Museum of Science
Mirror Writing: Writing Backwards
Young scholars experiment with writing backwards as Leonardo DiVinci did.
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Outlining for Beginners
Young scholars examine the standard form of an outline by viewing several examples. They practice categorizing information and then create a simple outline.
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Outline and Shine
Seventh graders read and discuss a short story. They complete an outline of the story. They pair and share to evaluate each other's outlines.
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Reading: Alphabet Uno Card Game
Young scholars use the game of Uno to help them learn their numbers and colors. The cards have letters on them instead of numbers.
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Summertime - Miles Davis
Pupils examine the George Gershwin opera, "Porgy and Bess." The rhythms to some of the musical pieces are mimicked and identified as belonging to the music of jazz.
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Jammin' to Jazz
Students identify integral parts of jazz music by listening to Quincy Jones' We Be Doin' It. They note the bass and drum sounds, scat solos, and also sing parts of the ostinato and chorus.
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A Night in Tunisia
Students discuss musical instruments common to jazz and compare several songs by various artists. They identify musical grooves common to jazz music. They compare a string quartet to a traditional jazz group.
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Everybody's Boppin', Lambert, Hendricks and Ross
Students probe the musical style of scat singing with imitation instruments. While listening to the musical pieces, they identify when one singer finishes and another begins. The singing groups' styles are contrasted in this lesson.
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Myth Connections
Ninth graders present tales and myths in the oral tradition. They discuss the African method of telling a story where each member of the group tells a part of the story. They make up a composite hero and write a story that describes...
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"Tear him for his bad verses:" Cinna the poet and Shakespeare's Sonnets
Poor Cinna, the poet. His dream of “things unlucky” certainly comes true as the mob tears him apart, at first because they mistake him for Cinna, the conspirator, and then continue to “tear him to pieces for his bad verses.” As part of...
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The Geography of Renaissance
Students use the internet to research the geography of the Renaissance. Using maps of Europe, they identify at least three key cities during the time period and discuss the main types of transportation. They research the various customs...
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The Extra Place Lesson
Students take up the challenge of deciding what to do when confronted by a difficult and awkward situation. They read the story and highlight sentences or phrases that have particular meaning to them and think about and discuss a...
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Anton Bruckner
In this music activity, students read the biographical sketch of Anton Brunkner and how he was an influence upon the world of music.
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Benjamin Franklin
In this literacy worksheet, students take part in a variety of activities that are under the theme of Benjamin Franklin. They could be a word search or puzzle.
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Spelling Word Scramble
In this literacy instructional activity, students work together to find the words that are necessary to solve the word search puzzle. Spelling is emphasized.
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Baseball Word Search
In this literacy activity, students solve a word search based upon the theme of baseball. They also have access to other puzzles that are related.
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Soccer Theme Worksheets
In this literacy learning exercise, students look for the answers to the activities that are based on the game of soccer. They include word searches and some other puzzles.
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Sight Words A-F
In this sight words A-F worksheet, students review, pronounce and utilize in speech twenty four sight words and then locate and circle each one in a word search worksheet.
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Spelling Words
In this literacy learning exercise, students use the spelling words in order to set the context for a series of activities that include a word search or puzzles.
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Spelling Words Builder
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the words that are listed by completing a word search and then doing several assorted puzzles.
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Earth Day
In this literacy worksheet, students practice solving the word search puzzle that is based upon Earth Day. There are extension activities.
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Basketball
In this literacy worksheet, students practice the vocabulary words of basketball because they use the word search puzzle. Spelling is also practiced.
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Sea Word Search
In this literacy worksheet, students practice finding the words in the word search puzzle that uses the theme of the sea. They work on spelling skills.
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Basketball Word Search
In this literacy activity, students work to find the words that are related to the theme of basketball in the word search puzzle.