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- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
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Students watch and record the colors in the flame of a candle as it burns and apply what they witness to astronomy and stars. They examine how the color of a star indicates its temperature in the photosphere and draw what they observe. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students analyze and apply their personal responses through poetry and film to a challenging and disturbing event-the Holocaust. They use a digital video camera to film each student reading their poem. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students investigate the characteristics of the Sun using Seymor Simon's book, The Sun. They watch a teacher demonstration of a candle to compare it to the Sun. They examine the distance the Earth is from the Sun and the existing size differential. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students complete a unit on bees. They describe the roles of the drone, worker, and queen bees in a colony and describe how they work together as a unit to produce honey. They explore the uses of honey and make a beeswax candle. They also make a sweet treat using honey. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 7th
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Students explore why dissolved oxygen must be present for aquatic life to survive. They explain what dissolved means. Students discuss what dissolved oxygen is. They watch as the teacher lights two candles and place a jar over one of the candles. Students watch and time how long it takes for something to happen. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 5th
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Students turn on a flashlight and leave it on until the energy is used up (12-36) hours. They estimate or preduct how long they think the energy in the batteries will last. They then estimate how long a birthday candle will burn, giving off heat and light energy to relate the idea that energy will only last a certain length of time. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students focus on the economic concepts of goods and services, scarcity, production and barter. Teaching techniques include reading a literature piece, student worksheet, and produciing a product. A culminating field trip is also included. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 2nd
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Students list prior knowledge of Diwali. They listen to books. Students compare and contrast Diwali to other celebrations. They create a project. Students create a letter to parents explaining about Diwali and the Diya. They ask an adult to light the Diya candle at home. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 6th
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Students investigate Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights and examine the role of the Menorah during the celebration. They determine how dreidel, latkes, and the daily lighting of the Menorah are special to Jewish families. Finally, they use art supplies to make a Menorah Banner using their handprints for the candles. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 4th
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Students are introduced to "Jack Be Nimble" poster. They are asked what the boy, whose name is Jack, is doing. Students are told that jumping over a lighted candle was a game that used to be played in a country called England. Full Review »
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