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Island Breezes: Exploring Hula Dance

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore Hawaii and the art of hula dance. In this art lesson, students research the art of hula dance and Hawaii. Students create their own unique hula dance.
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What Do You Know About Hawaii?

For Students 4th - 6th
In this online interactive Hawaii worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions that require them to exhibit what they know about the state. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Hawaii Acrostic Poem

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Hawaii worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about the state of Hawaii. Students use the letters HAWAII to start each new line of poetry about Hawaii.
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Hawaii Cities Word Jumble

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Hawaii activity, students unscramble the letters in ten words to spell the names of cities in Hawaii. There is a word box to help.
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Surfing

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a one paragraph text about surfing. Students answer one multiple choice question.
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Hawaii: Crossword Puzzle

For Students 5th - 8th
In this United States history activity, students use the 15 clues in order to fill in the crossword puzzle with the appropriate answers pertaining to Hawaii.
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Luau Word Search

For Students 9th - 12th
In this foreign language activity, students find the words that are focused upon the topic of the luau and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Water Issues on Puerto Rico and Oahu: A Comparison of Two Islands

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore how the tow islands receive and use fresh water. They also address some of the threats to the fresh water supply on each island. Students explore the lesson objectives through water cycle models and experiments.
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Hawaiian Leis

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the Hawaiian culture through the different types of Hawaiian flowers and discover how to create Hawaiian Leis. Students make flowers out of tissue paper to create their leis.
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Urbanization and Native Hawaiian Plants

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research plants native to the Hawaiian Islands. Using the plants, they identify its purpose in the watershed and ways to help protect them from extinction. They survey a area of land and discover ways in which to bring...
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Roots of the Hawaiian Hotspot

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the processes of plate tectonics and volcanism that resulted in the formation of the Hawaiian Islands. They describe, compare, and contrast S waves and P waves. They explain how
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Hawaii's Future Tied to History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate Hawaii's history to help them explain how a Reorganization Act may affect its residents. students track the region's history from statehood, to kingdom, to human settlement.
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Captain Cook and the Enlightenment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use a core map and several drawings to explore Captain Cook's journey's in the context of Enlightenment science, politics and commerce. They are introduced to eighteenth-century science and exploration.
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Of Compasses, Sextants and Chronometers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners identify longitude and latitude and how they were, and are, determined, and discuss the rudiments of navigation in the eighteenth century.
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The Scientific Question

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify the steps in the scientific method and discuss how each step is implemented. They examine a study of a stream on Kaua'i and analyze the scientific method in action.
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Where in the World Am I: Latitude And Longitude

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils demonstrate their knowledge in using latitude and longitude measurements to find locations on a map, especially places in Hawaii.
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Aloha, Hawaii!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners read the Hawaiian version of The Three Little Pigs, to study cultures and traditions of the island. They gather and study resources about the culture, people, and endangered species of Hawaii.
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Islands, Reefs, and a Hotspot

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students describe eight stages in the formation of islands in the Hawaiian archipelago. They examine the movement of tectonic plates in the Hawaiian archipelago region, and describe how plate movement produced the Hawaiian archipelago.
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Hawaii: Art and Its People

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils explore the cultural history of Hawaii and experience the visual art of printmaking, papermaking and sculpture as incorporated into the ancient Hawaiian art of Petroglyphs, Kapa, and Woodcarving.
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Whales

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify the role of whaling in ancient Hawaii and the role of whales in Hawaii today, identify the migration route of whales and identify the whales that migrate to our Hawaiian waters.
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Hawaii

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders become knowledgeable about Hawaii the state and Hawaii the island. They also work on reading maps of the islands. They come to know the customs, climates and other fun little facts. They also come to know the eight islands.
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Hawaii Vocabulary Word Jumble

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Hawaii vocabulary learning exercise, students unscramble the letters to spell words associated with the state of Hawaii. Students spell 20 words.
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Saving Hawaii

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students engage in a lesson about the a proposal for a sanctuary in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. They write a letter to the President of The United States in opposition to the proposal based upon classroom activities and research.
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Sand Island Story Mapping

For Teachers 7th - 9th
After reading Under the Blood-Red Sun, by Graham Salisbury, students use story mapping to create a visual representation of Hawaii. They include Pearl Harbor, Sand Island, and the Japanese relocation camp, where Tomikazu swims to visit...