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Factors That Shaped Indiana
Fourth graders construct a model of Indiana which displays the effects of the glacial period on the state's physical structure. Students work in groups to plan and execute their model based on an established rubric.
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Cloud Formation
Fifth graders discuss the weather and cloud formation. They rotate, in groups, through various activity stations set up in the room. Stations include activities such as researching types of clouds, drawing pictures of the water cycle,...
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Erosion and Deposition
Fifth graders study the processes of erosion, transportation, and deposition in soil. They walk outside the school to see examples and then accurately create a physical model which shows each type of soil movement and allows them to...
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How My Parents Learned to Eat
Students identify popular foods in Japan. In this social studies lesson plan, students read the story How My Parents Learned to Eat and discuss ways that the Japanese eat their food. Students research popular foods in Japan.
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Baleen Whales vs. Toothed Whales
Second graders review mammal characteristics and study two types of whales. In this mammal study lesson, 2nd graders discuss mammals and define their five characteristics. Students complete a whale worksheet and define differences...
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The Mormon Trail Through Iowa
Students read selections from travel diaries and create their own travel diary. In this Mormon Trail through Iowa lesson, students discover background of the Mormon Trek of 1846 and discuss how a group may be persecuted for...
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Sorting "Good" Junk (Recycling)
Second graders study recycling. In this environment lesson, 2nd graders discuss how to sort trash, sort actual trash labeling it, and explore the trash writing new uses of each item of trash instead of throwing the...
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What Foods Contain Products from the Ocean
Fifth graders learn about foods from the ocean. In this ocean products lesson, 5th graders brainstorm what foods come from the ocean, fill in a Venn Diagram comparing alginates, carrageenans and beta carotenes. Students make...
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Glaciers and How They Form lands
As a whole class, the students define glacier and perform an experiment involving glaciers. The students brainstorm ideas of what a glacier is, and narrow the ideas down to a definition. The students then participate in an activity that...
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Clouds in a Jar
Fifth graders create a cloud jar so that they can observe that clouds are made of tiny droplets of water. After observing the cloud jar, they record their observations on a worksheet in written form explaining that clouds are made of...
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Bird Bulletins
Students, in groups, create a survey to investigate how much their community knows about birds. They graph their findings using a bar graph. Using the data collected, they develop an advertising campaign to increase community awareness...
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ISOLATION OF DNA FROM ONION
Students perform a lab in which they extract DNA from onion cells. Students break through the cell and nuclear membranes and then break down the protein that the DNA is wrapped around.
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Negative & Positive Numbers
Students recognize positive and negative numbers and perform mathematical functions.
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Natural Inquirer
Students interview wildlife experts to gain information needed to research and write a report about an aquatic plant or animal affected by climate change.
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Dad's Night
Students have a "Dad's Night". In this art lesson students bring an important male figure in their life to school for the evening. The pair plays musical chairs, makes a craft, and plays other games. The object is to provide special time...
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Tree Rings As Records of the Past
Students discover how trees preserve a record of times in the past.
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PBS Kids Go Buster Buffalo Round-Up
Second graders visit Rapid City, South Dakota, and Jackson Hole, Wyoming in these two episodes of Buster. They examine the Lakota people in South Dakota to see what it means to persevere. They sing songs and study idioms. They brainstorm...
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O.P.V. (Other People's Views)
Learners explore other people's view points so that the process can be used consciously and deliberately. They identify the people involved in a situation. Students put themselves in other people's shoes.
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Snow Similes
Learners see how poets use words to paint pictures. The combination of a big snowstorm and hands-on materials make this instructional activity successful. There are some nice attachments that the students will really enjoy!
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Teachers: Citizenship: Criminal Justice System
Students, in groups, study Asbos and their conditions. After watching a 10-minute video, they answer questions in the Asbo hotseat. Also, they develop arguments that are not necessarily their own.
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Walk Across the School
Students explore the concept of location. They discuss the terms right, left, near, far, under, and over, participate in a walk around the school, and display the correct direction for various locations around the school.
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Manatee Awareness Survey
Students examine the public's awareness of manatees by taking a survey. They display the results of the survey as a graph.
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Audience-Smash Hits case study
Learners become familiar with the term audience after examining a story about the magazine Smash Hits and its decision to quit publication. After students study the magazine and methods currently used to receive music news, they design...
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Winer Survival
Students study how animals need water, food, shelter, and space to survive. They also study what animals need to survive in the winter. They play the part of animals and winter "threats" in a game of tag to reinforce concepts.
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