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- 4th - 6th
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Students use the Internet to research African American inventors. They work with a partner to complete a graphic organizer about the inventors and the inventions. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students identify and locate appropriate sources for use in researching a noteworthy scientist. They are introduced to effective note taking, source citing and oral presentation techniques and then summarize their research in a presentation. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students are introduced to the functions and forms of simple machines. They consider how simple machines may be combined into more complex machines, build models, investigate the effects of friction and read about the work of Elijah McCoy. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students examine the lives and contributions of five people who have impacted science in the four lessons of this unit. Key facts in the life of the persons are placed on a timeline and a mini-biography is created. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students explore the components of biographies in the six lessons of this unit. Four science biographies are utilized to provide examples for student analyzation and practice. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students research and explore lives of famous scientists, analyze accomplishments of scientists, and create presentations. Six lessons on one page. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students examine the way various inventions have changed their lives. As a class, they create a timeline of the most important inventions during their lifetime and another timeline of how old they were when it was invented. Individually, they use the internet to research one inventor and write their own biography of him or her. To end the lesson, they discuss the positives and negatives of new inventions. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students think of an example from their lives of a goal that they have already achieved, and write in their journals evidence of their perseverance toward the goal. They identify the character trait of perseverance with the autobiographical character Michelle Kwan. Students write a personal narrative essay that describes the steps they took to achieve a personal goal. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students read "The Real McCoy," by Wendy Towle. They discuss the problem that McCoy faced as the oilman on a railroad. Students participate in a demonstration with sandpaper and petroleum jelly to determine the importance of oiling machinery. Students discuss the meaning of the phrase "The Real McCoy." Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students research inventors and their inventions. They read the picture book 'The Real McCoy: The Life of an African American Inventor', by Wendy Towle. They study patents and complete research project about other inventors and their inventions. Full Review »
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