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Exhibiting Your Knowledge
Learners are introduced to the various museum functions. In groups, they create a traveling exhibition based on Gutenberg's invention and the first printed book. They share their exhibition with the class and answer any questions presented.
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Silk: Scientific Inquiry Through Chinese Art
Students investigate the many uses of silk in Chinese society through in-class experiments, group projects, and hands-on learning in this cross-curricular lesson. There are four main activities included in this lesson.
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Waste Management
Students set up a recycling program in their school. They first estimate the kinds and amount of trash generated and brainstorm ways to reuse the recyclables and create flyers explaining how their program will work at the school.
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Reservoir Activity
Young scholars research the economic importance of the major reservoirs in Illinois. In groups, they manage a budget for one of the lakes to promote tourism in the area. They also work together to create advertisements.
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A Chance of a Life Time
Students view and discuss the painting A Narrow Escape, by Alfred Jacob Miller. They write their own narrative about a time they were either scared or frightened. They make sketches of that time and choose one to paint using watercolor.
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You Light Up My Life: Developing a Scientific Theory for What Fuels a Candle's Flame!
Students examine how candles work and how scientific theories are developed and tested. Students propose hypotheses about what is burning in a candle then perform tests in order to develop their scientific theory. After a teacher...
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Bell Live! The Great Lakes: A Superior Adventure
Students participate in a virtual field trip to Lake Superior. In groups, they perform experiments in which test the level of toxins and bacteria in the water. They also watch video segments life in the lake and discuss their observations.
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Theoretically Speaking
Students define probability. They determine outcome from a given situation based on simple probability. Students create experimental data using a coin and a number cube. They write how theoretical and experimental probability are different.
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Evaporation of Alcohol and Water
Students investigate the process that occurs when liquids evaporaate. They test water and alcohol to determine which substance evaporates more quickly and relate the rate to energy changes.
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If You Build It, Will They Come?
Students examine the city of Duluth, Minnesota. In groups, they use the internet to discover its current state of urban geography. After their research, they create and plan their own redeveloping of the city. They share their results...
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Bill of Rights -- Texas v. Johnson, 1989
Learners examine the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights. During a visit to the George Bush Presidential Museum, they watch a video about the Texas v. Johnson flag burning case. In groups, they discover the role of the Supreme Court...
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Primary Sources
Learners write personal facts on a photograph of themselves to create a Primary Source. They then define Primary Source and list examples as a class of places where they could find primary sources. They also discuss the importance of...
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Get a Clue: What is There and What Isn't
Students practice the ability to examine and analyze evidence and extract information that eventually leads to deductive conclusions. After evaluating the objects discovered in a box, students write a one-page reflection paper of their...
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People Interacting with the Environment
Students explore an arctic, temperate, and tropical environment and then decide what people need in each environment to help them live comfortably and what their lives would be like.
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Evaluating an Olympic Sport
Students research the political context of the Winter Olympics in general and within certain countries in particular. They read authentic, published articles on the topic from the Internet and add this information to the spreadsheet as...
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Mc Graw Hill: 4th Grade Use Details and Examples
This reference from the McGraw-Hill CCCS Literacy eHandbook discusses the importance of recalling explicit details. The importance of inferencing skills with a how-to graphic organizer for making inferences are included. Students may...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Using Word and Picture Clues to Make an Inference
First graders will use text evidence to make inferences about word and word phrase meanings in a text. Word and picture clues will be used to help students form inferences.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Introduction to Making Predictions and Inferences
First graders will engage in a shared reading of "Mr. C's Dinner" so that we can build a foundation for understanding what it takes to make good predictions and inferences.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Inferences Worksheets
In this learning module, students will learn more about making inferences. Worksheets are provided to reinforce the skill of making inferences. This module is designed to support Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III students.
Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School: 10 Major Types of Inference in Literature [Pdf]
This printable learning exercise helps learners recognize the difference between an implication and an inference. Students are presented with quotes from the text and they practice with each of the ten types of inference: location,...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "You Tell Me"
Excellent classroom activities for building students' character. Helps with students' comprehension skills, higher-order thinking skills, knowledge and inference skills, grammar and usage. Good resource.
TES Global
Blendspace: Reading Skills Inferencing
A twelve-part learning module with links to texts, images, and videos with information and examples of how to make inferences.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Learning From Leaves: From Observation to Inference [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students explore plants from three different ecosystems and make inferences about plant structures and their environments. Includes discussion questions, a vocabulary glossary, and handouts.
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Scholastic: Test Skill Builders for Reading: Making Judgments [Pdf]
Standardized test practice for students in grades 5 and 6. Students read a practice passage and answer questions that require them to make judgments about such things as fact or opinion and the author's purpose. Answers to the practice...
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