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Tiles, Blocks, Sapphires & Gold: Designing a Treasure Map
Young cartographers in groups hide treasure at school and then create a map to find it using pattern blocks and tiles. They make paintings with clues to create a visual representation of the location of their treasure. Groups present...
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Travis the Train and the St. Patrick's Day Treasure Hunt
If your special education class has reviewed St. Patrick's Day vocabulary and customs, then this book is perfect. Travis the Train gives them clues related to St. Patrick's Day items. They use their deductive reasoning to provide...
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Mystery Map
Students compare and contrast varying approaches to present information, as they create a workable study guide. They create a Mystery Map with hidden words, facts, or hints to find treasures. Afterward, they interact and discuss...
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Math Treasure Hunt
In this math treasure hunt activity, students complete problems that relate to the answer from the problem before until they reach the last problem. Students complete 6 problems.
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Coordinate Plane Treasure Hunt
Students create a treasure map by plotting points on a coordinate plane using a computer drawing program. Students name and identify different landmasses and structures on their map. They create instructions to find the treasure that...
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Stink-O-Rama
Young scholars participate in activities that require them to follow clues. In this clues lesson, students do different activities that involve looking and thinking about clues to get them to their answer.
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Mathematicians and Scientists Treasure Hunt
In this Mathematicians and Scientists Treasure Hunt worksheet, students use the internet to research facts about a famous mathematician or scientists. Students read the fact on the worksheet and write the name of the famous individual...
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SRDES-Webquest Project
High schoolers create a webquest on any topic that they would like. Before students begin their webquest project they visit a webquest and select the Social Studies; they then choose "Blmorhea-Oasis in the Desert." They work through the...
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Media Center Treasure Hunt
Sixth graders participate in a treaure hunt in the Library Media Center. They use media signs and media books to answer questions which correspond to important locations in the library. Students then group back together to review the...
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Spiders
First graders discuss spiders and complete a treasure hunt worksheet using the internet. They are in cooperative groups where they follow directions given by the teacher. Students discuss the seven continents and discuss where spiders...
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Mildred Brown: "Community Treasure" Hunt
Fourth graders delve into a hunt for information on an African American activist from the state of Nebraska. Primary and secondary sources of data are utilized in this search.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Getting Started With the Ti Navigator System: Treasure Hunt
This introduces students to Activity Center and is intended to help students plot points in the coordinate plane.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Teacher: Harry Potter Brings Magic Into the Classroom
Here is a list of lesson plan ideas for teachers to accompany the Harry Potter series.