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Advocacy and Resources

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders use a glossary of terms and a word search game to study mature adults. They interpret class rules and recognize age-related terms. They complete a word search.
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Uses of Coal

For Students 4th - 8th
An interesting series of puzzles and word games are available in this multi-page collection, which focuses on coal. Learners practice math and language arts skills as they solve the puzzles, and learn many facts about coal at the same time.
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ABCya

Christmas Word Search

For Students K - 5th Standards
Can you find the mittens? What about the reindeer—or Santa? Try an online Christmas-themed word search to add some festive language arts fun to the classroom this year.
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Nim With Cards

For Students 10th - 12th
In this math instructional activity, students solve word problems by playing a card game. The first person to reach 31 wins the game.
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Incredible Integers!

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
There are three parts to this instructional activity on integers. In the first, learners explore positive and negative numbers on an actual painter's tape number line and by playing a "Hot Seat" game. In part two, they view a BrainPop...
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Minnesota Department of Natural Resoures

Minnesota’s Forests

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
The forests of Minnesota provide middle schoolers with an integrated learning opportunity. They examine the three biomes and their histories, conduct experiments, read stories, and draw pictures. A lovely activity about trees.
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The World Of Earth Science

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students examine the topic in order to solidify knowledge covered in the curriculum using puzzles and creative games.
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Understanding Weather

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science instructional activity, middle schoolers examine the topic in order to solidify knowledge covered in the curriculum using puzzles and creative games.
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Engaging Young Scientists with Inquiry: Part One

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Building inquiry into your science lessons will make science concepts more concrete for your class.
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Cuisenaire Rods And Math

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars find the least common multiple of several given numbers using Cuisenaire rods. Previously taught math skills are reinforced by using Cuisenaire rod games, puzzles and or activities.
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Worksheet 15. Word Search Game

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this word search instructional activity, students find the 6 words in the puzzle and circle them. The clues are located at the bottom of the page and the first letter of each word is highlighted in gray.
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Birth Month Number Game

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this number game, students use algebra to prove why when starting with the number of  birth month, followed by some calculations, one can correctly calculate the year you were born and your age.
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Favorite Number Game Using Age and Change in Your Pocket

For Students 8th - 11th
In this number game, students use algebra to prove this age and change in your pocket number guessing game.  Students end with a number where the first two digits are their age and the last two digits are the change in their pockets.
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Guess the Four-Digit Integer Game

For Students 7th - 10th
In this game worksheet, students explore the instruction on how to play a guess the integer game. The leader picks a four-digit number, and the students try to guess it after given feedback.
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Factors Game

For Students 6th - 8th
In this factors game instructional activity, teams of students identify factors.  They find proper factors of a given number  This one-page instructional activity cotnains approximately 40 problems.
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Abraham Lincoln and the Five-Dollar Note

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Students study Presidential history by researching Abraham Lincoln.  In this U.S. history instructional activity, students discuss the changes in the 5 dollar bill and create a timeline of Abraham Lincoln's life.  Students...
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The Year Game: Writing Number Expressions

For Students 7th - 12th
In this year game worksheet, students write expressions for the counting numbers one through 100 using only digits in the curent year.  They do so using only the digits in the current year and using addition, multiplication,...
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Core Knowledge Foundation

Greek And Latin Root Words

For Teachers 8th
Students examine Greek and Latin root words. They research the history of the English language, solve word games and puzzles, write paragraphs about the impact of Greek and Latin on the English language, and create flip chart study guides.
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Christmas Complete The Paragraph Puzzle

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this Christmas complete the paragraph puzzle worksheet, students write in six missing words from the word list at the bottom of the page to complete the paragraph, with more puzzles and answers available online.
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Multiplication: 3x and 6x Tables

For Students 3rd Standards
For this multiplication worksheet, 3rd graders find the products to 35 single digit vertical and horizontal problems in which they practice the three and six times tables.
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Number Block 1

For Teachers 4th
In this number puzzle worksheet, 4th graders try to fill in the missing numbers in the number block game. The missing numbers are integers between two and six. The numbers in each row have totals on the right, with the numbers in each...
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ABCya

Thanksgiving Word Search

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
Scholars search through a crossword puzzle to locate a variety of words related to Thanksgiving. Either online or on paper, players highlight or circle their findings. Words disappear from a list after they've been located.  
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You Can Count on Spelling

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Here is a cross-curricular activity that is suitable for virtually any grade level! Learners calculate the mathematical value of their spelling words using the letter tiles from a Scrabble game and identify the spelling word with the...
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Isomers of (E)-but-2-ene

For Students 6th - 12th
One chemical formula—but how many different structures? Familiarize young chemists with the concept of isomers through simple, related games. Users identify each isomer base upon its name, structure, and type of isomerization in a set of...