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The Effect of Math Anxiety on Cardiovascular Homeostasis
Students examine the effect stress due to test anxiety may have on the heart. As part of the experiment, students hypothesize, collect data, graph data, analyze data and formulate an understanding of their personal level of stress and...
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Magnetic Discovery Bottle
Students examine how to conduct simple investigations and use simple equipment to gather data. In this magnet lesson students decide what types of objects are attracted to magnets.
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Dissecting Owl Pellets
Pupils examine owl pellets and what their diet consisted of, specifically rodents. This furthers their understanding of simple food chains as well as bone structure and identification.
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CONTAMINANT SCAVENGER HUNT
Learners identify substances and activities within a household that contribute to water pollution and identify safe cleaning alternatives for commercial cleaning products.
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Herbs: Healthy Alternatives or Bad Medicine??
Students compare herbal and pharmaceutical remedies for common ailments.
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Solid Waste and Our Natural Resources: Utilizing the Story THE LORAX
Students gain an introduction to our planet's solid waste problem and our personal responsibility in curbing and solving said problem through the use of Dr. Seuss' book, The Lorax. After hearing the book, class discussion follows.
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The Elf Project
Third graders research elves and create their own elf description which they use to write back to the first graders Santa letters.
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Comets and Meteors
Students construct a model of a comet nucleus using dry ice. They add other materials and describe the features. They complete related exercises on an Internet Web site.
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Music And Violence: What Message is Music Promoting To Our Youth
Young scholars analyze several pieces of music and videos to examine how popular musicians and their music affect us as individuals and as a society. The perception of society's ideals, hypocrisy in government, and injustice are explored.
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Mercalli Scale Illustrated
Students study the Mercalli Scale and analyze how it is used to rate earthquakes. They construct a booklet with drawings that represent each rating of the scale. They study why engineers develop rating scales for earthquakes.
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Downloading Music
Pupils study the effect that downloading has had on the music industry. As a class, students discuss what they know and do not know about the laws of music downloading. Small groups create a marketing plan to help reduce the amount of...
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Global Warming
Learners examine how human produced emissions of carbon dioxide contribute to global warming. Using the internet, they research the future effects of global warming on the Earth. In groups, they discover ways to reduce daily energy...
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Letter to the President
Third graders practice letter writing by writing an e-mail to the President. In this U.S. Government lesson, 3rd graders express their concerns about issues taking place at public schools by writing an e-mail to the President of the...
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Using Coordinate Geometry by Land, Sea and Outer Space.
Students complete a table of values and plot points, as well as construct a graph on a coordinate grid. They construct two graphs on the same coordinate system, and identify the point of intersection. Students represent and record...
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Diabesity Childhood Epidemic
In this health worksheet, students find the words that are related to the problems of diabetes and obesity. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Linear Equations
In this linear equations instructional activity, students solve 9 different linear equations by applying the point-slope formula in each. First, they determine the linear equation of each. Then, students use the slope and one point of...
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Taking a Stand: Pros and Cons of Forest Fires
Pupils explore the pros and cons of forest fires. In this science lesson, students research the ecological implications of forest fires. Pupils record their findings in journals and compose a persuasive e-mail to government officials.
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Measure for Measure: Lengths and Heights
Students explore measuring tools by calculating heights and lengths of random objects. In this distance measurement lesson, students utilize the Internet service MapQuest to measure the distance between their current towns and many other...
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Animal Farm Questions
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on George Orwell's Animal Farm.
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Cartoons in the Classroom: Castrophe Cartoons
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons about catastrophes. Students respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Breaking News English: Cigarette Packets to Carry Gory Pictures
In this English instructional activity, students read "Cigarette Packets to Carry Gory Pictures," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Machines: Useful But Dangerous
First graders study, observe, and use a simple machine. They study necessary safety and review posted safety rules related to using a machine and identify strategies for reporting any accidents or injuries.
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Breaking News English: Sunbed Cancer Risk for Teens
In this English worksheet, students read "Sunbed Cancer Risk for Teens," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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The Peppermint Beetle
Learners describe various ways insects use their sense of smell, and examine why some insects use scent marking. They conduct a scent hunt, searching for a particular scent on the trees on school grounds.