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Where the Buffalo Roam

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore what life in the Chicago area was like hundreds of years ago. They discuss how settlers impacted the environment, and why there are no longer herds of buffalo in the Chicago area today. They read an article and...
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Measuring Perimeter

For Teachers 5th
Have your class practice measuring the perimeter of various objects using this resource. Fifth graders place various-sized polygons in order (from largest to smallest). They use non-standard measuring tools to estimate the distance...
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Tree Cookies

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars identify heartwood, sapwood, and a tree's annual rings, infer from a tree's rings what damage or stress might have occurred in its life, and make a time-line of human history that coincides with a tree's rings.
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Life Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders access prior knowledge of the monarch butterfly and discuss what they would like to know.  In this Monarch Butterfly lesson,students read Monarch Butterfly and discuss the life cycle of the butterfly. Students gather...
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All In the Family

For Students 8th - 9th
In this algebra worksheet, learners rewrite word problems into algebraic expressions and solve the equation. They examine sport coaches and decide which ones have experience in ranking, school, and length of service.
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Chesapeake Scramble

For Students 6th - 9th
In this environmental science worksheet, students identify the different animals that live and visit Chesapeake Bay by completing 6 word scrambles.
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Geometry Worksheets-Volume of Prisms and Pyramids

For Students 10th
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders determine the volume of rectangular and triangular prisms and pyramids. The one page interactive worksheet contains eleven questions. Answers and hints are included. 
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The Flow of Fresh Water

For Students 6th - 10th
In this water flow learning exercise, students complete 15 word puzzles, a word search, and 2 picture puzzles about the flow of water and erosion.
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Weather Folklore

For Students 4th - 8th
In this weather folklore worksheet, learners decode symbols into phrases about weather lore from farmers, sailors and shepherds. There are 7 phrases to decode.
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How To Read A Map

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this map skills worksheet, students view a map and answer five short answer questions by using the map key as a guide.                                  
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WHAT DARWIN NEVER SAW: Evolution, Science, Biology, Natural Selection

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students view video showing recent field work on a twenty two-year study of finch beaks on a small island in the Galapagos, showing natural selection clearly operating in the wild.
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A Wolf by the Ear

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars examine Thomas Jefferson's complex and contradictory relationship with slavery.
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Energy Resources

For Students 7th - 8th
In this energy resources worksheet, students complete 12 questions in the format of puzzles, teasers, and twisters. Examples include a modified cryptoquip and pictogram.
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The Nature of Sound

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students use basic scientific concepts to complete the series of puzzles that are intended to increase science literacy while focusing upon sound by listening to the tones on a telephone.
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Pendemonium - The Ink on the Sphinx

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students define and identify nouns. For this nouns lesson, students watch a video and review proper and common nouns before constructing a noun pyramid. They present their noun pyramids to the class and add them to a bulletin board.
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Physical Geography- Climate

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore different climates. In this compare and contrast lesson, 6th graders look at the differences in climates of America and Europe. Students use KWL charts and graphic organizers to record information about different...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: The Borgman Challenge

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons by Jim Borgman. Students respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Electrifying Franklin

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research and present information about Benjamin Franklin's life and accomplishments. For this lesson on Benjamin Franklin, 4th graders review idioms and sayings written by Franklin then compare and contrast his various...
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 4: Silent Consonants

For Students 4th - 5th
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words that have silent consonants. Kids write each word one time. There are at-home spelling activities listed that students may complete.
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The Shakespeare Code

For Students 9th - 11th
Students can use this worksheet to study for an English exam or to brush up on their knowledge of famous Shakespearean quotes. Students first have to crack the code to read the quote and then tell which play each quote is from. There are...
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Draw a Picture

For Students 4th - 5th
In this problem solving strategies worksheet, students read and analyze the instructions and examples for drawing a picture to solve a math problem. Students solve 1 problem pertaining to students' positions in a line.
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KWL Chart

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create a KWL chart on a selected nonfiction topic using a variety of strategies. They infer the answers to four questions, identify a purpose for reading, list four or more things about the topic, and list four or more answers...
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Understanding Place Value

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study place value. After forming teams, they play a game called, "Who Can Line Up the Number." Students observe numbers in expanded form and place representative digits in the correct order.
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Chesapeake Scramble

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this animals at Chesapeake Bay worksheet, students find out about the animals that live at Chesapeake Bay by completing a word scramble. Students complete 4 word scrambles.