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Puffins "Did You Know..." Cards
In this science worksheet, students use these "Did you know..." cards to write facts about puffins. Students can make a mini-booklet, a bulletin board or poster. The 2 cards on this page are decorated with a puffin border.
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Fab Facts About Ice-Cream
In this ice-cream learning exercise, students read an ice-cream facts passage and respond to 6 fill in the blank questions to decide how to create an ice-cream sundae.
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Puffins KWL Chart
In this science activity, students use this KWL chart to organize information before writing a report on puffins. Students record what they know, want to know and learned about puffins.
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CLOZE PROCEDURE for The Call of the Wild, by Jack London
An advocate of the cloze procedure to determine what learners already know about a topic? Class members listen to an excerpt from The Call of the Wild and then fill in the blanks on their cloze copy of the passage. Directions...
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Fourth graders research and write an author report on Roald Dahl, including books written by him, birthplace, family life, and other information on his writing. Students read aloud chapters in the book. Students create a newspaper...
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Goggle Eyes
In this Google Eyes worksheet, students read eight chapters from Google Eyes and then complete a comprehension exercise, speech marks, persuasive writing, fact and opinion, question mark, and the comma worksheets. Students answer one...
Roald Dahl
The Twits - The Furniture Goes Up
Work gets done faster when people work as a team. The ninth installment of an 11-lesson unit designed to accompany The Twits by Roald Dahl combines character education with research skills and creative writing activities. The lesson ends...
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Selecting the Tap: Water Safety
Examine water as a scarce natural resource instead of taking it for granted. Middle schoolers identify the traits of potable water, and research local water sources to determine if they are impaired or not.
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Reading to Elementary Children
Middle schoolers participate in a cross-age reading program. In this language arts lesson, students choose a class of younger children and read them the book The Legend of the Bluebonnet. Middle schoolers reflect upon their service...
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Animals: Atlantic Puffins
National Geographic site engages users with colorful photos and extensive facts about Atlantic Puffins. Be sure to click on the video link to view a short clip on these fascinating animals.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Atlantic Puffin
This concise site presents facts related to appearance, range, conservation, and other names used to identify this bird species. Listen to the sounds of the Atlantic Puffin on this site as well.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Horned Puffin
This thorough site features cool facts, range information, behavior patterns, conservation status and more. Listen to the sounds of this bird species on this site.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Atlantic Puffin
Some facts about the Atlantic puffin, Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial bird, are given. Drawings and photos are included.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Puffin (Fratercula Arctica)
Provides photographs and a fact card about the puffin. Discusses their classification and evolution, physical appearance, distribution and habitat, behavior and lifestyle, life cycle, diet, predators, interesting facts, threats from...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Murres
Get the facts about Murres. Besides finding a detailed physical description of both the Common and Thick-biled Murres, you?ll also learn about some of the unique facts and characteristics of these birds. Also included in this Bird Fact...
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Tufted Puffin
Cool facts, description, range, habitat, reproduction, and conservation status are topics discussed on this thorough site. Listen to the sounds of the Tufted Puffin on this site as well.
Saint Louis Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo: Tufted Puffin
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, appearance, and conservation status of the tufted puffin.
Saint Louis Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo: Horned Puffin
Discover basic facts and learn about the appearance of the horned puffin.
Nature Canada
Nature Canada: Great Black Backed Gull
A fact sheet about the great black-backed gull. This gull is one bird with a healthy population, but there is some concern about this impacting on the tern and the puffin, birds that it preys upon. The great black-backed gull can be...