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- 4th - 8th
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Students observe a demonstration of a dust box to examine that some volcanic ash may be difficult to see. They utilize the equation, D=RxT to calculate the time it took volcanic ash to travel in the eruption of Mount St. Helens. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students discuss the purpose of biographies and study the life of Arthur Ashe. In small groups, they conduct Internet research to find information about Arthur Ashe to create a chronological biography. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students discuss what they know about the game of cricket. In groups, they match new vocabulary words with their definitions. They read an article about England winning the Ashes and answer questions. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students are introduced to important people who have made contributions to society from different cultural groups. As a class, they develop a definition for diversity and work together to make a comparison chart to discover how people are different. To end the lesson, they read about the contributions of Arthur Ashe and write about their favorite sport. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students discuss words that end with the sound of "ash." They work with sight words by circling and coding them in practice activity. They complete a handwriting activity before completing a comprehension activity about the color of food. They determine how the color of food affects its job in the body. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify items in their homes that come from coal. They divide into groups and decide as a group which items are made from coal by-products. They then divide their poster board into three columns and label the first - items made with fly ash, second - items made with bottom ash and third - items made by boiler slag. Full Review »
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- 6th - 7th
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Students use ash contnet, one of the important environmental concerns, that can be determined by massing the residue remaining after buring a sample of coal under controlled conditions. They complete a lab making ash content. Students use the scientific method to complete this lab. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students observe a demonstration of a "dust box". They use the equation, D = RxT to calculate the time it took volcanic ash erupted into the atmosphere to travel to different parts of the United States following the May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students evaluate the impact of volcanic ash on the surroundin environment. Through discussion, videos and activities, they identify the various ways in which volcanic ash can be more detrimental than volcanic magma and lava. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students observe a demonstration of how small dust particles, invisible to the naked eye remain in the air, long after an initial eruption or explosion. They discuss the affects of volcanic ash on the engine of an airplane and use the distance formula to estimate the time it takes the volcanic ash to travel over a specified time and distance. Full Review »
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