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Action Figure Diver

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Will your next buoyancy lab rise to the occasion? Make a splash with action figure divers! Teams of young physicists explore the relationship between mass and buoyancy by adding weights or balloons to achieve a diver that neither sinks...
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American Museum of Natural History

Ocean Creature Feature

For Students 6th - 12th
From coloring to hard protective shells, ocean creatures have adaptation features that help them survive. An eight-question online quiz highlights different ocean animals and their unique characteristics. The resource then offers pop-up...
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Curated OER

Cause/Effect Post Test

For Students 6th - 8th
In this cause and effect instructional activity, students read selections and identify cause and effect relationships.
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¡Me Encanta el 4 de Julio!

For Students 6th - 8th
Let's celebrate! Have your beginning Spanish learners read the short paragraph about a boy and his family's Fourth of July tradition. There are five reading comprehension questions that follow, and a vocabulary matching activity. A great...
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Koi Pond

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Create this beautiful koi pond scene using watercolor paper, crayons, and paints. This would be a fantastic project to link to a scientific study of pond life or a historical study of Japanese culture.
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American Museum of Natural History

What's This? Breathing

For Students 6th - 12th
Crazy fact: Some animals can survive months without oxygen. An online resource describes some unique ways animals collect oxygen and even live without it for an extended time. Learners read about these special animals and use pop-up...
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How Wet Can You Get?

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students visit a swimming pool and brainstorm different water sports and what benefits swimming has over other types of exercise. They then discuss buoyancy and water pressure and when how objects sink or float before playing a game of...
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Aquanaut: Webelos Activity Badge Workbook

For Students 6th - 8th
This worksheet includes a checklist of swimming-related accomplishments to achieve in order to earn the Aquanaut Webelos badge. If you are a P.E. or swim instructor, this may be useful to you too.
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Whale Blubber

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine the purpose and characteristics of whale blubber. They work together to complete an experiment to test the fat as an insulator. They discover how humans use materials to protect them from the cold.
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Mini-Mock Trial

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read through accounts of a teenage boy's use of a personal watercraft vehicle. They discuss the presented evidence and consider the varying details of the defendant, plaintiff and witnesses. They come to an agreement and state a...
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Philippine Tourist Spots-Matching

For Students 5th - 12th
In this Philippine tourist spots worksheet, students complete multiple choice and true and false questions about the tourist spots. Students complete 22 problems.
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American Museum of Natural History

Moving Mammals

For Students 6th - 12th
How many different ways do mammals move from place to place? An online resource uses animation to show how different mammals move. Learners use a slider to speed up or slow down a variety of mammals. The versatile lesson works as a...
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Paragraph Editing: Using agreement with an essay

For Students 6th - 10th
In this editing worksheet, students read 4 paragraphs and edit the sentences in them. Students edit 28 sentences total and can check their answers.
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Feeding Frenzy

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students are divided into two teams in which its members are to gather as many objects in the pool as possible gaining points for different objects.
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Water Safety Spelling Worksheets

For Students 5th - 6th
In this water safety activity, students read paragraphs about water safety and write spelling words taken from each paragraph. Students write 5 words 4 times each.
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Writing Poetry About the Meadow

For Students 4th - 6th
In this writing poetry about the meadow worksheet, students, after completing a lesson on meadow habitats, read the poem "Over in the Meadow" and then write additional stanzas using rhyming words and facts from the habitat lesson.
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Proofreading Sentences

For Students 4th - 6th
In this proofreading worksheet, students write "SENT" in front of complete sentences and correct sentences with errors, 19 total. 
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Beaver Ecology

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students explore the lives of bgeahvers. They identify the physical and behavioral adaptations that help beavers survive in their environment. Students compare and contrast how beavers influence the ecology of both forest and aquatic...
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Brain Teaser - Explosions

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this logic worksheet, learners solve a word problem using logic about captains and sailors hearing explosions under water. Students complete 1 problem.
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Number The Stars Diamante Poem

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this language arts worksheet, young scholars read the rules and format for a diamante poem. They fill in the lines on page 2 while following the guidelines.
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Famous Olympians

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study about famous Olympic athletes. They are introduced to a few that have earned gold medals to encourage interest. Students read to find out more about them to become with more equally famous Olympic Games stars.
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Penguin Home Word Search

For Students 5th - 7th
In this penguin home word search worksheet, students search for 36 words that relate to where penguins live. They find words that are located in a word bank that is to the right of the puzzle.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Snorkeling

For Students 3rd - 8th
Meet an expert at snorkeling and learn some basics on how to play. Find out what gear you'll need, safety tips, and fun facts.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Drag Racing in the Water

For Students 3rd - 8th
It's fun to go swimming. To feel the power of your body as you launch yourself into the water. But did you know that swimming isn't just about skill and athleticism? The human body consists of skin, contours, and curves. How the water...