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Growth of Florida's Railroads
Based on an examination of Florida's railroad system, this multi-step lesson addresses FCAT requirements specific to Florida. After reading a passage, scholars use a map of the state to label railroad systems. They describe the goods...
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Hernando de Soto Explores Florida
Print this resource or save it to your desk top. It contains five activities and eleven vocabulary words related to Hernando de Soto and his exploration of Florida. Each activity provides targeted skills practice to prime learners for a...
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Florida Alphabet Activity
In this Florida worksheet, students put words in alphabetical order having to do with Florida's famous people, places, and history. Students put 10 words in alphabetical order.
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Florida
In this illustrated writing about the state of Florida worksheet, students use paper with the state bird and flower to draw a picture and write facts about Florida. Students compete 2 activities.
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Florida Vocabulary Word Jumble
Do you live in Florida? Give your learners this fun word jumble! Different words associated with the state of Florida are included like Disney World, Crist, manatee, and Tampa. This could be used as a time-filler!
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San Agustin y La Florida
Read about San Agustin, Florida, and the Spanish influence on the American city during the 1500's. The text itself is five paragraphs long, and there is a bolded list of words that the reader needs to place correctly in the text. To...
Teach With Movies
Title: "The Yearling" - Topics: Literature/U.S.; U.S./1865-1913 & Florida
Life in the Florida swamps after the Civil War comes alive in the 1946 film adaptation of Majorie Kinnan Rawlings’s The Yearling. The film of this powerful coming-of-age story, filled with love and loss, can be used with or without a...
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Florida State Quarter Facts
In this Florida worksheet, students analyze a large photo of the state quarter for Florida. Using this photo, students answer 5 questions about the information about the state that can be learned from looking at the coin.
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Florida Acrostic Worksheet
In this online interactive language arts learning exercise, students write an acrostic poem regarding Florida using the letters FLORIDA. This learning exercise may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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Exploring Florida
Students explore the state of Florida. They study the basic facts associated with the state, such as : the capital, the state bird, and the state song. They locate places in Florida and about the climate, tourism, and agriculture.
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Red Mangroves Of Southern Florida
Students engage in a unit plan to examine the ecological background for the Mangroves of southern Florida. They conduct research using print and computer technology sources. They use the information in a number of other extension...
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Florida Citrus Fruits
For this multiple skills worksheet about citrus fruits from Florida, young scholars use letters and letter clusters to fill in blanks and write picture words, trace and write words, write nouns, verbs, and adjectives and use them to...
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Florida Timeline:
Students learn about important events in Florida history by making a timeline of the 10 most important events.
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Florida Cities Word Jumble
In this online interactive Florida cities activity, students examine 10 city names in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 10 sets of letters to match the terms in the word bank. This activity may also be printed for...
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Florida State Facts
For this Florida state worksheet, students research the answers to the following seven facts about the state of Florida: tree, motto, bird, capital, statehood, flower and what the state is famous for.
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Timber Rattlesnake
A wonderful way for student to learn about snakes common to Florida. Pictures, diagrams and definitions accompany scientific details and comparisons to other snakes
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Sir Francis Drake
Help your learners prep for an exam testing content knowledge related to Florida's State History. Your class can use this printable page to review vocabulary, identify locations on a map, and research both knights and the Sir Francis...
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A Bishop's Description of the Christianized Indians of Spanish Florida, 1675
Students explore mission life in La Florida as observed by a Spanish bishop who visited in the 1670s. In this Spanish Florida lesson, students recognize the value of primary sources in illuminating the past and consider factors such as...
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Alabama BEFORE the American Revolution
Did you know that prior to the American Revolution, Alabama was a part of the British empire and called New West Florida? Class members research the economic, political, and social realities of this territory and compare...
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Lighthouse Scavenger Hunt
Young scholars investigate Florida lighthouses. In this landmarks activity, students go on an Internet scavenger hunt for facts about Florida lighthouses. Young scholars work in pairs to visit suggested websites and find out answers to...
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The Seminole Wars
Students investigate the Seminole Wars, their events, and treaties. They create a timeline, label a map of Florida showing the Seminole population and do research about life on an Indian reservation.
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Florida: Crossword Puzzle
In this United States history worksheet, learners use the 16 clues in order to fill in the crossword puzzle with the appropriate answers pertaining to Florida.
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Water Management in Florida
Pupils discuss water management. They examine the water management districts in their area. They complete an experiment in which they role-play a water management manager.
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Cape Canaveral: Launchpad to the Stars
Students identify the geographic and climatic characteristics of Florida that made it the best location for the space program. They describe how the space program affected the economy and growth of the eastern coast of Florida.