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Phonemic Awareness: Pronunciation of /ng/ Consonants
Young scholars practice cononant sounds within reading passages. They articulate the /ng/ sounds and identify their placement in words. Working with a partner, they read a passage aloud and listen for correct pronunciation of sounds.
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Lesson 7: Stimulants
Make sure your class is aware and informed of the various types of stimulant drugs that exist. Here, they can learn their alternate names and some of their harmful effects. While this is a very basic direct-instructional lesson, the...
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Respiratory System
Young scholars examine the human respiratory system through an interactive online activity. In this respiratory system lesson, learners label the various parts of the respiratory system by clicking and dragging the names to the...
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Stimulants
Students explore the use of stimulants; in particular, amphetamines and cocaine. They also examine crack, which is a methamphetamine that is made in a laboratory and used as an inexpensive substitute for cocaine.
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Taste and Smell
Learners experiment with sense of smell, and how it relates to sense of taste.
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Super Polymers
Students investigate polymers and compare the absorbency of a disposable diaper to cotton dish towels They determine the absorbency of sodium polyacrylate.
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Taste and Smell
Students experiment to determine classmates taste and smell to find out which sends the clearest message to the brain.
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How Does Radon Affect Human Lungs?
Middle schoolers identify the different parts of the respiratory system of the human body. They work together to complete an activity and worksheet about the effects of radon on the lungs. They research lung diseases if time permits.
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Respiration Crossword
In this respiration worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle by figuring out the vocabulary words associated with the 14 clues given.