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Review for Chemistry
For this review for chemistry worksheet, students decide if given statements are true or false. Students relate information learned about introductory knowledge gained in chemistry to accurately answer the given questions.
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Insect Crossword Puzzle
In this insect crossword puzzle instructional activity, students complete a crossword, using clues about insect parts, habitats, physical appearance and so on.
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Grammar Rock Preposition
In this prepositions worksheet, students first view a YouTube video of a song about prepositions. Students fill in the missing words in the lyrics. This is an online interactive exercise.
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Are Cellphones Killing Honeybees?
Students read an article about how honeybee are sensitive to the electromagnetic fields generated by cellphones. In this ESL activity, students work as partners to complete a table of information relating to the many bee species in...
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A Taste of Honey
Learners read the story "A Taste of Honey" and are introduced to tier two words. For this vocabulary lesson plan, students define key words from the story. Learners build their vocabulary by referring to the story and how the words are...
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Singapore 4th Grade Math Worksheet: 10: Fractions
In this problem solving worksheet, students read and solve 20 word problems. The problems will require reading a short paragraph each, but use basic operations to solve. All problems contain fractions.
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Insect Communication and Harmful Insects
Seventh graders use children's literature in order to create an interesting context for the activity. The concept of insect communication is investigated in order for students to form educated hypothesis guesses.
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Great Seal of Arkansas
Students identify the state seal of Arkansas and the emblems associated with the seal. They use a Venn diagram to compare the national seal with the state seal.
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Add a Stanze to a Poem
In this poem activity, students add a stanza to a given poem, using information they know about monarch butterflies.
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ESL: States and Their Nicknames
In this ESL state nicknames learning exercise, students read an article about states and their nicknames, then complete 6 related questions. A link to audio and additional resources is given.
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Over in the Meadow
In these literature worksheets students will illustrate each stanza of the poem. Students will then staple together their pages to create a student made poetry book.
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Cultural Symbols are Cool
Fifth graders recognize pioneer symbols and create a personal symbol. They, in groups, each get a state symbol and have them discuss why that symbol represents Utah. Have the groups select a spokesperson to share group findings with the...
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Imagination Travel
Students watch video segments on shapes and patterns. They create their own pattern within shapes.
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Animal Habitats
Students study the word habitat and its meaning. They also identify that in order for something to be classified as a habitat there needs to be the proper shelter, food, water, and space.
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Biology Tessellations
Students review three types of polygons that are triangles, squares, and hexagons. They use a computer program to draw various types of tessellations. The students use the drawing of a honeybee as inspiration.
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Insect Crossword
In this insect facts activity, students use the factual definitions about insects to complete the twenty four questions crossword puzzle.
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Simple Machines
Students design objects in the Museum of Modern Art's collection of simple machines. In this simple machines lesson, students explore the machine age in the MoMA's design collection. Students identify simple machines and the elements in...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Mg Hexagonal Pattern of Beehives
Beehives are made of walls, each of the same size, enclosing small hexagonal cells where honey and pollen are stored and bees are raised. This problem examines some of the mathematical advantages of the hexagonal tiling in a beehive....
Virginia Tech
Beehive Wordpress: The Cornell System
This resource gives information on the Cornell Note-taking System. It gives the three steps involved in this process.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Okiek
"Okiek" is the name of a Kenyan people who formerly lived by hunting game, making beehives, and gathering and trading honey; it is also the name of their language. The collective name "Okiek" includes over two dozen local groups, each...
PBS
Pbs: Anatomy of a Hive
This is an excellent PBS site that talks about the make up of the beehive and it's inhabitants. Topics such as communication, food, temperature, defense are also visited.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Spelling Practice: Spelling Bees
A multi-player game to practice spelling skills and work together building a beehive before the clock runs out.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Koala Paddle Boards Spelling Practice
Koala Paddle Boards is an educational multi-player activity for word spelling practice. Students race one another by correctly spelling the given computer-voiced words. Whoever builds the highest beehive in the time allowed wins. Be sure...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Do Honeybees Love Hexagons?
Zack Patterson and Andy Peterson delve into the very smart geometry behind the honeybee's home. [3:58]