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What's the Cost?
Students consider what things cost 150 years ago and what those costs would be in today's money. They compare costs and services between the 1850s and today to find out if things are cheaper or more expensive today, in inflation-adjusted...
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Building Web Pages
Students examine local community agencies and their contributions to the community. They create Web pages that profile the community agencies and their interviews with the volunteers.
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Age of Exploration
Pupils work individually or in a group researching a box compass using historical information on the uses of the compass as well as the scientific theories of the compass. They create a box compass and a water compass which are presented...
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Gonna Take a Sedimentary Journey
Students collect water samples from a local source, test it, filter it and identify the materials suspended in it. Students disucss the possible sources of sediment in their watershed.
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Creative Writing
Eleventh graders write a persuasive letter to the editor using the writing process.
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WWII Homefront Roundtable
Students play a role in a roundtable discussion after researching how the war impacted their character. Students play roles such as: African-American, American Indian, Japanese-American, German-American, Italian-American, Jewish refugee,...
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Stranded along the Coast
Young scholars plot stranding sites onto a map using latitude and longitude as well as compass directions with respect to coastal features. They identify several species of marine animals that might become stranded; distinguish their...
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I Have a Bone To Pick With You
Learners explore fossils and how they are found by paleontologists.
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Flying Tube
Students investigate how a spinning paper tube generates lift as it travels forward.
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Rocket Pinwheel
Learners observe a balloon-powered pinwheel to study the principles of rocketry. They study Newton's Third Law of Motion.
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United States Geography and Topography
Fifth graders recognize the major regions of the US while reading a map. Students study the physical features of the US. Student research and report on states and their capitols.
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Mapping the Ocean Floor
Students study the bottom structure of underwater habitats and how they can be mapped.
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Healthy Heart
Seventh graders experiment with their pulse rate. They investigate a beef heart and locate the route of blood flow and the chambers and discuss the function of each chamber. They discuss the circulatory system and compare theirs to the...
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Putting Together History Puzzle Pieces
Students attempt to put puzzle pieces together with no prior knowledge. This activity shows students at the beginning of the year that history is like a puzzle, there are often missing pieces, and many ways the pieces can turn to look...
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Basic Roof Framing
Students complete a unit of lessons on basic roof framing. They discuss the various styles of roofs, identify the styles in the neighborhood, cut out rafters using circular saws, and assemble roof rafters.
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Sunflowers
Students create a portrait of sunflowers using construction paper and tempera paint. They complete an assessment in which they pick out a sunflower from a field of flowers.
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The Philippines-U.S. Involvement
Young scholars research and discuss the rational for U.S. involvement in the Philippines. They discuss overall foreign and domestic policies of the U.S. Then they create a timeline that highlights this impact.
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A Visit to Southern Africa - Volcano
Young scholars examine a cookie that represents pumice and lava in order to realize that lava is a composite of many rock particles. They compare and contrast pumice to the cookie by estimating, weighing, measuring and dissecting the...
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Problem Solve Your School
Students work together to solve a real life problem that affects their school. They follow the engineering design process to develop and test their solution. They share their ideas with the class.
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Create a Compass Instructions for Teachers
Students, who are teachers, discover how to make box and water compass in their classrooms. They describe the scientific principles that are involved in making and using a compass.
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Create a Full-Scale Layout of the International Space Station
Students work together to convert scale dimensions to determine the true size of the International Space Station. They create a full-scale outline of the station. They share their layout with the class.
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Strategies for Economic Development
Students develop an awareness of the main strategies of development. The limitations of strategies is addressed. The skills of analysis and evaluation in the business environment are developed. The goal of the skills is becoming...
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What Can We Learn From the Past?
Students observe items from their past, making inferences and observations about their own culture based on these artifacts. Students then share with the class what they learned about their own culture, giving all students more...