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Polar Bear Crossword
Show what you know about polar bears with a 10-question crossword puzzle. Questions pertain to a polar bears' habitat, food source, and more!
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Animals Crossword Puzzle
In this language arts worksheet, learners read 51 clues pertaining to animals and fit their answers into the crossword puzzle. There is no word bank for this puzzle.
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Reptile Crossword
In this science and language arts instructional activity, students complete a 38 word crossword puzzle about reptiles. There is no word bank for this puzzle which has colorful graphics.
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Exploring Arizona's Biotic Communities Lesson 2: Biotic Communities Vocabulary
Part of a unit on Arizona's biotic communities, this activity focuses on the vocabulary to be used. Terms include biodiversity, topography, desert, hybridization, niche, and more! Youngsters will define these words from contextual...
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Our Earth
In this Earth's environment worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle given 35 clues about a variety of topics related to our Earth. Topics include ecosystems, precipitation, biomes, energy transfer, soil, weathering and rocks.
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Rain Forest Animals Crossword
In this science and language arts worksheet, students complete a 16 word crossword puzzle about rain forest animals. Each clue is a hint to identify an animal of the rain forest. There is no word bank. Answers are provided on page 2.
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I Wonder What That Thing Is On My Manduca
Students use the internet to gather more information on the anatomy of the Manduca. They make predictions of what the insect will look like when it hatches and complete a crossword puzzle to practice their vocabulary. They continue to...
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Minnesota’s Forests
The forests of Minnesota provide middle schoolers with an integrated learning opportunity. They examine the three biomes and their histories, conduct experiments, read stories, and draw pictures. A lovely lesson about trees.
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Animal and Plant Habitats
Second graders write and illustrate a story. In this habitats lesson plan, 2nd graders learn about different types of plant and animal habitats. Students view video segments about habitats, answer comprehension questions, complete a...
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The Case of the Broken Loop
In this environmental awareness worksheet, students complete 8 pages pertaining to waste, landfills, recycling and composting. Included are: matching words and definitions, crossword puzzle, scrambled letters, a code, word search and a...
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Resources
In this resources worksheet, students review renewable and nonrenewable resources. Students also review how resources can be conserved. This worksheet has 7 terms in a crossword puzzle, 3 true or false, and 10 short answer questions.
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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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Bird Frameword
In this science and language arts worksheet, students examine lists of bird names arranged according to the number of letters in the name from 11 letters down to 3. Without any clues, students fit the names of the birds into the puzzle.
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Get Physically Active
Learners discover the importance of water. In this physical education science lesson, students consider mental and physical activities. Learners find their pulse and measure their heart rate. Students discuss the importance...
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History of Natural Resources in the U.S.
Young scholars define conservation, exploitation and preservation, identify legislation related to conservation and environmental issues, and identify leaders and organizations that were key to the conservation and environmental movements.
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Cultural Representation of Skeletons and Bones
Eighth graders study cultures and beliefs about the final life cycle. In this culture instructional activity students complete several activities on the origins of Halloween.
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An Egg Studies Activity
In this eggs worksheet, students click on the links to learn about eggs, make a table about eggs, and answer short answer questions. Students complete 15 questions.
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Introduction to Nutrition and Gardening
Students examine the different parts of a plant and each ones role. For this exploratory lesson students complete several activities including a game of charades.
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It's A Jungle Out There!
Students report on an animal according to its appearance, habitat, and characteristics.
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The Sun Safety Activity Guide
Students participate in a scavenger hunt to examine the importance of sun safety. They answer questions from index cards and if they answer correctly they move to a different station. They write a paragraph on how to protect themselves.
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Abcteach: Solar System Links
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides several links to elementary information about the Solar System. Students and teachers will find charts, graphs, crossword puzzles, word searches, report forms and more.