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Globe Lesson 3 - Cardinal Directions - Grade 6+
In this cardinal directions worksheet, learners read a 2-page review of cardinal directions and use a globe to respond to 5 questions.
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The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 10 multiple choice questions based on The Secret Sharer. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Expedition: Insects
Get up close and personal with beautiful and sometimes dangerous insects in an exciting eBook activity! Pupils practice geography skills by reading a map with the location of six different insects. Scientists read about each insect,...
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Hernando de Soto Explores Florida
Print this resource or save it to your desk top. It contains five activities and eleven vocabulary words related to Hernando de Soto and his exploration of Florida. Each activity provides targeted skills practice to prime learners for a...
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The Crusades: Routes of Two Crusaders
Use these worksheets to kick off a great lesson on The Crusades. Eighth graders will analyze a map and four short passages to answer six reading comprehension questions.
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The Compound-Complex Sentence
After reading a series of definitions and studying examples, partners craft five of their own compound-complex sentences.
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Longitude
In this globe worksheet, students learn how longitude is measured on a globe. Students read the information before answering 5 questions. A globe will be required.
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Globe Lesson 5 - Latitude - Grade 6+
In this latitude worksheet, students read a 3-paragraph review of latitude and respond to 12 short answer questions.
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Studying Seafloor Spreading on Land
In this seafloor spreading worksheet, students review the processes taking place along the mid-ocean ridges. This worksheet has 3 short answer questions.
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Anatomy of an Earthquake
In this earthquake learning exercise, students read and study earthquake maps and statistics. They complete 8 short answer questions that follow.
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Hurricane Frequency: Identifying Regions with Similar Numbers of Hurricanes
In this earth science activity, students answer 6 questions about the hurricane map and data provided. They create a data table based on the information provided on the map.
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Archaeology Volunteers
In this archaeology worksheet, learners read about 4 tasks involving archaeologists. Students also answer 3 questions about the reading.
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Nouns
In this nouns worksheet, students organize 20 nouns into 1 of 4 categories: person, place, thing or idea. Students organize 14 nouns into 1 of 2 categories: singular nouns or plural nouns. Students circle all the nouns in 5 sentences and...
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Climate Change in Canada
In this Canada worksheet, students read a 6 page detailed informational text about climate change in Canada. Students then complete 10 essay/short answer questions.
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LRO and the Apollo-11 Landing Site
In this Apollo-11 landing site worksheet, students read about the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) that will collect images at a higher resolution than ever before. Students study a grid showing the lunar landing site from Apollo...
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The Expedition Gets Underway
In this Lewis and Clark Expedition learning exercise, learners read for information and complete comprehension activities. In this fill in the chart, journal entry, and multiple choice learning exercise, students answer twenty questions.
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Forester
In this forester activity, learners illustrate a map that shows the types of forests growing in various parts of the country. They also identify six forest trees common to the area where they live and explain how both wildlife and humans...
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Lewis & Clark: The Louisiana Purchase
For this facts about the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition online interactive worksheet, students read information and observe a map of the Louisiana Purchase to answer questions showing their comprehension skills....
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Radon Gas in the Basement: A Radiation Hazard
In this radon gas worksheet, students read about the harmful effects of radon exposure over time. They use a map that shows radon gas zones to answer 3 questions about exposure to the gas and the amount of radiation that humans get from...
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Is There Ice on Mercury?
In this ice on Mercury learning exercise, students read about the data collected from the NASA Messenger and the Arecibo Radio Telescope indicating the possibility of ice on Mercury. Students solve 6 problems including finding the scale...
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Invasive Mussels
In this ecology learning exercise, learners study a fact sheet on invasive mussels. They answer 8 short answer questions about it after reading the provided information.
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Determining the Time of an Earthquake
In this earthquake worksheet, students will study a table showing the travel times of seismic waves from an earthquake. Students will use this information to determine when and where the earthquake occurred. This worksheet has 6 short...
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Describing A Place - Part I The British Isles
In this describing place worksheet, learners label the cardinal and ordinal directions on a compass rose using the drop-down menus. They complete a matching activity by matching an item from column C with one in A and B. They read an...
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How Big is Big?
The blue whale is the focus of this life science learning exercise. Learners read an excellent selection on the blue whale, and answer ten comprehension questions. Then, students are divided into two groups. Each group has to estimate...