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A Couch or a Potato
Students classify objects and organisms seen on the Wakulla Springs icam website as living or nonliving.
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"No, You Can't Take Me!"
Students study imitation or pantomime. In this creative drama lesson, students pick an object to imitate and state the reasons why that object should not be taken out of the room pretending to be that object.
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Is a Pulley a Special Kind of Lever?
Fifth graders use information from their text to read and discuss pulleys and levers. They examine a top sketch of the arrangement of a fixed pulley. Working in groups, 5th graders perform experiments to test the effect of using a pulley...
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Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other
Students explore the garden with all five senses. In this Science lesson plan, students collect specimens from the garden to classify. Students use adjectives to describe the objects collected.
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Why Do Certain Things Float, While Some Sink?
First graders conduct an experiment. In this density lesson, 1st graders work in groups to test 10 different objects to see which ones sink and float. Students discuss why certain objects float and others do not.
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UFOs
Students, in groups, construct a catapult. Then they conduct a series of experiments by catapulting a marshmallow, using different lengths of spoons, across the room. They predict, measure, and record the measured distance on a worksheet.
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Insulators and Conductors
Students conduct an experiment in which they create open and closed circuits. In this insulators and conductors instructional activity, students review open and closed circuits and then get in groups to make both kinds of...
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A Stomping Good Time: Using Found Instruments and Invented Rhythms to Make Beautiful Music
Learners work in small groups to use everyday objects to create performances inspired by the work of STOMP. They create a system of notation to document the music and movement of a 2-minute performance.
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Density - An Introduction
Young scholars experiment with objects of different densities. For this density lesson, students examine same-sized objects with different weights, then look at a teacher explanation of density. Young scholars make wave bottles and a...
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Mapping and Excavating a Jello Mold
Students simulate how archaeologists excavate sites by "searching" their own site in the form of a Jello mold. They use a grid to map the objects in the Jello mold as well as looking at three layers of Jello to understand stratigraphy...
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Making Observations and Generating Hypotheses
Learners practice how to approach a problem scientifically. They use their senses to make a detailed description of a natural object and to generate hypotheses about the identity and features of the object hidden within a box.
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Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Big, Medium, or Small
Students make a math book. In this early childhood math lesson plan, students develop language, observation, and math skills as they explore the sizes of objects and use cameras to take pictures for their own math booklet based on...
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Indirect Measurement
Learners measure and apply their knowledge of proportion to solve problems. In this geometry lesson, students measure using a meter stick, small mirror and measuring tape. They compare and contrast their measurements to objects outside...
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Light Reflection and Absorption
Students discover what types of objects reflect and absorb light. In this science inquiry activity, students use flashlights to determine whether different objects absorb or reflect light.
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Forces and Motion Scavenger Hunt
Students determine how force on an object affects its movement. In this force and motion lesson plan, students take digital pictures of objects in the school setting that are pushed and pulled. They develop a presentation using the...
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Measurement
Students investigate non-standard linear measurement. In this cross curriculum measurement lesson, students listen to the book Measuring Penny by Loreen Leedy, and identify pages in which non-standard measurement is used. ...
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Polydron Fun
Young scholars investigate nets as they relate to volume and area. For this geometry lesson, students use nets as a visual to deepen their understanding of surface area and volume of objects. They make conjectures about different objects...
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More! A Lesson on Comparing
Students practice counting and comparing objects. In this math lesson plan, students view a Count on It! episode. Students examine the value of what they are counting. Students estimate number in groups of items. ...
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May the Force Be With You
Students work in groups, they investigate how different forces act upon objects and how this information can be used in their day-to-day lives. They wrap the rubber band around the book. Students place the bo.ok and ruler on top of a...
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Pancakes, Anyone?
First graders explore data collecting and graphing. In this data collecting and graping instructional activity, 1st graders watch a video about monster who sells pancakes. Students make a graph to record the most popular pancake....
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The Robot Ranger
Students participate in an experiment to understand how robotic systems can estimate distances. In this robotic ranger instructional activity, students measure the the time it takes for and object to move back and forth. ...
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What's the Matter? (Grades 6-7)
Students explain the physical properties of matter. They, in groups, perform a variety of experiments, each demonstrating a different property of matter. A very nice, hands-on lesson!
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Making Maps
First graders create a map of their classroom that can be used to find a hidden treasure. They examine two- and three-dimensional objects and discover characteristics.
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One-to-one Correspondence
Students count and keep track of objects using one-to-one correspondence. By moving, touching and pointing to objects they organize counting to determine the number in a set accurately. This helps students to practice the skill of...