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Working with Spreadsheets
Pupils integrate physical education and technology. They give their best during jogging time and keep tally of the number of laps they run during their jogging time each day. They record this on a tally sheet and enter a formula which...
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Calendar Art
This is an integrated visual arts instructional activity in which the pupils will assemble and decorate a calendar. This is a instructional activity to be used at the beginning of each month to make a calendar for the month. Math...
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Home Run Wall of Fitness
Students exercise on a regular basis outside of the school setting. They discover the FIT principle (Frequency, Intensity,and Time) and build on to the number of days as well as the amount of time they exercise. They exercise at least...
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Learning Lesson: The Shadow Knows I
Young scholars examine the elevation of the sun to discover the changes in seasons. They observe and measure the length of their shadow. They compare this measurement to one taken four months later.
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Visiting Grandma
First graders investigate the aspect of time, including days of the week using a calendar. They use problem solving strategies and a monthly calendar to find a solution to the problem.
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A Real Difference
Fifth graders use the Celsius and Fahrenheit thermometers to compare temperature readings. They use the Internet to find the temperatures of selected cities. After data is collected for five days, 5th graders graph the temperatures.
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Tracking the Salt Front
Pupils manipulate Hudson River salt front data from October 2004 -
September 2005 to locate the high and low points of the salt front for each month, They determine the range for each month, determine the modal range for each month, and...
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Reading Picnic
Students fill in the amount of minutes read nightly and any new words they come across. At the end of the month they have a "Reading Picnic." students bring their favorite book, snack, drink, and sheet.
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How Warm is the Water?
Students research how surface sea temperature changes throughout the year. They draw a time series of sea surface temperatures for each month of the year and a depth profile for a summer and winter month using an OceanExplorer Profiler...
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Graphing San Diego Tides
Students observe the tides in San Diego for one month. Using this information, they graph the tides on a chart along with the phases of the moon. They answer questions related to the graph to end the lesson.
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Tim and Pat - At the Store
For this pie chart worksheet, students use the pie chart to add the amount of time Tim and Pat spend buying candy each day of the week. Students answer 2 questions about the table.
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The Accuracy of Horoscopes
Students examine horoscopes over a months time and determine which horoscope source is the most accurate.
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Moana's Watch
Fourth graders observe a digital watch and understand that it loses 11 seconds a day. Students work on the problem and focus their thinking on the calculations that they are using. They then share solutions.
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Power Snack Letter
In this nutrition worksheet, students ask their parents to provide a healthy power snack for the class once a month. Students fill out the form letter and take it home for parent approval. Suggested snacks are listed.
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Wisconsin Historical Events Calendar
Fourth graders create a calendar of historical events and people in Wisconsin. They select a month of the year and research events and people using the Internet and other resources. They collect their research and create a reencactment...
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The Calendar Cube Problem
In this calendar cube problem, students use cubes to spell months and digits of the year. They use five cubes to display 366 days correctly. This one-page worksheet contains 1 problem. The answer is found at the bottom...
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Mystery Constellations
Fourth graders predict constellations each month. In this astronomy lesson, 4th graders are presented with two constellations every month, and guess what they are as clues are given.
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The Very Hungry Kindergartner
Students create The Very Hungry Kindergartner books. In the books, students will write in and illustrate a page for each month they are in school.
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Student Weather Journal
Students recognize different types of cloud patterns and associate these patterns with certain types of weather. They predict the weather for the next 6 to 24 hours. They then improve their observation skills as they check on the weather...
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The Mystery Constellation
Students decipher two teacher chosen mystery constellations a month. They listen to stories, explain what they know about constellations and name the mystery constellation.
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Will There Be Ozone Tomorrow
Students collect and analyze real time data. They make comparisons and determinations about the status of ozone in their local area and predict the Ozone level for the next day
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Birds of A Feather
Students observe and record the many types of birds they see in a month. They discover the many patterns birds follow and compare their results with other classrooms. They complete a field assessment as the final activity for this lesson.
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Mini-Sanitary Landfill
Second graders work in groups to bury a variety of trash items and arrange them in a mini-landfill. They predict which items will biodegrade and then keep records of what the items look like every ten days. Students consider how...
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Secrets of the Ocean Realm - In the School "Star Gardens"
Young scholars learn to use a tide table in plotting tidal curves and create a tide calendar by plotting a month-long tidal curve on an ordinary pictorial calendar.