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Build a Better Bouncer
Young scholars experiment with silly putty. In this chemical changes instructional activity students work in groups, perform tests and collect data.
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What's In Crude Oil?
Students investigate crude oil. In this crude oil lesson, students investigate fractional distillation and use this technique to separate two liquids.
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A Symbol of Myself
Students explore their own uniqueness. In this "getting to know you" lesson plan, students create a clay symbol representing their own personality traits. Students write a short description of the symbol and why they chose it.
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Playing With Polymers
Learners explore the world of polymers. In this chemistry lesson, students make polymers and observe their properties. Follow-up questions and extension activities are included.
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Vocabulary & Language Development
Learners develop their vocabulary skills. In this vocabulary and language lesson plan, students practice naming everyday objects as they take part in 3 classroom activities that require them to note attributes of everyday objects their...
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Good Microbes in Food Processing
Learners participate in a bread making experiment to understand the good microbes in bread. In this bread making lesson, students prepare bread in a bag with varied recipes and note results.
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Gravity and Layers of Air
Young scholars actively look and listen as their teacher provides transparencies to show how the atmosphere is made up of layers. For this atmosphere lesson plan, students discuss the atmosphere in terms of layers and how gravity pulls...
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Foods and Languages of the World
Learners review Mexico's location and language and learn to pronouns 10 new Spanish food words. Students listen as the book, Corn is Maize is read, touching and passing around an ear of Indian corn. Learners discuss the contribution of...
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Discovery Science Center Activities
Fourth graders complete a variety of experiments to meet science goals. In this life sciences lesson, 4th graders make yogurt, discover the attraction of opposite charges in electricity, learn the effects of glaciers, and explore...
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Gingerbread Baby
Learners explore gingerbread stories. In this poetry lesson, students read the folk tale "The Gingerbread Man" as well as Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett and identify rhyming words. Learners also make art projects, dramatize the stories,...
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Vocabulary and Language Development
Students discover new vocabulary words. In this language development activity, students reach into a box of themed items and identify the object. They discuss the attributes of the object as well.
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Lesson Six
Students examine the ocean and its vast resources. In this oceans lesson students complete a "seaweed candy" activity then eat their creation.
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What's on Your Plate?
Students discover foods of the Middle East. In this global studies instructional activity, students sample a falafel as they follow the provided instructions to make the dish.
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Prime and Composite Numbers
Sixth graders identify prime and composite numbers and complete an activity problem. Given a 100 chart, they follow directions to create a prime number chart. In groups, 6th graders play a "Prime Take Away" activity to reinforce prime...
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War on Waste
Students take a closer look at food waste. In this global studies lesson plan, students perform a waste audit at their school and institute a lunchbox challenge to reduce food waste. Students may also complete the extension activities.
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Chuukese Dinner (high School)
Young scholars read journal entries about having dinner with a Chuukese family. Using this information, they identify which foods sound appealing and compare and contrast Micronesian and American foods, fruits and vegetables. In...
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Cocina Mexicana
Students research authentic Mexican food recipes on the Internet and translate them into English noting any new vocabulary. They present their recipes and vocabulary to the class.
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Float or Sink?
Students examine why some objects float while others do not. They place various objects in water to observe their floating capability. Students record the object, its weight, and if the object floated. They construct a graph plotting...
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Henry Builds A Cabin
Pupils listen to the book "Henry Builds a Cabin." They design a cabin using Lego pieces based on information from the story.
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Learning Festival
Fifth graders at this age are very interested in the adventures of knighthood and life in the past, so the unit will serve as a basis for teaching skills while maintaining high interest.
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Vegetable Lab
Third graders prepare vegetables using common methods: au gratin, minimum water method, broiled, panfry, frozen, and stuffed. They share with the rest of the class and determine which methods preserve nutrients, color, flavor and texture.
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Fruit Dessert
Third graders complete a fruit lab applying the preparation guidelines in preserving the nutrients, color, flavor and texture of the apples and preventing them from oxidizing.
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Artifacts We Don't Dig Up
Young scholars play a game of artifact show and tell using household items.
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Reading, Writing, And Math in Daily Living
Students, in groups, make chocolate chip cookies following a recipe.