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Amelia the Pigeon: Lesson 1
Students listen to the story, Amelia the Pigeon, predicting Amelia's story and creating their own stories of Amelia's flight using pictures of New York City. They build views of their neighborhood by pulling together drawings from the...
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Teaching About Simple Machines
Students identify six different simple machines. They investigate the difference between the ideal and actual mechanical advantage. Students calculate the actual mechanical advantage for several simple machines.
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Fod Pyramid
Sixth graders investigate the Food Pyramid and how it relates to their own diet. They conduct Internet research, complete the "Rate Your Plate" online activity, and create a HyperStudio presentation.
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Inside Out: An Up-Close Look At Foods We Eat
Fourth graders identify the origins of meats and vegetables consumed by humans on a daily basis. They classify foods (meats, dairy products, grains...) and create a food pyramid.
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Pumpkin Circuit
Students complete a variety of activities using pumpkins. They visit various stations with various pumpkin activities.
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From a Distance
Students think about their neighborhood and get a mental picture of their community. They then interpret aerial photography, learning how to use shapes and patterns to describe urban, suburban and rural communities.
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Dogs and Turnips
Students attempt to assemble a meaningful sentence by successively turning over cards with words on them. They try to deduce the meaning of a selection while having access to only a limited selection of words.
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Pennies for Pits
Sixth graders use the edible and nonedible parts of various fruits to determine percentages. Using measurements and appropriate tools are part of the lesson.
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Measurements
Third graders brainstorm a list how they use measurements everyday. Using string, they cut a piece long enough as their height and complete ratios using their arms and legs about old tales about measurements. They compare and contrast...
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Seasons' Journey : Putting it All Together
Third graders complete a diagram of the revolution of the earth around the sun and write a one paragraph explanation of the factors that cause seasons.
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LEGO Balance
Students design and build a balance using LEGO, string, and a set of standard metric weights.
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Calculus
Students make an inquiry with the aid of technology into the concept of functions. The emphasis of the lesson is on the interplay between the geometric and analytic information.
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Array to Go!
Second graders are introduced to arrays as a means for multiplication readiness. Once students are comfortable with naming the array by counting the columns and rows, they integrate skip counting.
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What's Your Wingspan?
Third graders measure each other's wingspan, and record and analyze the data.
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Math Mania
Fifth graders review adding, subtracting, multiplication and division of fractions and decimals through a variety of activities and exercises.
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Cave Mentality
Pupils identify and define vocabulary associated with caves and rock formations. They construct a cave out of paper and fill it with a geode they crerate. Students write and present orally reports about caves and their importance to our...