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Writing About Pearl Harbor
Young scholars summarize the reasons why the U.S. entered World War 2. They view a video on the bombing of Pearl harbor, construct a timeline of WWII events, and evaluate propaganda posters to create their analysis of the start of U.S....
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Tortillas, A Wrap!
Students examine how tortillas fit into a healthy diet. They identify the parts of the food pyramid and decide where tortillas fit into it They also sample some tortillas with healthy ingredients.
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Hundreds Board Blanks
Have your young learners enhance their counting skills with this hundred boards worksheet! Your class will get excited when they realize they can write in all the numbers and fill this board up!
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Diphthongs
Second graders examine and identify the diphthongs /oi/ and /oy/. They discuss the two ways that this sound is spelled and read words containing this vowel combination, create a list of words with /oi/ and /oy/, and complete a worksheet.
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Brain Booster
In this daily math problem worksheet, students create a hundreds board template using the online worksheet format. Students choose their starting number and hit submit to generate the hundreds board worksheet.
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Extracting DNA
Young scholars develop understanding of DNA by modeling the process of DNA extraction. They study DNA, genes and chromosomes. After the basic information, students do an experiment in which they separate out DNA from peas.
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Birds of Prey
Students explain the predator/prey relationship by researching specific examples of birds (predators) and what they eat to survive (prey).
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Orphan Trains
Middle schoolers use readings and discussion to investigate the 19th century practice of Orphan Trains - sending U.S. urban orphans from the East to the Midwest in hopes of procuring them a home. They focus on the concept of social...
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Nutrition 2: Good Food, Good Health
Students explore ways in which food provides energy and materials for our bodies.
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Ramps 2: Ramp Builder
Students plan, build, and test a ramp that allows objects to roll far.
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Building a Water Clock
Learners build a feedback-controlled system (a water clock) and research ways to improve the system design.
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Light 1: Making Light of Science
Students are introduced to the electromagnetic spectrum, focusing on visible light. They are introduced to the idea that all light travels as waves, and that wavelength defines the various regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Recycled Materials
Students identify those materials that can be recycled and possible uses for these materials.
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El Nino
Middle schoolers explain that El Nino is caused by changes in the atmospheric and ocean content.
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Remote Sensing
Students focus on the history of remote sensing by reading an online article and pretending they are part of a remote sensing satellite.
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Build a Better Pencil
Students design something that they can actually make within the space and time allotted, using available material.
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Engineering Solutions
Students use internet resources to explore the side effects of technology; to design, implement and evaluate solutions related to the problem of waste disposal.
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Science NetLinks: It Counts
Students explore how numbers are assigned to objects, as well as think about more, less, or equal values. They describe, compare, and classify plants.
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Science NetLinks: The Bicycle as a System
Middle schoolers explore systems by examining the systems that make a bicycle work. They appreciate how the different systems of a bicycle relate to each other, and identify the properties of each subsystem.
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The Acid Test
Young scholars devise a scientific investigation to detect acids and bases in common materials.
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Brine Shrimp 1: Hatching Brine Shrimp
Students develop an understanding of how the growth and survival of an organism (brine shrimp) depends on physical conditions. This is accomplished by designing an experiment to determine the optimum salinity of water needed to hatch...
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Communications Technologies
Students explore examples of innovative technology found on the AT&T Labs Technology Showcase Demos website. They take notes in their science journals and describe how each device works.
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Numeracy Practice- Going Out For Lunch
In this math learning exercise, students complete the various types of activities that include graphs, data tables, and completing number sentences.
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Egg Hunt Pictograph
If you did a hypothetical egg hunt in class, wouldn't it be great to see how many eggs were collected? Your youngsters will receive a list of "collected data" and create a pictograph.