Science Buddies
Psychology Science Experiment: The Stroop Effect
What happens when you try to read out loud a color name printed in an ink of a different color? See for your self with this Stroop Effect science project!
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Radioactive Decay Simulation with Scratch
Geology Science Project: Create a model of radioactive decay using dice and test its predictive power on dating the age of a hypothetical rock or artifact.
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The Shape Poem
Mr. Griot reviews the elements of a shape poem and reads I. C. Nightly’s “My Good Friend the Moon.” He brainstorms ideas for writing a shape poem.
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Safari Scholar: Searching for Homophones and Homographs
The Safari Scholar explores the jungle and learns about homophones and homographs.
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Wish You Were Here
Mr. Griot receives a postcard from an old friend. Then he describes the elements of a postcard as he creates one to send to his friend.
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Safari Scholar: Searching for Antonyms and Synonyms
The Safari Scholar searches the jungle for synonyms and antonyms.
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Review for You: Understanding Quotes
Mr. Griot reviews dialogue and the types of punctuation that are commonly used when writing it.
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Autobiography: Brainstorming
Mr. Griot describes the characteristics of an autobiography. He also brainstorms and uses a graphic organizer to begin writing his own autobiography.
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Review for You: Using Commas
Mr. Griot reviews the comma and the many ways it is used to punctuate common sentences.
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Mr. Griot explains where to locate sources for research. He demonstrates taking notes, creating a graphic organizer, and writing a rough draft about baseball.
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Review for You: Abbreviations
Mr. Griot reviews abbreviations and shows the students what words are commonly abbreviated.
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Review for You: Adverbs
Mr. Griot reviews adverbs and how they are best used in a sentence.
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Crazy Contractions
Mr. Griot explains that contractions are formed when two words are put together and shortened. He also teaches the purpose of the apostrophe in contractions. Mr. Griot also demonstrates how to write contractions correctly and correct...
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Review for You: Using Contractions
Mr. Griot reviews the origins of contractions and practices using them properly in a sentence.
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Review for You: Subject and Object Pronouns
Mr. Griot reviews the definition of a pronoun and then reviews the differences between subject and object pronouns when used in a sentence.
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Review for You: Subjects and Predicates
Mr. Griot will review both the subject and predicate of a sentence and help the student learn to identify each.
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Solving Unfamiliar Words
Mr. Griot reads the poem “What A Surprise!” and identifies words that are unfamiliar. He models how to use context clues and a dictionary to figure out the definitions of those words.
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Verbs of Being
Mr. Griot introduces the verb of being and shows examples in sentences.
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Review for You: Elements and Sequence of Story
Mr. Griot reviews the character, setting and mood and also explains the importance of sequence of events.
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Action Verbs
Mr. Griot explains that a verb is an action word in a sentence and shows examples of verbs in sentences.
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Homophones and Homographs
Mr. Griot reviews the definitions of homonyms, homophones, and homographs.
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Word Parts: Syllables
Mr. Griot explains how to identify number of syllables and vowel sounds in a word.
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The Spanish Missions in America
Dr. Forrester tells about the Spanish missionaries who built missions throughout the Americas and talks about how those missions functioned.