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Globe Lesson 16 - Daylight Hours
In this geography skills worksheet, learners read an instructional passage regarding daylight hours and then respond to 5 short answer questions.
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Daylight Savings Time
An entomologist named Geroge Vernon Hudson is credited with proposing Daylight Saving Time (DST) so he could better study his insects. Using the informative website, scholars read a brief introduction to the topic and then explore the...
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Effect of Daylight Hours on Human Activity
Young scholars determine the average hours of daily sunlight for each month of the year by constructing a bar graph. They develop a understanding of how the amount of daylight hours varies by month and how that affects both temperature...
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Sunrise, Sunset: Quickly Go the Days
Pupils explore the concept of daylight. In this daylight lesson, students compare the amount of daylight on a particular day in Anchorage compared with daylight where they live. Pupils color maps of the US according to amount of...
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Celebrating the Solstice and Equinox
Fourth graders graph the number of daylight hors throughout the year and examine why day length varies. They discover that seasonal changes and latitude on Earth affect the number of hours of daylight in each day. Students listen to...
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Canada Day Fireworks
Students identify that the origins of Canada Day come from Dominion Day, which celebrated the British House of Commons decision allowing the Canadian provinces to unite and form a confederation. Then they identify the varied ways that...
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Convergence with The Cay: Exploring Geographic Concepts Wrapped in a Story
Here's an awesome unit that uses The Cay as the anchor text. The 16-page packet is loaded with teaching ideas, activities, and suggested adjustments.
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Lesson 1 Activity 1: Tools of the Ancients
Young scholars examine how Christopher Columbus determined his latitude.
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Engaging Students with the History of Time
Researching the history of calendars and time-keeping devices can help students make sense of time measurement.
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The Feast of Ramadan
Learners explore origins of Islamic religion, the faith of Muslims, and examine traditions of the feast of Ramadan.
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Spring Vocabulary
In this spring vocabulary skills worksheet, learners match the 10 season-related terms in the word bank to the appropriate definitions.
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National Napping Day
For this National Napping Day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, asking...
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Islam - Ramadan, What is Ramadan?
In this Ramadan worksheet, students fill in the blank of a four paragraph text that illustrates their knowledge on the holy month. There is a word bank provided.
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Ramadan - living in a diverse world
Students examine Muslim traditional and Ramadan. They explore traditions and history of Ramadan. Students discuss positive and negative habits. They create a Ramadan 'advent calendar.
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War, Peace and Judaism 1
Students describe the conflict discussed in class, identify the groups involved in the conflict and their various interests, and define the term ethics. They analyze a current news story from an ethical point of view.
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Life of a Logger
Pupils are introduced to the work and lives of 19th century lumberjacks through a living history slide show presentation. They compare and contrast life 150 years ago with the present. Students describe the history of logging in...
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Get Your Skates On
Pupils enjoy winter activities. In this field trip opportunities lesson plan, students may visit the Royal Botanic Gardens, Bocketts Farm, Clapham Common, or the Dinosaur Museum online or in-person.
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Ramadan
Students research Ramadan and festivals from other faiths using the religious festivals guide. They use information from the guide and Fatemeh's Press Pack to write a letter to the Football Association explaining why Abraham Moss...
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Youngzine: Week of 11 05 12: An Hour More of Zzzz's..yay!
On Sunday, November 4 at 2 a.m, clocks in U.S were set back by an hour as Daylight Savings came to an end. What is DST? Who first proposed the idea? Is it practiced around the world? Let's take a look in this video. [0:37]
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Time and Date: Daylight Saving Time Dst
Daylight Saving Time is a way of making better use of the daylight in the evenings by setting the clocks forward one hour during the longer days of summer, and back again in the fall. To remember which way the clock goes, keep in mind...
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Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: Daylight Saving Day
Kids learn about Daylight Saving Day. The history and facts about this day when we change the clocks by one hour.