Lesson Plan
Dawn N . Ericson

California Kelp Forest Restoration

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
This unit is so cool, you won't be able to "kelp" yourself! Intended for all grades, this science and activity guide for teachers offers a unique opportunity to understand kelp's role as a valuable ecological resource. Teachers and...
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Curated OER

Chapters 14 & 15 – Age of Exploration

For Students 9th - 12th
In this U.S. history learning exercise, students read assigned textbook pages regarding the Age of Exploration and respond to 49 short answer questions.
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Curated OER

Life on the Ocean Floor

For Students 7th - 10th
Why would water 2700 meters deep suddenly become warmer? Explore this and other ocean floor discoveries through this reading response instructional activity. Scholars read information about the organisms discovered by Alvin, a deep-sea...
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Cornell University

Too Much of a Good Thing?

For Students 4th - 5th
Continuing their study of beneficial insects, young entomologists discover where in the world some of these bugs are. By labeling, coloring, and using the scale on a map, pupils explore the territories and arrival of the Asian lady...
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Curated OER

Exploring a Map of Canada

For Students 5th - 6th
In this exploring a map of Canada worksheet, students find and label the capital city, bodies of water, the U.S., the provinces and the territories of Canada.
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Richmond Community Schools

Map Skills

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Young geographers will need to use a variety of map skills to complete the tasks required on this worksheet. Examples of activities include using references to label a map of Mexico, identify Canadian territories and European...
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Curated OER

Preparing for the Lewis and Clark Expedition

For Students 5th - 6th
Here's a activity to help your class envision the Lewis and Clark expedition. Your young historians read a one-page article on the expedition, use context clues and a dictionary to define eight terms from the article and write a subtitle...
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Curated OER

Go West With Lewis and Clark! Scavenger Hunt

For Students 7th - 9th
For 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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Curated OER

Hawaii: State History

For Students 4th
In this Hawaii state history worksheet, 4th graders read three pages of state history then complete 10 true and false questions.
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Curated OER

Westward Expansion

For Students 4th - 6th
In this westward expansion worksheet, students read and assess comprehension. In this short answer, matching, and timeline worksheet, students write answers to twenty-five questions.
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Curated OER

Utah: State History

For Students 4th - 5th
For this Utah state history worksheet, students read two and a half pages of information about Utah and complete 10 true and false questions.
Interactive
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Lewis & Clark: The Louisiana Purchase

For Students 4th - 5th
In this facts about the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition online interactive worksheet, students read information and observe a map of the Louisiana Purchase to answer questions showing their comprehension skills....
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Curated OER

Animal Sorting & Matching

For Students 5th
In this animal sorting instructional activity, 5th graders first match animal pictures with their names and a fun fact. Students must then fill in 15 blanks based on information given on the matching cards.
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Curated OER

Cloze Activity: Captain James Cook

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Captain James Cook cloze procedure worksheet, students review a brief selection that is missing 14 words and then attempt to fill in each blank with a word they think the author might have used. A word bank is provided.
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Curated OER

Moon Snails

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this moon snails worksheet, students read a 2 page article on moon snails, define 8 vocabulary words relating to moon snails and answer 7 short answer questions relating to the article.
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Curated OER

Arkansas

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Arkansas reading comprehension instructional activity, students read a 2-page selection regarding the state and they answer 10 true or false questions pertaining to the selection.