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Saving the Past for the Future

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discuss an archaeological dilemma. They write a paragraph about possible solutions to the problem.
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Mixed Verb Tenses: Role Play

For Students 6th - 7th
For this mixed verb tense worksheet, students pretend they are someone else from a different country and with a new name. Students answer the 12 questions as if they were a different person.
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Colorado Challenge

For Students 4th - 5th
For this state facts worksheet, students read about Colorado facts. Students then complete 10 questions about the state.
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Tennessee Word Search

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Tennessee word search worksheet, students find a total of 10 words/phrases related to the state of Tennessee. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Building a Better Sentence

For Teachers 1st
Sentence construction is both a science and an art. This bare bones instructional activity ties an analysis of earth's geology to sentence formation. Although referenced as a major part of the activity, there are no links to the...
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Where the Red Fern Grows: A 4th Grade Literary Focus Unit

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the human and animal connection along with the idea that death is a part of the life cycle. They read "Where the Red Fern Grows." Students examine the feelings and emotions surrounding death and they discover the...
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What's The Total? Addition-1-5

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this addition worksheet, students read a word problem, then follow a set of "clues" to help solve. Students then complete a "write about it" related question.
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Mt. Saint Helens

For Students 4th - 8th
In this Mt. Saint Helens activity, students read the passage about Mt. Saint Helens and answer true or false questions. Students answer 10 questions. 
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Using a Semi-colon to Join Two Independent Clauses

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this semi colon worksheet, students use semi colons to join two independent clauses together. Students complete this for 10 problems total.
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Documenting a Historic Climb of Mount Everest

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create front pages of newspapers that document the historic attempt of a group of Sherpa women to summit Mount Everest.
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Geographical Background on the Valley of Virginia

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this social studies worksheet, students learn the geography of the Valley of Virginia (Shenandoah Valley) by reading the information and using the word bank of place names to label a detailed map.
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The Edge of the Lake

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the geography of Nevada. For this map-making lesson, 2nd graders use salt dough to create a relief map of Nevada. Students label the landforms and bodies of water that are studied and specified in the lesson.
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Landforms By Hand: Geography, Map Skills

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students experiment with landform vocabulary by using their own hands and a bar of soap as media.
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Utah's Biomes

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover what a biome is and study biomes that are native to Utah in this series of lessons. They examine how Utah's biomes have changed over time due to the influence of the Mormon pioneers and other human populations.
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Village Children in Northern Pakistan

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Student use maps to answer geographic questions. They analyze Earth's surface by using a map to identify physical features that lead to different transportation routes. Student create a collage to show geographic insight into the topic...
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Lewis and Clark Expedition

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read excerpts and research the Internet to learn about the expeditions of Lewis and Clark and their impact on the United States. Students fill out a KWL chart as they learn.
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Dian Fossey

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Dian Fossey and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Volcanoes!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students define what a volcano is. They discover where and why volcanoes occur. They study effects of volcanoes on the Earth system.
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The Battle of Glorieta Pass: A Shattered Dream

For Teachers 7th - 12th
This lesson can be used in American history, social studies, and geography courses in units on westward expansion and the Civil War.
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Fisheries And Songs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view examples of songs that have the ocean and its life as their themes. After hearing and reading them, students write their own, having done research on the social and political issues of the ocean's environment.
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Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Words: Art, Art History, Language Arts, Creative Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a story inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night" and then try their hand at their own rendition of this famous piece of art. In a twist, students incorporate the stories into their paintings.
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America the Beautiful

For Teachers 7th
Students analyze the physical geography of the United States and how we have adapted to or altered the land to create the country we know today. Students complete maps with physical features, states and cities of interest.
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The Basis for Our Moral Code (Judaism and Christianity)

For Teachers 6th
Students consider the history and significance of the Judao-Christian culture through this nine lesson unit. Scenes from the Old and New Testaments are reenacted as students unearth some of the foundations of our Western Culture.
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Cookie Mining

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study what mining is and the environmental of mining is. They examine what ore is, complete a mining exercise, and look at environmental law as it relates to mining.