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- 3rd
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Students examine the parts and construction of the human eye. They also discover how the amount of light effects what we see. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students examine the need for effective oral and written communication skills. They practice listening, group discussions and oral presentations in this unit. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students read a case study about Clean Air Act amendments. They develop an argument for or against the topic. They create their own case study and share it with the class. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students rotate between four stations to examine light energy behavior. They discover how a magnifying glass and prism works. They investigate the polar characteristics of light as well. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students use strategies to comprehend technical writing. They write reports with great detail, supporting material, and clear vocabulary. They incorporate source materials into their speaking and writing and use voice, tone, and style. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students develop an environmental case study for presentation and understand how a case study is used as an analysis tool. The goal of this activity is to show students how techniques of persuasion (including background, supporting evidence, storytelling and the call to action) are used to develop an argument for or against a topic. The example students will be looking at is the developing acid rain problem in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Student groups rotate through four stations to examine light energy behavior: refraction, magnification, prisms and polarization. They see how a beam of light is refracted (bent) through various transparent mediums. Students investigate the polar nature of light using sunglasses and polarized light film. Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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Students explore their world using the book "This is the Way We Go to School." They predict information about the story based on the title and pictures. Students label a world map with the names of continents and oceans. They write a set of clues that identify a type of transportation and create an alphabet book about how they get to school. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students define words commonly used in their post secondary education. After completing a pre-assessment, students access an education website and locate words of interest in the glossary. Working in increasingly larger groups, they compile their list of words, adding them to their personal vocabulary. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students use a thesaurus on the internet to explore the meanings of Greek and Latin roots. They find definitions of given words, draw a concept map for root words, and write four synonyms for each word. Students discover how Latin and Greek roots assist in defining and reading additional words. Full Review »
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