California Academy of Science
Guess That Spice
From medical treatments to cooking, people have been using herbs and spices for thousands of years. Perform a blind smell test of household herbs and spices to engage students in learning about ancient spice trading. Research the history...
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What is electrical energy?
Students distinguish between items with and without energy. In this energy lesson, students understand that natural resources power electrical apparatus and that energy needs to be saved.
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Recreate the Race
Students research and find the route of the Alaskan dog sled race.In this Iditarod race lesson students find the checkpoints for the Iditarod on a map. Students research information in pairs about each one of the checkpoints. Students...
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Teaching Attendance: Everyday Strategies to Help Teachers Improve Attendance and Raise Achievement
Build a culture of attendance with the help of this 7-page toolkit loaded with suggestions for specific things you and parents can do to improve attendance, and in turn, raise the achievement of learners. Included are suggestions for...
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Six Ways to Effectively Use Classroom Volunteers
Parents are often an untapped resource, offer them a variety of ways to help in your classroom.
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Investigating Brass Instruments and Pitch
Students observe the sounds of different brass instruments in order to understand how to create different pitches. In this musical instructional activity, students create a "brass" instrument from everyday household objects. The students...
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Pesticide Watch Card
Students examine human health by identifying dangerous pesticides. In this agriculture lesson, students research the food production system in the United States and discuss dangers such as pesticides, chemicals and insecticides which...
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Green Classroom Audit
Students audit their classroom for environmentally friendly practices. In this "green" activity, students take an inventory of the classroom and identify ways to improve practices. Students complete a worksheet, brainstorm new ideas for...
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Let's Talk About Painting
Discuss art and read Matthew's Dream. For this visual arts lesson, students recognize that there are different styles of art, each with its own techniques. Use simple techniques to understand art and work at stations to...
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A Whale of Importance to the Arctic People
The bowhead whale of the Arctic region is of great importance to the people that live there. Your class will brainstorm all they know about this wonderful whale and create an informational video, which they will share with the children...
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Why Garden in New York State Schools?
A lovely presentation in which slide after slide outlines the many educational, physical, emotional, and social benefits of gardening in schools. This presentation is meant to be shown to parents, and would be a terrific choice to...
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How To Calm Back-to-School Nerves
Set students up for success with these tips for getting the year off to a smooth start.
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Motivating and Mentoring Introverted Thinkers
A variety of strategies designed to intrigue and motivate introverted classes and students.
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Four Tips for Effective Parent Communication
Team up with parents to understand and support your students with a united front.
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Bringing Citizenship to the Digital Natives in Your Classroom
Tools, tips, and how-to's for supporting students in becoming responsible, literate citizens of the digital world.
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Helping Kids with Asthma Succeed
Understanding this common breathing challenge can be a boon for suffering students.
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Work
Students identify productive resources. For this economics instructional activity, students read the book Charlie Needs a Cloak and discuss productive resources the character used in the book. Students participate in a simulated factory...
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Energy Source Puzzles
Students identify renewable and nonrenewable resources. For this energy source lesson, students participate in a game to identify the various types of resources. There are various extensions to this lesson, such as tic-tac-toe and memory...
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Film Festival: An ESL Lesson Plan to Get Students Talking About Movies Part II
Students discuss movies currently playing in theaters. In this class discussion, students practice their oral dictation, retelling of information and the ability to carry a social conversation. Students also complete a worksheet...
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Using Picture Mapping to Improve Student Comprehension
Students draw pictoral representations of a reading selection they read in order to recall information. For this picture mapping lesson plan, students use pictures to comprehend what they read and sequence the pictures as well.
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Cultures for Elementary Students
Learners research one or more cultures. They determine what aspects of the culture to research based on their interests. They develop a research proposal and share it with the class.
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Organization Two: My Computer Folder
Learners examine the ways in which computer folders and files help people organize and retrieve information. For this computer folder lesson, students are introduced to the computer as an important resource. Learners discuss what a...
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Earth's Land as an Apple
Students explore the value of land and the importance of conserving it as a limited resource. They observe a experiment where an apple represents the earth. From the demonstration, students visually see the fractions and percentages that...
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Meet Your New eBuddy
Students are introduced to the eBuddies laptop system. Using the technology, they create a new Word document and practice using a mouse. Opening a new window from Internet Explorer, they view an appropriate site which allows them to...
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