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Slavery and the Underground Railroad

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the experiences of the slaves on the Underground Railroad. They analyze maps depicting slaves' routes, calculate the mileage travelled, and write an essay and create an illustration about the Underground Railroad.
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Watch Over Wild Wanders

For Teachers K - 12th
Students collect and organize data relating to migratory species and habitats; undertake a habitat action plan, then maintain planting and building projects for continuing benefit to wildlife; understand the unique needs of migratory...
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Where Have All the Road Salts Gone, Long Time Migrating

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners examine what happens to road salt after it is applied to the road during a storm. In groups, they collect their samples using a conductivity meter and enter their data into a database. They analyze and discuss the data...
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Japan and Art

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discuss the art of Japan as it relates to Japanese culture and geography and then create individual postcards reflecting the information learned from the lesson. This lesson includes possible enrichments.
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Calendar

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literacy activity, students find the words that are associated with the use of a calendar. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Make Words: Harlequin Duck

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this science and language arts worksheet, students look at a picture of a harlequin duck and read a factual paragraph. Students then make as many words as they can from the letters in "Harlequin duck."
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Kindergarten Kids-Language Exercise 1

For Students K - 1st
In this language instructional activity, students look an a picture of "silly animals" and answer questions, then fill in blanks, naming animals shown.
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Dull Duck, Dashing Duck

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the different colors and patterns found on animals bodies, specifically birds. Through discussion, students discover the use of the colors and patterns for protection from predators and the advantages while hunting prey,...
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Santa's Scrambled Syllables

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this scrambled syllables activity, learners unscramble a set of 2 Christmas words, matching parts of the words shown in 2 of "Santa's bag." 
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Tracking Sunrise and Sunset

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers collect, record, and graph the sunrise and sunset times. They explain how the relationship between the tilt of Earth's axis and its yearly orbit around the sun produces the seasons.
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Living with Manatees

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars research the lives of manatees and how humans are contributing to their survival. They visit a variety of websites including a webcam.
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Make Way for Wild Migrants

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discuss the threats facing migratory species and track the seasonal journeys of wildlife in real space and in cyberspace. Once they have gathered information from several sources, they create a portfolio to share with others...
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Investigating daylight

For Teachers 6th - 12th
students investigate a natural factor affecting their everyday lives: daylight. First, they collect data on sunrise and sunset in their hometown, create a Microsoft Office Excel chart to help them understand the data pattern, and offer a...
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Brother Outsider

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view the film "Brother Outsider" and read an article by Bayard Rustin as springboards to discuss the concept of civil rights in the United States. They follow a discussion guide.
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Japanese Tanka Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discover the techniques of creating Japanese Tanka poetry through in-class discussions and a fun group competition. This instructional activity is an excellent introduction to Japanese literature and/or poetry.
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Graphin' And Glyphin' Utah Weather

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the concepts of looking at sets of data. The focus of the study is upon the local weather of Utah. They study the weather found in the city and in the country and make comparisons based upon geographical location.
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Trees as Symbols: Composing Poetry and Creating Images

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students analyze the tree as a symbol, sharing ideas in class discussion. They use art as the basis for a creative writing assignment in poetry or represent a selected poem with an original student drawing.
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Reading Bar Graphs

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Working on bar graphs in your math class? Use a thorough worksheet to reinforce graphing and problem solving skills with your third graders. After reviewing two bar graphs, young learners answer ten questions about the data represented...
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A New Calendar

For Students 4th - 6th
The year 1582 was a very strange year. That year there was no October 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14. Kids find out why when they read this short comprehension worksheet with a passage about the new calendar instituted in 1582.
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Mother's Day Craft

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a flower pot for their mom on mother's day. They use pictures found in magazines to create a collage on the flower pot. They are to follow instructions to complete this lesson.
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Sunset Silhouettes

For Teachers K - 6th
Students create "SUNSET SILHOUETTES" using primary colors, black construction paper, and glue in this elementary-level Art instructional activity. The instructional activity extension included with this instructional activity involves...
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Pop Up Card

For Teachers K - 8th
Students design and create pop-up greeting cards for a special occasion in this art lesson for Kindergarten through 8th grade classrooms. The lesson includes resource links for pop-up "arm" ideas and can be accomplished in one day.
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Wiggly Spiders

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create "wiggly spiders" using black paint, construction paper, yarn, and their hands in this fun, messy, art lesson for the early elementary classroom. An ideal lesson for the Halloween holiday or for a lesson/unit on spiders.
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Groundhog Day Challenge

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Groundhog Day worksheet, students complete 10 multiple choice questions about Groundhog Day. Worksheet has no information about Groundhog Day, questions only.