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Jump Rope Exploration
Young scholars perform their skills with jump ropes in this physical education activity.
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Little Black Book
Pupils are introduced to simple folk dances, already having been introduced to dances with an 8-count beat. They perform various dance steps.
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Genes and Heredity
Students identify different traits and whether the traits are inherited or acquired.
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Lights, Camera, Action
Young scholars learn the rules and protocols for the physical education classroom by videotaping scenarios from the PE classroom.
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Russia's Colony: Examining the Effects of Russian Colonization
Students respond to the question: How did Russian colonization effect Alaska's history? students examine environmental, cultural, economic, social and political impacts.
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Creating a Job Resource Center
Students work together to create a bulletin board display for their classroom which is a Job Resource Center containing information and ideas for job search.
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Hanukkah Tag Game
Learners participate in a tag game involving aspects of the Hanukkah holiday. They discuss the basic tenets of Hanukkah, then play the tag game, with the Candle Makers as taggers and the students tagged freezing into position as candles.
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Crabmania
Students perform the "crab walk" and the "fish swim" as music plays. When the music stops, the "fish" students freeze in position as the crabs tag other fish. Tagged fish become crabs. Students continue playing the modified game of tag.
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Jogging Chicken Dance
Students engage in a light cardiovascular instant activity while actively listening for audible cues.
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Rescue 911
Studentsgain an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of emergency 911 responders while working in cooperative groups.
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Cotton Eye Joe Line
Students practice and perform a line dance to the song Cotton Eye Joe
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Cotton Eye Joe Line
Young scholars practice performing steps to the beat, and practice the cha cha step by forming a line one behind the other.
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Balloonautics
Learners are introduced to basic aerodynamics through a discussion of thrust and drag and a hands-on activity. They examine the forces of thrust, drag, air pressure, aerodynamic shapes and Newton's Third Law Of Motion.
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Electricity
Young scholars examine basic electrical components. They build a simple electrical circuit which rings a buzzer. They experiment with conducting and nonconducting materials.
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Magnets
Students explore the science of magnets and how magnets work. They conduct a series of fun experiments and magnetize objects and demonstrate how magnetism operates right through other materials.
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Jamestown Colony
Third graders explore cooperation between British settlers and Native Americans in the Jamestown Colony. They describe how the colonists and Powhatan Indians depended on the environment for their survival. Students write a report on the...
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Meet Louis Prima!
Learners discover the difference in major and minor tonality after a brief introduction to Louis Prima. They discuss swing dancing and Louis Prima's role in the "Jungle Book" as the character King Louis. Students listen to the song...
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Questions And Statements
In this ESL activity, students read ten questions and statements. Students circle the best response to each question or statement.
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Forces on the Human Molecule
Middle schoolers conduct several simple lab activities to explore the five fundamental load types that can act on structures: tension, compression, shear, bending, and torsion. In this activity, students play the role of molecules in a...
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Appreciation Cards
Students discuss jobs in which have impacted their lives directly. They create appreciation cards for a person who they believe needs appreciation. They give their cards to that person and share their reaction with the class.
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Cosmic Collisions and Risk Assessment
In groups, young scholars create their own scientific impact experiments using ordinary materials, and observe and measure results with a variety of impacting bodies and velocities.