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The Mystery of the Shoe Box

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders do the work of historians. In this world history activity, 6th graders examine the artifacts and handouts in mystery boxes that their teachers prepare. Students collaborate to solve the mystery of their assigned boxes as...
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Teaching Inference with Trash and Mystery Objects

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice solving mysteries and using inference skills by digging through trash.  In this problem solving lesson, students investigate groups of garbage to determine what type of person the garbage belonged to....
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Mystery Box

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders engage in a icebreaker activity that is meant to introduce curriculum areas at the beginning of the school year. The teacher prepares several different boxes filled with items that are to be studied during the year. Then...
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Ancient History Math Mystery

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Through several organized and attractive worksheets, your learners will make a deduction about tally marks and hieroglyphics to determine what they represent in the ancient numeral system. This is a well-designed, interdisciplinary...
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Snowman—Practice Multiplication

For Students 3rd Standards
What has a carrot nose, wears a scarf, and is made out of snow? Looks like you'll have to solve the multiplication facts to figure out the colors of each box that makes up this multiplication color-by-number worksheet.
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Valentine's Day Chocolates Mystery: Sums to 198 (A)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For some Valentine's Day math fun, students solve a puzzle to find how many chocolates are in the candy box. Students add two digit numbers to other two digit numbers, and each answer over 98 represents a candy in the Valentine's candy box.
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The Mystery of Easter Island and Commas

For Students 5th - 6th
In this commas and Easter Island worksheet, students read three uses for commas in a box at the top of the paper. They punctuate 12 sentences properly by adding commas and periods where they belong.
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Migration of Early Humans: Evidence and Interpretations

For Teachers 6th Standards
While much of prehistory is cloaked in mystery, ancient ancestors left evidence in DNA, languages, and materials from their time. Using photographs of items such as cave paintings and ancient tools, as well as maps of linguistic patterns...
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Valentine's Day Chocolates Mystery- Sums to 198 (D)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
You can find love anywhere, even in a math activity! Second graders solve 27 problems in which they add 2 digit numbers to 2 digit numbers with and without carrying. When they are finished, they use their answers to solve a...
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Valentine's Day Chocolates Mystery: Sums to 198 (B)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Students add double digit numbers to other two digit numbers. Each answer over 97 stands for a chocolate candy in the box. Students solve the problems to determine the number of chocolates in the candy box.
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Valentine's Day Chocolates Mystery: Sums to 1998 (A)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
This worksheet prompts students to add three digit to three digit numbers. They are challenged to find the number of chocolates in a candy box by counting the answers above 999.
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An Archaeological Adventure in Athens

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners review map skills and practice finding locations on a map. In groups, they create maps with mystery locations identified by hidden stick-on magnets. Other groups attempt to find the mystery locations and then check their work...
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Chocolate and Ice Cream Across the Curriculum

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders in a special education class discuss excerpts of two stories and read biographical information on the authors. In groups, they read the full text of both stories and try to solve the mystery as they read. They practice...
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Archeology: Weapons of the Texanos

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop archaeological context skills through a simulation which places them in the year 2500. After listening to the teacher read, "Weapons of the Texanos," they record what they think the weapon is. Next, in groups, they...
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Archaeology 2500: Texano Weapons

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students listen to oral story describing mystery artifact, work in groups to write descriptive report of artifact, and creatively form hypothesis based purely on misinterpretation. Students then explore and discuss difficulty of...
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Flying High in Ohio

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Her is a lesson using the Ohio State Quarter. Pupils utilize beautifully-designed worksheets embedded in the plan, to study about the origins of aviation. Many of the pioneers of aviation were born in Ohio. They compare some of the...
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A Life Without Flight

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners explore impact of Ohio's aviation pioneers on life in America, discuss what life today would be like without people like the Wright Brothers, John Glenn, and Neil Armstrong, and brainstorm and research list of items that space...
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Arkansas History Lesson Plant One: Play-Do Soto

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete a variety of projects to learn about Arkansas history. In this Arkansas lesson plan, 5th graders go on a field trip to a state park, explore an Arkansas map, put play-dough on the trail of De Soto, color regions of...
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Neither Wind Nor Rain

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Here is another in the interesting series of lessons that use the special State Quarters as a learning tool. This one uses the North Dakota State Quarter. During this lesson, your class learns about the different patterns of erosion, and...
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Keys to the House

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine the process to rent and buy homes.  In this Economics lesson, 12th graders study the obstacles people have when trying to find a home.  Students participate in a simulation on housing.  
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Fair Trade: Raising the Profile

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders participate in different activities as they plan for a fair trade display or event. They design wordsearches and act out scenerios dealing with fair trade practices. They also brainstorm a list of items hat are fairly...
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A Dog's Life

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students get a look into the life of dogs-from their origins and basic biology, through selective breeding, and into how dogs have become intricate parts of everyday life for many people worldwide.
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Flying High in Ohio

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students use a Venn diagram to explore the similarities and differences between two sets of "Aviation Pioneers." They read age appropriate texts related to the design of the Ohio quarter reverse. They examine the quarter and locate Ohio...
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Pioneers In Space

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discover the meaning of the word pioneer by using a variety of different activities. They are introduced to some of the pioneers of aviation in Ohio. They use coins and conduct research about some of the persons who accomplished...

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