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Grammar Practice: Avoiding Double (or Multiple) Negatives
After an explanation of double negatives, young grammarians rewrite a series of sentences to eliminate the double or multiple negatives. An answer sheet is included.
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Turn on Inventiveness
Students practice visualization through a fantasy trip and test their powers of observation by blindly identifying their own potatoes.
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Touchy Feely Bags
Students reach into the bag and grab an object. They should try to identify the object without looking in the bag or pulling the object out of the bag.
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Out Of Sight Air; Weather
Fourth graders conduct an experiment to get them thinking about the invisibility of air, and to prove that air has weight.
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Texture, Texture, Read All About It
Fourth graders use clay to create a slab vase with a surface design that emphasizes the elements shape and texture. They complete a self-evaluation of their project which is imbedded in this plan.
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Herb Gardening: Which Herb?
In this herbs learning exercise, students play a game where they write the herb and its characteristics after being blindfolded and identifying each herb. Students then answer 1 short answer question.
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Heat Energy- Temperature
Second graders investigate the meaning of temperature. They determine what happens to a thermometer when the temperature rises or falls. They place thermometers in different classroom locations in order to compare the temperature in a...
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At The Park
Students participate in a study of literature with the guided reading of "At The Park". They practice the skills of beginning sounds with the use of phonics and concept of print by matching illustrations with intended meanings.
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Color Poems
Pupils listen as the teacher reads several poems from the book "Hailstones and Halibut Bones," "My Many Colored Days," and a teacher created poem. Students choose a color and share some brainstorming ideas with the class. They write a...
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Observations and Inferences
Young scholars observe how to distinguish observations form inferences. In this examining inferences lesson plan students list observations relating to the activity and discuss the importance of them.
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Applied Science - Science and Math Post-Lab
Students use scientific tools. In this Applied Science lesson, students investigate the use of scientific tools to enhance observation and discovery. Students indicate how each tool assists scientific work.
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Imagery Lesson Plan
Learners are introduced to the term imagery. Individually, they read "The Dream Deferred" and note examples of imagery in the poem. To end the lesson, they write their own poem making sure to use the five components of imagery.
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U.S. History: Our Constitutional Amendments
Eighth graders conduct Internet research about Constitutional Amendments and present oral reports on their findings. Their reports also include visual representations depicting their chosen amendment's focal point. Students discuss the...
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Magnetic Discovery Bottle
Students examine how to conduct simple investigations and use simple equipment to gather data. In this magnet lesson students decide what types of objects are attracted to magnets.
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Paper Clip Walk
Fifth graders investigate the behavior of magnetism using magnets. They discuss magnetic force, and conduct an experiment, testing how many paper plates can be stacked together before the force of the magnetic field no longer affects a...
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Life Science Observations: Living vs. Non Living Things
Students investigate the difference between living and non-living things. In this life science lesson, students discover the different characteristics of living things and the natural or human created non-living things. Students search...
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Skin, Tongue and Nose
In this skin, tongue, and nose worksheet, students answer multiple choice and short answer questions about the skin, tongue, and nose. students complete 19 questions.
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Vibrations
Students explore how vibrations create sound by strumming a rubber band. They feel the vibration of their own vocal chords. Then they explore the motion of sound waves and echoes. They rely on their own hearing to locate others in their...
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Words Hurt
Students identify the various forms of bullying in a class discussion and to sort out the situations that can hurt outside and inside. They count the number of bullying incidents posted on the bulletin board to find which occur most...
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The Miracle Fish: Learning to Design an Experiment
Students develop procedures to explore the behavior of fish. In this scientific experiment lesson students from a hypothesis, write a question, identify different variables and controls in their experiment.
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In My Backyard
In this backyard wildlife worksheet, students read and complete activities on 6 pages. Students make a mini book to read that pertains to common backyard wildlife. Students read about signs of animal life and learn about wildlife...
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Outrageous Ooze
Students examine states of matter. For this solids and liquids lesson, students conduct a scientific investigation that requires them to make ooze and record their observations pertaining to it.
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Orthographic Drawings
Pupils investigate the creation of three dimensional drawings. In this geometry lesson, students analyze and complete orthographic drawings. They Cabri software to manipulate and move the drawings around.
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Orthographic Drawing
Students investigate orthographic drawings. In this geometry lesson, students identify properties of three dimensional drawings in space. They solve problems using volume and area formulas.