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Gases and Plasmas
Students determine what plasma is and why the sun is made up of plasma. They recognize situations where plasmas are found in nature and made by man. They discuss why the sun is a huge ball of plasma and if there are different levels of...
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Dancing With Glee
Slide right, slide left, knee, step, run, run, rolling, pivot, turn, shake those shoulders! These moves make up the 32-count dance to the tune of "Proud Mary" as performed by the cast from the TV show "Glee". Use the video to learn the...
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Where Will It Go?
Students predict the path of a ball bouncing off an object. In this physics lesson, students conduct the rolling ball experiment to test their prediction. They perform several trials for accuracy.
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Nature of Game Balls
Fourth graders see how, when balls are dropped from the same height, mass and size affects the motion of the balls.
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Biography Bounce
Fourth graders review important people in history by participating in a "Biography Bounce." The students bounce rubber or soccer balls after correctly identifying the person presented by the teacher.
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Bouncing Sunlight
Third graders use flashlights and balls to demonstrate how the light bounces off of the sun and reflects onto the moon. They record their observations in a journal.
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Volley Tennis
A combination of Tennis and Volleyball, this activity will help with court positioning and the volley shot in tennis. They practice volleying the ball and working together in teams.
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Lead Up Skills fo Tchoukball
A simple lesson to practice the throwing and catching skills for the game of Tchoukball. There are several warm-up activities to have the class practice tossing a ball around. Then the main drill is organized much like a basketball...
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Twenty-One
Twenty-One is a basketball game of skill practice. Most of the practice happens to be shooting baskets from the free-throw line. Three to five players are at a basket, and the rules are simple to follow. When a player makes a shot from...
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Shape Toss
Learners get a bounce ball and find a Polyspot. On the teacher's signal, students underhand throw to a target. They keep their own score: one point each time they hit a target.
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Physical Science: Gravity
Students investigate the properties of force and gravity and their effects on everyday life. In groups, they test various balls by bouncing them on different surfaces and observe the properties. In another activity, they test marbles and...
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Applied Science - Built Environment (6) Lab
Sixth graders look at toys in space. In this gravity lesson, 6th graders make predictions about what different toys will do with zero gravity. They watch a space video and see what happens to these toys in space.
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Animation Flip Books
Students investigate examples of animation made from a flipbook technique in order to learn how to create their own flipbook and to learn how this process looks like an animated cartoon. In this animation lesson, students will observe...
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Our Sense Organs And Their Uses
In this sense organs learning exercise, students determine facts about our sense organs and their uses. Students write fifteen multiple choice, true and false, and fill in the blank answers.
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Dancing & Bouncing with Piglet
Young scholars complete a variety of activities related to the difference between the /b/ and /d/ sounds. They examine picture cards and identify which pictures start with B or D, and recite two tongue twisters. Students write the...
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End-of-Module Assessment Task - Precalculus (Module 5)
Give your young scholars a chance to show what they've learned from the module. The last installment of a 21-part series is an end-of-module assessment task. It covers basic and conditional probabilities, expected value, and analyzing...
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Bottle Cap Basketball
Learners play a simple game to practice the fundamentals of a bounce pass and aiming the basketball.
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GIF Animation
Students are introduced to how to create GIF animations using different software programs. Individually, they must make their own animated bouncing ball and in further lessons make more difficult objects. They present their animations...
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Game Day
Fourth graders bring in a playgound item, i.e.: ball, jump rope, skateboard and develop a physical activity to go with the item. They describe in writing how to do the activity. They set up their stations on a "Game Day" and lead their...
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A.P. Calculus - First Semester Examination
In this calculus exam worksheet, students solve 40 multiple choice and short answer problems. Students find derivatives, second derivatives, normal lines, slopes, etc.
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Ping Pong Soccer
I know, you are wondering what Ping Pong Soccer might be. It's a soccer type strategy game and the players use ping pong paddles to hit a ping pong ball to score in a goal. Think player safety if you are going to try this activity. This...
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A.P. Calculus Test Chapter 2 Limits and Continuity
In this limits and continuity test, students solve 8 multiple choice questions. They define the words limits and continuity. Students determine the limits of 8 functions. Students find the value for a constant in one function, and prove...
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A.P. Calculus - First Semester Esxamination
In this calculus exam worksheet, students solve 40 multiple choice and short answer questions. Students find normal lines, derivatives of functions, evaluate functions at points, etc.
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Buddy the Bee Bats Balls with the Letter B
Students recognize the /b/ sound in written and spoken words in this lesson. They say a tongue twister which contains words emphasizing the /b/ sound. They then listen to the story "ABC" by Dr. Suess (specifically the B page) and...