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Strange New Planet
Fourth graders gather data and simulate a Mars spacecraft mission using multi-sensory observations.
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The Hydrologic Cycle
There is the same amount of water on earth now as there was when it was formed. The water from your faucet could contain molecules that dinosaurs drank! Young scientists build their own hydrologic cycle model and observe it for five...
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Using a Multi- Sensory Approach
Students identify the slope of a line given two points on the line. In this algebra lesson, students solve linear equations by finding and comparing slopes of lines. They differentiate between the steepness of the slope and the line.
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The Sensitive Scavenger
Students create multi-sensory scavenger hunt worksheet to be used on a scavenger hunt throughout the schoolyard habitat area to introduce students to concepts of biodiversity and interdependence within a habitat.
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Coordination
Multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, short answer, and matching questions are all here in a multi-page activity or quiz. While the formatting leaves a little to be desired, it would take just a few minutes to change the handout into a...
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Essential Elements of Habitat
First graders compare their local area with the Belize landscape. They construct maps of the school area, adding descriptive information. They write haiku poems about their favorite outside places.
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What Is It? Tommy Tastes
Students complete multi-curricular to learn about senses and sensory words. In this sensory words lesson, students discuss the five senses and the anatomy of a tongue. Students complete a food tasting activity and find descriptive words...
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Knowing the Essential Elements of a Habitat
First graders compare their environment with that of Belize by researching via the internet on the sites provided. Students participate in various activities/centers utilizing the information they discovered.
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Kids Conserve? Water Preserved
Students study conservation and how cities obtain their water. In this water lesson students view a PowerPoint presentation and draw a picture of the water cycle.
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Kids Conserve? Water Preserved
Sixth graders review the steps of the water cycle. Individually, they calculate the amount of water they use in a day and identify ways they can conserve. As a class, they discuss how conserving water today helps future generations and...
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Let's Make Soup
Students investigate the fresh produce native to specific parts of the world. In this culinary lesson, students complete a cooking worksheet based on the ingredients used in cultural dishes. Students help create a bowl of soup which...
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Making the Connection: Incorporate The Arts Into Every Subject
Art, music, movement, and drama will enhance and bring your lessons to life!
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Latino Contributions To American Culture
Young scholars create their own working definition of what it means to be an American. They examine the achievements of Latinos and discuss how the contribution of these Americans have enriched and helped shape American culture.
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Sandpaper Drawings
Students examine sand art pictures from different cultures. They create their own examples of sand art.
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Making Movie Storyboards
Students explore the importance of images in telling a story in film, analyze movie clips and identify some visual cues that help them explain the story; students work collaboratively to storyboard a passage from a book and present them...