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Experiment with Liquids
Students pour liquids into various containers to discover that liquid takes the shape of the container it is in.
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The Effect of Moisture on Soil Temperature
Students analyze the relationship between soil moisture and its effect on soil temperature.
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Sounds Around
Students take a walk outside and use their sense of hearing to discover things in their world. They record their observations and compare their observations with those of their classmates.
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Sniff and Guess
Students use the sense of smell to identify the contents of the Mystery Odor Cans. They record what they think is in the Odor Can.
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In The Dark
Students go on a "trust walk" during which one student is blindfolded and led around by his/her partner.
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Form and Function
Students select a part of a plant or animal and indicate how the part supports the needs of that living thing.
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Diversity
Students observe that there are many forms of living things by going for a walk and also by observing living things in the classroom.
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Can You Tell By Touch?
Students feel inside a bag and use only their sense of touch to describe and identify one of the objects that is inside the bag.
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PLANTING A TREE
Students study how to select the right tree for the right site, how to properly plant a tree, and how to mulch and water a tree.
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Insects Preserved in Amber
Students examine and discuss amber and fossils in amber. They simulate the preservation of an insect in amber using glue, a dead insect, and food coloring, listen to a poem about amber, and view real amber under a magnifying glass or...
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Masses and Weights
Students explore the concept of weight and mass and the importance of units. Using a balance, they determine the weight of various objects in the unit of "pebbles" and in grams.
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Particulate Matter: The Lorax
Students investigate how dirty air is outside. They read and discuss the book, The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss. They investigate using jars and lids to compare the dirt left each day as they remove the lids. They observe the lids and discuss if...
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A Bridge Going Up and Down
Students recognize the purpose of the Michigan Avenue Bascule Trunnion Bridge. They examine photos of bridges and sing a song about Chicago's famous bascule trunnion bridge to investigate how
moveable bridges work.
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Rocks Are Different Colors
Students examine different rocks and find the many different colors in each and then compare these rocks with other rocks. Then they look at their rock collection and tell me the colors they see. Students also put each rock in the bowl...
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Weedy Socks & Wheels
Pupils engage in a lesson plan that is concerned with the concept of using socks in order to collect weed seeds. They conduct research in order to illustrate the ease of how weeds are spread from one area to another. Students conduct the...
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The Cycle of Restoration
Students describe what is meant by restoration cycle. In groups, they create a poster to show the cycle of restoration work. After presenting their poster, they discuss the actions that can be done for each season. To end the lesson,...
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Memory in Your World
Students identify similarities and differences between machines with memory and machines without memory. They illustrate how a machine with memory might fit into the student's world.
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How Far Can a Butterfly Fly
Students draw a picture of their favorite insect and describe. Students make a paper art project ladybug and write a story about it. Students map areas where certain insects are more prevalent. Students count dots on ladybugs and record.
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Where Am I? Determining Relative Location
Students use position words to describe where their teacher is sitting and read a story that makes use of position words. In this spatial lesson, students make a stick puppet and play Simon Says focusing on using position words in the...
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Invent a Backscratcher from Everyday Materials
Pupils 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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Rubber Gardens
Students recycle discarded automobile tires and create gardening sites for limited space areas.
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Sink or Float?
Students predict and explore to discover which objects sink or float in fresh and salt water, predict how salt affect objects, write predictions on T chart, discuss difference between man-made and natural waters, and graph results.
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North Carolina Pottery
Students examine the process of evaporation. They observe how when clay dries, the water evaporates and how the weight of the object decreases. They complete a worksheet to complete the lesson.