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Magic Tree House - Afternoon on the Amazon chapter 8

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this comprehension worksheet, young scholars read the book Afternoon on the Amazon chapter 8 from Magic Tree House, and answer short answer questions and define vocabulary words. Students complete 8 problems.
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Magic Tree House - Afternoon on the Amazon chapter 9

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this comprehension worksheet, students read the book Afternoon on the Amazon chapter 9 from Magic Tree House, and answer short answer questions and define vocabulary words. Students complete 7 problems.
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Amazon Rainforest Poster Project/Service Project

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students make efforts to save the rainforests. In this environmental stewardship lesson plan, students discuss facts about the resources of the rainforests. Students then create posters that encourage other to reduce their use of paper.
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Amazon Warriors

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this literature worksheet, students identify and locate the names of Amazon Warrior Women found in Greek Mythology. There are 82 names located in the puzzle.
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Amazon Alphabet

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create an alphabetic Amazon animal mural, illustrating the diversity of life in the tropical rain forest of the Amazon Basin.
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Unit 5 - Food

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study the biodiversity existing in the Amazon rainforest. In this Amazon biodiversity lesson, students study diagrams, maps, and information about the biodiversity in the Amazon.
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15 Piranhas a Day!

For Students 7th - 12th
In this global studies worksheet, students read a 4-paragraph article titled "15 Piranhas a day!" about a trip on the Amazon River. Students respond to 6 multi-step questions about the reading.
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River of Venom

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Read an exciting science mystery about killer bees online, evaluate a list of clues, and try to answer the questions correctly. The story responds to the reader's choices and presents research material for the next step. Though the...
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The Need For Shelter

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders build a shelter to protect themselves from rain. They perform durability and water proof testing on the shelters. They make observations of plants found in the Amazon rainforest.
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Travel the Amazon Game

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Travel the Amazon Game learning exercise, students play a game in which they collect Amazon animal cards. There is a game board, game tokens, game cards and a spinner to print off for the game.
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A Climate Conundrum

For Teachers 5th - 8th
After viewing a video and reading an article about the threatened turtles and tortises in The Amazon River area, collaborative groups create a poster or presentation about how we can help them. Several links to other related lesson plans...
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Macaws: The Book

For Teachers K - 5th
Students research the various species of Macaw found in Manu, Peru and other parts of the Amazon. They watch and discuss a video, and each student constructs a book about Macaws that includes photos and background information on each...
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Amazon

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this science related worksheet, students find and circle eleven key terms associated with the Amazon forest in a word search puzzle going in a variety of directions.
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The Great Kapok Tree..

For Teachers K - 4th
Students predict what each animal in the story read says and then compare them. They pretend that a tree was cut down and write a new ending for the story. Students explain why the story is not true and create a Venn Diagram comparing...
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Blank Jeopardy: Brazil

For Teachers 7th
Using a Jeopardy format, this game can help students review facts about Brazil. The presentation could be used as a complement to a middle school unit on South America.
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Analyzing Folklore: Redwall

For Teachers 8th
Brian Jacques’ novel Redwall provides the focus for a series of lessons involving the analysis of folklore. Adopting the persona of a character, groups write letters in the voice of their character, assemble a collage using Microsoft...
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Compare and Contrast Settings

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders compare different lifestyles.  In this settings lesson plan, 3rd graders read Colonial Life, determine similarities and differences between today and life in Colonial times and write a passage about these similarities and...
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River Systems

For Teachers 6th Standards
Scholars must react to the ecosystems of a river. They use inquiry-based learning along with maps and visuals to better understand the impact of rivers on everyday life. To finish, they create final written projects and presentations. 
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The Unique Rain Forest

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore the unique Rain Forest. In this Rain Forest lesson, students watch a video about the dangers the Rain Forest faces. Students create a Rain Forest mobile. Students choose  plants or animals from the Rain Forest then write...
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The Newspaper Article

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Have your class participate in an interview activity using an informational text about the Amazon. After reading a Cultural Connections story about a person from the Amazon, middle schoolers write interview questions based on the text....
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Reading Adventure Pack: Environment

For Parents 1st Standards
A fiction and nonfiction text, The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest by Lynne Cherry and I See a Kookaburra! Discovering Animal Habitats Around the World by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page begins a learning experience in...
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Supplies

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders determine what supplies they will take with them in order to survive their trip through the Amazon. The use estimation and basic math skills to determine how much they can carry and what they can use to survive in the Amazon.
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The Search for the Lost City of El Dorado

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders research the reasons to why people want to find the city of El Dorado. In this Spanish exploration lesson, 9th graders read an article and answer guided reading questions. Students present their findings to the class on...
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A Geography and Ecology Lesson for Grades 4-7

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore many of the unusual geographical features of the Amazon River region, and explain the importance of preserving the tropical rainforest.

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