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Nature's Magic Elixir
Students do research to discover the importance of water in the world and its effect upon our daily lives. They will also appreciate the beauty of water and how it is so adaptable within nature.
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Present Continuous vs Present Simple
In this present continuous and present simple activity, students fill in the blanks to sentences with words in the present continuous and present simple tense and match questions to answers. Students complete 3 activities.
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Frogs, Frogs, And More Frogs
Third graders review the life cycle of a frog. They use the computer to research specific information about their frog and write a descriptive paragraph using the information obtained on the computer. They access websites imbedded in...
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Birds of a Feather
Students investigate birds and complete a variety of bird-themed activities. They read books and observe birds noting their physical characteristics, development and life cycle stages.
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Civil Rights and Americans with Disabilities
Students apply the principles of American democracy to people with disabilities. They analyze how individuals and groups in American society have struggled to achieve the liberties and equality promised in the principles of American...
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Maskmaking
Students examine masks from various cultures focusing on the Native Americans. Using the internet, they research the purpose of the masks and various designs. They create their own mask showing their own culture and personality and...
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We Are Family
Learners explore art and stories that depict families in different cultures. They examine how family members help each other, create traditions, have fun and change or grow. They describe their own families and create a class family...
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Using Reported Speech
Students fine tune their communication skills to include expressing the ideas of others, as well as their own opinions. They must practice a number of times before feeling comfortable using them in every day conversations.
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Probability With a Random Drawing
Students define probability, and predict, record, and discuss outcomes from a random drawing, then identify most likely and least likely outcomes. They conduct a random drawing, record the data on a data chart, analyze the data, and...
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Just Breathe
Learners examine the inhalation and exhalation process. They create a model pair of lungs from given materials. They discover the technology that has been developed based on engineers examining the respiratory system.
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Using Newsprint as a UV Detector
Students investigate the effects of UV radiation. In this earth science lesson, students explain how the time of day relate to UV abundance on Earth. They determine if weather affects the amount of UV that Earth receives.
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Participating In The School Community
Twelfth graders discuss the importance of participating in the school community of their children. Working in pairs, partners describe the educational goals of children and how parents can support those goals. This lesson is intended...
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Trash...it really piles up!
Students investigate a contemporary "midden" by analyzing trash collected from various sources and determining life-style choices people make. They see that reducing the amount of waste we generate is helpful to the the environment.
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Playing with Language: Tall Tales and Codes
Young scholars interpret and identify the elements of folktales, with an emphasis on tall tales, in this lesson. Students utilize brainstorming techniques to list ways people communicate. Young scholars also read and create a time line...
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Oxygen: What a Gas!
Eighth graders explain how oxygen reacts to other elements. They also explain why oxygen is a reactive substance, how it has weight, and how it reacts with other substances. They construct an experiment to relate their findings.
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Final Project Presentations: Water Quality
Students synthesize the information they have been researching on water quality to evaluate the potential health risks in a region with arsenic contamination. They prepare and present a persuasive speech that incorporates visuals.
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Geometry House!
Fourth graders use computer drawing tools to create a house of geometric shapes.
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Egyptians as Engineers
Student design and build Lego vehicles that drag given amount of weight up an incline. They show how this demonstrates Egyptian methods of pyramid construction.
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Jobs on a Ship
Students facilitate each student's comprehension of the different jobs on a ship and the job's evolutions over time. They compare/contrast certain jobs on a ship from history to today. Students work together in cooperative groups to...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Math for Everyone
Provides online programs and explanations on everyday math: calculating a tip at a restaurant, determining the sale price of an item, finding the odds of winning a lottery, computing simple and compound interest, and more.
Other
At Home With Math: Activities for Parents and Kids
These ten math activities encourage parents and their children ages 5-11 to work with math in the context of everyday activities like taking turns, saving money, or getting somewhere on time.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life
Read about what math has to do with cooking, chances of winning a game, even decorating your home. Teachers may want to peruse this site for ideas about real world applications in their lesson planning.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Movie Theater: Numbers to 9999
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario. Those skills include using words to show four-digit numbers, putting numbers in ascending order, and relating large numbers to everyday life.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Fisher Boat: Multiplying Fractions
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real-life scenario on a fishing boat. Those skills include using everyday percentages as fractions and decimals, and multiplying simple fractions by whole numbers.