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Technology In The Early Elementary Classroom
First graders explore the creation of the world and what was created on each specific day. They read the creation of the world from the Bible, watch a video, and sing a song about the Creator. Using Kid Pix software, 1st graders create...
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A History of Conflict Resolution and the Jury System
Students study the history of the jury system in the United States. They enact a number of different types of trials including trial by jury. They complete a worksheet that compares the trials systems before writing a persuasive essay...
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Climate & Atmosphere: A Global & Local Perspective
Students complete a series of activities in which they study atoms, molecules, and the presence of atmosphere. They study the water cycle and the Greenhouse Effect by investigating and completing handouts.
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Batteries in Series: Voltage and Light Intensity
Students participate in a hands-on activity to explore the relationship between the number of batteries in a series circuit and its voltage. Students identify the relationship between two variables and plot points on a graph.
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Endangered Species Research
Seventh graders research animal species using the library. In this research lesson students are given an animal species to research in the library.
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ESL-Days of the Week
In this ESL days of the week worksheet, students use a drop down list to select whether each day is the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. of the week.
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Documentation: A Portrait and a Place
Seventh graders create a book entitled, "Who Am I?" They utilize art activities with related social studies writing assignments, and gather information from family sources.
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Effective Parent/Student/Teacher Communication
Sixth graders engage in a lesson which address the concerns and issues around new 6th grade students arriving at middle school. They, parents and teachers use this strategy to effectuate good communication.
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Learning Festival
Fifth graders at this age are very interested in the adventures of knighthood and life in the past, so the unit will serve as a basis for teaching skills while maintaining high interest.
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Connecticut Folklore: Fact or Fiction
Sixth graders read legends to learn the history of Connecticut in a fun informative way.
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Sentence-Combining in Grade Eight
Eighth graders examine and discuss signaled sentence-combining. They read sentences and then combine them. They revise paragraphs from their own compositions using sentence-combining.
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The Awful Eight Lesson Plan
The students list major air pollutants, what causes them, and their effects on people and the environment. Students list ways they can prevent or reduce the types of air pollution mentioned in the play.
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Resources of the Three Little Pigs
Second graders, after listening to the The Three Little Pigs, identify the natural, human, and capital resources involved in creating each house.
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Researching Researchers
Seventh graders use accessible technology to explore active research projects currently taking place, choose a current research project to study and create a presentation using the information that they have gathered.
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Relief Block Prints
Fourth graders design a space using line and shape and recognize relief block prints from Japan and appreciate their design.
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Master Artist Internet Research Project: Timeline
Seventh graders find specific information about a topic on the Internet using an outline created by the class prior to the lesson. Using this outline, 7th graders create a chronological timeline of a famous artist's life on MSPublisher.
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Dialect Awareness in Literature and Life
Eighth graders realize the impact of dialect in literature as well as their own speaking and writing by reading selections from Frances O'Roark Dowell's novel, Dovey Cove.
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Seven Quacks Me Up
First graders explore the day and night sky and add a page for the number 7 to their countiing books.
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The Mysterious Person
Students each create a small piece of a larger picture. When assembled the final piece match a photograph of a famous individual.
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Drawing from Life: Tissue Paper Collage
Pupils watch a video about the artist Georgia O'Keeffe and discuss her work. They draw flowers plants and fish and use collage techniques imitating O'Keeffe's style.
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Utah's American Indian Tribes Today
Seventh graders examine Utah's American Indian tribes and how they add to the diversity of cultures in Utah today.
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Up in Smoke
Students use PowerPoint, Internet research, scanners and desktop publishing to create a multimedia presentation on the dangers of smoking.
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Food in History
Learners research, predict and offer solutions regarding factors that affect current or future food crops could result in economic, political or social changes.
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The Dictionary Game
Students play The Dictionary Game--also called Balderdash as a way to learn new vocabulary words.