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Nine in the Sky

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the day and night sky and complete a page for the number 9 for their counting book.
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Eight Stars in the Night Sky

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the day and night sky. They complete a number 8 page for their counting books.
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Timothy Turtle

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read the story of Timothy Turtle. They make predictions 100% of the time asked. Students participate in a discussion with their partners 100% of the time. They confirm predictions about what happens next in a story.
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Probably Pistachio

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice making logical predictions from information they are given.
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Migration: A Dangerous Journey

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders pretend as if they're a whooping crane flying north for its migration. They write questions and predictions about what they are doing and what happen.
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Bus Graph

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students make predictions about which bus takes the most/least students in the classroom. They use KidPix bus stamp for each student who goes home on that bus number and record data and discuss predictions.
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The Mysterious Tadpole

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine books written by Steven Kellogg, looking for similarities in his illustrations. They also look at images found on the Internet. They listen to a read aloud of The Mysterious Tadpole up to the point where the eggs...
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Kissing Coyotes

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are read the book "Kissing Coyotes". During the story, they make predictions about what they believe might happen next. After the story, they create their own story using their imagination and draw illustrations.
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Science: The Shape of Clouds

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students observe cloud formations during a trip outdoors prior to reading Tomie dePaola's , "The Cloud Book." Using cotton, they make models of the four main cloud shapes and mount them on blue construction paper. As an ongoing project,...
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Ending At Owl Creek

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a reading of "An Occurrence At Owl Creek" in order to work on the reading comprehension skills of prediction with looking at the ending. They predict the next events leading to the ending and summarize how it could...
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Weather... Or Not

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students observe and discuss the local weather patterns, researching cloud types and weather patterns for cities on the same latitude on the Internet. They record the data for 6-8 weeks on a graph, and make weather predictions for their...
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Colors/colors

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students make a prediction/hypothesis based on what you currently know about "mixed messages".
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Easy Does It

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discover how inclined planes make work easier as they make mathematical predictions and prove their predictions through experiments.
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Past v. Present: Using Geography & Anthropology

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine artifacts and documents from their Canadian community. They analyze early Canadian history and make predictions about the future of the country.
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Using Representations to Model Problems

For Teachers 5th
student make predictions or draw conclusions based on physical and visual representations of profit and sales. They model problems with physical materials and visual representations, and use models, graphs and tables to draw conclusions...
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What Boat Designs Float the Best?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate buoyancy by conducting a science experiment.  In this water properties lesson, 5th graders predict which of their different paper boat designs will float for the longest period.  Students conduct the experiment...