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Worksheet
Curated OER

Groundhog Day

For Students 2nd - 7th
Celebrate Groundhog Day with a fun crossword puzzle. Your class will search for ten words relating to Groundhog Day, including shadow, predict, and spring. There are also three fill-in-the-blank sentences.
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PPT
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The Restoration Colonies

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Explore the earliest American cities in this presentation, which details the demographics, geography, and characteristics of New York, Pennsylvania, and the Carolinas, among others. These slides help to fill in the gap between the...
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Lesson Plan
Carnegie Mellon University

Natural Gas and Pennsylvania’s Future

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Beginning with a general discussion about natural gas, methane, and hydrocarbons, a few videos and diagrams are projected to support the lecture. Individuals participate in a brief activity by drinking juice through a straw, and then...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Pennsylvania Firsts Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this Pennsylvania learning exercise, students answer questions in a crossword representing Pennsylvania's history of firsts. Students answer 10 questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Pennsylvania Firsts Challenge

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this Pennsylvania worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about history of Pennsylvania's firsts. Students answer 10 questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Pennsylvania Firsts Alphabet Activity

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this Pennsylvania worksheet, students put words in alphabetical order that represent Pennsylvania history of firsts. Students put 10 words in alphabetical order.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Vanished Occupations: Life on an Iron Plantation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners analyze photographs to understand life on a plantation.  For this vanished occupations lesson, learners examine why iron plantations were created and what natural resources were needed to make iron. Learners compare the duties,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Gather the Stones!

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Review how gristmills affected the lives of the Pennsylvania community. The class uses documents and pictures to explore the purpose of the gristmill. They simulate members of the community and write a paper about colonial forces...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

William Penn's Peaceable Kingdom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the methods Penn used to attract settlers to his colony. They compare and contrast Penn's account with Daniel Pastorius' account. Students evaluate the effectiveness of Penn's ability to attract settlers to the colony....
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Pennsylvania Map

For Students 4th - 5th
For this state maps worksheet, students identify the map of Pennsylvania. Students fill in the state capital, the major cities, and other state attractions.
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Lesson Plan
Pennsylvania Department of Education

Pennsylvania’s Energy Supply

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders become familiar with the various types of energy and which types are found in Pennsylvania.  In this Pennsylvanian energy resources lesson, 3rd graders, identify wind and water as sources of energy.  Students complete an...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The 1860 Election in Pennsylvania

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the political parties of the 1860 election and compare their platforms.  In this election lesson young scholars determine the meaning of a political cartoon and predict the outcome of the 1860 election.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Conserving Pennsylvania Resources: New Deal Programs

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze the impact of the New Deal programs in Pennsylvania. In this Great Depression lesson, students examine the New Deal programs and their legacies in Pennsylvania. They relate these programs to the preservation of national...
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Interactive
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What Do You Know About Pennsylvania?

For Students 4th - 6th
In this online interactive Pennsylvania worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions that require them to exhibit what they know about the state. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Pennsylvania: Early History Word Search

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this Pennsylvania worksheet, students search for words dealing with Pennsylvania's early history. Students search for 18 words.
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Organizer
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Pennsylvania Outline Map

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this Pennsylvania outline map worksheet, students examine political boundaries of the state and the placement its capital city as well as its major cities. This map is not labeled.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Pennsylvania State Quarter

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Pennsylvania worksheet, students examine a picture of the state quarter of Pennsylvania. Using the information on the coin, students answer 5 essay questions about the state of Pennsylvania.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Pennsylvania Vocabulary Word Jumble

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Pennsylvania worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 20 words to spell key cities, people, resources or regions in the state of Pennsylvania. There is a word bank.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Pennsylvania Cities Word Jumble

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this Pennsylvania cities worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell Pennsylvanian cities. Students spell 10 cities and use the word box.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Getting to Know Some of Pennsylvania's Fishes

For Teachers K - 5th
Students research and identify the fish of Pennsylvania. In this earth science lesson, students view ten photos of fish and identify the characteristics of each fish. Students record observations and practice naming the fish using their...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Pennsylvania: Crossword Puzzle

For Students 5th - 8th
For this United States history worksheet, learners use the 15 clues in order to fill in the crossword puzzle with the appropriate answers pertaining to Pennsylvania.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Pennsylvania Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Pennsylvania worksheet, students examine a flag of the state. After doing their own research, students fill in information about Pennsylvania: capital city, motto, tree, flower, date of statehood.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Pennsylvania

For Students 6th - 7th
In this word search worksheet, students solve a word search by locating thirty words related to Pennsylvania. The word list includes oaks and Erie.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Greatest Show on Earth: Then and Now

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore the history of the circus in the United States. They explore the life of John Bill Ricketts, founder of the first circus. Students compare Ricketts' first circus to the modern circus.