Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
A Classroom Solar System
Create a scaled model of our solar system in your classroom! Scholars work collaboratively to build paper mache planets and hang them in their proper position to showcase each planet's location in the solar system.
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Solar System Scavenger Hunt
Scholars go on a hunt to locate objects that best fit the measurements to create an eye-catching scale model of the solar system.
Balanced Assessment
How Big is Big?
Now you can create your own monster movie. Learners estimate the size of a scale model monster given comparison statements and analyze these estimates to determine if the scale model accurately portrays a lizard.
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Freeze
Students practice recognizing and getting into proper position when playing defense.
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Shadow Dribble Tag
Students work in pairs to refine their dribbling skills. One student is given a ball and told to dribble within the shadow of a partner. The second student is told to move in a way that keeps his or her shadow out of reach.
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Dribble Frenzy
Students reinforce and review dribbling skills taught in previous class lessons and compare their ability to dribble with different types of balls.
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Seuss-Perb Stations
Learners practice previously learned skills to the theme of "Dr. Seuss books".
Fuel the Brain
Addition with Three Addends
Do you know how much of one activity that you did ALL day? Through addition, your learners will determine how much dancing and how much basketball Morgan and Anna did over the course of one day. They will have to create a number sentence...
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Fencing
Students practice fencing skills. In this physical education activity, students develop fencing skills. Students watch a movie clip that shows fencing and then they begin their lessons. Students discover the rules and proper positioning...
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Basketball Mania
Middle schoolers practice dribbling and shooting with the hands. They be on a group of two or three players; each group stand behind one of the ten frisbees or hoops.
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Basketball Assessment: Left Handed Layup
Students identify if their peers are using the correct cues when shooting a layup.
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Introductory Activity-Native American Images as Mascots
Students, in small cooperative groups, are introduced to a instructional activity concerning the controversy involved in using Native American names and images as sports mascots. They brainstorm mascot names and discuss the meaning...
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Wally badminton
Pupils use badminton racquets, shuttle cocks, nets and basketball hoops to improve their accuracy of the badminton overhead and/or underhand clear.
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Seasons and Shadows: Investigate How Shadows Shift Throughout the Year
Students examine their shadows and why they are different in the summer and winter. In this seasons lesson students complete an activity to see how the earth's tilt on its axis changes the length of shadows.
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Fitness Math
Students participate in physical fitness activities. They role a dice and perform the activity associated with the dice number. Activities include push ups, toe touches, curl ups, jump rope, jumping jacks, sit-ups, and shooting a...
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Zombie Tag
Young scholars play a game of Zombie Tag. For this Zombie Tag instructional activity, students participate in a chase and tag game. They walk slowly and stiffly when they are Zombies and run when they are doing the chasing. They "turn...
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Kobe Bryant
In this Kobe Bryant worksheet, students read a selection about the athlete's life, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.
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The Fraction Race
The students participate in a game involving a hula hoop and basketballs. After each student participates in the activity, they write their game score in fraction form using the points they earned over the points possible.
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Red Light, Green Light Dribble
Pupils respect others personal space while playing a basketball version of "Red light, Green Light." students improve dribbling skills with this physical education activity.
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Making Math Meaningful in March Madness
Students examine the statistics of March Madness, the college basketball tournament. They watch videotaped basketball games to collect data for further analysis using Word and Excel. They analyze the data in a variety of activities...
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Sports Science Quiz
In this sport science quiz worksheet, students respond to 15 short answer and true or false questions regarding the science of athletic activity.
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Elective P.E.
Middle schoolers choose a group to work with and sign up. They then choose which physical education activities, and the length of time in each activity to increase the level of responsibility, participation and ownership in the middle...
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Mark Twain Olympics
Students, during the last week of the year, are placed into 12 teams to represent countries of the world. All of students participate in a school-wide Olympics that involves 4 rounds of fun activities.
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Email - reading comprehension
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students label pictures, fill in the blanks to sentences, answer yes or no questions, and more having to do with email. Students complete 8 activities.