Curated OER
Cold Fronts
Students determine its' direction of movement, and list at least five weather conditions associated with the specific front, given animations of several atmospheric variables during a cold front passage. They list at least three weather...
Curated OER
Worksheet 4. Reading: Pliny Describes Elephants
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners read the passage titled Pliny Describes Elephants. They then answer the 7 multiple choice questions about the reading.
Curated OER
Shizuko’s Daughter: Question Answer Relationships
Asking questions about what you're reading is an effective way to connect with the text. After kids read passages from Kyoko Mori's Shizuko's Daughter, they identify questions about the passages as Right There, Think and...
Curated OER
Reading Comprehension: Oceans
In this ocean comprehension worksheet, students read a short passage, then complete 4 short answer questions about oceans. Worksheet contains a link to additional activities.
Curated OER
Medicine: Then and Now
Students read ancient Greek texts to explore ancient healing practices and compare them to modern-day medicine. They conduct research into modern first-aid practices, using a standard medical reference.
Curated OER
For the Birds Crossword Puzzle
In this birds worksheet, learners read ten clues that pertain to birds and determine the answer from the word box. Students then use the answers to complete a crossword puzzle.
Curated OER
Comets
In this space science worksheet, learners learn 3 facts about comets and then read a short informational passage about comets.
Curated OER
Going Places
For this going places worksheet, students read the passages provided and answer the given questions. Students answer questions as it relates to the skeletal system, puberty, and microorganisms.
Scholastic
Hillary Conquers Everest
If a field trip to the summit of Mount Everest isn't in your school budget, make the trek virtually! An interactive instructional activity allows class members to follow Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's trail up the mountain, and...
Curated OER
Healing Fallen Warriors
Students read ancient Greek texts to explore evidence for healing wounds and compare ancient healing practices to those of modern times.
Curated OER
Sponges
In this sponges worksheet, students will explore the characteristics of sponges including their different types of cells and body structures. Students will also determine how sponges reproduce. This worksheet has 3 short answer and 11...
Curated OER
Segmented Worms
In this segmented worms instructional activity, high schoolers will review the characteristics of segmented worms including the earthworm, bristleworm, and leech. This instructional activity has 7 fill in the blank, 3 true or false, and...
Curated OER
Microbial Influence on Earth's Systems
Learners identify the different biogeochemical cycles on Earth. In this biology lesson, students observe microbes under a microscope. They compare and contrast respiration and photosynthesis.
Curated OER
For The Birds Challenge
In this bird learning exercise, students complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions about features of birds. A reference web site is given, but no information about birds is contained in learning exercise.
Curated OER
Making Movie Storyboards
Students explore the importance of images in telling a story in film, analyze movie clips and identify some visual cues that help them explain the story; students work collaboratively to storyboard a passage from a book and present them...
Curated OER
Finding the Good Stuff in What We Read
Students work to develop comprehension strategies. They focus on three rules for summarizing: getting rid of extra information, organizing, and finding the main idea. Through modeling and then guided practice, they apply these rules ...
Curated OER
Darwin Day
In this Darwin Day worksheet, students read or listen to a tape passage about Charles Darwin, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose words, unscramble words and sentences, put sentences in order, write discussion questions and...
Curated OER
Reading Comprehension Skills Practice
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage titled, "A family Recipe," then complete 3 short answer and 2 multiple choice questions. An answer key is provided on page 4.
Curated OER
Digestive System Quiz
In this digestive system worksheet, students answer 9 questions, 2 of which are multiple choice and 7 are short answer. Included are questions about the process of digestion and the structures of the digestive system.
Curated OER
Respiration Crossword
In this respiration worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle by figuring out the vocabulary words associated with the 14 clues given.
Curated OER
Medicine: Then and Now
Students read ancient Greek texts to explore ancient healing practices and compare them to those of modern times. They explain Greek healing practices for wounds.
Curated OER
Test-Tube Tissues
In this tissues instructional activity, students read about a new treatment for fixing bone fractures. Students complete 4 short answer questions.
Curated OER
Respiratory, Circulatory, and Urogenital Systems in the Rat
Here is a lesson which describes a lab activity in which a rat is dissected, and its heart is studied. The lesson has ample background information about three of the rats internal systems, and excellent lab sheets that support the...
K12 Reader
Summarize It!
A key reading comprehension skill is the ability to summarize. Here's a worksheet that not only explains how to summarize, but also explains why summarizing is important.