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The Water Cycle
Young scholars develop a better understanding of the need to conserve our renewable resources. In this water cycle lesson students take notes, complete a guide sheet and illustrate the water cycle.
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Break It Down
Students play a word part identification game. They form words using prefixes, suffixes and root word game pieces.
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The Value of Exchange
Sixth graders examine the relationship between the Jefferson Peace Medal and the nickels in the Westward Journey Series. They make bartering negotiations to similate the ones made by Lewis and Clark. They note the similarities and...
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Small Group Counseling
Learners participate in small group counseling sessions to solve a common issue. As a class, they define anger and note the characteristics of the warning signs. They discuss different ways of dealing with their anger and how to use...
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Health: The Skeleton with a Message
Students identify human muscles and bones from a cardboard skeleton, named "Mr. Skelly." Using dialog balloons as props, the teacher holds up advice from Mr. Skelly, such as noting he drinks milk to keep his bones strong. The lesson...
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Chemical or Physical Change?
Eighth graders participate in several science activities to note chemical or physical changes after discussion. They understand that all matter has definite structure which determines physical and chemical properties.
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ESL Verbs- What Verb Does This Picture Represent?
In this ESL verb identification multiple choice instructional activity, students examine a black and white clip art picture,. They choose between 4 verbs to find the one that best describes the picture. They complete 8 examples.
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ESL What are They Doing? Worksheet
In this ESL verb identification worksheet, students look as small black and white pictures of people doing different things. They answer questions based on the pictures such as "What is he doing?"
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Getting to Know Some of Pennsylvania's Fishes
Students research and identify the fish of Pennsylvania. In this earth science lesson, students view ten photos of fish and identify the characteristics of each fish. Students record observations and practice naming the fish using their...
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Yeast Blowup
Students experiment to determine if yeast is a microorganism. For this yeast blowup lesson, students mix yeast with other ingredients and observe the results by using a balloon. Students adjust the amounts of the ingredients and test...
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Summer Olympics Host Cities Quiz
In this online interactive geography quiz instructional activity, students respond to 22 identification questions about summer Olympic host cities. Students have 3 minutes to complete the quiz.
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USA Immigration by Country Quiz
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 30 identification questions about countries U.S. citizens have immigrated from. Students have 5 minutes to complete the quiz.
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America's Smartest Cities Quiz
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 20 identification questions about the smartest cities in America. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.
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Investigation - I've Got It
Learners explore patterns by participating in a sorting activity. In this pattern identification lesson, students collaborate in a group and share their footwear in order to categorize each other's shoes based on similar characteristics....
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I'm A Cow
Students identify animal names and sounds. In this animal lesson, students look at animal pictures and practice saying their name and the sound they make. A sing-along where students insert names and sounds where appropriate is also...
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Twig Match
Students practice observing and identifying the characteristics of twigs. They attempt to identify trees after their leaves have fallen off. They describe the twigs and participate in a matching activity with the twigs and student...
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Color the Trucks
Students become familiar with the jobs of different types of trucks. In this color of trucks lesson, students decorate trucks with decorations based on the job of the truck. Students describe the trucks they've colored.
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Richmond Nature Park Field Trip
Students identify different plants and their uses by attending a field trip. In this Canadian plant lesson, students explore the great outdoors of Vancouver, B.C. and discuss the uses of plants by the Native Americans that once resided...
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Triangles Introduction
Students explore geometry by drawing various shapes in class. In this triangle characteristics lesson, students identify the attributes that classify a shape as a triangle and practice using their bodies to create triangles in class....
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Classification of Clouds
Learners view a cloud slide show presentation and identify types of clouds. They estimate height based on cloud's appearance. They discuss the vague nature of cloud nomenclature and compare it to the English standard measurement system.
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Hide and Seek Science
Students examine macro-invertebrates in order to better understand their link to the food web. Working in groups, they record observations of several areas of a stream or river, collect samples from the river bottom, and identify the...
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Fun With Sound
Second graders make predictions. In this sound lesson plan, 2nd graders listen to various sounds, and write down and draw what they think that sound is. Students make a chart of their predictions.
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Science Observations
First graders investigate change by analyzing a photograph. In this scientific observation lesson plan, 1st graders view a photograph of a baby and attempt to memorize the details. Student view the photo a few minutes later, trying to...
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Investigation: Sorting and Classifying
Fifth graders explore geometry by creating shapes with construction paper. In this shape characteristics lesson, 5th graders identify the different attributes that make up specific shapes and create them using construction paper, rulers,...