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Mc Rel International: Naep Released Item [Pdf]
A released question from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test about the conservation of matter. Includes scoring guide.
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Mc Rel International: Timss 2007 Released Items: Science Fourth Grade [Pdf]
A released question from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) assessment about change of states of matter. Also included is a scoring guide for the released question.
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Mc Rel International: Timss 2003 Released Items: Fourth Grade Science [Pdf]
A released question about water vapor from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) assessment. Question also includes a scoring guide for students' answer.
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Mc Rel: Water Cycle [Pdf]
An assessment question requiring knowledge of water cycle science with the opportunity for the student to use reasoning skills.
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Mc Rel: Water Cycle [Pdf]
An assessment question requiring knowledge of the water cycle with the opportunity to use application skills.
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Mc Rel: Ozone Depletion [Pdf]
An assessment question on the impact of ozone depletion in the atmosphere. Includes sample student responses for each level of understanding.
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Mc Rel: 100 Most Frequent Words in Books for Beginning Readers [Pdf]
A quick list of the 100 most frequent words in books for beginning readers. An excellent resource to print and give to parents to practice site words with students!
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Mc Rel: Glue Polymer (Whelmer #15 Learning Activity)
An easy to do activity that investigates the basic principles behind chemical bonding. The activity is written in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.
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Mc Rel International: Timss 2007 Released Items: Science Fourth Grade [Pdf]
A released question from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) assessment on seasons. Also included is a scoring guide.
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Mc Rel: Whelmer #9 Learning Activity: Nickel Karate
An easy to do activity that investigates the basic theories of inertia. The activity is in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.
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Mc Rel: Whelmer #10 Learning Activity: Singing Rod
An easy to do activity that investigates the simple observable properties of sound waves. The activity is presented in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.
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Mc Rel: Whelmer #11 Learning Activity: Straw Oboes
An easy to do activity that investigates sound waves, wave length, frequency and pitch. The activity is presented in a lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.
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Mc Rel: Whelmer #67 Activity: Bells in Your Ears
An easy to do, fun activity that investigates sound waves. The activity is presented in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.
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Mc Rel: Whelmer #64 Learning Activity: Liquid Rainbow
An easy to do activity that investigates density and solubility. The activity is presented in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.
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Mc Rel: Whelmer #42 Learning Activity: Fire Sandwich
An easy to do activity if you have a Bunsen burner. The activity investigates combustion and heat conductivity. The activity is in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.
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Mc Rel: Whelmer #33 Learning Activity: Density Balloon
A simple activity that investigates the effect of heat on the volume of a gas. The activity is presented in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.
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Mc Rel: Whelmer #31 Activity: Static Charged 2x4s
A simple activity that investigates the basic principles behind static electricity. The activity is in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.
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Mc Rel: Trains, Planes, and Automobiles
McRED offers a lesson to help students understand what mode of transportation is most efficient to ship goods.
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Mc Rel: What in the World Are You Doing?
For this activity, students decide on environmental concerns they have about their school environment, and work in groups to investigate an issue then report back to the class. The purpose is to raise awareness about how their school...
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Mc Rel: Heating a Gas [Pdf]
An assessment question on the expansion of air when it is heated.
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Mc Rel: Where Did Snow Fall? [Pdf]
An assessment item that checks student understanding of the temperature at which snow could form.
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Mc Rel: Life on Other Planets [Pdf]
An assessment question where students examine data about an imaginary planet to decide if it could support human life.
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Mc Rel: Interactions Between Water and the Sun's Energy [Pdf]
A worksheet regarding the interactions between water and the Sun's heat energy. PDF
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Mcrel: Climate Change Naep Released Items [Pdf]
A worksheet regarding the effects of global warming.