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Historical Figures
Second graders identify a historical figure, his or her societal contributions and basic biography using a Kidspiration graphic organizer and library resources. They use the Internet to conduct an historical treasure hunt in groups.
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Tumbling Dice
Students participate in body weight transfer activities while playing a group game with dice that show the activities.
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Where In the World Are You?
Fourth graders fill in blank copies of the United States Map and then the World Map.
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More Volume Please! Don't Be Dense!
Fifth graders determine volume and density through their knowledge of mass, volume and density.
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The Magic School Bus Rocks and Rolls
Students participate in a science experiment to show them the power that water erosion has to sculpt stone. They explore how running water moves earth and creates new landforms.
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Northwest Ordinance
Students examine the area where the Northwest Territory was located. They discover the steps territories need to follow to become states. They create a map of the Northwest Territory and label the states that came out of that region.
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The Twelve Days of Fitness
Young scholars can practice this activity as a warm-up during the month of December. It's a great way to teach students about different types of exercises and how they relate to the different components of fitness.
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Dyed Flower Garden
Students create a dyed flower garden. In this art instructional activity, students read the book Tiny Seed and cut flowers out of tissue paper to create a paper flower garden.
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Word Play
Middle schoolers explore the work of Xu Bing. For this visual arts lesson, students examine the art piece "Monkeys Grasp for the Moon" and compare it to the Buddhist folktale on which it is based. Middle schoolers create animated flip...
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Are We There Yet? The Changing Pocono Vacation
Learners study the Poconos and the importance of the resorts there. In this Poconos lesson plan students research and plan a travel itinerary to the Poconos.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Is It a Triangle?
Students explore the concept of triangle inequalities. In this triangle inequality lesson, students cut spaghetti noodles into given lengths. Students use the noodles to complete a worksheet about triangle inequalities. ...
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Trapezoids: What's Equal or Right About Them?
Pupils explore the concept of trapezoids. In this trapezoids instructional activity, young scholars identify legs and bases of a trapezoid. Pupils discuss the similarities and differences between isosceles trapezoids and...
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Mine Is! Is Yours?
First graders engage in a lesson which teaches the concept of symmetry through the use of letters in the student's name. They use a piece of yarn to see if they can make symmetrical pieces out of their own names.
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Place Values-Adding
Students find place value. In this place value lesson, students are shown examples on the board by their teacher. A ten-problem worksheet is included. Problems involve only the hundreds and ten thousands place.
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Writing Numbers in Word Form
Students write numbers in word form. In this writing numbers in word form lesson plan, students are shown examples of numbers written out in word form. Then they independently complete a 20-problem worksheet.
Inside Mathematics
Snakes
Get a line on the snakes. The assessment task requires the class to determine the species of unknown snakes based upon collected data. Individuals analyze two scatter plots and determine the most likely species for five...
Inside Mathematics
Suzi's Company
The mean might not always be the best representation of the average. The assessment task has individuals determine the measures of center for the salaries of a company. They determine which of the three would be the best representation...
Cornell University
The Physics of Bridges
Stability is key when building a bridge. Scholars explore the forces acting upon bridges through an analysis of Newton's Laws and Hooke's Law. The activity asks individuals to apply their learning by building a bridge of their own.
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Cut It Out
Sixth graders derive an original formula for calculating the area of an irregular figure.
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Addition Relay
Third graders, in pairs, use a bag of counters which can be dried beans, squares of papers, etc.
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Finding the Missing Letters and Sequencing
Students discover missing letters of the alphabet. In this letter recognition instructional activity, students identify the missing letters in a short alphabet sequence. Students complete a worksheet as an assessment.
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Interior Designer for a Day
Seventh graders organize a 20 x 17 room with a given set of furniture pieces. Arrangement is to be based on maximum comfort and practicality. This instructional activity is a good way to teach and reinforce the mathematical concept of area.
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Fancy Names
Students examine various closed and open figures. They decide which letters have closed figures. Then they receive a pre-made name card and decorate every closed figure in their name.
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Turkey Feathers
Students demonstrate counting skills. In this number sense lesson, students glue numbered feathers onto a turkey pattern in numerical order.