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Montana State University

One Mountain, Many Cultures

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Americans may think of Mount Everest as a region dedicated to adventurous hikers, but many cultures have flourished there! Learners read informative books, watch videos, participate in classroom discussion, analyze folk tales, and...
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Minnesota Department of Natural Resoures

Minnesota’s Forests

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
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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Soft Syllable Endings

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete a crossword puzzle. In this grammar lesson, 6th graders discuss what a list of words have in common. Students complete a crossword puzzle focusing on words with soft syllable endings.
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Homographs and Homophones

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a crossword puzzle. In this homophones and homographs lesson, 4th graders define homographs and look at examples. Students contrast homographs and homophones. Students complete a worksheet where they fill in a...
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Can I Bug You for a Sec? ESL Role-play

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners practice talking about words and asking for help in English. Students ask other learners for help using a crossword puzzle using a phrase like "Can I bug you for a sec?" learning to interrupt their friends and as for help with a...
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Food Chains, Food Webs, Biomass Pyramids and Cycle

For Teachers 7th - 10th
In this food chains worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle by placing 16 terms into the puzzle that match the clues given. Students review food webs, biomass pyramids, and the water cycle.
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Pioneer Life: Food

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students investigate the types of food the pioneers ate, and how they prepared and preserved their meals. They explore websites, view video diaries from PBS Frontier Life, read recipes, and complete a crossword puzzle.
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Ceramic Processes and Vocabulary

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine new vocabulary associated with ceramic processes. They watch demonstrations of different techniques. They complete a crossword puzzle to help them with the vocabulary.
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Slavery

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete a short unit on slavery and the U.S. Civil War. They read and analyze the book, "Follow the Drinking Gourd," compose their own secret song, complete an Abraham Lincoln crossword puzzle, and dramatize a historical...
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Understanding Cells

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars identify and define several related vocabulary terms. Students complete a short lab and complete the questions. Young scholars create a cell crossword puzzle and play cell computer games through the included links.
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Happy Birthday

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
For this Happy Birthday worksheet, learners complete a word search on birthdays, unscramble six scrambled words associated with birthdays and fill in the blanks in a crossword puzzle.
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Water Microbes and Human Health Exercise

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this water microbes and human health worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle given 11 clues about different water born illnesses caused by microbes.
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Here's an Instant Activity for March 7, 2005

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete a spelling activity for homographs. In this spelling lesson plan, 5th graders complete a crossword puzzle using homographs.
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Creating a Digital Newspaper

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
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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All About Bats

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research bats on the Internet. In this research lesson, students explore bats on the Internet. After learning some bat facts, students then answer questions and do crossword puzzles on a website.
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The Plan of Government under the U.S. Constitution

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore the U.S. plan for federal government. In this U.S. Constitution lesson plan, students investigate a chart on the responsibilities of the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative Branches of governments. Students...
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Ratios and Percents

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders practice finding percentages, converting them, and analyze percentage statistics and facts about rice. In this ratios and percentages lesson plan, 6th graders read information about percentages related to rice. Students...
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Brain Break: Vocabulary and Context Clues

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars utilize various sources to build and refine their vocabulary skills. They work together to solve a crypto-quote and daily puzzle from the newspaper.
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Where is Tornado Alley? Internet Research and Crossword

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this science and language arts worksheet, students are directed to an Internet site where they do research on tornadoes and Tornado Alley. Students complete a 10 question word puzzle.
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Lindon Character Connection

Being Truthful in Words and Actions

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Here you'll find a hodgepodge of mini-activities, quotes, and worksheets on the concept and practice of honesty. 
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Let's Play Scrabble!

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
What do Alfred Mosher Butts, James Brunot, and Jack Straus have in common? They were all instrumental in the development of Scrabble. Class members will discover these facts and many more as they conduct a WebQuest to gather, organize,...
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Who Has Power?

For Teachers 4th
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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George Washington's Birthday

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars recognize George Washington and why his birthday is celebrated as a national holiday through pictures, a story, crossword puzzles, and other activities involving other presidents.
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Habitat Unit - Day 2

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore abiotic factors that affect habitats. After a class lecture, students work in groups to answer questions about plant tissue, production and growth. They share answers, complete a crossword puzzle, and create a habitat...

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