unit: Reading Lesson Plan
Work on identifying the different parts of a newspaper with your English learners. After reviewing newspaper terminology, pupils pair up and complete a scavenger hunt, looking for specific things in the newspaper and recording their...
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Prairie Find Outdoors
Students take a field trip to a local prairie. Using identification books, they identify various forbs and grasses in the prairie. As a class, they discuss the importance of forbs and grasses to the ecosystem and review the various types...
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ENTICEing Fun with Illinois Facts
Students participate in a multi-grade scavenger hunt. Using fun-fact cards, they answer questions based on Illinois. They record their answers in a journal and discuss any items they are unclear on.