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- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students develop skills needed to write short stories. They pick out an object in the room and describe it without saying what it is. They describe their hand and the lines on their hand without using words "Line, finger,skin or vein" Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students describe how fingerprints can be classified and learn methods used in taking fingerprints. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten
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Students see that all skin is composed of four substances and has colors in it, brown, yellow, white, and red. These colors have special names. This lesson provides hands-on activities that demonstrate why we have different skin colors. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students gain a better understanding of and appreciation for hair. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th
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Students view basic techniques use when identifying fingerprints by viewing a teacher demonstration and meeting with a forensic police officer. They complete handouts by collaborating in groups to identify a number of fingerprints which they graph. They compare the graphed results as a class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 5th
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Students construct a big book of self portraits of their own bodies as they explore the human anatomy. A variety of materials are provided to simulate their own skin colors and body textures. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students recognize a wide variety of fruit and have a greater understanding about the importance of fruit in their diet, and determine that some fruits' skins are edible and others are not. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore how the sun affects skin. They examine causes of skin cancer and its complications. Students observe a video on skin cancer. They research skin safety. Students create posters and design games on sun safety. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th
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Students research two animals of the rainforest using the internet links provided. They gather information on their animals' habitat, skin/coat, diet, and other distinguishing characteristics. They use the information they have gathered to create a Kidpix slide show to present to the class. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students identify and label the parts of a bird common to the New Haven area. They write the name of two birds, one familiar and one unfamiliar. They examine the bird, study skins, skulls, and eggs and write an interesting fact about owl pellets. Full Review »

