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- 6th - 8th
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Students recognize that North America includes a vast variety of cultural traditions. They create a mural in celebration of their home (city, suburb, or rural area). In addition, they complete assessment questions, Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students view a map of Nacogdoches County from the 1800's. They write in their journals what they believe the map represents. Students listen as the teacher presents a short lesson on averaging. They work in small groups to collect data from a map. Students select an appropriate graph for their information and perform the calculations for each form of central tendency. They create a poster to show their data. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students create a stereoscope by removing the top of a box leaving at least six inches deep. They then cut the box in half along the longer edge and set one half aside and place the half of the box in front of you so that they can look into it and measure the height of the back panel of the frame. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students study bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), sometimes referred to as "mad cow disease," and its characteristics. Students examine how cattle may get BSE and its symptoms. Upon completion of research, students graph the annual incidence rate of BSE, graph the data, and discuss possible reasons for the trends. They discuss how other countries monitor and identify BSE. Full Review »

