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Super Sleuths

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
There's no such thing as the perfect crime! Your class of sleuths are ready to investigate the trace evidence at a crime scene and compare it to a list of suspects. They use their investigative skills to record physical properties of the...
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Lesson Plan: Finding Treasures Within

For Teachers K - 5th
Sherlock Holmes had fantastic skills of observation. Your super sleuths will examine the pattern, rhythm, texture, and color of a painting to uncover the symbolism beneath. A great lesson, that incorporates observation, art analysis,...
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PPT
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History Detectives: Who Does the Bag Belong To?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Turn your kids into super sleuths! They use all eight clues to determine who owns the mystery bag. Each slide shows one clue to the famous person's identity, it's up to your class to find out who the bag belongs to! Tip: This idea could...
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Mystery State #15

For Students 5th - 7th
Do you know the name of the Badger State? Using five fantastic clues, your super sleuths will determine the name of mystery state number 15. A wonderful way to warm up the class!
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Super Science Sleuths Explain It All: Circumnavigating the Circulatory System

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students access prior knowledge of the circulatory system.  In this circulatory system instructional activity, students participate in experiments related to the circulatory system and  film for a podcast. Students work in pairs to...
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CSI Interdisciplinary Projects

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Work across content areas with an engaging project that highlights higher-level thinking, teamwork, and a STEM focus.
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Cam Jensen Photographic Memory Game

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this memory game worksheet, students play the game of memory with items from Cam Jansen books. Students play with 20 items to match.
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Space Needle

For Students 5th - 7th
Students explore search engines. In this Internet search worksheet, students look for the words "needle" and "space needle" using five specified search engines. Students record the number of hits on each and then answer 4 questions about...
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Geography

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils participate in software based geography activities.
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Math Maven's Mysteries

For Students 6th - 7th
In these math word problem worksheets, students help solve the mystery about 'The Cool Calculator Caper.' Students use the formula to find what time the evil wrongdoer will arrive in Point Logos.
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African American History

For Students 7th - 9th
In this African American History worksheet, students conduct research to find the answer to 10 questions about famous African Americans.
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 4: Silent Consonants

For Students 4th - 5th
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words that have silent consonants. Students write each word one time. There are at-home spelling activities listed that students may complete.
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Math Maven's Mysteries

For Students 5th - 6th
In these math word problem worksheets, students help solve the mystery about 'The Case of the Skating Bus Driver.' Students use missing element equations to solve the problems. Students select the equation to use and solve.
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GEOGRAPHY GOES TO THE DOGS

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students use countries and dogs from around the world to answer the questions.
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Math Maven's Mysteries: The Cafeteria Caper

For Students 5th - 6th
In these math word problem worksheets, students help solve the mystery about the cafeteria caper. Students determine what each students' favorite food is by making a chart to organize information from the story. Students then find the...
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Math Maven's Mysteries

For Students 5th - 6th
In these math word problem worksheets, students help solve the mystery about 'The Case of Loud Louie & His Bad Vibes Band.' Students find the probability that Loud Louie will play his accordion using fractions in their lowest terms.
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Math Maven's Mysteries: Race Against Captain Devious

For Students 6th - 7th
In these math word problem worksheets, students help solve the mystery about the 'Race Against Captain Devious.' Students must solve the distance travel word problem using kilometers and rounding their answers to the nearest whole number.
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Math Maven's Mysteries: The Case of the Incredible Shrinking Garden

For Students 7th
In these math word problem worksheets, 7th graders help solve the mystery about 'The Case of the Incredible Shrinking Garden.' Students find the new length and width measurements of the shrunken garden using the area of rectangle.
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Math Maven's Mysteries

For Students 4th - 5th
In this story problems worksheet, students read the story problem of 'The Case of Daryl the Dirty Dealer.' Students then determine how much money Daryl should return to his little sister.
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JUDY DREWDY DETECTIVE KIT CHECKLIST

For Students 3rd
In this literature learning exercise, 3rd graders work with the character Judy Drewdy. Students use the given learning exercise to create their own detective kits and respond to 7 short answer questions including a puzzle with given clues.