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Science of Money
Students observe oxidation reaction in the lab using copper pennies. In this chemistry lesson, students examine a $1 dollar bill and record their observations. They explain how to identify counterfeit money using the iodine test.
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Nature Art Exploration
Students draw a nature landscape using watercolors. In this life science lesson, students share their personal experience on the beauty of nature. They create clay models of different native animals.
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ARTQUARIUM
Students identify different underwater creatures, explain the importance of recycling in the community, plan preliminary sketches on paper, and construct and sculpt with chosen materials to create creature in paper mache.
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Reading the World, Then and Now
Students distinguish geographic features using Ptolemy's map of the world.
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LESSON 3: The Many Shades of Our World
Students recognize that people have many different types of skin color.
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Mosaic: Press-in Method
Students create individual press-in mosaics using a variety of bought and found objects.
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Hard Edge Painting
Students study the history of hard edge painting and discover demonstration techniques using a variety of fonts and discuss lettering. They present a number of abstract works of art with hard edge technique and works of art with text.
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Mondrian Style Painting
Students create "Mondrian style" paintings in this 4th through 12th grade Art lesson plan. Emphasis is placed upon learning the styles and art techniques of Piet Mondrian and abstract art. The lesson plan includes a link to an...
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Acid-Base Indicator Paper
Students are able to prepare and use pH indicators in paper form. They find out the color of the indicator paper plus test solution may change with time. Students use red cabbage to use for the indicator.
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Adopt-An-Insect: Scavenger Hunts 1, 2, and
In this insect scavenger hunt worksheet, students use the charts to keep track of the 52 insects they attempt to find as they complete 3 scavenger hunts.
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Animal Hide and Seek
Students read about animal camouflage. In this animal adaptation activity, students read short texts about ways in which animals hide or transform to escape their prey. Students explore animal classifications and determine ways to hide...
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Flower Power: An Introduction to Heredity
Students observe flowers and how they grow according to heredity. In this flowers lesson plan, students observe physical traits that make flowers the offspring of other flowers, and fill out worksheets according to their findings.
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Tempera Paint Lesson Ideas
Students create an abstract, non-objective paintings. Students use the various lesson plans to create abstract paintings that include an art with text instructional activity, a sand textured paint instructional activity, and a radiating...
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Let's Talk About Painting
Second graders identify the elements of the arts. In this visual arts instructional activity, 2nd graders read the book Matthew's Dream and discuss the elements of the arts. Students create their own paintings according to the style of...
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Apple: Bare to Pick
Students investigate the seasons of the apple tree. In tree seasons lesson, students use a sun model and a globe to study the tilt of the Earth to create the seasons. Students discuss the tilt and the seasons. Students discuss...
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Capillary Action Dip N' Dye
Students complete an experiment to observe capillary action. In this capillary action instructional activity, students add food coloring to a bowl and watch what happens as they dip the corner of the paper in it. Students observe...
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Sky and Cloud Windows
Students monitor the weather, clouds, and sky. In this weather lesson, students create a sky and cloud window to focus their sky observations. They write observations in a notebook and include the date, time, cloud cover, types of...
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"Leaf" Your Mark
Students put their hands in paint and put their hand-print on trees that were drawn. In this hand painting lesson plan, students make their mark on the trees that look like leaves.
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Painted Chairs
Students evaluate visual arts by creating furniture designs. In this three dimensional art lesson, students utilize the web to examine different artist renderings of furniture, sculpture and architecture. Students utilize paint to create...
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Stop that Germ!
Students experiment with glitter to explain the importance of washing hands and how germs are distributed. After a lecture/demo, students perfom a simple experiment which clearly demonstrates how germs are spread.
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The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia
Students access information from the Destination Indonesia Web site to explore the island nation of Indonesia. They answer four questions and then write two full-page journal entries about one or more travel destinations in Indonesia.
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Dripping Paint (Action Painting)
Students observe the lines and shapes that make up an "action" painting. They explore the work of Jackson Pollock as they explore Abstract Expressionism and Action Painting. (This lesson plan is best done outside.)
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Genome: The Secret of How Life Works
Students explain how DNA directs the production of proteins.
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Lines: Invisible Journeys
Students create visual roadmaps and follow them with gesture to create lines. They draw lines with a white crayon on paper and then paint to create a crayon resist.