Activity
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Secret of Bog Creek

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site has a user guided story about a bog that has been a secret dumping ground for waste.
Lesson Plan
Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Secret Signs Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In Secret Signs, a novel by Jacqueline Guest set in the Depression, a young boy runs away from home to look for his father. He learns that he shouldn't take home for granted. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What's in Your Secret Garden?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
After reading F.H. Burnett's The Secret Garden, middle schoolers create their own secret gardens and design a slideshow presentation of their gardens to share with the class.
Article
Read Works

Read Works: Secrets of Survival: The Ancient Utah Juniper by Mimi Jorling

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage explains how the Utah Juniper has adapted to the harsh desert climate and maintain an average lifespan of 400-750 years. It is followed by a comprehension question set.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Shakespeare's Secret

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Shakespeare's Secret" by Ellen Broach. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide: The Secret Soldier

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "The Secret Soldier" by Ann McGovern. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
Article
Seeker

Seeker: Week of 10 28 13: Face Shape Secrets May Lie in 'Junk' Dna

For Students 6th - 8th
Article reports that the secret to differences in face-shape may be found in the non-coding sequences of DNA, also known as "junk" DNA.
Primary
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

For Students 3rd - 8th
This ebook version of Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Book Series: The Secret Series

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids learn about the Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch. They can explore the plotline, major characters, list of books, and other reading.
Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: Secret Garden

For Students 4th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read an excerpt from Frances Hodgson Burnett's Secret Garden and highlight words that describe Mary's looks in blue and words that describe her actions in red.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: A Secret Note

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Kevin and his experience at summer camp. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Secret Sharer Grades 6 8

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students look beyond protecting their own privacy to respecting the privacy of others online. Students read and analyze case studies about students who have compromised the privacy of someone else online by tagging, copying, and...
Article
University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Mummy Secrets Unwrapped!

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explains the process of mummification.
Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Detective Allan Pinkerton

For Students 3rd - 8th
Allan Pinkerton saved Abraham Lincoln from an assassination attempt, started the United States Secret Service and helped slaves seek freedom via the Underground Railroad. Learn about his early life in Scotland and view a photograph of...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Diary of Anne Frank: How Would I Survive?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Lesson to be used following the reading of play The Diary of Anne Frank or the book Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl. Students explore the Anne Frank Center website. In groups of five, students analyze the residents of the Secret...
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Frances Hodgson Burnett

For Students 2nd - 8th
This site features the author Frances Hodgson Burnett including the full text of nine children's novels including Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden.
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Incantation" by Alice Hoffman

For Students 5th - 9th
Estrella is a girl living in Spain during the Spanish inquisition and dealing with the secret of her Jewish heritage, an unacceptable crush, and her best friend's betrayal. Selected (6) reading passages (grades 5-9) to pair with the...
Activity
East of England Broadband Network

History's Heroes: Noor Inayat Khan (1914 1944)

For Students 3rd - 6th
This website explores the lives of heroic ordinary people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story and timeline on Noor Inayat Khan who worked for the Secret Service in WW2. Find out who she was, what she did, her...
Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Secrets of Lost Empires Ii: China Bridge: Bridge the Gap

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the four major types of bridges and then test your knowledge by matching the right bridge to the right location.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Unearthing Secret America: Nutrient Depletion

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Investigate the change in American society and slavery with the advent of the agricultural innovation of crop rotation. Observe nutrient depletion as you germinate and grow nutrient-demanding seedlings.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: The Swimming Secrets of Duck Feet

For Students 3rd - 8th
By comparing the feet of different water birds you can discover how they propel the birds through the water. This Science Buddies project show you how to modify swim fins to simulate ducks' feet, greebes' feet, and the feet of...
Graphic
PBS

Pbs: Secrets of the Ocean Realm

For Students 3rd - 8th
A great site with lots of pictures of ocean creatures from PBS.
Article
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: The Secret Language of Dolphins

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interesting look at the communication between dolphins. Based on a series of sounds, it is apparent that these creatures have a 'language' of communication starting right from birth. Learn what scientists think and if they have made...
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TES Global

Tes: Schemes of Work: Prose: Harry Potter

For Teachers 6th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] As a resource to be used with J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, students will engage in different writing experiences that are extensions of the novel. The prose activities include...

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