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Lesson Seven: Watch Out For Pedestrians
Fifth graders practice their reading rate and fluency. In this fluency lesson, 5th graders practice speaking fast and slow in a variety of different character roles. They read with a buddy and have their fluency evaluated by their...
University of Wisconsin
Infiltration Test: Exploring the Flow of Water Through Soils
Soil scientists gain experience with an infiltrometer can to determine the infiltration rates at different locations on campus. If you are using the entire unit, the class has already analyzed water flow and soil types, so they should...
EngageNY
The Opposite of a Number
It's opposite day! The fourth installment of a 21-part module teaches scholars about opposites of integers and of zero. Number lines and real-world situations provide an entry point to this topic.
Rivanna Regional Stormwater Education Partnership
Does It Soak Right In?
Which materials are best for groundwater runoff, and which are best for percolation? Discuss the water table with several experiments about different types of soil, pollution, precipitation, and filtration. The experiments assign...
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Figures of Speech
Second and third graders explore similes and metaphors. They complete six sentences by choosing the correct word to complete the sentence.
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Pantomime vs. Abstract Gesture
Students explain dance as a way to create and communicate meaning and demonstrate the difference between pantomiming and abstracting a gesture.
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The Nutcracker
First graders define a ballet as a story told through dance. They listen to melodies and demonstrate beat and accent through body movement. They watch the ballet.
PhysEdGames
Hourglass Relay
Have the class run continuously in the shape of an hourglass with the hourglass relay activity. Four lines stand in four opposite corners and run to respective lines making the shape of an hourglass. They high five the first person in...
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Have a Ball with Bernoulli
Third graders investigate Bernoulli's Principle. In this Bernoulli's Principle lesson plan, 3rd graders examine blowing air through a tube and the movement of the ball. Students make inquiries into what effect the air has on the ball and...
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Music- Found-Object Orchestra
Students construct simple musical instruments. In this music lesson plan, students read the text Max Found Two Sticks and construct their own instruments from classroom materials.
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Create a Music Carnival
This outstanding lesson will encourage your students to combine their knowledge of rhythm, pitch, tone and color with their imaginations to create original compositions about animals. They create a music carnival to "Peter and the Wolf"...
K12 Reader
Comparative Adjectives
Reinforce comparative adjectives with a straightforward worksheet. Learners convert each adjective into a comparative adjective and write it on the provided line.
Montana Office of Public Instruction
Eat Smart Be Smart
Get children's blood pumping with this primary grade lesson on the human heart. After learning about the important role this muscle plays in the human body, students monitor their heart rates and discover the importance of...
Mr. E. Science
Changes in Matter
Do solids, liquids, and gases even matter? The presentation focuses on changes in matter, including phases, Boyle's Law, Charles' Law, and physical changes.
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Momentum and Conservation of Momentum
In this momentum activity, students review the equation to solve for momentum and the Law of Conservation of Momentum. Students complete 8 matching, 6 fill in the blank, and 8 problems to solve.
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Locomotion, Time And Shapes
Young scholars practice the concepts of time and rhythm using drum beats. They also create body shapes using verbal cues. The shapes made include stretched, curled, angular, or twisted. The rhythm of beats is increased or decreased to...
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HOW FAST DO SEDIMENT GRAINS OF DIFFERENT SIZES SETTLE?
Students conduct an experiment using sand, a jar, and a paper clip to analyze the effects of different kinds of sand vis a vis its sediment. They graph their findings and analyze for factors of size, shape, and density.
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Performance and Video Notetaking Worksheet
In this musical movement worksheet, students explore folk music movement by answering short answer questions that accompany a video or performance.
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Comparatives and Superlatives
In this comparative, superlative worksheet, students look at pictures and complete sentences, using the correct comparative or superlative from a word box. Worksheet is labeled as a quiz, but may be used for practice.
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Cars, Trucks, and Things that Go Sorting Fun!
First graders sort toys by various attributes. They, in groups, sort toy vehicles by color, size etc. and then explain how they chose to group the toys. They write, draw or dictate an explanation of their sorting methods.
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Animal Tracks - Walking and Running
Learners, using paper and water, make tracks and record the time needed to make them. They compare tracks made walking and running to determine the speed of the animal.
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Cellular Transport and the Cell Cycle
With a multitude of questions, this worksheet offers learners the opportunity to review their knowledge about the cell cycle. Question types include true/false, word bank, and completing a table about the differences between interphase...
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Reaction Rates and Equilibrium Worksheet
In this equilibrium worksheet, students solve 8 problems to find the equilibrium constants and reaction rates of given equations.
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Diet and Nutrition
Students figure out the nutritional values of foods to explain the nature of a healthy diet by looking at fast food nutrition pamphlets and calculating the values of foods then comparing them to the food pyramid.