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Uen: Gravity: Head for the Hills
Using this interactive resource will involve making predictions about the effects of gravity in different conditions.
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Uen: Micro Organisms Don't Drink That Water
If you are looking for an introduction to protozoans and algae, this is a good place to start. You'll view some images of them and explore a few of their basic adaptations for survival.
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Uen: Rocks and Soils: What Kind of Rock Am I?
Test your knowledge of different types of rocks by taking a quiz. Determine if each picture shows an igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary rock.
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Uen: Changes in Matter What Kind of Change Is It?
Can you distinguish physical changes from chemical changes? After reading a brief summary of both types of changes, you'll be presented with some examples and asked to identify them.
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Uen: Heat Sources Feeling Hot Hot Hot!
How does temperature vary in the sunshine and shade. Find out as you participate in this lab activity. The resource also has some online thermometers for you to read.
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Uen: Everyone Works
Lesson that helps students understand the economic concepts of goods and services. Students categorize economic activities as goods or services, and discuss the goods and services exchanged in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Jaffe...
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Uen: Lesson Plan: All I Really Need!
Lesson that helps learners understand the difference between needs and wants. Students discuss the story The Bag I'm Taking to Grandma's by Shirley Neitsel and then decide which items they need to take to grandma's house and which items...
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Uen: Lesson Plan: Do I Want or Need?
Lesson that reinforces the difference between needs and wants as students discuss the book Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst. Includes link to discussion questions.
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Uen: Lesson Plan: Fairy Tale Maps
Lesson designed to introduce maps and the cardinal directions. After listening to the teacher read aloud or tell the story of Little Red Riding Hood, students retell the story and use cutouts of landmarks and arrows to create a map of...
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Uen: Lesson Plan: Map Trap
Lesson to reinforce maps skills and concepts. Students map locations around their school and use world maps to locate major landmarks.
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Uen: Lesson Plan: Maps and Me
Lesson to reinforce basic map skills. Students discuss Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney, work in groups to create maps of the classroom, and use these maps to hunt for treasure.
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Uen: Lesson Plan: Rules and Laws
Lesson that helps students understand what rules and laws are. Students discuss the books David Goes to School by David Shannon and Rules and Laws by Ann-Marie Kishel, perform skits demonstrating how to follow specific school rules, and...
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Uen: Lesson Plan: Why Do We Need Rules?
Lesson that helps students understand why rules are needed. Students discuss the story Know and Follow Rules by Cheri J. Meiners, compare the rules in the book to rules at home and at school, and develop a list of rules for the classroom.
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Uen: Producing and Consuming
Lesson that helps students understand the difference between producers and consumers. Students create booklets, making them producers, and then use the booklets to complete the lesson plan, making them consumers.
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Uen: Are You Among the Living or the Nonliving?
Great site to test your knowledge on living and nonliving things. Play a game that tests your knowledge, and view pictures to pick out each living organism.
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Uen: Seasons
Young students investigate seasonal changes by looking at what they wear and recording their observations.
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Uen: Iste Nets: Birthstone Project With a Multimedia Twist
This interdisciplinary project on birthstones, provided by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), focuses on research skills, writing skills, and the ability to put together an electronic presentation.
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Uen: Lesson Plan: Text Structures in Science Writing
Lesson for teaching students to identify components of scientific texts and to use similar structures in their own scientific writing.
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Uen: Doing Our Jobs
In this lesson, students will learn that there are rules to be followed or jobs to be done in the classroom. Students will also learn how to listen and speak to others.
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Uen: Washing Hands
Lesson teaching about the importance of washing one's hands to prevent the spread of germs. Includes several simple experiments.
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Uen: Moon Light Through the Month
In this lesson, students are asked to order cards showing different phases of the moon. Includes student handouts.
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Uen: Lesson Plan: Financial Institution Comparison
The lesson plan investigates financial literacy. Teachers can use the lesson plan to help students learn how to choose a financial institution. Objectives, instructional procedures, and additional resources are included.
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Uen: Animal Movements
In this lesson, students will explore animal movements. They will compare movements and relate them to where animals live and how they obtain food. The lesson includes animal cards and a worksheet as well as strategies for diverse...
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Uen: Curriculum Mapping
Discover more about curriculum mapping when you visit this informative site. Teachers will gain a better understanding of curriculum mapping through this resource.