Calvin Crest Outdoor School
Survival
Equip young campers with important survival knowledge with a set of engaging lessons. Teammates work together to complete three outdoor activities, which include building a shelter, starting a campfire, and finding directions in the...
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Andrew Jackson: 1767-1845
A thorough examination of Andrew Jackson's presidency and politics, these slides contain important facts and pictures of the growing United States. Events such as the Trail of Tears and the Tariff Battles of the early 19th century are on...
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Oxidation of Iron - An Example of a Combination Reaction
Here are photos and general instructions for demonstrating two oxidation reactions with your physical science beginners. They use salt and hydrogen peroxide to cause iron filings to rust, and they combine hydrogen peroxide with a piece...
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Atomic Bonding
Explore the connection of surface area to bonding within atoms. Learners complete lab investigations to model changing surface area with different sizes and concentrations of atoms. A flour fireball demonstration follows the labs to...
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Rusting as a Chemical Reaction
Learners participate in a hands-on activity in which they observe conditions that are most conducive to the rusting of iron. They set up an experiment with 8 different nails in different situations with one of them acting as a control....
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Kitchenware: ESL Lesson, Beginning Level
With words like silverware, measuring cups, and pressure cooker, this presentation will help your ESL learners find their way around the kitchen. Each slide features one item found in a kitchen, as well as an explanatory illustration,...
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Bird Seed Mining
Learners search through the seed mixture and separate out our "mine" beads, sunflower seeds, and other grain products, making piles of each. students count up the number of gold, silver, and blue beads, and sunflower seeds from their piles
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Environmental Destruction in Vietnam
Young scholars watch video clip on Environmental Destruction of Vietnam, select and discuss passages from essay, Resuscitation of the Dead Earth, that emphasize destruction to the land, and write essay on whether United States should...
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IB.8 Laboratory Activity-Water Testing (Micro)
Students test different water solutions for the presence of ions. In this water testing lesson plan, students test for iron, calcium, chloride and sulfate ions in solutions. They indicate positive tests based on their results and they...
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3-D Magnetic Field
In this magnetism learning exercise, students build a 3 dimensional magnetic field by using a juice bottle, a test tube, iron fillings and a magnet. Students write a descriptive story about what they observe once their bottle is complete...
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Periodic Properties Lab
Students investigate the periodic properties of elements in the periodic table. For this periodic properties lesson plan, students experiment with elements from the Alkaline Earth Metals, the Halogens, the Transition Metals, and for...
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What Is A Dirty Bomb?
Young scholars read an article about dirty bombs and then use a worksheet as a discussion guide to consider surrounding issues. They use balloons, cornstarch and iron fillings to demonstrate the possible impact of a dirty bomb.
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Magnets 2: How Strong is Your Magnet?
Students experimentally measure the strength of a magnet and graph how the strength changes as the distance from the magnet increases, and as the barrier (masking tape) is built between the magnet and an iron object.
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Smiles Change the World
Students explore their feelings when someone smiles at them. In this smiles lesson, students practice listening skills while discussing what makes them smile with a partner.
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Intermediate Matching - Home Appliances
In this vocabulary learning exercise, students draw a line from the home appliances to their corresponding definitions. There are 13 terms and definitions to match up.
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Fractured Fairy Tales
Students use familiar characters, plots, and settings from traditional fairy tales to create "fractured" versions, while experimenting with satire, irony and parody. A fractured fairy tale is designed to be humorous by changing the story...
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Colored H2 Balloon Explosions
Learners perform an experiment in which they put different types of salts in a balloon, fill it with hydrogen gas, and ignite it. The electrons in the salt molecules are excited by the heat and release energy in the form of light. ...
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Whistle in Progress
Students examine a variety of art projects to stimulate creativity. There are examples for the teacher to follow in demonstrating for a class. It is recommended the instructor use the visual examples on page 1.
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Look At A Landfill
Students explore how landfills function. In this landfill instructional activity, students explore the use of landfills and the decomposition process by creating a model landfill. Students discuss pros and cons to landfills and how...
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Did Or Made?
In this "did" or "made" worksheet, students choose which verb, "did or made", to fill in the blanks in ten sentences to make each one grammatically correct.
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Pioneer Kitchen
In this pioneer worksheet, students read a short passage about different ways of pioneer cooking. Students then find 12 given words in the word search provided.
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Exploring Magnetic Fields
Students explore the concept that magnets attract and repel items and exert a magnetic field that can vary in strength. They see evidence of the magnetic field of a small magnet. They see that there are forces on earth which cannot be seen.
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ESL Vocabulary-Chores
In this ESL vocabulary worksheet, learners study pictures showing various chores, then match pictures to chores and complete related multiple choice questions.
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Did or Made
In this did or made worksheet, students complete sentences using did or made. Students answer ten multiple choice questions.