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Table Tennis
Sixth graders practice and investigate the game of table tennis while engaging them in various types of levels for play. Each level is defined in the lesson for reference and includes the standard for mastering the basic hitting of the...
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Tennis Unit
Game, set, match! Teach young athletes the basics of tennis with a set of tennis lesson plans. Each plan focuses on a different stroke and guides instructors through the best way to teach, refine, and extend tennis lesson.
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Table Tennis
Students participate in a table tennis game. In this sports lesson, students are taught the rules of the game and various grips to use. Students practice handling the paddle by dribbling the ball one hundred times.
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Atomic Musical Chairs
An engaging activity enlightens young chemists in this lesson on atomic structure. They play musical chairs through a series of concentric circles that represent electon orbitals. A laundry basket in the middle holds the protons and...
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Attractive Alloys
Include a lab about alloys and magnets in your fourth grade science lesson. Young scientists read the necessary background knowledge about alloys, then choose which objects (a screw, a bell, scissors, or coins) will be attracted to...
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Sportsman: Webelos Activity Workbook
This worksheet establishes what Webelos must do to earn their Sportsman badge. It is a checklist and does not provide information useful for teaching.
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CCSS Unit Design Template for PE
From baseball and tennis to capture the flag and four-square, here is a great document that will help you design your next unit on a sport-related activity.
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Talking About Sports
Doing research on a sports team can be a way to have students practice a variety of skills. Find fabulous ideas for activities or lessons that you can implement with your class!
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Breaking News: School Bans Hugging and High Fives
Students explore current events by analyzing a news article in class. In this school ban lesson, students read a story about a high school in London that has banned physical contact between all students. Students answer study questions...
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Potential Energy
Learners examine the concept of potential energy and see that it is the ability to do work. In this energy lesson students complete several activities on potential energy.
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ESL General Vocabulary-"Today"
In this ESL vocabulary activity, students match pictures to phrases showing action, fill in blanks in dialogue using expressions given, complete a table of reflexive pronouns, a word search, and correctly order sentences in a short...
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Cultural Survey : Using Verbs, Infinitives, and Gerunds
In this ESL activity worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer questions and then ask a classmate the same questions in order to help them practice using verbs, infinitives, and gerunds.
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Mean, Median, and Mode
Fourth graders compare two sets of data by using a double bar graph. In this data analysis activity, 4th graders study a double bar graph and complete questions based upon the data. Students construct a table to show the data from the...
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Designing an Earthquake-resistant Structure
Students attempt to design and build the most stable "earthquke resistant" structure. They create model buildings and test them on a shake table to see which design holds up the best.
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Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean!
In this Christmas worksheet, learners watch a video, put sentences in order, complete multiple choice questions, put words in different forms, and more. Students complete 5 activities.
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Runaway Universe
Students complete a hands on activity to determine how scientists use indirect observations to define problems that are not directly measurable. They complete an associate student handout.
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Handling Data: Coin Tossing Simulation
Learners collect experimental data and record it on a frequency table. After accessing an Internet coin toss simulation site they discover that repetition of an experiment may result in different outcomes. They identify the mutually...
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Adjective and Noun or Verb and Adverb?
For this parts of speech worksheet, students choose adjectives, nouns, verbs, or adverbs to fill in blanks to sentences and choose the correct word for sentences. Students complete 3 activities.
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Summer Olympic Event Project
Learners research the Summer Olympic Games and the activities that the athletes compete in. They select a topic area to research and complete the assessment piece.
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Bouncing Balls
Students make observations of a bouncing ball and study how it travels. In this height lesson plan students complete a lab activity and describe and explain the motion of the ball.
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Following Directions
Kindergartners learn about the ways force can stop and reverse motion. Several illustrations of children help them determine if the motion is causing an item to change direction. Next, they conduct an experiment to see if a water balloon...
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Go for the Gold!
Young athletes practice various locomotor movements. They use locomotor skills as directed by the teacher to move between "Olympic rings" (hula hoops). Students participate in a discussion about Olympic events prior to playing the game.
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Video Game Violence: Explore Possible Impacts
Introduce middle schoolers to the issue of video game violence with a multifaceted approach. Learners complete a gaming survey, as well as read and discuss a news feature about violent video game sales and a handout on stimulus...