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What's the Matter? (Grade 3)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders organize information about the three types of matter and to reinforce concepts learned in the matter unit of the science curriculum. They use Inspiration software to create a concept map of the three types of matter.
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Under The Sea - Describing an Ocean Picture

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create original complete sentences to describe an ocean picture under the sea. After a lecture/demo, 2nd graders use a software program to create their own undersea scene, complete with pictures and writing.
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Living and Nonliving Things

For Teachers 1st
First graders distinguish between living and nonliving objects, and compare living organisms and nonliving objects.
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Simple Machines - Kid Pix

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders recognize simple machines in their environment. They create a picture of his/her simple machine in Kid Pix Studio. Once students have completed their picture have them save it to their desktop or disk. Next they create a...
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Animal Research Project

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders prepare an oral report using Appleworks to present information on their animal. They write a short narrative comparing and contrasting their animal to another students and, after watching other presentations, discuss what...
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Animal Facts

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders list five facts about an assigned animal, and complete a bird beak activity, using pliers, blunt pencils, forceps, clothespins, and a spoon that represent different types of beaks; students complete chart showing best type...