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- 1st - 3rd
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Students read and discuss fire safety and discover celebration of Firefighters' Day in various countries. They identify firefighting equipment, draw trucks, ambulances, ladders and other equipment. Students predict the type of equipment and number to be found at each location. Students visit a fire station and create graphs detailing the equipment found. Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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Students investigate how holidays are celebrated in Mexico and when woven mats might be a part of their festivities. They relate their celebrations to their own and then weave paper to make a mat similar to those that are traditional in Mexico. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students research the life cycle and habitat of the American kestrel, which is also known as a sparrow hawk or falcon. They realize the importance of birds of prey in the food chain. Afterwards, they use a draw and erase technique to illustrate a falcon and its feathers. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students research how and why high-speed trains were developed and where they are found today. They gather information about how to make flip books. They then apply what they learn to create their own high-speed train flip books. Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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Students look at a flower garden from a butterfly's perspective. They study how artists portray flowers and gardens and exaggerate their scale and boldly colored floral shapes. Each student creates a watercolor pencil rendering of a flower garden. Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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Students discover the meaning of reforestation and the effect if has on the environment. They identify the parts of a pencil and delve into the process of pencil manufacturing. They then illustrate their findings graphically in book form. Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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Students study different animals and plants that have been fossilized, and the time involved. They recognize how scientific information is gathered and is always changing. Afterwards, they make replicas of fossils with found-object impressions and paint. Full Review »
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- 1st - 12th
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Students discuss seasons in temperate climates, how the changes affect the environment, and the clothing they wear for each season. Using paint, they create a picture depicting one of the seasons. As students paint, they listen to Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons." Full Review »
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- 1st - 12th
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Students explore the poetry of Langston Hughes and its structure. In groups, they read poems and identify the rhyme, rhythm meter, and alliteration in each poem. Students create and illustrate their own poem, using Langston Hughes methods. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students create a puzzle that is concerned with being an illustration of a heart that is put together with the friends in our lives. They focus upon the concept of friendship and use a variety of resources to obtain information and create the context for class discussion. Full Review »
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