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Attitudes Towards Nature in Daoist Art

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students examine Daoist art. In this art appreciation lesson, students illustrate a poem, then create a second illustration in the Daoist fashion while focusing on depicting the harmonious relationship between humans and nature.
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Being There: Exploring China And Japan

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students discover the culture, society, geography, and history of Asia through games, food, art, and literature in this multi-day lesson about China and Japan. An exciting lesson for upper-elementary or lower-middle school classrooms.
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Australia- An Ancient Land

For Students 4th - 5th
In this online Australia- An Ancient Land worksheet, learners use the links to answer questions about the landforms, and ancient life of the country. They look at pictures and internet sites to find the answers to 11 short answer questions.
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A Troublesome Portage

For Students 5th - 6th
In this portage worksheet, students read a 1 page article on a troublesome portage, find the 5 words listed in the paragraph indicated, label each words part of speech and then define each word. Students imagine they are one of the men...
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Oceans

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize that nearly three quarters of the Earth is covered by ocean. They locate the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic oceans on a map. They describe the difference between ocean water and fresh water.
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Cataracts of the Nile Reviewing Egyptian History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate and answer questions about the people, places, and events of ancient Egypt and their contributions to world civilization. In small groups they participate in a game answering review questions about ancient Egyptian...
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Landforms

For Students 3rd
In this landforms worksheet, 3rd graders cut out a set of riddles and match with pictures of landforms, glueing next to each. An answer key is included.
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Earth Day/Nature Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this nature vocabulary worksheet, students identify nature vocabulary words by choosing the correct word for each picture. Students complete 18 problems.
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Get Me out of the Desert!

For Students 4th - 6th
In this desert survival and literature learning exercise, students take a 10 question multiple choice quiz about what they would do to survive in the Namibian desert. This is related to the book The Devil's Breath by David Gilman.
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Dark and Beautiful Caves

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners research how caves form. They describe the major stone formations in caves by taking notes. They construct a clay model of a cave and mark each formation making it easy to identify in the legend.
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Virginia Geographic Regions

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe the five geographic regions of Virginia which have distinctive characteristics based on their landforms and bodies of water. They then describe the types of landforms and bodies of water in the region where they live.
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Fish Anatomy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify and interpret the internal anatomy of the fish. They also identify and define vocabulary for anatomical parts and anatomical functions and forms. Finally, students identify and interpret the differences in fish...
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Research Skills

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this research activity, students complete 15 sentences by researching a variety of topics. Topics include the Wards of the Roses and the Wimbledon Tennis Championship.
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US Geography Crossword

For Students 5th - 6th
In this 50 states activity, students complete a crossword puzzle with facts about US geography. There are 22 words to fit in the puzzle, which has no word bank.
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Africa 1500-present: The Big Picture

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this African history study guide worksheet, learners read a brief overview pertaining to the history of Africa from 1500 to the present.
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Direction Prepositions 2

For Students 5th - 10th
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions regarding the use of prepositions. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Beautiful Ohio

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read the poem, Beautiful Ohio, discuss it and then write their own descriptive songs/ poems about nature and the environment.
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You Either Know It or You Don't

For Students 6th - 7th
In this research activity instructional activity, learners use a research library or the Internet to find the answer to the quiz. Students answer 15 questions.
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Classroom Letter Bottle

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students study the alphabet. In this alphabet lesson, students use letters and natural objects to create an alphabet jar. Students can use this learning center to reinforce letter recognition.
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Salmon Life Cycle

For Students 4th - 5th
In this life cycle learning exercise, students fill in the blanks with words about the life cycle of a salmon. Students complete 20 words about the life cycle.