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Yes But Dialogue Game
Learners work cooperatively to explore and practice dialogue improvisation.
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Minnesota Floor Map
Students examine the physical geography of Minnesota, work cooperatively to design a map of Minnesota and develop spatial and relative location of Minnesota landmarks and physical characteristics.
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"Year in Review" Magazine Project
Students, in groups, study Medieval Europe in a traditional manner, and then create a "Year in Review" Magazine Project.
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Follow the Leader Fitness Jog/Walk
Learners demonstrate the fun of jogging/walking in a creative way, work on pacing. They work cooperatively in groups.Students begin by following the teacher and later after they become comfortable and get to be leaders themselves.
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Exploring Probability
Fifth graders work in small groups of five or six to conduct a series of investigations. While recording the results using pencils on individual tally worksheets rotating to different stations and comparing results with the other...
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Toward Civilization
Students are asked to define the term civilization. They work in small groups, each group is given the option of researching either the Neanderthal civilization or that of ancient Egypt. Students apply their definition to two different...
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Gridding a 2 x 2 Meter Unit
Students use the internet to examine what happens at an archeological dig site. In groups, they practice measuring a 2x2 meter square unit and gridding it out as an archeologist would do. They review the possible solutions at the end of...
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Vertebrates And Invertebrates
In this science lesson, students classify pictures into categories of vertebrates or invertebrates. After a class discussion, students divide into groups, and are given plastic baggies that contain photographs of each. The groups must...
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Train Talk
First graders retell specific information. They listen and interpret train whistle signals and work cooperatively to play the game, I'm Going on a Train Trip.
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Indians of the Woodlands
Learners read and discuss a text about housing styles of the Haida and Iroquois Indians. They, in groups, complete worksheets and present their findings to the class.
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Making Choices
Students work with a partner to write a play, story or ad that teaches about our choices as consumers. Students focus on educating people about how food choices make a difference in their lives.
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Suspense-Around
Students participate in round-robin cooperative writing groups to develop a variety of possible stories around a single prompt.
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Job Hiring...Who's the best candidate?
Students, working in teams, assume they are the newly hired research director of a biotech firm interviewing the top two candidates for the position of research scientist. They evaluate the candidates and decide who should be hired based...
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Friends of the Desert
Learners examine the climate map of Africa with emphasis on the desert regions. They work together in groups to play the role of different delegations preparing for a conference. They present their information to the class.
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3-2-1 Blast Off!
Fifth graders work cooperatively in groups to assemble and launch a rocket.
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Big and Small Decisions
Fifth graders design a restaurant and investigate how group members work together when making decisions.
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Historical Fiction: Introducting Novels into History
Ninth graders read a novel for their foreign language class which is also used in their history class. In groups, they work together to complete stations and other assignments.
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Observing the Elements of Water
Fifth graders conduct a closed circuit experiment to observe the elements of water. They discuss the elements of Hydrogen and Oxygen, and in small groups construct a closed circuit connected to two pencils placed in water. Students...
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Portrait Part Collage
Fifth graders study the concept of self-potraiture using examples. They create their own portraits that are put into a class collage. The skills of working cooperatively with art and appreciation of classmate's work is practiced.
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Perimeters, Patterns, and Conjectures
Students discover patterns and write conjectures relating to perimeters and polygons. Working in cooperative learning groups, they use manipulatives and graphic organizers to solve problems then answer a series of questions in which they...
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Scooter Boats
Students use arm muscle strength to perform a partner activity. In this strength building activity, students work with a partner to create a "boat" with mats and a scooter. Partners take turns being pulled or pulling the scooter boat.
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Fighting Ships
Students describe the evolution of the warfare of ships throughout history. They work cooperatively to acquire information on power, maneuverability, weapons and crew responsibilities. Students brainstorm the ways each of the ships...
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Case Study: Should the Results of the Human Genome Project be Sold for Profit?
Young scholars investigate a case study and discuss whether scientists working on the Human Genome Project should be allowed to patent their work. They consider ethical and legal issues, and determine who owns genetic information.