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Ojala que viajemos a Mexico!
Students research the names and locations of Spanish speaking countries throughout the world. They use a world map to become familiar with the locations of these countries and use the Internet to conduct further research. They sing...
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Hunt the Fact Monster Hunt #26
In this internet research learning exercise, students use the Fact Monster search engine to find the answers to ten unrelated questions.
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 4 - Exercise 2a
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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A Day in the Life of a San Francisco Native Animal
Students write from an animal's perspective. In this writing lesson students explore the landscape of San Francisco prior to the arrival of the explorers. Students research animals indigenous to the area.
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Harvest the Wind
Wind is a natural resource available around the world. Help your pupils appreciate the power and importance of wind by researching wind farms, making pinwheels, and designing windmills.
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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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Writing the Wind
Students make a windmill. In this wind lesson, students learn background information about the windmill, complete an activity where they create a windmill, discuss using wind as a natural resource and brainstorm other inventions that...
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Bar Me In
Fourth graders watch a video about constructing bar graphs. They create their own graph and interpret it.
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World Map and Globe
Students locate and identify continents and countries. In this world map lesson, students locate and identify one country on each continent.
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Birds and Migration
Students actively simulate bird migration. In this animal migration lesson, students participate in an activity that simulates the migration of birds. The teacher discusses with the class the hazards and difficulties birds face during...
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New Mexico
In this New Mexico worksheet, students read a two page text about the history of the state of New Mexico. Students answer ten true and false questions.
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Jim Frankoski Lesson Plan Ideas
Students read about Jim Frankoski and his art to examine various elements in environmental art. In this art analysis lesson plan, students analyze the location of photographs and how images create illusions that capture new viewpoints.
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At Your Fingertips
First graders observe a variety of different foods including kiwi, banbnas, coffee, chocolate and discuss where they come from. They discuss the terms import and export then identify the locations where the items came from and their...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Race to the End of the Earth
Multimedia-rich exhibition documents the race, in 1911, to be the first to reach the South Pole. Two teams undertook the perilous journey, one British, led by Robert Scott, and one Norwegian, led by Roald Amundsen. With digital dioramas,...
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Climate of Uruguay
Climate information for the South American country of Uruguay is found here. Average temperature, rainfall, and snowfall is broken down by months.
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Bbc: News: Regions and Territories: French Guiana
The BBC presents an overview of facts on the South American region of French Guiana. Discusses its leaders, the media, and has a link to the weather there.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Amy Lowell (1874 1925)
Links to the full texts of selected poems by Amy Lowell as welll as related resources.
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Climate Zone: Columbia
Presents climate information for the South American country of Columbia including facts about average temperature, rainfall and snowfall.
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Climate Zone: Climate of Chile
Tables for the different climate regions in Chile show the average temperature, rainfall and snowfall in this South American country.
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Map of French Guiana
The BBC presents an overview of facts on the South American region of French Guiana. Discusses its leaders, the media, and has a link to the weather there.
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Kourou Launch Site, French Guiana
The BBC presents an overview of facts on the South American region of French Guiana. Discusses its leaders, the media, and has a link to the weather there.