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If These Walls Could Talk: Seeing a Culture Through Human Features

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read Talking Walls and discuss the walls presented and their importance to the culture. In this geography lesson, students locate and label each country/continent discussed in the book on a world map. Students take a walk and...
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Scientists Discover Giant Frog Fossil

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students examine a world map and read a news article about the discovery of a giant frog fossil. In this earth science and current event instructional activity, the teacher introduces an article with a discussion about continental drift...
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Plate Tectonics Review

For Students 8th - 10th
In this plate tectonics instructional activity, students review concepts such as the types of plate boundaries, the concept of continental drift, sea-floor spreading, earthquakes, and plate tectonics. They match 30 terms with their...
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Plate Tectonics Study Guide

For Students 7th - 10th
In this plate tectonics worksheet, students answer questions about plate tectonics including topics such as the lithosphere, the asthenosphere, rising and sinking convection currents, continental drift and the types of boundaries.
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The Earth is an Orange

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners examine and identify the various types of maps. Using two types of maps, they compare the data that can be gathered from each one. They also identify and locate the continents and the oceans. They review the purposes of each...
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The Melting Pot: Diversity is the Spice of Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify from which continents different foods come, sample foods from other cultures, identify spices used around the world, and respect culture of others through food.
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Sonar Mapping

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students use a shoe box to create a seafloor model and use cardboard for layering inside of the shoe box to simulate the ocean floor. They probe the ocean floor to simulate sonar echoes. Finally, students graph their data to get a...
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Seafloor Spreading

For Students 8th - 9th
In this seafloor spreading worksheet, students find mistakes in statements that are descriptive of seafloor spreading. Students correct the given sentences to make a true statement.
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Breaking News English: Campaign Against Poverty Begins

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, learners read "Campaign Against Poverty Begins," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Trading Around the World

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students role play as international traders from different continents. They negotiate prices and resolve trade barriers to better their understanding of free trade.
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Breaking News English: Campaign Against Poverty Begins

For Students 5th - 10th
For this English worksheet, students read "Campaign Against Poverty Begins," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Maps that Teach

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students study maps to locate the states and capital on the US map. Students locate continents, major world physical features and historical monuments. Students locate the provinces and territories of Canada.
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Freedom to Worship

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read the biographies of seven colonists and determine their position on the freedom of religion. They conduct a panel discussion of seven personalities and debate the religious freedom in America.
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Spiders

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss spiders and complete a treasure hunt worksheet using the internet. They are in cooperative groups where they follow directions given by the teacher. Students discuss the seven continents and discuss where spiders...
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AIDS

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students in an ESL classroom examine the effect of HIV/AIDS on the continent of Africa. As a class, they identify the concerns of the Treatment Action Campaign to determine if they are justifiable or not. They must identify the main...
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Breaking News English: HIV Virus a Step Ahead of Body's Defenses

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "HIV Virus a Step Ahead of Body's Defenses," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Live Earth Rocks 2 Billion Worldwide

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Live Earth Rocks 2 Billion Worldwide," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Global Connections

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An entertaining, and educationally valuable game of "tic-tac-toe" awaits your learners. They earn their "x's" and "o's" by correctly-answering questions on world geography. I've never seen this type of game before, and I believe that...
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United States Map

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners access prior knowledge and locate the North and South Poles on the map. In this mapping lesson, students understand the position of the United States relative to the poles. Learners answer questions about the globe.
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Moth or Butterfly

For Teachers K - 1st
  Young scholars categorize butterflies and moths by identifying the unique characteristics of the two different species.  In this classifying lesson, students discuss their prior knowledge about these insects before categorizing the...
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Parallels and Meridians

For Students 4th - 5th
In this parallels and meridians worksheet, students read about parallels and meridians and answer questions about lines of latitude and longitude. Students complete 8 problems.
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Movement of Air Mind Map Activity

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students explore the movement of air.  In this air activity, students discuss and give examples of air ventilation.  Students compare outdoor and indoor air quality.  Students create mind maps as a visual representation of what they have...
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Early Explorers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the routes taken by the early explorers. In this explorers lesson, 5th graders use interactive notebooks, discussion and maps to discover the routes taken. Students get into pairs and label maps, and create...
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WWW = World Wide Wildlife

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Through video, internet research, and hands-on activities, learners conduct a study of the interdependence between animals and the habitats they live in. They conduct Internet research independently in order to complete a report on a...