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A Unified China
Students examine the major changes Qin accomplished as emperor. They look at his steps to unify China, create a money standard, measurement standards, and a system of bureaucracy.
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Give Me Five, Cents That Is
Students explore coins, especially the nickel, through a toy cash register, worksheet, and paper nickels.
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Creative Cats
Students solve joining problems by using cat counters, pictures, and numbers. First, students listen to the story "Pretend You're a Cat" by Jean Marzollo.
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How Does Radon Affect Human Lungs?
Students identify the different parts of the respiratory system of the human body. They work together to complete an activity and worksheet about the effects of radon on the lungs. They research lung diseases if time permits.
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Match the Clocks to the Correct Time
In this telling time activity, students analyze the time on 7 clocks and match them with the correct time which is expressed in words. Times are to the nearest five minutes.
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Thanksgiving Travel Activity
In this Thanksgiving activity worksheet, learners make a large graph showing whether they would like to travel by plane, train or car. They discuss holiday travel and sing an associated song.
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How to Construct and Conduct Successful Interviews
Students conduct surveys to gain statistical information. They examine the four main types of surveys and three types of samples. Students create a practice survey, conduct field studies, and create a survey for their hometown. Students...
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You're the Cashier!
Third graders use manipulatives and computers to count back change from amounts up to $5.00.
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Sports and Geometry
Young scholars investigate shapes in sports.  In this geometry lesson, students identify geometric shapes in sports equipment, fields, etc.  Young scholars present their findings.
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Mass Transit
Learners explore the world of mass transit and how it affects their community as well as how it attempts to reduce our pollution mass. Included as well are the environmental and social factors relating to mass transit. They read and...
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Ordering Objects By Length
Students compare and describe objects of differing lengths that are presented in a Mathkeys software compare mat. Working in pairs,  one student is the chooser who sets up the objects while the other student is the sizer who puts the...
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The Many Faces of Coins
Students examine and discuss the designs on the circulating coins produced by the United States Mint. They read about the woman and child featured on the Golden Dollar. They compare and contrast coins using a Venn Diagram.
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Hidden Jewels of Geometry
Students identify different geometric shapes, and arrange them artistically in original jewelry designs.
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Linkages Between Surface Temperature And Tropospheric Ozone
Students organize and analyze data regarding changes in tropospheric ozone and then hypothesize about the consequences of these changes.
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The Fourth Quadrant of Proportiona
Young scholars experiment with scale to solve a problem presented in a video clip. They determine the correct size to use when constructing a model and evaluate the use of proportions in real life applications.
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Mathematics of Fair Games
Students study about mathematicians' notion of fairness in games of chance. They work in pairs to perform three different experiments using macaroni and paper bags. They record their results on charts and discuss the fairness of the games.
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The Demise of Copper's Trading Power
Eighth graders evaluate statistical equations. They examine data from archaeologists at Jamestown, complete statistical equations using the sets of data, and graph the results.
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Measuring Angles
Third graders describe an amount of turn from a particular position to another using the 'circular' benchmarks of 0, ++, ++, ++, and full turn. Estimation language such as 'just about', 'between', 'not quite', 'just over', and similar...
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Three Coins on a Table
Students discuss the subject of coins and heads and tails. They work in groups to solve Fran's problem concentrating on the fact that the coins are in a row. Any group that finishes early can try the Extension problem.
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Kinder Bakeshop
Students create a bakery where they sell cookies for a week.  Students identify and interpret how to make their own money and deposit it into their bank accounts.  Students also identify how to withdraw money from these accounts in order...
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Students Speak Up -- Lesson 2
Students define new words such as computer, internet and technology to begin the lesson.  In groups, they discuss the definitions with the class and take a survey on the same topics.  They discuss the ways technology and the internet can...
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Geometry of The World War II Memorial
Students develop an appreciation of the use of geometry in our everyday world and structures.  Students collect various picures and multimedia objcets that explain geometric principles and place them in a powerpoint presentation to be...
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Caring for a Dog
In this dog worksheet, students learn about how to care for and feed a dog. They discuss the differences between big dogs and small dogs and complete an activity in which they portion out biscuits for two different dogs.
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Let’s Be Friends
Introduce positive social skills and friendship to young learners with this wonderfully designed eight-lesson unit. It includes several activities to help learners identify positive attributes, build empathy, and understand...