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The Hopi and Their Neighbors

For Students 4th - 6th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students use a word bank to complete informational sentences about the Hopi Indians. Students fill in ten blanks.
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Rivers Cloze Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this cloze activity worksheet, learners use their reading comprehension skills to fill in the 16 blanks in a 1-page reading selection about rivers. A word bank in provided.
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Natural Gardening

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study the effect of pesticides on plants and insects. In this gardening lesson plan, students discuss the importance of insects. They define pesticides, evaluate their effectiveness and the problems they might cause. Students...
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Is It Safe To Go In? Water Quality of Bathing Areas in the EU

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students complete an experiment on water to study water quality. In this water quality lesson, students complete a taste test experiment about chemicals in water. Students then study their local water environments and recorded toxins....
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How Appropriate is that Tree?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students identify trees and their environments using a dichotomous chart.  In this exploratory lesson students use the Internet to identify conditions needed for the trees and what the climate is in their area. 
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students observe what happens to water as it goes from a solid to a liquid.  In this exploratory lesson students gain an understanding for the water cycle while working in groups observing what happens to water as it changes...
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Ancient Mediterranean Lands: Greece

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study maps and structures of Ancient Greece and realize how these structures impact times. In this structures lesson plan, students view the structures of how Ancient Greece was put together and discuss how these structures...
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Clothesline Sleuth

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore the make up of fabrics. In this agriculture lesson, students examine the cotton and wool crops of the United States and discover how fabrics are created.
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Everyone Up!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine various agriculture careers, both direct and indirect, related to crop production and distribution. In this food production instructional activity, students role play the processing chain in which crops move from...
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Fighting Disease

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of medical intervention in African nations. In this geography instructional activity, 7th graders research primary and secondary sources in search of information regarding Guinea worm disease. Students...
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Ancient Mediterranean Lands: Rome

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research ancient Roman civilizations, trade routes, aqueducts, and agriculture. In this Ancient Rome instructional activity, 7th graders view a picture of the Roman Aqueduct Pont du Gard and discuss its use in ancient...
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Era of Self-Sufficiency - Pre-1890

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students investigate the relationship between physical geography and Utah's settlement. In this Utah land instructional activity, students view a PowerPoint about Utah land and work in groups to answer questions about the uniqueness of...
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Rice Around the World

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders draw pictures to show the life of early colonists and how they set the standard for rice farming. In this rice farming lesson plan, 3rd graders read about how and when Americans set the standards for growing and producing...
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Geography: Why Is the Sacremento Valley a Good Place to Grow Rice?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders locate the Sacramento Valley in California where rice is grown. In this rice growing location lesson, 3rd graders locate the Sacremento Valley, California on a map, and color the mountain ranges and terrain that is around...
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The History of Rice

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the history of rice. In this history of rice lesson students use a timeline to help determine important events in the spread of rice throughout the world. They use a map to locate rice production in the United States.
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The History of Rice

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the history of rice by drawing a timeline of important dates.  In this food history instructional activity, 4th graders research the history of rice, where it came from, and who first used it for food....
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Sociology: What is life like for Gulf Coast rice farmers

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read 1 page about Gulf Coast rice farmers and then describe what rice farming in the U.S. is like in the United States. In this rice farming lesson plan, students tell why they would or would not want to be a rice farmer.
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Where is Rice Grown?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create a timeline of the development of rice as an important crop. In this agricultural history lesson, 5th graders read about the history behind why rice was grown and where it is grown. Students demonstrate their learning...
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Why Is Climate Important to Growing Rice?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders determine the location of major rice producing states in the United States. In this rice production lesson, 3rd graders locate the longitude and latitude of each rice producing state. They color the states and indicate...
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Makiing Sense of the Census

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate trends in agriculture.  In this secondary mathematics lesson plan, students evaluate agricultural census data from 1982 to 2202 as they compare the properties of the mean and the median.  Learners explore...
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Boomtown Life

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research California boomtowns. In this Western settlement lesson, students research the boomtown of California and create brochures that feature their research findings.
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Be the Kiwi

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore aspects of New Zealand's environment. In this environmental geography activity, students research the geography, resources and climate of New Zealand. This activity includes a game, rubric, and extension.
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Water: A precious resource

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this water worksheet, students watch a video on water, read a passage, complete sentences, write vocabulary words, and write a paragraph. Students complete 5 activities total.
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When Enough Should Be Enough

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students take a closer look at world hunger. In this global issues lesson, students discuss hunger in African nations and determine how that might organize a school-side campaign to raise money to fight hunger through the charity...

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