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11 Graham cracker continents Lesson Plans
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students explore the shape of the continents by having them shape each one out of a graham cracker. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students learn through a hands-on activity how the earth's tectonic plates interact with each other. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students examine the Earth's mysteries by role-playing geologists. They build earthquake-resistant cities, recreate volcanoes and geysers. They classify rocks and investigate soil. They observe the effects of erosion and build clay mountains. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students conduct a hands-on experiment designed to demonstrate how continents and oceans formed and why the manner of formation is relevant to a study of volcanoes. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students conduct a hands-on experiment designed to demonstrate how continents and oceans formed and why the manner of formation is relevant to a study of volcanoes. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students engage in a series of related activities focusing on Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper." After reading each chapter, they create new titles and hone their summarizing skills. Among other projects contained in this lesson, students make wanted posters for gang members and write "trading places" stories by selecting a famous person and assuming his/her identity. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students take a vicarious journey across the world's deserts and illustrate ways in which they are formed. Once they examine the plants and animals of the environment, they list how these have adapted in order to survive in an inhospitable environment. On maps, students locate deserts and present them to third graders. Finally, students research specific deserts and create travel brochures and write "desert haiku." Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 3rd
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Students use pumpkins of various sizes to experiment with weight and perimeter. They lift the pumpkins one by one and estimate their weights. They arrange the pumpkins according to their weights-from lightest to heaviest. They string weigh the pumpkins and record their findings in pounds and kilograms. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students complete a unit on map skills and the globe. They label maps, create a styrofoam ball globe, create a map of their community, sing a continent song, and complete a map and globe assessment worksheet. Full Review »
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- 8th - 11th
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Students list the continents, and describe plate tectonics using words and pictures. They explore the possible causes and effects of continental drifting. Using snack cakes or graham crackers with frosting, students participate in activities to examine plate tectonics. Full Review »
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