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CETACEANS: Baleen Whales ? Scavenger Hunt
Young scholars view different web sites to find information about Baleen Whales. They are asked what are some of the largest animals in the world. Students are explained that whales can be divided into two groups: Toothed Whales and...
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Math Nutrition
Fifth graders use nutritional knowledge to plan balanced meals and use grocery store flyers to calculate costs of the meals. They create word problems using these flyers.
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Decimals: Thousandths
Nine fractions and mixed numbers are provided for your class to write as decimals. All have denominators of 1000. Then, nine decimal numbers, all thousandths, are provided for learners to write as fractions or mixed numbers. If you use...
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Hog Watch
Sixth graders assume the roles of the staff of an Environmental Regulatory Agency and must assess the amount of damage caused by hog factories. Working in groups, they make recommendations that will decrease the impact of hog factories...
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The Differences Between the Earth and the Moon
Fifth graders identify the physical characteristics of the Earth and compare them to the physical characteristics of the moon. They produce a chart with Microsoft Excel to record the physical characteristics of both the Earth and the moon.
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Adding Flags and States to you State Report
Third graders word process, edit text and add images from the Internet to a document. They explore copyright, fair use, how to evaluate web sites and citing sources.
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Polymer Physics on the Playground
Students investigate what materials allow them to slide down a slide the fastest. They set up test procedures and carry out an experiment.
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Fraction King Lesson Plan
Students combine imagination, block manipulation, and computer applets to investigate fractions.
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Art Using Sequence
Students are introduced to representative works of various artists including Paul Klee, Piet Mondrian, Sonia Delauny, Henri Matisse, Joan Miro and Henri Rosseau. They read books, participate in discussion and create original works of art.
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Art Nouveau
Students study the design elements of Art Nouveau, its sources and development. They create art projects in ceramics and glass that exemplify the focus of Art Nouveau as a decorative style.
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Ring Around the Rosie
Students work together to discover the concept of angular momentum. They participate in experiments in which they test rotation and relate it to an object's mass. They participate in a literacy activity in which they compare mythology...
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Build It Better!
Students work together to review what they know about damage during tornadoes. They design a structure that they hope protects people against tornadoes. They share their structure with the class.
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Touch and Discover
Students work together to identify and categorize objects. They have to identify the object on touch because they are blindfolded. They record their data and describe the objects once they can look at them.
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Job Info Interview
Learners conduct an interview with an adult family member. They organize the information and write a paper about the interview. They type it in a word document and practice using spellcheck.
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Generators: Three Mile Island vs. Hoover Dam
Students are given a history of electricity and its development into the modern age lifeline upon which we so depend. The methods of power generation are introduced, and further discussion of each technology's pros and cons follows. ...
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Science: Life Out of Balance
Students examine the state of the environment by viewing the film, Koyaanisqatsi." The film has no dialogue and presents contrasting images of nature and the modern world. After completing a homework assignment about the film, students...
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Creating A Professional Newsletter
Students orally explain the following desktop terminology: nameplate, pullquote. Students write a paragraph on "How To Insert A Symbol & Special Characters" Students demonstrate how use the format painter button. Students design a...
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TKM Scramble
In this TKM scramble learning exercise, students unscramble twenty scrambled letters. Students fill in the blank to complete the learning exercise.
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Human Biology Symposium Grading Rubric
In this rubric worksheet, students are provided with 4 different scoring categories. Each category is broken into specific tasks they will be graded upon.
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Scramble
In this literacy worksheet, 5th graders find the solution to the scrambled words and rewrite the words. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Island of the Blue Dolphins: Chapters 1-2 Quiz
In this Island of the Blue Dolphin instructional activity, students identify vocabulary words from chapters one and two in this book. They match the vocabulary word to the best definition Students complete six problems.
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Scramble
In this literacy worksheet, students find the correct spelling for each word and rewrite the new word in the spaces provided. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Julie and the Bug Boys
In this literacy worksheet, students unscramble the words and create a new one. The spellings are written on the 20 lines given. The answers are accessed by clicking the button on the bottom of the life.
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The Long I Sound
Practice saying, sounding out, and identifying the long I sound with your class. They say each word on the sheet, unscramble the letters to spell the word correctly, and write the correct word on the line provided. The worksheet states...