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Playing With Polymers
Students explore the world of polymers. In this chemistry instructional activity, students make polymers and observe their properties. Follow-up questions and extension activities are included.
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Is the Probability Probable?
Third graders compare experimental results with mathematical expectations of probabilities. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to gain practice with the concept of probability.
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Conserving Land, Water and Air
Pupils take a hands on approach to learning about conservation. In this conservation lesson students divide into groups and complete several demos, view a PowerPoint presentation and complete a handout.
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A Reading Rockabye
Students practice developing skills to read independently and fluently. They focus on fluency in order to read faster, smoother and with more expression. The practice of reading and rereading decodable words in connected text is stressed...
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TRADERS' GAME
Learners play a game aimed at demonstrating how relationships with other communities or countries affect the food and fiber system. The game simulates the unequal distribution of natural resources which creates the need for...
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The Appearance of the Moon
Third graders watch a demonstration on how craters were formed on the moon. Individually, they care given a set of materials that represent the moon surface and make their own craters. To end the activity, they measure the size of the...
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Group Turkey Wreath
Students use cutting skills and pencil rolling to create paper curls.
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We All Scream for Ice Cream
Students make ice cream while experimenting with the freezing point of water. They experiment with different amounts of salt.
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Articles: "A (or An)" and "The"
Students work in partners to write grammatically correct sentences that illustrate the use of English articles. They are introduced to the rules of article usage in English and then write and act out question and answer dialogues.
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Using Transistors: Let's Get Transistorized!
Students build two circuits and explore how transistors function. This activity allow them to observe the operation of a transistor as an amplifier.
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Lenses and Mirrors
Students investigate lenses and mirrors showing how they bend and reflect light waves.
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North Carolina Pottery
Students examine the process of evaporation. They observe how when clay dries, the water evaporates and how the weight of the object decreases. They complete a worksheet to complete the lesson.
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3rd Grade TAAS Attack Daily Upkeep #9
In this math literacy worksheet, 4th graders practice interpreting the pictographs in order to assemble the information to find the solutions to the 13 problems.
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The Rotten Truth
Pupils study the process of decomposition using lunch leftovers and soil. They complete the inquiry over set periods time as they observe the how composting takes place and finally, they sort the materials into biodegradable,...
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Water Trash
Learners examine how plastic waste affects the marine environment. They describe techniques that reduce plastic waste in this environment after examining plastic waste that accumulates in their own homes.
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Even and Odd Numbers
First graders recognize characteristics of odd and even numbers. They listen to the story "Bears Odd, Bears Even" and create a pictures showing comprehension of odd and even numbers.
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Water Trash
Students explain the ways plastic waste can affect the marine environment. They are able to describe things they can do to can down on plastic waste entering the marine environment.
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Edible Glacier
Students complete a KWL chart on what they know about glaciers. Then they gather together around a table containing Jello and Cool Whip cookie mixture and are introduced to the parts of a glacier by observing this model.
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Intermediate Review Quiz 2
In this language arts activity, learners read 8 incomplete sentence and choose the best verb phrase to fill in the blanks. This page is intended for ESL students.
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Mystery Polymers
Students examine how some natural substances are polymers. In this polymer lesson students complete a lab and give examples of a physical change.
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BAGELS
For this short essay worksheet about bagels, students are given a line drawing of a bagel. They are asked: "You can eat a bagel plain or with cream cheese. You can make sandwiches with bagels too.... How do you like to eat yours?" ...
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Feed Sacks
Students discuss different types of foods that animals eat. After copying down a list of items that pigs eat, students gather the described food and place samples in a zip lock bag. They tell a friend what pigs eat and then share the...
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Sentence Sequence
Second graders write a paragraph with detail sentences in chronological sequence.
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Even/Odds Game
Using a game format, learners review what they know about theoretical probability. As they roll tetrahedron dice, they record their results as odd or even. Afterwards, they discuss their findings.