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Do You See What I See?

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students hypothesize the role of rocks, soil, and water by observing a terrarium and create a model to explore the water cycle. This is part of a five station set up.
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Up, Up, and Away

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars create a model to explore the water cycle. Students also perform different experiments to witness water changing from a liquid to a gas. Young scholars are asked to if they can find ways for water to go away without...
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Quickest Round-Up

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars perform activities requested by being timed and observed for compliance. They practice lining up to leave the class in a quiet manner. As they line up, students are observed to ensure good manners. Each class competes...
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Survey Savvy

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders design appropriate questions for a survey, survey classmates, create a pictograph to represent the results, and explain the survey results.
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Looking at Data

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use two days to create, collect, display and analyze data. Classroom activities and practice build greater understanding to a variety of forms used to display data.
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Deer Hunting Pros and Cons

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students research, form an opinion, brainstorm pros and cons and support their own opinion after researching the pros and cons of deer hunting.
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Probability or Ability?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students use their non-dominant hand to catch candy which they tossed in the air. They estimate how many they catch in a second round. They record and determine how the probability changed the second time.
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Fish Workings

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars observe, hypothesize, and draw conclusions regarding fish. They examine their anatomy, and how they function in their environment.
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Hermit Crab Races

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students predict the speeds of humans and hermit crabs and investigate their predictions using ratios and formulas. AppleWorks is used for this lesson, which includes a data worksheet.
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Seeing Life Through An Artist's Eyes

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine how art can change the way they look at their lives. After being read a book, they discuss the importance of art in their world and what would happen if it were taken away. They create a watercolor painting and shares...
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Relating Number of Insect Species to Water Quality

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are asked to respond to questions such as:" Have there been surveys of the area to inventory the species?" (For example, for a wetland area, do they know what amphibians live there and how abundant they are?) Are there any...
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Mother May I?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders measure distance using nonstandard units of measure. In this measurement activity, 3rd graders measure a given distance through the use of the game "Mother May I?" Student gather and compare data on how many "giant steps"...
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How Unique Are You?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore how genetic information is passed down from parent to offspring. Because of this, they examine how this causes the variation in each species.
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Using mean, median, and mode

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this mean, median, and mode activity, students read how to use each method and then complete problems using each one. Students complete 8 problems.
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A Bird's Eye View of our 50 States

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders focus on state birds as they learned absolute location (latitude/longitude) of each state, as well as their relative location (bordering states).
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Thank You... Thomas Edison!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the life of Thomas Edison. They research how he made a difference. They understand that accurate data collection is important for math. They create a chart using spreadsheet data.
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On the Road Again": Moving People, Products, and Ideas

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson students learn how to identify modes of transportation and communication for moving people, products, and ideas from place to place. Students also study the advantages and disadvantages of different modes of...
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Weather Or Not

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use the internet to find pen pals to share in their weather experiment. Individually, they research the high and low temperatures for cities within the United States and email the results to their pen pal. They also develop a...
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Shodor Interactivate: Multi Bar Graph

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
The interactive learning activity allows students to manipulate a double bar graph. Teacher resources are included.
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Khan Academy: Create Bar Graphs

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Create a bar graph with the data given. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video tutorial, or receive hints about creating bar graphs. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.B.3 Draw a...
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Khan Academy: Read Bar Graphs and Solve 2 Step Problems

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Read and interpret a double bar graphs. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.B.3 Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar...
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Khan Academy: Solve Problems With Bar Graphs 2

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Use bar graphs to solve addition and subtraction word problems. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a tutorial video, or receive hints.
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Khan Academy: Solving Problems With Bar Graphs 2

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
In this exercise, students practice solving problems with bar graphs. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints, watch a tutorial video, and try questions repeatedly.
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Khan Academy: Read Bar Graphs and Solve 1 Step Problems

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Interpret bar graphs to answer questions about a context. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

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