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Radical Reeds
In this reed instrument worksheet, students make a clarinet from a straw and use scissors. Students answer 2 questions about testing their clarinet.
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Boomerang
Students build their own boomerang. In this physics lesson, students trace the origin of this equipment. They practice throwing and catching them.
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Forest Products in the Classroom
Students make recycled paper as they discuss products we get from trees.
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Building a House
Learners investigate the house building process by naming building materials and sequencing the steps.
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Masks and the Stories Behind Them
Learners study the stories that go with masks from two cultures. They examine Native American masks used by tribes that lived in the Northeastern United States.. These include these Algonquian-speaking: Micmac, Pequot, Delaware....
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Identify Narrative Perspective 3
In this point of view worksheet, students read passages and then write the narrator's point of view and how they know it is such. Students do this for 6 passages.
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Color Mixing Trophy Fish
Learners compare colors. In this color instructional activity, students determine which colors are primary and which are secondary. Learners investigate rainbows and create a piece of art organizing colors as they appear in a rainbow.
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Sounds Great
Learners examine the types of sounds sculptures make. They create their own sculpture that make sound using everyday materials.
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The WPA, Zora Neale Hurston, and the Cross City Turpentine Camp
Students read Zora Neale Hurston's essay "Turpentine" and analyze the document using the Document Analysis Worksheet. They determine the author's purpose and point of view and their effects on the text.
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Zora Neale Hurston, the WPA, and the Cross City Turpentine Camp
Students listen to a statement about Zora Neale Hurston's essay, "Turpentine" and discuss if they agree or disagree with it. They work in groups to record information supporting their position.
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Forests
Students examine soil in forests looking for animals and insects. They divide the animals based on their number of legs and draw the animal they have collected.
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Rainsticks
Middle schoolers create their own set of rainsticks. Using a pattern they designed, they make the sticks out of tubing and toothpicks. They place a combination of dried beans and rice inside and then decorate the outside of the stick. ...