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Bounce to Spell
Students are in their own personal space with a playground ball and a partner. They are given a spelling word from their classroom or shoolwide list. They bounce the ball to their partner saying a letter as they pass the ball.
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Magnetic Art
Students explore the different fields of force of magnets and magnetized objects through the movement of metal filings. They create a work of art.
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Gaining Familiarity with Magnetism
Students discuss their perceptions of magnetism and explore the background ideas of magnetism.
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Blowing in the Wind
Learners identify and interpret maps, graphs, charts, tables and political cartoons. Students identify what a compass rose is and review its meaning in relation to standard directions. Learners design their own weathervanes. Students...
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Teaching about the Chemistry of Oxygen Solubility
Young scholars explore solubility of gases in water, Henry's Law, LeChatelier's Principal, and supersaturation of gases in water.
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Drag Problem Set
Learners read an explanation from a NASA Web-based textbook and then demonstrate an understanding of the text by applying it to calculating drag of both full-sized and model gliders.
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Lawnchair Larry Flies!
Pupils research and experiment to discover the lifting power of helium gas.
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New York Earns Title: Empire State
Seventh graders study the Erie Canal and New York state. They design a three-day vacation itinerary using tourism sites, which highlight historical facts and include the modern remains of the New York Canal system.
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Wheel & Axle Tractor
Students design and build a tractor using LEGO materials. They write and draw their designs.
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Machines: Useful But Dangerous
First graders study, observe, and use a simple machine. They study necessary safety and review posted safety rules related to using a machine and identify strategies for reporting any accidents or injuries.
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Book 1--Grade 7 (2006)
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, students read several passages and two poems and answer reading comprehension questions. Students then write an essay response to one of the passages.
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Sayings Quiz: Will
In this online quiz instructional activity, middle schoolers read the sentences containing the English sayings and select the correct answer to complete the 10 exercises.
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Paper Structures
Learners demonstrate that material strength varies with shape and arrangement.
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What Does Advertising Say About Smoking?
Students analyze the decision to smoke and how it is influenced by peer pressure. The discuss ways to say no to tobacco use.
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Electrical motors
Students investigate and experiement with a 9-volt motor. They will use the connecting wire and battery pack to discover fans.
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Capturing the Wind
Students collect and analyze data about wind speed. They build a Lego wind sail and measure the wind speed with a rotation sensor. They use software to analyze the data.
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The Landscape Through Geographer's Eyes
Students examine different types of landscapes through a geographer's eye. Using a city block or a suburb, they organize their thoughts and take notes to survey a site. They discuss what they have seen and write about how looking at...
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Polymers
Young scholars explore online tutorial on polymers. In this chemistry instructional activity, they create two polymers in the lab and compare their properties. They write a sales letter about their new and improved polymer product.
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Teaching the Subjects You Never Liked
Having to teach your least favorite subjects isn't always fun, but can be a learning experience for both teacher and student.
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The Planets Moon
Students explore the theories of the creation of the universe and examine the properties of celestial bodies. They analyze the relationship between the sun, Earth and other planets. They discover the infinite potential of the science of...
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HABITAT for the other 90%
Learners examine the connection between the habitat needs of endemic species to the habitat needs of humans. In this habitat activity high schoolers research the habitat requirements of a given family then develop an idea to...
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Magnetism
Students study magnetism. In this science instructional activity, students participate in an activity to discover how electrons in a magnet move. Students identify items around the classroom that are magnetic.