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Burns
First graders classify and sort items into categories of things that can cause burns and not cause burns. In this burns lesson plan, the teacher facilitates a discussion of things that can burn students and not burn them. They then...
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Caloric Burning Activities
Fourth graders use problem solving, decision making and basic math skills to calculate calories used during different activities. They determine the relation between food intake and activity. Students also figure out the activity,...
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Out Of Control
Fifth graders study wildfires in the United States. In this wildfire activity students read an article, make calculations and answer questions.
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Cassini gets Ready to run Rings Around Saturn
Fourth graders study an article about Saturn. In this investigative lesson students discuss the article and complete an activity that asks them what question they would pose about Saturn.
Other
Staffordshire Net Learning/ Combustion Reactions
A very useful site with information and examples of combustion reactions.
BBC
Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Materials: Changes in Materials
Help solve the mystery and find the missing crystal. Following the activity, read more about chemical and physical changes, and then take a quick quiz to check for understanding.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Combustion/pollution
Through observation young scholars will come to a better understanding of what is required for combustion to occur, and the byproducts that are created by burning various fuels.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Fire Wars: Teacher Demonstration
Explore the conditions needed for combustion to occur and how firefighters contain fires.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Burns
This site from the MayoClinic.com provides great information on the various types of burns, such as first degree, second degree, and third degree. Links are provided throughout for additional information on related subjects.
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Kids Health: Burns
What are some of the common causes of burns? What are the types of burns? How do you prevent burns? Find the answers to these questions and more at this website.
Other
Cherokee Messenger: Native American Herbal Remedies
Traditional Native American herbal remedies for dozens of maladies are listed here.
WebMD
Medicine Net: Skin Overview: Burns
Read brief answers to such first aid questions as: "What are the categories of burns?" "What is the significance of the total body area affected?" "How important is the location of a burn?" "What about electrical burns?" "What about...
Tour Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Juan Santamaria National Hero
This page is part of the Web of InroCostaRica. The page gives the biography of Juan Santamaria, and shows pictures of the monument erected in his memory. The page includes links to other information about Costa Rica.
Other
St. John: First Aid Tips for Burns
Simple information taken from the "St. John First Aid Manual," on how to manage and cover injuries caused by burns. Organized into bullet-point notes, this is a good reference for an emergency situation.