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Our Interests
Third graders discover what mental health is. They discuss examples and draw pictures of themselves taking care of their mental health. They write a story about a time when they felt good about themselves.
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Bread for Your Head
Pupils organize information about bread after tasting different kinds of bread. They ask questions of what they do not know about bread and draw their favorite type of bread.
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American Students in Spain
Students compare and contrast American and Spanish cultures. In this culture lesson, students listen to a guest speaker talk about Spain and then participate in a simulation featuring Spain's culture.
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Color Mixing
Students experiment with primary colored water to mix new colors. They record new colors on a simple data sheet and share opinions on their work.
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Johnny Appleseed
Students engage in a study of apples using children's literature. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Student list facts about apples and compare them while answering some guided questions. They plant some apple seeds and...
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Make Sense of Nature
Students participate in this program that heightens their awareness and curiosity of nature as well as their sense of adventure and exploring new surroundings. They identify and choose an object from nature after exploring it with other...
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New Jersey Estuaries
Students experiment to discover that salt water is denser than fresh water by creating color coded solutions. They examine how heavy rainstorms and high tides develop layers of different degrees of density.
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When Plates Collide
Students investigate tectonic plates. In this geology and geography lesson, students construct convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries using oobleck, foam, and tile. A large amount of background information and relevant...
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Paws in Jobland: Aspects of Working Life
Students discover concepts related to working conditions and practices. In this career lesson plan, students research information pertaining to specific jobs and then present it to their peers.
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A Taste of Space Nutrition Unit
Second graders make a power point presentation about space nutrition and health.
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Ad Creation
Students create an advertisement. In this writing lesson, students discuss how to create an ad for a product. Students write an ad for a cereal.
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Go-o-o Tooth!
First graders explore teeth care by identifying healthy and unhealthy choices.
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Touring Delmarva
Young scholars plan a trip. In this trip planning lesson, students use a map to find where they would like to visit with a pretend family of 4. They get a specific amount of money and time and need to decide where they will stay...
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Now You See It, Now You Don't
Students explore organic and inorganic objects. In this environmental instructional activity students perform a composting experiment using flowers in different soils. Students record their observations.
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What is a bird?
Students sort birds by their physical characteristics. In this bird characteristics lesson plan, students review bird characteristics and create beaks. Students discuss birds as pets.
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Fahrenheit vs Celsius
Students make a thermometer and write a paragraph about how they did it.
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World War I (5)
In this online interactive American history learning exercise, students answer 20 matching questions regarding World War I. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Magnetic Discovery Bottle
Students examine how to conduct simple investigations and use simple equipment to gather data. In this magnet lesson students decide what types of objects are attracted to magnets.
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Alien Behaviors
Second graders identify human characteristics and classify them as inherited traits or learned traits.
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Math Investigations
Students demonstrate how math is used in everyday life. In this math investigation lesson plan, students develop a class-list of ways they use math everyday. Students define math vocabulary words, such as "counting," "daily life," and...
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Mystery Box
Students explore why scientists use models to help them explain things that cannot be seen. For this predictions lesson students make a prediction based on observations and collected evidence.
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Air Pressure
Learners get a better understanding of air pressure and how it effects our daily lives.
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Mesoamerican Codex Books
Fifth graders use visual art as a form of communication as they create a codex book based on their knowledge of Mesoamericans.
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Think Before You Toss
Students sort a variety of trash items and determine thier sorting decisions.