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Products from the Rainforest

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write a story about the journey a food has from the rainforest to your table. In this food lesson plan, 2nd graders research different foods and products that come from the rainforest and discover how it ended up in their...
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Land Habitats: Grade 3 Science

For Teachers 2nd
Build your students scientific vocabulary with this slide show on land habitats. Each slide provides a vocabulary word, image, and definition of a term common to habitats and the environment. Great for science class or as comprehensible...
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Africa - Clothing

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss the differences between the clothing choices within the three regions in Africa and in Hawaii.
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Hunt the Fact Monster September #2

For Students 3rd
In this internet research learning exercise, 3rd graders use the Fact Monster search engine to find the answers to five multiple choice questions. A sample question asks: "Which ocean borders the African country of Ghana?"
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Animals A to Z: Xenops

For Students 3rd
In this xenops worksheet, 3rd graders will read 10 facts about a xenops to gain an understanding of the animal's characteristics. Students will locate 10 errors of punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
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Which Animal Lives Where?

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Use this instructional activity in your classroom for a quick and easy way to review animal habitats. Young children use magazine clippings, pictures provided, or other resources to create a collage depicting an animal habitat. This is a...
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Special Birds

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students identify the basic structures of animals
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A Single Lucid Moment

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine a case study of contrasting values between cultures. They read and discuss a story of a family of Peace Corps volunteers in Papua New Guinea, write a response to the story, and write a script for a dramatization of the...
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Exploring Ecosystems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the characteristics of an ecosystem. They create their own landmass of an ecosystem and creating a map of the area. They develop a brochure sharing information about their new landmass.
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Why Does the Cocoa Tree Need a Tropical Rainforest to Grow?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the requirements a cocoa plant needs to survive. They research where chocolate comes from and how humans can affect the growth of cocoa trees. Students create a 3-D model of a cocoa tree and compare and contrast...
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Wildlife

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
The centerpiece of this lesson plan is a predator-prey simulation in which colored paperclips represent different species of animals camouflaged against a colored background. Relevant follow-up questions are provided. The activity is...
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African Country Report

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders describe the relationship between the people of Africa and their environment. They examine the climate, economy and inhabitants of this land. Using maps graphic organizers and writing a report, 6th graders demonstrate how...
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Mammals

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students gather information from an online database about mammals. Choosing one mammal, they compare its physical characteristics, food habits, behavior and location to the other mammals they were introduced to in this lesson plan. In...
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What is Logging?

For Students 7th - 12th
Future forestry fanatics absorb information about the impact of the logging industry and then answer ten questions. Everything is included on one webpage, so consider having learners write out their answers on a separate piece of paper....
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Word Formation: Word Families

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this word formation worksheet, young scholars identify groups of words that belong to the same word family, create word families from a given word, and fill in sentences using words that come from the same word family. Students answer...
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Vocabulary Multiple Choice Worksheet 16

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL vocabulary multiple choice instructional activity, students read 8 sentences that have a missing word. From 4 choices, students fill in the word that best completes each sentence.
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Hunt the Fact Monster October #1

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this internet research worksheet, students search for the answers to five multiple choice questions. They are directed to use the Fact Monster search engine.
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 1 - Exercise 3b

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, learners answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Stopping Deforestation in the Amazon: A Publicity Campaign

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the environment by designing a group project.  In this ecology activity, students identify the man made threats to the Amazon while reading environmentally conscience vocabulary terms.  Students collaborate...
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Mayan Farming Practices

For Teachers 4th - 9th
The introduction of this lesson requires reading a from The Maya by Jaqueline Dembar Greene. Learners sketch a Mayan during the reading. Teaching strategies include direct instruction, grouping the students for discussions, reasearch,...
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The Geography of Africa

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Hop a flight to Africa in this presentation, which includes brilliant and appealing photographs of the continent as well as maps and graphs about its geography, topography, and climate. Those who are researching Africa for a project or...
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5th Grade Constructed Response Question

For Students 4th - 6th
New to constructed response question worksheets? Here's a model that demonstrates how to construct questions that require readers to interpret graphics found in informational text.
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Protecting Our Planet

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine the impact of pollution. In this pollution instructional activity, students watch Protecting Our Planet, then participate in a simulation of the effect of pollution on a variety of organisms.
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Design a Rainforest Postcard

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Send your class on an expedition through the rainforest! Along the way, they will write informational postcards to demonstrate what they've learned. Each team will be responsible for one of five rainforest regions. When they return from...

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