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All My Sons: Themes (For the Most Part) Quiz

For Students 7th - 10th
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 5 multiple choice questions based on the themes of All My Sons. Students may submit their answers to be scored on this timed quiz.
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Egyptian Mummification

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore Egyptian mummification and burial practices. They conduct research on gods, goddesses, afterlife, and mummification. Students dissect and mummify a frog "pharaoh and create a tomb wall for their frog "pharaoh."
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Can You Hear a Story?

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students gain an understanding of relationships between music and language arts. They analyze a story and create a musical composition that reflects and enhances the story. The musical accompaniment will be produced in a book on tape.
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Density of Minerals

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students determine the mass, volume, and density of two different mineral samples. Students show data and calculations as well as answer questions about the mineral identities.
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Rolling Down Hill

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students perform an experiment, collect, and analyze data of a rolling marble down a ramp. They report results after they complete their experiment. Students are assessed in science and writing.
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Pendulum

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders are instructed on how to create a pendulum and measure the periodicity of the pendulum, using four different combinations of string. They are asked which influences the time more- the length of the string or the weight at...
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Starch and Sugar Testing 1

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders determine the presence of starch and sugar in unknown solutions. This task assesses students' abilities to observe, record and interpret data, classify, generalize/infer, construct data tables, and identify sugar and...
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Blue

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students follow directions for a simple chemical experiment. They use the appropriate tools and techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data. Students identify a substance that has characteristic properties, such as density, a...
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Rubber Band

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate what would happen to the length of a rubber band as more and more rings were hung on it. They base their explanation on what they observed, and as they develop cognitive skills, they should be able to...
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Crustal Sinking

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students measure the rate of sinking of a test tube into a beaker of "glop", representing a model of the interaction between the Earth's crust and upper mantle. This task assesses students' abilities to make simple observations,...
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Mapping the Blue Part

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders determine the location of specific features of the stimulated ocean floor. The features include the continental shelf, continental slope, an ocean trench, and a mid-oceaniz ridge.
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Chemical Weathering

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students measure the effect of water temperature on the rate of a chemical reaction, similar to the interaction of a weak acid and carbonate rock, using hot water and effervescent antacid tablets.
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Puddles and Soil

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students determine which of several soil samples (sand, soil, and slit) produces puddles, providing insight into the permeability of these different soils. This task assesses students' abilities to make simple observations, collect,...
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Soap, Wood, and Water

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students measure the properties of two different types of soap and wood and calculate their densities. Then they predict whether or not whether or not each object would float or sink in fresh or salt water.
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What Causes Irregular Temperature Patterns?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine common trends in climate across the U.S. They identify the anomalies in hot-cold temperature differences in the U.S and locate them on the map using latitude and longitude coordinates.
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Is Temperature Effected By How Close You Are to the Equator

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students collaborate with other schools to gather temperature data from a large number of locations. They determine how the average daily temperature of a location is affected by how close you are to the equator.
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Research and Report

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use the Internet and other resources to locate, read and summarize information relevant to the Heart.
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Technology's Influence on Language

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use Internet resources to examine the influence of technological terminology on English and other languages.
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Essay Exchange Unit: Final Drafts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils develop final versions of their position papers and add them to the school's web pages for review and feedback.
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Restaging Julius Ceasar

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson looking at a major scene of a Shakespeare play. They assume the role play of being the director and apply problem solving skills in order to conduct the scene. Others must switch roles and take on the roles of...
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Mapping Your Neighborhood

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use atlases, maps, and Web resources to generate and examine maps of their own neighborhoods.
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Creating a Map for Future Reference

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use Web and other resources to create maps of either the site of their day trip, their final destination, the entire trip, or some combination of these.
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Stopping Along the Way

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners use atlases, maps, and Web resources to plan a day trip to at least one city or point of interest that is on the way to their final destination.
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Earth Day Trash Survey Unit

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students develop an action plan to prevent trash from becoming a problem in the future.

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