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Lesson Six Where People Live
Students investigate where people live. For this early geography lesson, students read Make Way for Ducklings! by Robert McCloskey and then discuss what neighborhoods are as they identify them on landscape picture maps.
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Measurement Benchmarks and Conversions
Students explore the concept of measurement. In this measurement lesson, students determine appropriate units of measure for objects in the classroom. Students discuss the importance of measuring objects with the same unit of measure.
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Flag Language Arts
Learners write a description of a flag. In this writing lesson, students pick a flag and write a description of it. Learners should include colors and symbols present on the flag. Students share their descriptions and the class must...
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Environment: Renewable Energy Sources
Students, in groups, conduct Internet research on various renewable energy sources. The groups create several multimedia slides for inclusion in a class presentation. Topics covered include solar, nuclear, and geothermal power.
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Nature’s Fury—Myths and Drama
Fifth graders explore the elements of theatre. In this dramatic performances lesson, 5th graders discuss the structural elements of theatre and dramatize "The Origins of the Season," an explanation myth.
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Parachutes: What Affects a Parachute
Young scholars create a simple paper parachute. For this parachute design lesson, students examine the effects of the wind and make napkin parachutes.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Julius, the Baby of the World
Students discover the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. For this vocabulary lesson, students read Julius, Baby of the World, listening for 3 pre-selected, tier two vocabulary words. Words are defined by the teacher and students...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Letting Swift River Go
Students discover the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students read Letting Swift River Go, listening for 3 pre-selected, tier two vocabulary words. Words are defined by the teacher and students...
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Human Heart Anatomy
Students identify the 4-chambers and major blood vessels of the heart and
construct a model of a 4-chamber heart. They sketch their model, identify the chambers/vessels, state the condition of the blood in each chamber/vessel, and...
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Canada Geography PowerPoint
Students create a PowerPoint about Canadian geography or history. For this Canada lesson, students spend two days researching their Canadian topic in the library and online. They create a PowerPoint presentation and add pictures taken...
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Tangram Discovery
Students develop an understanding and enjoyment of math concepts and cultural awareness by working with tangrams.
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Triangular Trade and Middle Passage Review Individual Worksheet
Eighth graders explore the key concepts within the Colonization of America, the significance of the Triangular Trade Route, the origin of slavery, and the Middle Passage. After a short discussion and review, 8th graders orally practice...
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Animal Parenting
Students analyze parenting instincts. In this parenting instincts lesson, students view a drawing of animal they studies and describe what they learned about the animal. Students teach the class about their animal and the class creates a...
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Make a Dinosaur
Students estimate the size of dinosaurs and create a dinosaur model. They create bar graphs of the sizes of dinosaurs one in meters and the other in "student" units. They draw a pictures and add words or sentences about their dinosaur.
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Dig Into the Dictionary
Second graders explore their vocabulary by participating in a dictionary word find activity. In this vocabulary instructional activity, 2nd graders locate words in a dictionary based on the beginning letter which must match the...
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Ancient History Cyber-Journalists
Learners research a major historical event from the ancient world and write a newsletter about the event.
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The Iceman 2
Students identify and analyze the Iceman found in Europe with all of his organs preserved along with his personal artifacts. Students identify then about North Native Americans and write an essay defining their differences.
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Electricity Serves Us
Second graders identify sources of energy that produce electricity and serves our community.
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Environmenal Detectives at Work
Young scholars investigate influence of one human on our natural world.
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Cutting Sandwiches
Students discuss shapes and their characteristics. As a class, they explore shapes made from a square. Students explore triangles, squares, fractions of a square such as a half and a quarter. Individually, they complete worksheets, and...
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National Gallery of Art: Prinz Friedrich von Homburg: Ein Schauspeil, 3x
Students explore the work of Frank Stella. In this art appreciation instructional activity, students look at images of the sculpture Prinz Friedrich von Homburg: Ein Schauspeil, 3x and discuss it as a work of art. This instructional...
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The Letter B (b)
Students discover words through text, audio and images that begin with the letter B. In this letter B lesson, students download an ebook and navigate through an interactive reading activity.
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Homology
Young scholars investigate the concept of homology. They are particularly interested in finding information about developmental homology. Students design a new animal correcting obvious mistakes on a worksheet provided by the teacher....
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Rice (Gohan) Observations
Second graders investigate rice or gohan as it's called in Japan in a couple of experiments. They tally the results.