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Green Leaves
Third graders, after having conducted one experiment three times, record their observations results in a chart. They predict what hidden colors they believe that a leaf holds. Students record their predictions in their science note books...
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Enchanted Views
Students will create a garden with specific fabrics to a set grid (p 73) to fit the pull-out pattern of the gate. This pattern will be transferred onto the foreground which in turn will be basted onto the garden. A hand needle-turn...
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Vocabulary: Talking About Your Family-2
For this foreign language worksheet, young scholars fill in the blanks for ten sentences. Each sentence is missing a word that describes a family member.
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Forget-Me-Knots in a Pot
Students discuss Alaska's state flower and grow their own flowers in pots. They discover skills needed for gardening and plant care. Once students have researched the state flower, they draw pictures of forget-me-knots and list the...
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Halloween
For this Halloween crossword worksheet, students read the 26 clues about Halloween to help them complete the crossword puzzle about Halloween.
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Statue of Liberty Sculpture
Students listen to the story of the Statue of Liberty, observe that we can view the Statue of Liberty from all sides, know that the Statue of Liberty is sculpture in the round.
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Hatshepsut's Temples and Obelisks
Third graders create Hatshepsut's Temples and Obelisks using a variety of materials.
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Jim's Favorite Store
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a story about different types of shops visited by a child on a shopping trip. Students answer 5 questions.
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Top Table
In this craft project worksheet, students gather materials and with adult help, construct a table for feeding birds. This is an advanced project.
Other
The Cleveleys Website: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
This resource offers an in-depth understanding of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. This article authenticates the research by quoting a Greek geographer Strabo, and a Greek historian, Diodorus Siculus.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Hanging Gardens of Babylon
This article discusses the controversy around the actual location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, or if they even existed at all.
Other
Patterns of Evidence: Hanging Gardens of Babylon Made by Biblical King?
The author of this blog entry discusses the theory that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon mentioned in the Bible and generally attributed to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon may have actually been built by King Sennacherib of Assyria at his...
Other
Museum of Unnatural History: Hanging Gardens of Babylon
A detailed article on the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon can be found here. Why they were built, how the garden received water, and the exact measurements of the garden are among the topics discussed in the article.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Wonders of the World
This lesson plan provides adaptations, discussion questions, an evaluation rubric, extensions, and much more for learning about ancient Wonders of the World.
Other
The Seven Wonders of the World
This resource surveys the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World according to the ancient Greeks. Click the desired Wonder to read about it and view illustrations.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Seven Wonders of the World
Here is an interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Seven Wonders: Get Clued In
Site gives clues for students to figure out the Wonders. Choose the Wonder after the clues are given. Which of the Seven Wonders is the only one still standing today?
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon
A simple,yet informative site gives a picture and general information about the gardens.
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon
A simple,yet informative site gives a picture and general information about the gardens.
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon
A simple,yet informative site gives a picture and general information about the gardens.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Ancient Mesopotamia for Kids: Biography of Nebuchadnezzar Ii
Investigate the biography of Nebuchadnezzar II from Ancient Mesopotamia on this site. Find information about the King of the Babylonians and builder of the Hanging Gardens.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Ancient Mesopotamia: Babylonian Empire for Kids
This site explores the history of the Babylonian Empire. Includes information on the Empire of the city of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, and the Hanging Gardens.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Temple of Jerusalem
This article deals with the Temple in Jerusalem, built in its splendor by King Solomon. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.