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Welcome Bags
Students identify ways to make new students feel welcome. In this new students lesson, students work with school guidance counselors to identify ways to welcome new students to their school. Students create welcome bags for the new...
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Beach Zonation
Students identify and separate the different zones of the beach by observation. They investigate beach zonation by gathering and comparing sand samples gathered from different areas of the beach.
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Class Alphabet Book
Students are introduced to the Kid Pix software program and its templates. With a partner, they use the internet find a picture that starts with each letter of the alphabet. They practice saying and reading the words to their partner for...
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Once In a Blue Moon
Students review the characteristics of the planets and their moons. Using the internet, they research the relationship between the Earth and its moons. They take a template of the moon and draw craters of different colors to present to...
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Moon WebQuest
Third graders research basic information about the moon and identify the phases and order of the phases of the moon. They conduct Internet research, complete a moon WebQuest, and write a magazine article about the moon using their...
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Making Books
Young scholars make a variety of books using the computer program iPhoto and digital images of their choosing. This lesson for the upper-elementary classroom includes an example of student work and four possible lesson extensions and...
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Healthy Tips Podcast
Students create a health-based podcast for peers using prior knowledge, internet research, and KWL charts. This lesson is adaptable for different health topics and age levels.