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CSI, Second Grade Style
Second graders conduct a classroom investigation. In this investigative lesson, 2nd graders spend their time observing, measuring, and collecting data. They simulate a forensic science lab by conducting a fingerprint, scent, footprint,...
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Create a Composition
Students select an instrument and create a musical composition. In this musical composition lesson plan, students invent an original piece of music that is 16 measures long. Students hum and record their pieces.
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An Ad for an Element
Learners prepare an ad for an element, including properties and uses, in an attention getting format such as that used in the advertising business.
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The Centre of the Universe by Danny Wallace and I Love Football by Hunter Davies
Pupils read, analyze, critique and study the novels, "The Centre of the Universe," by Danny Wallace and "I Love Football," by Hunter Davies. They evaluate an extract from each novel and explore the concept of private passions.
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A New Ending for Of Mice and Men
Students rewrite the ending of Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. In this Of Mice and Men lesson, students enter a fictitious contest in which they compose a new ending for Of Mice and Men in which Lennie is not killed. The new ending...
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Create-a-Composition
Students creatively express themselves by creating simple pieces of music.