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Hold Off on the Headphones
Young scholars determine that waves carry energy and information from one place to another. They determine that wavelength, frequency and wave speed are related and describe that sound is a longitudinal wave whose speed depends on the...
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The Couplet
Students create the sounds of a thunderstorm with a symphony of body percussion to compose a couplet about rain using Microsoft word to publish. They are introduced to rhyming dictionaries and thesauruses and use Internet sources for...
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Thunder and Lightning
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a factual text about thunder and lightning. Students answer 8 multiple choice questions.
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Making Thunderstorms
First graders investigate the causes of thunderstorms and create the sounds of a thunderstorm.
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Teaching Dynamics
Second graders discuss the sounds of rainstorms. In this rainstorm lesson, 2nd graders listen to the story Down Comes the Rain and they discuss the change in sounds they hear in a thunder storm. They use percussion instruments to create...
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Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab: Words Beginning with S
In this vocabulary worksheet, students select the best word to complete the sentence. They are challenged by the difficult words that all begin with "s."
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Final Performance of a Play
Second graders study theatre by designing a play, studying actors, and work in partners to create a story to perform. For this theatre study lesson, 2nd graders discuss theatre as live theatre, television, film, and radio. Students act...
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Lightning and Thunder
In this lesson, 5th graders begin to describe the atmosphere;describe weather conditions along with seasonal changes. Students further explain safety precautions during severe weather and go onto Describe patterns of changing weather...
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"Th" Words
That is a great word because it starts with the th sound. There are so many words that start with the consonant digraph th. Early readers are going to love this packet of fun worksheets, games, flashcards, and images that were created...
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Letter Pronunciation - I th I Sound
In this TH pronunciation activity, students circle the word that best describes the picture. They then use that word in a sentence. All of the words have the letters TH in them. There are 7 questions on this page.
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Sonic Speed
In this sound speed worksheet, learners use paper towel tubes and rulers in partners to test where sound comes from. Students follow 5 sets of directions, answer 1 question, and fill in a chart.
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Can You Hear Macbeth Now?
Students explore how sound affects scene understanding using the Shakespeare play Macbeth. In this audio and play analysis lesson, students respond to Macbeth events as if they were at a sporting event. Students listen to parts of the...
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Weather Dance
Students study weather and focus on specific dance concepts. They are introduced to different ty es of clouds and how they are formed. Next, they study wind and why it occurs.
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The Hurricane
In this weather worksheet, students read a realistic story about a family's experience during a hurricane. Factual information about hurricanes is given. Students then answer 6 questions.
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Vocabulary Worksheets - Count and Noncount Nouns
In this thunder and lightning themed, vocabulary worksheet, students read a passage and then answer 8 multiple choice comprehension questions.
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The Rumblin' Road
Students determine the distance to a lightning strike. They complete a number of examples that determine the distance to a thunderstorm or lightning strike. They focus on safety during a thunderstorm.
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Math Problem of the Week
In this miles per hour worksheet, students solve a word problem about how many miles per hour Mathman can travel. Students solve 1 problem.
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Count and Non-count Nouns
In this count and non-count nouns worksheet, learners complete 8 sentences by choosing the noun or nouns that make sense. They choose from 4 choices for each question.
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Weather Noise
Learners listen to sound bytes of various weather sounds. They listen for clues as to what the weather was like when the sound was recorded. Then they write and illustrate what they think the weather conditions were at the time.
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Storms and Extreme Weather
Students explore hurricanes and tornadoes by conducting an experiment. In this weather pattern lesson, students define many extreme weather vocabulary terms and discuss the relationship with static electricity. Students utilize plastic...
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Problem-Solving Methods in Biology
In this problem-solving activity, learners will read a biologist's observations about elephant communication. Students will write down what the biologist observed, what facts she knew about elephants, and her hypothesis. Learners will...
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Static Cling
Fifth graders examine the principles of static electricity and positive and negative charges. They observe and then perform experiments with static electricity. They record examples in their journals.
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Understanding Thunderstorms
In this thunderstorm worksheet, students read about thunder and lightning and the forces behind both. They also read about the timing difference between thunder and lightning. Students answer three critical thinking questions about...
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Quiz: Weather Phenomena #1
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders focus on the weather. Students respond to ten multiple choice questions about various aspects pertaining to our weather.