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Farmers' Almanac

For Students 9th - 10th
View the homepage and read interesting facts from the Farmers' Almanac. A compilation of knowledge on weather, gardening, cooking, remedies, managing your household, preserving the earth, and more.
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Baseball Almanac

For Students 9th - 10th
An almanac on baseball facts.
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Old Farmer's Almanac: The Buzz on Bees

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This Old Farmer's Almanac resource gives insight on the life and characteristics of bees.
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Dorothy Sloan: Rare Books: Auction 21: Davy Crockett Almanacs

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains pictures of the covers of several years' worth of Davy Crockett almanacs from the 1830s to 1850s. You can click on each cover to enlarge it. Scroll to the bottom of the page to click on the description page.
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The Old Farmer's Almanac

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Need information about the weather, history, gardening, or astrology? Look in the Farmer's almanac for much useful information. Enter your city and state to get local weather and more local information.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Using an Almanac

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students will work in groups to learn appropriate uses of an almanac and how to find information in it efficiently and effectively. Each group will be responsible for explaining the steps taken to complete the task. This lesson is best...
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: An Almanac of Twelve Sports

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of An Almanac of Twelve Sports by William Nicholson, a calendar and poetry book for children.
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American Public Media

The Writer's Almanac

For Students 9th - 10th
The Writer's Almanac is a Minnesota Public Radio program hosted by Garrison Keillor. It presents poetry and literary entries every day, which are archived from 2001 to the present on this site.
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EL Education

El Education: Flower City Almanac

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
3rd grade students at the Genesee Community Charter School created this booklet as part of a three-month Learning Expedition on how and why Rochester became to be known as the Flower City. The product was modeled after a farmer's almanac...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: On Time: The Almanac

For Students 9th - 10th
To keep track of time, many people used an almanac. Its elaborate tables of astronomical, seasonal, and religious events provided a useful way to mark time. And its directives on the proper time to do all manner of things from planting...
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Old Farmer's Almanac: Names of Full Moons for Each Month

For Students 9th - 10th
See a list of full moon names for each month and read about how each moon got its name.
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Old Farmer's Almanac: Pictures of Common Animal Footprints

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this website to learn how to identify animal tracks and view pictures of the tracks left by sixteen different animals.
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Old Farmer's Almanac: What to Call a Group of Animals?

For Students 9th - 10th
What do you call a group of tigers? How about a group of crows? This list will tell you these animal group names along with over a hundred more.
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Stormfax Weather Almanac: Groundhog Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about the origins of Groundhog Day and see a list of right (and wrong) forecasts "made" by the groundhogs over the years.
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Almanac of Policy Issues: What Is Acid Rain and What Causes It?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what acid rain is, how it is measured, its effects, and what humans can do to mitigate and reverse the environmental damage.
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Texas Almanac: Cattle Drives After Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the story of the birth and demise of the cattle drives in Texas after the Civil War as the country expanded westward.
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Texas Almanac: Oil/texas: A Cultural History

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the synopsis and story of how the Spindletop gusher, a key event in the history of the Texas economy, began the United States oil industry.
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Article
Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Almanac: Ranching in a Changing Land

For Students 9th - 10th
Read how the traditional Texas professions of ranching and farming have changed throughout the history of Texas.
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Article
Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Texas Almanac: State of Texas Agriculture

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the changes in Texas state agricultural industry over the past fifty years.
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Handout
Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Texas Almanac: Timeline of Texas History

For Students 9th - 10th
This timeline launch page gives a general timeline of Texas History, and contains links for more in-depth study of each time period. It spans from ancient history to the twentieth century.
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Cities and Towns in Texas [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they investigate changes in population for different Texas counties, and the...
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Civil War and Reconstruction [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, students examine the Secession, the Civil War, and Reconstruction to learn how...
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Environment of Texas [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where learners refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. For this lesson, they learn about the four physical regions of Texas, the geology and soils, and...
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: The Constitution of Texas [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson plan, they examine the Texas Constitution and the Texas Bill of Rights and record...

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