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Pumped Up Gas Prices
Students calculate gas prices. In this transportation lesson plan, students tally the mileage and gas costs of their car for one months. They figure out how much was spent on gas and create a graph showing average gas prices over...
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Introduction to Visualization
Fourth graders listen to The Bear's Toothache and illustrate the story in their minds. In this visualization lesson, 4th graders draw pictures of what they hear in a read aloud. Students discuss their pictures and...
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A Bug's Life: Diary of an Insect's Metamorphosis
Fifth graders examine the stages of insect's to understand heredity. In this inherited traits lesson plan, 5th graders explore the life of the honeybee for its inherited traits. Students recognize the difference between inherited...
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Creeping and Crawling Observing Mealworms and Earthworms
Students observe the inherited traits in earthworms and mealworms. In this organisms lesson, students view a live mealworm and earthworm on a tray and identify the body parts. Students measure the worms and observe the behavior....
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The Game of Life
Students explore the game of life which refers to what happens to a species when most of the population is gone. In this endangered species lesson, students describe what it means for a marine animal to be endangered. Students then...
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Terrestrial Sequestration- Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Students examine the differences between cellular respiration and photosynthesis. For this cellular processes lesson students complete a group lab activity to see how climate change affects their lives.
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Terrestrial Sequestration - Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Students investigate how plants absorb carbon dioxide during photosynthesis. In this biology activity, students differentiate photosynthesis and cellular respiration. They discuss the important role of plants in the environment.
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Dino History
Students create a timeline of the times dinosaurs lived. In this dinosaur timeline lesson, students research the various periods when dinosaurs lived. Students work in groups to research the dinosaurs of a specific time...
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The Art of Illustrator Eric Carle
First graders use two-dimensional and three-dimensional media and techniques to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories in works of art. They use media and tools in a safe and responsible manner
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Bubbles
Students blow bubbles using various wands and observe the shape of the bubble. They design and construct new wands and then measure and illustrate the bubbles.
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Who are Artists and Illustrators?
Students listen to books. They look at many examples of artwork. Students compare and contrast the various media in which artists work. They create a project for each lesson. Students explore about artists and their styles.
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Math: Fractions
Participate in a class lesson on ratio, rate, and unit rate. Successful usage of this lesson requires the pupils and the teacher have access to the Scott Foresman/Addison Wesley Middle School math text. However, the unit rate problems...
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Probability at Play
In this probability instructional activity, students read data regarding a ring toss game and respond to 4 short answer questions pertaining to probability.
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Graphing Data
First graders explore the concept of graphing. In this data lesson, 1st graders gather information from a class survey and display their findings on a picture graph. Students also practice solving problems that their instructor models.
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Creating Circle Graphs with Microsoft Excel
Young scholars create graphs of circles. In this geometry lesson, students use Microsoft Excel to create graphs. They construct the graphs using paper and pencil as well as the computer.
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Skittle Around with Fraction and Percentages
Fifth graders investigate the interchangeable relationship betweeen fractions and percents. They discuss the concepts using teacher provided questions. Then sutdents work in cooperative groups to maximize scaffolding.
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Skittles, Taste the Rainbow
Fifth graders learn and then demonstrate their knowledge of a bar and a circle graph using the classroom data. Students are given a pack of skittles candy. Students create a bar and circle graph indicating the results of the contents of...
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Bar Graphs
In this bar graphs worksheet, learners, working with a partner, explore how to read and analyze the five answers to one mathematical bar graph.
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A Straightforward Approach
Students discuss the importance of honesty. For this character education lesson, students discuss being honest. Students explore the question, "How is our community and world improved and strengthened when people are honest and...
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Silly Sentences
Learners make sentences and then play a silly game of switching the subjects and the predicates to create hilarious new sentences.
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Plastic Egg Genetics
Students are introduced to the concepts of genetic dominance, recessiveness, related terms, Punnett Squares, etc.
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People Colors
Students are introduced to the concept of multiculturalism. They explore "colors" of people in a book The Colors of Us by Karen Katz. Students experience the ingredients and materials for Rainbow Stew.
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Cellular Cellebrities
Sixth graders, in groups, learn the morphology and function of organelles within plant and animal cells.
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You're a Pattern and I Know It
Students listen to Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss, then identify the patterns.