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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tightrope Trials

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students research the concepts of center of mass and how to make different things balance. They make symmetrical cut-outs of different "creatures" and experiment with how they balance on a tightrope of string.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

CIRCUS HIGH WIRE

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students construct a tightrope setup, learn the basics of tightrope walking, and explain a little more about the physics behind balancing!
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Clown on a Tight Rope

For Students K - 1st
In this pre-school, coloring activity with a circus theme, students color a picture of a clown walking on a tightrope, carrying an umbrella.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Under the Circus Tent Coloring Page

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this coloring page, learners examine a picture of a clown on top of a unicycle who is juggling while riding on a tightrope. Students color the picture.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Barnum and Bailey Bartered Bride

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers focus on the study of The Bartered Bride by integrating the theme of the circus begin the lesson with a "KWL" strategy map on the Circus. Students are asked: What do you know about the circus?
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Walk The Tightrope

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work on their estimation skills while enhancing their balancing skills. They walk on a rope on the classroom floor while measuring their balance skills.
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Activity
Treehut

Suzy's World: Balance

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out how you make things balance and try balancing yourself!