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Squanto's Science Lesson
Learners explore Squanto's contribution to the settlers. They plant seeds and follow instructions for water and fertilization. Students keep a record of the growth of the seeds. They write a paragraph that tells what they learned from...
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Slope Right Up
Middle schoolers use triangles to find the length and slope of each side. After connecting the vertices, they add points based on their specific instructions. They use the Pythagorean Theorem to complete a worksheet to end the lesson.
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Purim Counting
In this Purim counting worksheet, students cut out the three numbers at the bottom of the worksheet and then count how many items are in each of three rows. Students place the cut out number that states how many items are in each row at...
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Investigation: Distribution
Students explore counting by sharing snacks at a class party. In this number sense lesson, students discuss sharing items equally by counting out equal numbers of an item they intend to give each student in the class. Students...
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Polygon Jigsaw Puzzle
In this polygons worksheet, students put a polygon jigsaw puzzle back together to form the planet Earth. Students put 10 polygons together.
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Symmetry that is Basic and Beautiful
Young scholars explore lines of symmetry. In this symmetry instructional activity, students divide and combine shapes along basic lines of symmetry. Young scholars explore symmetry in real life objects.
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Relay Races
Students, in groups, race to the board drawing the music symbol, tagging the next person while SAYING THE NAME OF THE SYMBOL THEY DREW! (everyone draws the same symbol)
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Measurement
Students experience a positive science experiment and study fundamental concepts of measurement.
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Making a Periscope
Students experiment with a simple periscope to see how it reflects light. They draw a diagram of the path a ray of light follows as it travels from an object, through the periscope, and into your eye.
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Where Does Your Paycheck Go?
Upper elementary learners explore the concept of taxes taken out of an employee's paycheck. As they work through this activity, young mathematicians discover the difference between gross pay and net pay. They also see what types of taxes...
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Spud Stuff
Student culminate a unit on potatoes. In this potato instructional activity, students make a booklet using the information acquired throughout a unit. They draw a picture of their potato, name it, measure it in inches, count its eyes,...
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Easter Fun Alphabetical Order
In this Easter words activity, students read a list of 16 words that pertain to the Easter holiday. Students put the words in alphabetical order.
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Timeline of Extreme Weather Events
Students interview community Elders to research extreme weather events in their community. In this weather research lesson, students interview community elders about extreme weather events they've experienced. Students complete a...
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Budgeting for Peace
Students explore world leader's quests for peace. In this world leader research lesson, students read a speech by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and view budget figures for the United States. Students work in groups to create an alternate...
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Rent and owner's major payments
Students retrieve and map census data to determine the average rent and owners' payments made throughout Canada. They find out how many people are spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing.
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Estimate a Dinner Plate
Pupils work with a partner to solve the real-world problem of planning a favorite meal given a specific budget. They review and practice estimation strategies to determine the reasonableness of calculations in a given situation.
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Planning A School Garden
Students discover how to plan a vegetable garden. Each student take responsibility for growing one vegetable from seed, to transplanting the seedling into the soil, and providing the plant with light, moisture, temperature and healthy soil.
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The Average Atom - Isotopes
Seventh graders, in groups, complete an Isotopes model and notice that atomic masses are decimal numbers. These masses are an average of all the isotopes of that element.
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Fraction Feast!
Students listen to various books about sharing food or food fractions. Then they discuss their fraction feast, examining the food and deciding how it can be shared to make fractions.
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Hop To It!
Young scholars explore the aspects of a frog's anatomy that allow it to be such a good jumper and jump and record the length of each jump to determine which style of jumping allows them to jump the farthest.
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Everybody Needs a Rock
Students, after making quantitative and qualitative observations of their rocks, construct a Venn diagram or dichotomous key to classify their rocks.
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In the Right Mode
Sixth graders practice determining mean, median, mode, and range using individual mileage logs. They convert miles to kilometers and graph their results.
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How to Handle and Dispose of Household Products Safely
Students engage in the study of household cleaning products, how to read the labels and how to use them safely and also how to properly dispose of the containers when they are empty. They read the labels and determine if the products...