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Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis
Learners cut out the nucleotide models and have an opportunity to relax and chat. Using imagination, students pretend to be molecules acting out protein synthesis and whole body movement.
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Halloween Creative Writing Project
Students write a creative essay from a pumpkin's point of view. They role play that they are pumpkin in a patch and need to convince a visitor to the patch that they are the best choice for a Halloween pumpkin. They focus on using...
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AIR PRESSURE
Sixth graders identify air pressure and how it affects objects. They experiment with one hard boiled egg in a bottle and the affects of air pressure on the egg.
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Sharks Taxonomy
Young scholars, in groups, establish a classification system for the world of your classroom. They draw a chart to explain their categories and system to the rest of the class.
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Seeing Eye "Buddies"
Third graders observe a variety of sights within their schoolyard habitat and sitting quietly back-to-back with a partner describe what they see. The partner sketches the observations, 3rd graders compare drawings with the object described.
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Teaching Science with a Smile
Learners study science concepts as they are presented in poetic form. They write and present their own science poems to parents during Open House.
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Résumé Writing
Learners research examples of resumes on the World Wide Web. They use the good examples to write their own resumes focusing on their strengths.
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A New World and the Emergence of a New Race
Young scholars study specific terms and concepts about the discovery of America. They improve their history knowledge about some Latin American regions and their map and geography skills of the New World. They describe what is meant...
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TE Activity: Build a Charge Detector
Young scholars examine how electrical force takes place between two objects by building an electroscope. They apply the electroscope to determine an objects' charge intensity and to see what factors influence electric force.
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Observations & Chemical Reactions
Young scholars conduct a series of experiments in which they explore chemical reactions. They detect chemical changes by observing how physical properties change when two different chemicals are combined. They list and describe the...
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Colonial Research Fun
Pupils review the characteristics of the thirteen colonies. In groups, they use the internet to research one of the colonies more in depth and answer questions about it. They develop a newspaper or travel brochure to share the...
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Rain Forest Animals
Students research rainforest animals from the book The Great Kapok Tree. They create an animal presentation using PowerPoint. Pupils demonstrate their comprehension of the interdependence of the animals, people, and plants in the...
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Magnets 2: How Strong is Your Magnet?
Students work together to test the strengths of various types of magnets. After testing, they create a graph showing how the strength changes as the distance from the magnet increases. They discuss how forces can act from various...
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Magnets 1: Magnetic Pick-ups
Students are introduced to the power of magnets. In groups, they look at different objects and make predictions on whether they believe they are magnetic or not. They test their predictions and share their results with the class.
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Mountain Man Clothing
Students examine what mountain men wore, and what the clothing looked like. They determine what the special features and purposes had to been included in the clothing. They examine the shirts, breeches, hats, and gloves that were...
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Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
Students respond to movement cues in the rhyme "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear", perform steady beat patterns on body percussion, and sing sol-mi patterns in a chant in this Kindergarten music lesson. Emphasis is on meeting State and National...
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Fourth graders research and write an author report on Roald Dahl, including books written by him, birthplace, family life, and other information on his writing. Students read aloud chapters in the book. Students create a newspaper...
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What Makes Up An Artificial Satellite?
Students discover the components of a satellite using analogies to humans in a class discussion and participate in an activity in which they construct a paper model of a satellites and experiment with different types of attitude control...
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Minerals and Rocks
Students identify and interpret various minerals and discover how to identify and classify them. They identify and discuss how people describe objects and how scientists describe objects. From there, students look at a set of common...
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Discovering Owls
Students are introduced to different types of owls and owl pellets. They list several adaptations that benefit the owls. Students identify the various species of owl that live in Wisconsin. Students discuss owl pellets and identify the...
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Writing Bug- Let it Snow- Writing Prompt Worksheet
In this writing worksheet, students write an essay that describes what it is like to be in an area of the world where it snows in the winter. They write the essay from the point of view of educating someone who has never seen snow before.
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The Nervous System
In this online interactive nervous system worksheet, students respond to 11 multiple choice and fill in the blank questions regarding the information included in the provided paragraphs.
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I Am the New Year
Students read and learn a prayer for the New Year. In this New Year prayer lesson, students read the verses about hope for the New Year and the prayer.
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Features of An Effective Advertisement
In this advertisement worksheet, students read the features of an effective advertisement before noting whether these feature are include in an ad the are looking at. They look at an advertisement and tell whether it is effective or not...