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Curated OER

It's A Jungle Out There!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students report on an animal according to its appearance, habitat, and characteristics.
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Curated OER

Lewis and Clark

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research the Lewis and Clark expedition and the Corps of Discovery. They explore a variety of websites and complete a WebQuest, analyze maps, and answer comprehension questions. Students also write journal entries and...
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Curated OER

Florida the Best WebQuest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a multimedia presentation demonstrating that Florida is the Best State in this creative project for the early elementary classroom. The lesson can be adapted for any state or country.
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Curated OER

From North to South...Quebec's Forest Regions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify and describe the different regions of Canada. With a focus on the forest regions, they use an atlas to locate the ecozones. They identify the characterstics of the climate and vegetation and the relationship between...
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Curated OER

Group Newspaper-American System of Government

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders, in groups, design, research, and create a newspaper that explains four historical events that have influenced the American system of government.
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Curated OER

The Importance of Water

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the importance of water. They discuss why water is important and students design an experiment that evaluates the water quality and methods of improving water quality. Students perform testing and report their findings.
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Curated OER

See the World

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders locate and write creatively about different places and their cultures. They identify the physical, economic, social, political and cultural characteristics of selected regions in the Eastern Hemisphere. Finally, 7th...
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Other

Boggle's World Esl: Word Searches

For Students 3rd - 8th
A collection of more than 40 printable word search activities designed for ESL students. Searches are organized by level of difficulty (easy, intermediate to difficult) and cover a wide variety of themes, e.g., colors, verbs, the five...
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Quia

Quia: Geography World: Earth's Physical Features Games

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site contains matching, concentration, flash cards, and word search games from landform vocabulary. Excellent games which contain more than one version of each game to reinforce all vocabulary taught.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Word Search: Geography of Central America and the Caribbean

For Students 9th - 10th
A fun word search game with terms from Central America and the Caribbean geography. Play online or print out a version for use in class or at home.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Word Search: Geography of Africa

For Students 5th - 8th
A fun word search game with terms from African geography. Play online or print out a version for use in class or at home.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Word Search: Geography of Oceania and Australia

For Students 9th - 10th
A fun word search game with terms from Oceania and Australia geography. Play online or print out a version for use in class or at home.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Word Search: Geography of Asia

For Students 9th - 10th
A fun word search game with terms from Asian geography. Play online or print out a version for use in class or at home.
Interactive
Ducksters

Ducksters: Word Search: Geography of Southeast Asia

For Students 9th - 10th
A fun word search game with terms from Southeast Asia geography. Play online or print out a version for use in class or at home.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Word Search: Geography of Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
A fun word search game with terms from European geography. Play online or print out a version for use in class or at home.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Word Search: Geography of the Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
A fun word search game with terms from Middle Eastern geography. Play online or print out a version for use in class or at home.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Word Search: Geography of South America

For Students 9th - 10th
A fun word search game with terms from South American geography. Play online or print out a version for use in class or at home.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Word Search: Geography of North America

For Students 9th - 10th
A fun word search game with terms from North American geography. Play online or print out a version for use in class or at home.
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abcteach

Abcteach: South American Word Search [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Features a word search that uses all the countries that are in South America. Printable with answer key.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Word Search: United States Geography

For Students 1st - 9th
A fun word search game with terms from United States geography. Play online or print out a version for use in class or at home.
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Quia

Quia: World Capitals Word Search

For Students 3rd - 8th
Practice matching world capitals and the corresponding country in a word-search format.
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New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Weather

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The New York Times Learning Network has developed interactive and printable crossword puzzles. The theme of this one is weather.