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Weather Wise
Students investigate weather and how to forecast it. They discuss the three types of clouds and the kind of weather they bring. After setting up a database, they reearch weather-related websites to check cloud conditions and weather...
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Pi as a Ratio
Eighth graders measure the circumference and the diameter of circular objects and record the measured values of the circumference and the diameter in a table. They then record their measurements in centimeters and use their data to...
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Lost Empires of Asia and Russia
Students view a video on the Russian Revolution of 1917. For this revolution lesson, students research from the perspective of peasants or aristocracy and create a presentation promoting their side. Students refute each others arguments...
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No Place Like Homelessness
Students complete a unit of activities that help them understand homelessness, its causes, and ways to better the situation. In this homelessness lesson, students complete five activities that help them to define homelessness and its...
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Shapes and Review of Locomotor Skills
Students engage in a series of loco-motor activities based on shapes. In this loco-motor lesson, students demonstrate physical skills through races, jumping, hopping, galloping in circles, squares, rectangles and triangles.
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Meet the Polygon Family
Fourth graders investigate regular polygons. In this regular polygon lesson, 4th graders explore the attributes of different polygons. Students work in groups to complete a KWL chart regarding polygons.