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Growth and Changes in Plants
Young scholars investigate the growth and changes in plants. They view a video and discuss the changes in plants. They work in small groups to demonstrate vocabulary words to the class. They visit a green house and take pictures of...
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Interesting Idioms
Students are introduced to the topic of idioms in figurative speech. Using the definition of idioms, they use literature to view examples. They identify idioms in different forms of writing and practice using them in speech. ESL...
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Black History Month
Students work in cooperative pairs to research information and give oral presentations about African American men and women who have made significant contributions to U.S. history.
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Weather/Climate
Students examine traditional Native American weather/climate knowledge. They keep a weather journal and research cloud cover.
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A Pollution Solution- Taking Care of the Environment
Students examine the biodegradability of different brands of toilet paper in a hands-on activity. Through this activity they also discover the steps of the Scientific Method and use new terms such as hypothesis, procedure, observation,...
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Utah Archaeology
Students use Play-dough explore different types of fossils and examine how fossils are evidences of past life.
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Round to the Nearest Whole $
In this rounding money worksheet, students identify the money amounts in each examples and round to the nearest dollar for the 10 examples.
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Making Steel: An Awesome Process
Students identify the six basic stages used to create a steel component, and explain how each stage influences or interacts with another. They give examples of how technology has improved human lives.
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an Explorative Journey Through the Solar System
Students, in groups, research a planet from our solar system. They create Styrofoam models of the planets and place the planets on a correct distance scale from the sun.
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Space Shapes
Students read "Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes" by Stuart Murphy and view a PowerPoint presentation on shapes. They identify shapes presented in the book and then identify shapes found in their classroom.
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African-American Heroes
Students explore websites about famous African-Americans. They work in pairs to decide on an African American who should be honored with a stamp. They write a letter recommending this person for a stamp including appropriate reason why...
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National Park Service: : Compare and Contrast the Art of the Hubbell Collection
At the end of this lesson, students will reflect on and express concepts and ideas associated with unfamiliar images and art styles. They will increase visual awareness and appreciation for a variety of styles, subject matter, and...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Portrait, Please! [Pdf]
In this lesson, learners are guided in how to interpret a portrait and in how to plan a portrait that is a drawing or a photograph.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Look in Mirror"
Excellent resource for empowering learners to become better learners. This lesson includes making students aware of themselves, promoting appreciation of their individuality, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, and language arts skills.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Memories of the Great Depression
This hands-on lesson combines social studies, language arts, and technology. Fourth grade learners begin by researching and collecting information from a variety of sources. Students develop an appreciation of the difficulties endured by...