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Slavery and the Underground Railroad
Fourth graders examine the experiences of the slaves on the Underground Railroad. They analyze maps depicting slaves' routes, calculate the mileage travelled, and write an essay and create an illustration about the Underground Railroad.
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Thumb Measurement
Students practice measuring using the metric system and millimeters. They measure their thumbs and record their findings. Students record the findings of their classmates and find the average or mean for the two groups.
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The Language Garden
Learners explore threats to minority languages. In this global studies lesson, students read an article about minority languages in the world. Learners then complete tasks to show their comprehension of the article. The reading is not...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Does Crossed Hand/eye Dominance Affect Basketball Shooting %?
Everyone's used to the idea that people are either right-handed or left-handed for particular tasks. That is, one hand is preferred (or dominant) over the other for a particular task. Did you know that people also have a dominant eye?...
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The Royal Children's Hospital: Hand and Finger Strength
Hand and finger strength is important as it is required for many everyday activities. It also helps to develop the endurance to complete activities such as writing a full page. Here are a variety of strategies to strengthen grip and...
abcteach
Abcteach: Handwriting Worksheets
[Free Registration/Login Required] Handwriting worksheets are available in several different styles to help students learn to correctly form cursive and manuscript letters, words, and numbers in English. It also offers left-hand friendly...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Pupillary Response & Test Your Reaction Time
Students observe and test their reflexes, including the (involuntary) pupillary response and (voluntary) reaction times using their dominant and non-dominant hands, as a way to further explore how reflexes occur in humans. They gain...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Reflecting on Human Reflexes
Students learn about human reflexes, how our bodies react to stimuli and how some body reactions and movements are controlled automatically, without thinking consciously about the movement or responses. In the associated activity,...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Handwriting Exercises
[Free Registration/Login Required] This series of pages is designed for students to practice the fine and large motor skills to prepare for cursive writing. Occupational therapists say that working on a vertical surface is optimal for...
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Eternal Egypt: Gold Belt Covered With Beads
Prince Ptahshepses is shown seated on both sides of the belt buckle. In his right hand he holds a long staff, which is dominated by two falcons representing Horus. The falcons hold the Shen sign in their claws.