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Read a Transportation Story

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read a story about intercontinental truck drivers and their journeys. For this transportation lesson, 6th graders read the novel Kamyonistan by Robert Hackford and discuss the travels of the truck driver through the Middle...
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Science Quiz: Earth Quiz

For Students 5th - 10th
In this earth science quiz worksheet, students respond to 20 short answer and true or false questions regarding earth science topics.
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The Physical Environment

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use damp sand, a baking pan, and water to simulate erosion. In this erosion lesson plan, 4th graders participate in a simulation to show what moving water does to land.
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Ecosystem Organization

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the structure of ecosystems. In this ecology lesson, students listen to a lecture on relationships among organisms and biomes. Students use the information to create ecosystem organization pyramids.
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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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Fact and Opinion 3: Post Test

For Students 4th - 6th
In this fact and opinion worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about facts and opinions where they identify sentences and identify facts or opinions. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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Rain Stick

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars create a rain stick.  In this rain stick lesson, students construct their rain stick using a cardboard tube, stickpins, a cup of rice, and decorative paper.  Young scholars follow given instructions and...
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Weather Olympics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider the effects of topography on climate patterns. In this earth science lesson plan, students research weather patterns and make inferences of how the land forms may create different climates. Students compare Celsius...
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Australia - reading

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Australia worksheet, students read the paragraph about Australia and complete multiple choice questions about it. Students complete 5 questions total.
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The !Kung: Bushmen of the Kalahari

For Students 7th - 12th
In this Kalahari worksheet, students read a 2-page selection about the !Kung and then respond to 3 short answer questions and complete 1 graphic organizer about the selection.
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There Is/Are - Counting Stars

For Students 4th - 6th
In this counting stars activity, learners fill in the blanks to a passage, complete the questions, and write sentences with possessive forms. Students complete 3 activities.
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Kid Maps: Reading and Creating Maps with Human Characteristics

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students look at maps. In this map lesson, students listen to the book My Map Book by Sara Fanelli and they see the difference between human characteristics (buildings, etc.) and natural characteristics (rivers, etc.).  They...
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Leapin' Landmarks: Locating 10 Man-made Landmarks Around the World

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders label continents, oceans, and major mountain ranges on maps and use the maps to write an informational report about landmarks. In this landmarks lesson plan, 3rd graders write about 1 major landmark.
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Mountain Magic: Identifying the Basic Physical Characteristics of Mountains

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners read about and identify on maps the physical characteristics of mountains. For this mountains lesson plan, students also write about the characteristics using personification.
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What's Holding Up the Water?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners read about the history and locate dams in Arizona. In this Arizona dams lesson plan, students write a summary about what they read focusing on word choice, ideas, conventions, and geography content.
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Exploring Joshua Tree National Park

For Students 3rd - 10th
In this Joshua Tree National Park worksheet, students answer fact questions about Joshua Tree National Park. Students use the internet to answer 16 questions.
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Natural Wonders of the World

For Students 5th - 7th
In this wonders of the world worksheet, students complete a detailed fact chart about natural wonders of the world. Included are exceptional mountains, canyons, oceans and rivers.
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Word World

For Students 5th - 7th
In this word world worksheet, students fill in fifteen blanks in fifteen sentences by choosing a word from the word bank that makes each sentence complete.
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Capitalization

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this capitalization worksheet, students read sentences and underline words that should be capitalized. They identify the first word in a sentence, proper nouns, and titles. There are 20 sentences on this one-page worksheet. An...
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Biome Map

For Students 5th - 6th
In this biomes worksheet, learners color the map of North America according to the biome clues. Students then answer questions about the North American biomes.
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What Factors Impact a Greenhouse?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students analyze the Greenhouse Effect and the science of greenhouses. In this global climate lesson, students read background information about the 'greenhouse effect' and define 'albedo.' Students examine pictures of clouds, read about...
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Thought Experiments in Physics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Using thought experiments in physics can be incredibly valuable, but there some pitfalls to avoid.
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Hands On Biodiversity: Networking Students and Their Biomes

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students telecommunicate and use the US Mail to network students from five biomes in the United States in order to monitor water quality in each area. They have e-mail pals and exchange materials representative of themselves and their...
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Places and Production

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students calculate United States GDP and GDP per capita, use a choropleth map to acquire information, and create choropleth maps of GDP per capita in South America. They identify regions with high and low GDP per capita

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