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Cloudy With a Chance of...
Students listen to the story, "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs". Then the class creates their own version of the story with a theme of their choice. In small groups, they write and illustrate a paragraph for the class book.
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Electrical motors
Students investigate and experiement with a 9-volt motor. They will use the connecting wire and battery pack to discover fans.
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Structures
Students choose which building material to use to create their structure and which animal to house. After being read a story, they examine and identify the differnet types of homes mentioned. They take pictures of their structures...
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Magnify The Monster In Me
Students gradually develop fine-motor movement skills with the mouse, while building on the gross-motor movements they are already able to make with the mouse. It encourages students to look at the same painting different ways, and...
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Comparing and Contrasting Robots
Students participate in a teacher led discussion contrasting robots they have seen in the media with real world robots. They observe a demonstration of several teacher-supplied robots. Students review the RoboLab software and explain...
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Simple Justice
Students describe the effect of segregation on black and white children. They explain how these effects were proven in court.Students describe the effects that are still being felt today and what we can do to counteract them.
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Summer Water & Sand Activity: Go with the Flow
Students discover different materials that help to transport water in order to develop their observation and problem solving science skills. In this water lesson, students first brainstorm about different ways that water can be moved;...
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Money Matters
Students explore the concept of money. In this money lesson, students role play an economy. Students are divided into three categories- the money factory, construction workers, and the grocery store. Students work cooperatively to make...
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Building Aqueducts
Students simulate building a Roman aqueduct using an interactive website. For this social studies lesson, students design their own class aqueduct. They construct one inside the science classroom.
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Robot Turning Lab
Students design a robot that can turn 90 degrees. In this robotics instructional activity, students explain the applications of their invention. They present their design in class.
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Robot Labyrinth
Students design a flowchart for their robotic program. In this physics lesson, students construct a robot that can navigate certain obstacles. They present their program and robots in class.
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Sensor Challenge
Students develop a pseudo code flowchart for their robotic program. In this physics lesson, students construct a robot that can navigate through certain obstacles. They test their robot and present them to class.
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Robot Olympics
Young scholars design a robot based on given requirements. In this technology lesson, student test whether their robots can perform certain tasks. They present and discuss their program design.
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Plane Mirrors
Learners investigate the law of reflection by using mirrors. In this physics instructional activity, students operate a robot using IR controllers. They explain the path of light as it reflects through a surface.
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Sound Pictures
High schoolers examine the components of a sonar system. In this physical science lesson students explain how multibeam and sidescan sonar systems are useful to ocean explorers. High schoolers simulate sonar operations in an...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Area and Perimeter Review Using Legos
Lesson plan in which students calculate area, build areas to a given amount, and calculate the perimeter with the use of Legos. Step by step instructions and videos are provided. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.7.c Use area models to represent...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Lego Robots
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members enter the FIRST LEGO League Challenge tournament and work as a team to program their LEGO robot to navigate a complex obstacle course. [6:01]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Lego Robotics
A robotics curriculum using LEGO robotics that includes projects, tools, and resources. The unit allows students to investigate the use of robotics, mechanical systems, electronics, and programming.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Go, Gadget, Go! Building Robots With Lego Mindstorms
In the mid-20th century, people thought of robots as futuristic tools. But in the 21st century, robots are not a figment of our imaginations, but are a part of our reality. Robots even perform tasks that humans can't do. In this...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: "Let Go of My Lego"
Junior scientists use their imagination to create a Lego car. This investigation allows scientists to see that they can put items together to create some new product. Videos of the lesson in action and examples of student's journal...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: A Lego Introduction to Graphing
Students use a LEGO ball shooter to demonstrate and analyze the motion of a projectile through use of a line graph. This activity involves using a method of data organization and trend observation with respect to dynamic experimentation...
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Lego: My Lego Network
Free and safe social networking site dedicated to young students who share the love for the children's building blocks LEGOs. Students create their own page for the purpose of trying challenging blueprints or sharing their own creations.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: Understanding Air: Air Pollution & Modeling Pollutants With Lego Bricks
For this lesson, students learn about the chemical reactions that release various pollutants into the atmosphere and what happens when pollutants in the air are exposed to sunlight. They model incomplete combustion using LEGO bricks, and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Design Weather Instruments Using Lego Sensors
Students will design and create a LEGO structure that will house and protect a temperature sensor. They will leave the structure in a safe spot and check the temperature regularly and chart it.
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