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Fishing Word List
In this vocabulary worksheet, students analyze 25 words in a list pertaining to fishing. Students may use this list to generate writing about the topic.
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Travel the Amazon Game
In this Travel the Amazon Game worksheet, students play a game in which they collect Amazon animal cards. There is a game board, game tokens, game cards and a spinner to print off for the game.
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Summer Fun: Word Search
In this word search activity, learners search for a list of 12 words in a "summer fun" word list. Words are can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forward or backward.
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Arkansas
In this Arkansas reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 2-page selection regarding the state and they answer 10 true or false questions pertaining to the selection.
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Maine
In this Maine reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 2-page selection regarding the state and they answer 10 true or false questions pertaining to the selection.
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Water Quality Survey: Monitoring the Sustainability of Pigeon Creek
Students research the History of Pigeon Creek (or any watershed in your area). In this environmental science lesson plan, students conduct field tests such as pH and nitrates. They collect data and compare what they collected with other...
TryEngineering
Try Engineering: Can You Canoe?
Teams of students learn about the engineering design process as they design, build, and test a model canoe made with everyday materials. Lesson focuses on how materials engineering has impacted the manufacturing of canoes over time.
Other
Canoe.ca: The History of the Canoe
This site describes the development of canoes over the course of thousands of years by the native people of North America. It provides information on the different types of canoes, history, canoe travel, and more.
Read Works
Read Works: Paddle a Canoe
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining how to paddle a canoe. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Canoes
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about canoes and how they were first made. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Canoe/kayak
Learn about kayaking and canoeing in the Summer Olympics. See what the measurements of the boats are, the types of equipment used by competitors, and how the sports are scored. This presentation provides a simple overview of the...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Canoeing/kayaking
Learn from an expert what you need to know if you are interested in kayaking or canoeing. Find out the equipment you'll need, safety tips, and how its done.
Arcademics
Arcademics: Canoe Puppies
Canoe Puppies is a multiplayer math game that allows students from anywhere in the world to race against each other while practicing adding two-digit numbers!
Native American Art and Technology
Native Tech: Northeastern Native American Birchbark Canoe
If you want to build a birchbark canoe, this site shows you what you need to know. See the cut-away of a canoe that shows the materials used and how the Eastern Woodlands Indians constructed their mode of transportation.
Canadian Museum of History
Cmc: The Birchbark Canoe (1603)
Champlain realized the importance of the birchbark canoe to his voyages on shallow waterways. This resource records this observation.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Bf,if the Canoe Trip, Variation 1
In this task about canoeing, students must analyze paddling speed and current speed, which are working against each other, to determine how long a canoe trip would take. They write expressions and analyze characteristics of the graph...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: By Canoe and Dog Train Among the Cree and Salteaux Indians
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of By Canoe and Dog-train among the Cree and Salteaux Indians by Egerton Ryerson Young, a fiction book for children.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Bf,if the Canoe Trip, Variation 2
In this task about canoeing, paddling speed, and current speed, students examine how long a trip would take at different speeds. They write a function equation, graph their equation, and explain their thinking. The primary purpose of the...
Other
Maine Outdoors: Canoeing in Maine: River Dangers
This site from MaineOutdoors.com gives some dangers that can occur on the river when canoeing or kayaking.
Other
Canoe Canada: Evander Holyfield's Boxing Record
This site from CANOE provides a chronological listing of the career fights of heavyweight boxer Evander Holyfield.
Science Fun for Everyone
Science Fun: Jack O Cano
Turn your pumpkin into a volcano science activity shows what happens when water, food coloring, dish soap, and vinegar are mixed with baking soda. Click on the link to watch Scientist Joe make the Jack-O-Cano experiment.
University of Alberta
Atlas of Alberta Railways: Before the Railway: Trails, Canoes and York Boats
Presented by the University of Alberta, this resource contains information on the early trade routes used in western Canada before the construction of the railway. The site also provides digital maps showing the locations of the land and...
Other
Canoe Glossary and Clickable Canoe
This site offers a glossary of canoeing terms, along with a model canoe you can interact with to learn about the parts of a canoe.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Alonso Cano
Bibliography of the Spanish painter Alonso Cano.