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Scholastic

Spin-a-Story: Writing Prompts Chart

For Teachers 2nd - 9th
"But I don't know what to write about!" Now, there's a very familiar complaint. And here's a very creative solution. Young authors are given a writing prompt chart, spin three wheels that provide suggestions for the who, what, and where...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wheels for Jack and Jill

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students design, make and appraise a model wheeled vehicle that is capable of carrying a small load. This activity is part of the unit `Wheels in motion'.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Describing Wheel

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this graphic organizer worksheet, students will write their topic in the center of a wheel. Then students will add describing words about the topic to the spokes.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Star Wheel Worksheet

For Students 8th - 10th
In this star instructional activity, students use a star wheel to observe the location of constellations and the North Star. They answer questions about the changes in the location of the stars and observe their rotation in comparison to...
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Activity
Curated OER

Bicycle Wheel Gyro

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Using a bicycle wheel and a rotating stool, young physicists experiment with angular momentum. This is a simple, fun, and educational activity that demonstrates a foundational concept. If you can secure the materials, it is definitely...
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National Wildlife Federation

The Wheel of Trouble

For Teachers K - 2nd
What kind of troubles affect turtles? Learners create paper plate wheels to show four different hazards to sea turtles. Pupils color four segments of a picture to represent the overharvesting, changing beaches, pollution, and fishing...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Double Angle Identities: Ferris Wheel

For Students 10th - 12th
Use a Ferris wheel to soar to new heights of understanding on double angle identities. Here is an interactive that applies an example of a Ferris wheel to show how doubling the angle does not double the value of a trigonometric ratio....
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Length of a Chord: Distance Across a Ferris Wheel

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
An interactive presents two friends on a ferris wheel with the task of finding the distance between the them. Pupils create the chord between the two friends and calculate its lengths using trigonometric ratios.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introductory Activity for Color Unit: Edible Color Wheel

For Teachers K - 8th
Young scholars use food coloring and frosting to make an edible color wheel. They identify the primary colors and experiment with mixing colored frosting to produce the secondary colors. Students then eat their color wheel.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wheels, Gears, and Compound Machines

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read selected pages from their science text and explain forces affected by wheels and axles. They read and discover that gears transfer forces and that gear combinations relate to compound machines.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Wheels, Wings and Other Things"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in various reading and writing activities related to the book "Wheels, Wings and Other Things" by Monica Hughes and Barbara Hunter. They participate in a shared reading activity, and write a new page for a book...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Penny Word Wheel

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this word wheel worksheet, students construct a word wheel involving a picture of a penny and a word wheel revealing various words in a rectangular window.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Aa Word Wheel

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this language arts worksheet, students use a word wheel to write down the correct words to correlate with the pictures on the wheel.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spinning Color Wheels

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students are introduced to primary and secondary colors. Using cardboard, they make a wheel in which they divide into different pie sections to color with primary and secondary colors. To end the lesson, they spend time mixing two colors...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Invent It!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners explore invention and unveiling of world's first Ferris wheel, analyze photographs and poster of first Ferris wheel, and discuss engineering achievements of Ferris wheel, including how it worked, how it was built, and its...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Wheels: Machines at home

For Students 6th - 12th
In this wheels worksheet, students find different kinds of wheels on their car. Students find at least 5 different kinds of wheels and write them in a list.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-The Wheels on the Bus

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read The Wheels on the Bus by Maryann Kovalski. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of travel and transportation. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and...
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Teach Engineering

The Advantage of Machines

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Show your students how to make their work easier. The first instructional activity in a series of 10 introduces the class to work and the way simple machines can be make work easier. The simple machines scholars can find in everyday...
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Lesson Plan
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Working with Watermills

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
In collaborative groups, emerging engineers or environmental scientists plan and construct a water wheel or watermill that rotates for a total of three minutes. Everything you need to carry out this lesson is included: objectives,...
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Organizer
Curated OER

The Wheels on the Bus

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this early childhood song lyrics and images worksheet, students practice reading and singing the words of "The Wheels on the Bus".
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Animals Vocabulary Wheel

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this animals vocabulary instructional activity, students write the definition for animal vocabulary words in this wheel. Students write definitions for amphibian, predator, reptile, and adapt.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

December Holidays Vocabulary Wheel

For Students 4th - 6th
In this holidays worksheet, students write definitions for holiday vocabulary words in this vocabulary wheel. Students write definitions for snowman, Rohatsu, decoration, and festival.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Math Vocabulary Wheel

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this math vocabulary worksheet, students define math words on a vocabulary wheel. Students define the words coordinate, median, factor, and volume.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Plants Vocabulary Wheel

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this plant vocabulary worksheet, students write the definitions of 4 plant words in this vocabulary wheel. Students write definitions for movement, vines, leaves, and plants.

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