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It's Natural!
Here's a nicely designed learning exercise that will allow your young scientists to learn about common materials and products that come from nature. They also looks at synthesized products that come from a factory. This simple matching...
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Fabrics and Polymers
Students explore natural resources by reading a science story in class. In this fibers lesson, students identify and discuss the differences between fibers such as wool, silk, rayon, linen and cotton. Students identify the common uses of...
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Spiders and their Webs
Students investigate spider webs. In this spider web lesson, students gain information about spider body parts and how they make their webs. Students simlulate what it is like to be a spider walking on their web. Students illustrate...
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Story of Silk
Students investigate the steps of the silk-making process through a reading of the story, "The Empress and the Silkworm" by Toy Hong. Sequencing cards are utilized to enhance the process and a silkworm's cocoon is unravelled.
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Archaeology: Quiz 57
In this archaeology activity, students answer multiple choice questions about kings, silk, and more. Students complete 4 questions total.
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Story Of Silk
Young scholars discover the use of silk found in China while conducting research using a variety of resources. They read "The Empress And The Silkworm" as a literature study to establish the context of the lesson. Then students unwrap a...
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Organizing a Business Trip: A Technolgy-Integrated Project
Students research the Internet to gather information about silk and make travel arrangements for a business trip. They create a memo to participants, create a database of suppliers, a letter to suppliers, design company letterhead and...
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The History of Silk
Sixth graders study the history of silk-making in China. They investigate the silkworm and follow the trade route of the Silk Road. They research other Chinese inventions.
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Silk: Scientific Inquiry Through Chinese Art
Students investigate the many uses of silk in Chinese society through in-class experiments, group projects, and hands-on learning in this cross-curricular lesson. There are four main activities included in this lesson.