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If These Walls Could Talk: Seeing a Culture Through Human Features
Students read Talking Walls and discuss the walls presented and their importance to the culture. In this geography lesson, students locate and label each country/continent discussed in the book on a world map. Students take a walk and...
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Mountain Magic: Identifying the Basic Physical Characteristics of Mountains
Young scholars read about and identify on maps the physical characteristics of mountains. For this mountains lesson plan, students also write about the characteristics using personification.
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Water and Ice: Part 1
Students observe the state changes in water. In this matter lesson, students observe, measure, and describe water as it changes state. Students explore how water can change from a solid to a liquid then back again. They journal their...
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Fire Triangle in the Forest
Students investigate the physical properties of fire by creating storyboards. In this elements lesson, students view a video clip of forest fires and identify the cause. Students create large storyboards defining the three elements...
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Exploring the Physical and Chemical Properties of Polymers
Students identify the physical and chemical properties and explore the differences. In physical and chemical property lesson students test polymers for the differences between the physical and chemical properties, record their...
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Mammal Morphology: bats and people
In this mammals worksheet, students compare and contrast the physical characteristics of bats and people by filling out a chart. Students complete 17 rows in the chart and answer 3 short answer questions.
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Island Inquiry: Based on the Northern Mariana Islands Quarter
Pupils research two physical and/or human characteristic topics of the Northern Mariana Islands in groups of four students. In this social studies lesson, pupils analyze how to write magazine articles and research the two topics of their...
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My Science Box
Students investigate snails and their physical and behavioral characteristics. In this investigative instructional activity students create a pie chart to show the results of their findings.
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Water and Ice
Students examine water. For this chemistry lesson, student examine the physical properties of water and how it changes from a liquid to a solid or a gas. This lesson contains links to a second and third complimentary lesson on...
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Water and Ice
Students explore water as it changes states of matter. In this physical property lesson, students use observation, measurement, and communication skills to describe changes in water as it goes from a solid to a liquid and back again.
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Sorting and Classifying with Tree Products
Fourth graders sort and classify wood. Â In this sorting tree products lesson, 4th graders sort and classify tree parts and pieces of wood, both natural and manufactured according to their properties.Â
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Earth's Land and Water
Students describe physical characteristics of bodies of water and landforms. For this land and water lesson plan, students model land and water with modeling clay and also discuss why people live near bodies of water.
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Marshland Ecosystem
Students classify animals based on their physical characteristics and eating habits. Â In this animal identification lesson plan, students investigate the life forms shown on a Parisian ceramic basin, and discover ecosystem the artist was...
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Comparing Properties of Elements & Compounds
In this elements and compounds worksheet, students review the physical properties of different compounds and elements using websites for information. This worksheet has 1 graphic organizer and 1 short answer question.
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Properties
For this properties worksheet, students review the properties of solutions, explain different physical properties, define hydrogen bonding. This worksheet has 8 problems to solve.
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Reactions of Group 1 Metals With Water
In this elements worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer comparing observations of lithium, sodium, and potassium. Then students determine how these elements react with water. Students complete 3 fill in the blank questions.
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Outcomes Science 4
For this outcome science 4 worksheet, students apply scientific knowledge to answer and calculate a variety of questions. Students research the answer to several questions using the websites suggested.
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Natural Resources
In this natural resources activity, students compare examples of chemical and physical properties, balance equations, and calculate molar mass and moles. This activity has 12 problems to solve and 12 short answer questions.
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Physical vs. Chemical Properties
In this physical and chemical properties activity, students read a 2 page article, identify 10 changes as physical or chemical characteristics and decide whether 3 combination of objects are chemical or physical mixtures and explain why.
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Liquids in Bottles
Pupils investigate different liquids to develop their concept of a liquid. They work at a center to tip, swirl, shake, roll, and otherwise investigate seven liquids in small, clear plastic bottles: plain water, corn syrup, liquid...
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Structure-Property Relationships
High schoolers explore the structure and property changes of water through videos and classroom discussion. They are introduced to atomic arrangement of solids by looking closely at carbon in different forms, such as graphite and...
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Pumpkin Properties are a Smash!
Students receive a miniature pumpkin and proceed through several stations to measure a variety of physical properties. The data is entered into a data sheet and the mass and volume measurements are used to calculate density. They also...
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Activity #9 Tye Green Blob
Students comprehend that a chemcial change produce substances with a different composition and physical and chemcial properties. They state the differences between physical and chemical changes. Pupils observe changes that occur during...
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Factors That Shaped Indiana
Fourth graders construct a model of Indiana which displays the effects of the glacial period on the state's physical structure. Students work in groups to plan and execute their model based on an established rubric.