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Working for Water

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the ways that government works to help improve aquatic habitats. In this water habitats lesson students view a video and plan a school restoration project. 
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Problem-Solving Decision: Choose the Operation 7

For Students 4th - 5th
In this mathematical operations worksheet, students read the information in the bolded paragraph and use those numbers to solve the word problems. Students determine which mathematical operation to use to solve the problem.
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Jerry the Beaver: Reading Comprehension

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this comprehension activity, students read a short paragraph about a beaver, then answer 5 multiple choice questions. Answers provided.
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It's May, Let's Play!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore digraphs. They discuss the ay=/A/. Students learn a tongue twister to help them remember the ay=/A/ correspondence. They read a story and identify /A/ in spoken and written language. Learners spell words using the ay=/A/.
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Grouping Dinosaurs

For Teachers K - 4th
Learners investigate sets and subsets as they group coins and dinosaurs. Using scissors and provided sheet, they sort dinosaurs according to their commonalities. Their groupings are shared with the class.
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Butterfly Camouflage

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss camouflage and warnings by butterflies as a class. Students design and color their own butterflies that they are to place somewhere in the classroom. Students explain why their butterfly is colored the way that it...
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Crossword- Basic Vocabulary Review

For Students 4th - 5th
In this vocabulary acquisition worksheet, students read 11 clues and determine the word they describe. Students fit their answers in a crossword puzzle. There is no word bank.
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Where Are the Dinosaurs?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore what the dinosaurs were like. In this dinosaur lesson, the teacher peaks student curiosity about dinosaurs. This lesson would be a great starting point for a dinosaur unit since it primarily engages student...
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New York State Testing Program: English/Language Arts Listening Selection, Grade 3, #2

For Students 3rd
In this 3rd grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice worksheet, students listen to a fictional story that as their instructor reads it aloud 2 times. No questions accompany the worksheet.
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3-D Posters

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students work in small groups to create 3-D posters to discourage throwing trash away and encourage recycling.
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Earth Day

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this crossword puzzle instructional activity, learners identify the words that relate to Earth Day by reading the 14 clues. Students complete the crossword puzzle with the clues.
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Beginning Sentence Completion 1

For Students 4th - 5th
For this sentence completion worksheet, students read the sentences and choose the best word or words to complete the 12 sentences.
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Animal Encounters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use their visualizing and interpreting skills to produce original writings and artwork.
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Word Meaning Using Prefixes

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use structural analysis to identify root words with prefixes such as dis, sub, re, and pre.
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Solving Your Problems

For Teachers K - 4th
Students listen to story about solving personal problems. They study about handling problems and practice what they have studied in real life situations. They then complete the worksheet for comprehension.
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How Can We Observe Genetic Variation Within a Species?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students observe intra-species variation by completing standard microbial streaking procedures. They collect data from which they draw observations and complete a worksheet.
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All Caught Up!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners discover the difficulty involved in trying to isolate a target species by fisherman. They discuss this issue and its problems as a class. They examine how bycatching affects their lives.
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A Lion's Lair

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners evaluate the likelihood that a particular animal lived in a particular habitat. They research and illustrate lion habitats to determine whether lions were likely to have lived in ancient Greece.
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American Bison

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this bison worksheet, students read several paragraphs about the American Bison. Students learn about its history and its current status and answer questions about the text.
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Understanding Castles

For Students 6th - 7th
In this English history instructional activity, students read a one page text with pictures and diagrams pertaining to the castles built after the Norman conquest. There are no questions.
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New York State Testing Program: English/Language Arts Listening Selection, Grade 5

For Students 5th
In this 5th grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice worksheet, students listen to a fictional story that as their instructor reads it aloud 2 times. No questions accompany the worksheet.
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How to Make Your Own Board Game (Instructions)

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this board board game worksheet, students follow the instructions to create their own board game. Students use the examples in the sheet for help in creating their game.
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Which Way to Roots Grow?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore roots and how they grow. They observe as seeds planted in various directions grow and record their observations. Students discuss the direction in which the roots are growing.
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Africa

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore Africa. They label the popular places in Africa on a map. Students label the different cities and monuments that are popular in Africa. They discuss the similarities and differences between cities in Africa and...