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- 1st - 3rd
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Students create a science circus. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students enhance their understanding of how animals function in a habitat.Students are scattered individually and in small groups. About half of students make coral shapes in small groups. The other half of students move like animals in the ocean. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research and illustrate the natural habitats and evolution of giraffes and other animals imported into ancient Rome. They draw a map of Europe, North Africa, and West Asia and draw the animals from each region in their proper places. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students examine the life and work of Alexander Calder. They create a wire sculpture on a cirucs theme of their choice. They work on these projects in groups. They utilize telephone wire, or any thin wire cut to manageable lengths. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students study the safety message "Stay Back from tracks and trains!" students count animals and train cars, and repeat The Circus Train poem Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students compare plant and animal cells then create a model of a cell. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students focus on improving their listening skills through this circus themed unit. They listen to gain information, to gain understanding, and to visualize descriptive reading. They listen to poetry that tells them actions to perform. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students understand that all species have some capacity for communication. Students are exposed to the fact that all species have a capacity for communication. They are enlighten to the fact that communication abilities range from very simple to extremely complex, depending upon the species. Students realize that communication is influenced by a species' genetic makeup, its environment, and the numerous ways by which animals and humans respond to and adapt to their surroundings. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the cultural significance of masks by investigating the role they play in ceremonies and on special occasions in societies from widely separated regions of the world. They then reflect on masking behavior in American society, such as at Halloween and in the circus. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students read the story, The Fun Was in Tents. They discuss what they know about the circus, review vocabulary terms from the story and describe a time they visited the circus, a zoo, carnival, or festival. After reading the story, they write a journal entry about a fear they had for trying something new. Full Review »

