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Hi, Neighbor
Students practice speaking and listening skills by greeting and meeting classmates.
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Postcards to Rembrandt
Students "read" a work of art and infer meaning by analyzing its elements of art and principles of design. They practice creative writing by composing a postcard to an imaginary person.
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Exploration Activities
Students examine the stages in finding, removing, and processing mineral resources. They participate in the "Exploration Hunt" and "Leasing Mineral Rights" activities to better get a handle on their studying.
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I Can't Stop Itching
Pupils recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. After reading the story "Liz is Six," students draw a picture with a...
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Breaking News English: World Cup: South Africa 1 Mexico 1
In this English worksheet, learners read an article about South Africa v. Mexico in the World Cup and then respond to 1 essay, 10 fill in the blank, 12 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 spelling questions about the selection.
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What Is Industrial Design?
Young scholars explore the processes used by industrial designers to design useful, safe, and appealing mass-produced objects. They select an object from their home or classroom and redesign it to improve its function, feel, and/or...
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Warrior of the Church: St. James on Horseback
Students discuss the life and significance of Saint James. They identify details and features of New Spanish sculpture that make it unique.
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Creating a Freshwater Ecosystem
Students correctly identify some fishes of Texas and parts of their ecosystem.
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Science
Third graders study light and shadow, participate in mirror activities, and build a periscope.
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Winnie the Pooh Loves to Read, Too
Second graders engage in a lesson plan which provides a purpose for reading, writing, and technology. It also instills a sense of pride in students as they create birthday cards for a reading project in the community called, "Happy...
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Who Am I? A Look at Portraits
Students examine a variety of portrait examples in order to visualize how information is portrayed in the pictures. They create a portrait.
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I Have a Bone To Pick With You
Learners explore fossils and how they are found by paleontologists.
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Remembrance Through Art
Students examine the design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. They assess art's role in history. They demonstrate their knowledge by planning a memorial for a public space.
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Celestial Reflections: See Yourself in the Sky!
Students create a mirror/mirror frame using glass mosaic tiles, grout, and various other mosaic supplies.
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Keeping Us in Stitches Activity: Whole Cloth Quilt Design
Students examine how decorative motifs are adapted to other types of objects by craftsmen and artists. They examine photos on the Illinois State Museum website, discuss design elements, adapt a motif to a line drawing, and transfer a...
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The Transit in Pictures
Students investigate the Transit of Venus and create and produce a public service commercial promoting the Transit of Venus and providing information about its safe viewing.
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Ancient Recipes
Students explore how foods and their preparation differ over time and from culture to culture. An ancient recipe for the preparation of goat, found by archaeologists, is examined and discussed by the students.
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How Could You Visualize the Importance of Education
Middle schoolers view different pieces of art from artist Candida Alvarez. They discuss what the art means to them. They create their own mobiles showing what they would like out of their education.
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Creating a Canvas Floor Cloth
Students create a clored canvas floor cloth. They practice color blending and pattern design.
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In Search of Reused and Recycled
Students identify recycled and recyclable products by reading labels. They discuss what happens to solid waste in landfills and its impact on the environment. They discuss ways in which they can conserve natural resources.
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Paper Capers
Students demonstrate how much paper is thrown away in their classroom in one week. They estimate the weight of paper used, weigh the paper at the end of five days, and discuss how students can use less paper.
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Venom!
High schoolers examine the nature of venom. They conduct an experiment to demonstrate how proteins such as venoms can be denatured using raw eggs, beakers, heated water, and compresses.
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Invent a Backscratcher from Everyday Materials
Students explore the design process. They discuss why new products are made, examine backscratchers brought in from home and discuss why it is a useful device, and working with a partner draw and construct a backscratcher.
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Fish Diseases
Students discuss sicknesses they have had or come in contact with. They discuss treatments for the diseases on the list. Students discuss illnesses that fish might get along with the symptoms, behavior and treatment.