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The Art of "Green" Flying
Students create an airship that doesn't use fossil fuel. In this flying lesson, students research different types of flying machines that only use wind power. They discuss invention designs by Alexander Graham Bell and Leonardo Da Vinci...
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Migration of the Neo-Tropical Songbirds
Fifth graders plot the migration of birds using Google Earth. In this lesson on bird migration, 5th graders work in groups to plot the migration of a group of birds using Google Earth. Students present and discuss their findings and look...
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Energy Alternatives and Conservation
In this energy alternatives and conservation worksheet, students research the topic, answer 3 questions, then complete a 4 step plan to create a print or digital project. This page has numerous links to web resources.
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Reading-Author's Purpose
Students review what author's purpose is by understanding that authors either persuade, inform, describe, or entertain with their story. For this language arts lesson, students bring in junk mail and in small groups discuss what the each...
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Love To Langston
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Love To Langston. For this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, go over vocabulary, answer short answer questions,...
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Photography Narratives
Students write a narrative corresponding to a photo. They create a background story based on the person in their picture and share it with the class.
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Projects For USA Units
Students study different regions of the United states through interdisciplinary activities. This lesson presents very creative, artistic ways for students to explore the variety of regions found in the United States.
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Geography Booklet
Sixth graders explore geography terms. Students use resources to find real examples of landforms in the world. They create a map showing the landform. students label the surrounding features, countries and states. Students use each...
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Road Trip
Students create PowerPoint presentations on destinations researched on the Internet.
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Rich Worksheet
In this future worksheet, students answer short answer questions imagining they are rich in the future and answer questions based on what their life is like and as if they were a journalist. Students complete 2 sets of questions to...
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Places in a Town
In this vocabulary learning exercise, students match ten words (places in a town) with their related word list. Students also locate one word in each list that does not relate to the others.
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The Solar System
Students examine the solar space program and research what options are the most viable. In this solar system lesson students view a video on the solar system, research the Internet and make recommendations.
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Water, Water Everywhere
Murals are used to represent the various ways we rely on water.
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Water, Water Everywhere
First graders study water-its properties, its 3 states, and the way we rely on it for everyday living. They read Water, Water Everywhere, draw murals of where they have seen water and the ways they use it and eat/drink snacks that are...
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Activity Plan 5-6: Architects at Work
Students build on what they know to make new discoveries. In this early childhood lesson plan, students engage in a block-building activity to develop language, math, and fine-motor skills.
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Math Word Problems Worksheet 1
In this math word problems worksheet, learners solve word problems involving money, collections, fractions, and more. Students solve 5 word problems.
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Which Bear?
Students study bears. In this science lesson, students compare black, grizzly and polar bears. Students measure the bear tracks and compare the bear habitats and diet.
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Getting from Place to Place
Learners examine modes of transportation. In this transportation lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture on modes of transportation over the past 300 years. Learners respond to questions about the lecture.
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Spaces and Places
Students identify three-dimensional forms in various buildings and construct three-dimensional paper forms.
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Who Was Charles Darwin?
Students research the life of Charles Darwin and his voyage on the Beagle.
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Pollution Solution
Students, after discussing oil pollution, generate solutions to an oil spill.
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The Quiet Beatle
Students investigate the life and music of George Harrison. They complete a Webquest, read an online biography, watch a video, listen to audio clips, answer discussion questions, and organize a simulated benefit concert.
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Underground Rails: The New York City Subway System
Students explore the New York Subway system. They investigate its usefulness as mode of transportation for the people in the city and study its history compared to other city subway systems. They examine how the subway connects the...
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Structure of the Earth
Seventh graders study the cause of climate change, and how clouds form and affect weather. They define condensation and precipitation, the greenhouse effect and the water cycle.