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Germ Busters
Young scholars discuss importance of cleanliness, specifically hand-washing, in fighting germs and illness. They create cultures of their hands before washing, and then practice proper hand-washing technique.
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Where's the Sand?
Students identify the characteristics of deserts. In this geography lesson plan, students discuss the characteristics of a desert and label a map with the names of deserts.
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Create a Cloud in a Bottle
Students examine the earth's atmosphere. In this hands-on science lesson, students follow the outlined steps to create clouds in 2-liter bottles.
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Super Cents
Second graders study money amounts less than a dollar. In this math instructional activity, 2nd graders practice counting coins. Students read various stories and discuss how money was used in the stories.
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Echo Location
Students participate in a role-playing activity that demonstrates how whales use sound as an adaptation to their environment.
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Investigation 7 - Rubbing Objects Together
Third graders investigate rubbing two objects together to produce heat.
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Stories That Grow on Trees
Students create their own plot-choice story after reading and discussing a commercially published plot-choice book.
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Old Fashioned Christmas Toy
Students create an old fashioned toy that explains stored, potential and movement energy.
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Library Media
Fifth graders find or shelve books in the library. In this library books lesson, 5th graders find books and learn how to shelve books in the library.
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Goofy Putty
Students examine mixtures and solution properties by making a borax polymer. In this chemical reactions lesson, students make a putty out of borax solution mixed to create a polymer.
EL Education
El Education: The Crusades
Students research the math and physics behind various weapons used during the crusades to write an illustrate articles to add to a class book.
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Uen: Recognizing Chemical Reactions
Students will add 4 chemicals to a beaker and observe the changes that take place. They will classify them as physical or chemical changes.