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An Environmental Puzzle: The Carbon Cycle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introducced to how respiration and photosysnthesis cycle carbon through ecosystems. They read background information that describes the role of the Sun as Earth's ultimate energy source and explains how the energy...
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A Geological Puzzle

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students compare and contrast the various types of rocks on each continent. In groups, the calculate the rock ages and types to determine if the continents, in their opinion, were joined at one time. They develop two imaginary...
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Geography Puzzles

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students study the continents of the world. In this Internet geography lesson, students connect to online mapping games. Students collaborate in order to develop their understanding of world geography, including countries and capital...
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Pumpkin Multiplication and Division Facts Puzzle

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice multiplication and division facts while completing a pumpkin coloring sheet.  In this multiplication and division lesson, 5th graders color based on the answers and the color key.  
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Pangaea Puzzle: Exploring the Tectonic Forces That Shape the Earth

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders follow in the footsteps of early scientists as they put the pieces of Pangaea back together and discovered the forces that create the variety of landforms and sea-floor features of our Earth.
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Protein Puzzles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the concept of protein structure. They read an article, construct a three-dimensional model of an insulin protein, take a quiz, conduct Internet research, and answer discussion questions.
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Pangaea Puzzle Pieces

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students i examine 10 pieces of evidence for the Pangaea theory and use them to reconstruct the super continent. They determine that land masses on Earth are slowly changing shape as a result of moving for millions of years.
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Island Biogeography and Evolution: Solving a Phylogenetic Puzzle With Molecular Genetics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in solving a logic problem based on real organisms and real data. They develop phylogenies for seven related populations of lizards living on the Canary Islands.
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Archaeologists Puzzle Pieces

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify how archaeologists use typology to interpret artifacts. They interpret sample artifacts as if they discovered them.
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"First Day of School - Make a Puzzle"

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a puzzle piece to be included in a class puzzle. They are given one puzzle piece, and they decorate it using symbols/drawings which are personal to them such as hobbies, interests, or self-portrait. The pieces are...
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Word Search Puzzles: Chinese Cultural Words

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners complete a set of word searches about Chinese foods, geography and culture. Follow-up, extension and modifications to the lesson are given and include illustrating words of the puzzle, making original puzzles on another related...
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Word Search Puzzle: Phonics-Words That End With -ck

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this phonics puzzle, young scholars find twelve words that end in the letters ck. All words are single syllable words. Words include: duck, back, pack, black, flock, pick, clock, lick, quick, crack. lock, and sock.
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Word Search Puzzle: Phonics-Words That End With -nd

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this spelling worksheet, learners complete a word search by finding twelve words that end with the letter pattern nd. Words go up and down, side to side, and vertically on the puzzle.
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Word Search Puzzle: Phonics-Words That End With -ld

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this spelling worksheet, students use a word search puzzle to reinforce the patterns of words that end in -ld. The word search includes twelve words.
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Geography Action! Rivers 2001- River Puzzle

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students cut out puzzle pieces and create a healthy river by putting the pieces together in a logical order on construction paper. Students begin by placing the "source" piece at the start of the river and the "mouth" piece at the end,...
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Kindness is Never Puzzling

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this character education worksheet, students learn an important lesson about friendship and kindness. Students cut apart a mixed up puzzle, put it together and read the message.
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Pangaea Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners test evidence for the existence of Pangaea in the Earth's past. They create a current map of the Earth's continents and put them together like a puzzle. They compare this result to a a picture of the shape of Pangaea.
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Easy Whales Crossword Puzzle

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this vocabulary worksheet, students examine facts about whales by solving a 6 clue crossword puzzle. Students also color the picture.
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Puzzle Prints

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore the basic techniques of printmaking in this introductory lesson for the elementary Art classroom. Included with this lesson are ideas for successful implementation and step-by-step directions for the teacher with no...
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The Puzzle of the Ice Age Americans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners describe alternative theories for how the first humans cane to America.  In this human origin instructional activity students study the origins of the first Americans. 
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Name That Harpist

For Teachers 8th - 12th
For this harpists crossword puzzle worksheet, students locate the first or last name of 21 harpists as they insert the missing names into the appropriate places to successfully complete the crossword puzzle.
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Let's Find the Missing Piece

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this solving a picture puzzle worksheet, students observe a four piece puzzle of a fish with one piece missing and choose the piece that fits. Students find 1 answer.
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Dashing Definitions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this wordsearch puzzle worksheet, learners supply the missing letters to form a word and match it with the definition from the dictionary. Students then find the words in a word search puzzle.
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Famous Firsts Crossword

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students read the 10 clues about famous firsts for Black history. Students use the words in the word bank to complete the puzzle.

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