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Explorit's Do-It-In-Your-Head Numbers Quiz

For Students 4th - 5th
In this mental math learning exercise, students complete a 6 question multiple choice online interactive activity without using pencil, paper or calculator. Included are word problems, multiple operations, averaging, and basic arithmetic.
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Magnetometer Extension Activities

For Teachers K - 12th
Students observe magnetic fields and locate the position of "ore deposits" patterns using models and maps.  For this magnetometer lesson students complete a hands on activity and a reading/writing exercise. 
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A Matter of Fact

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students design their own Science experiment. For this science experiment lesson students create a hypothesis related to matter and test it. They displayed their data in a graph.
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The Air Out There

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students build windmills and weather vanes. In this lesson plan on air, students build wind vanes and windmills to demonstrate that air moves. Students determine the direction of air movement and measure the speed at which it is moving.
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Eat Smart, Play Hard

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discover why breakfast is important. In this nutrition lesson, students read a "Power Up With Breakfast" worksheet and discuss the importance of breakfast. Students draw pictures of fruit they would want in their breakfast shake.
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Creating Simple and Compound Sentences

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this sentence worksheet, students label a set of sentences as either simple, compound or run-on, 10 total. Worksheet is part of the Glencoe Online site.
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Factors

For Students 4th - 8th
In this factors learning exercise, students solve word problems having to do with factors of numbers that are up to 4 digits. Students complete 10 problems.
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Paper Bag Skits

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students discover math measurements by creating a skit with classmates.  For this geometry lesson, students utilize objects in a paper bag and index cards to create a short skit focusing on debate over the size of the objects....
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Countries of Africa

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the coutries of Africa. In this African American history, small groups of students research a different country, color the country on the map of Africa, write a paragraph about the country, and draw pictures of its flag.
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Introduction of the Lunar Relief Map Project

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate the geographic features of the surface of the moon. In this lunar relief map lesson, students watch and discuss the Apollo II Moon landing and make preliminary plans for their lunar maps.
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How Green Are You?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate environmental care by listing ways they preserve the Earth each day. In this green living habits lesson, students collaborate in groups to brainstorm ways they can "be green" more often in their communities. Students...
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Water Shortages

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore natural elements by participating in a bingo activity. In this water usage lesson, students discuss the importance of clean water and complete worksheets based on water shortage statistics. Students utilize flashcards to...
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Ratan Tata

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person activity, students read a passage about Ratan Tata and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches,...
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Ah! Those Horse and Buggy Days!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils discuss contemporary methods of travel and the time it takes to travel to places. They use the Internet to explore 18th century travel. Students work in small group to research the amount of time it would have taken...
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Make a Statement

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders come up with goals and plan on how to reach them.
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Read It and Remember It!

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students describe and draw a picture about what happens in the book they are reading. They work in groups and read an assigned chapter. Students discuss the chapter and draw a picture to show what happens. They discuss the chapter with...
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Read it and Remember it!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars are divided into small groups, read a section from an assigned book, and draw a picture of what they read. They list the main characters, theme, setting, and plot of the book. They share their information/drawings with...
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I Spy with my Little Eye…

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners read an article on Vienna. In this ESL lesson, students explore a recent incident between Russia and the United States, then complete several activities that reinforce the information in the article.
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River through Time (A)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the impact of humans on the environment of a river valley over time and recognize stewardship and the common good in a real life example.
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Mr. V's 'Math Awareness Game'

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners play a math game to reinforce math skills. They calculate a problem, if they have the card with the correct answer, they hold that card up. All incorrect cards go to the student holding the correct answer or the teacher.
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A Thousand Paper Cranes

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students, after finishing Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr, discuss the tragedy of Hiroshima and its impact.
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Communities at Work

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore how people function together in small communities to reach a common goal.
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Sounds of Poetry

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read "Tunnel Music" and then explore how words and spacing in a poem affects how the poem sounds.
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Math Combat

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners use a game to review the multiplication tables. They answer each review question by working in teams and saying the answer by making it on the floor with their bodies.

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