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One Grain of Rice
Upper graders read the story One Grain of Rice, and use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast topics found in the story to current event topics today. Groups of three learners work together to create their diagram. The topics they must...
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More Than One Grain of Rice
Students explore mathematics, geography and agriculture by studying world rice production. For this production of rice lesson, students read One Grain of Rice and use a worksheet grid to calculate how much rice was received. Students...
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What was the lesson learned in the story, "One Grain of Rice?"
Second graders complete activities with the folktale "One Grain of Rice." In this folktale lesson, 2nd graders discuss the lesson learned in the story. They also tell character traits of the main character Rani.
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One Grain of Rice
In this puzzle worksheet, students locate 10 words in a word search about One Grain of Rice. Words include famine, decreed, and palace.
Beyond Benign
Mole of Rice Activity
Learning about the mole using rice is pretty nice! Help your chemistry scholars visualize the concept of a mole of substance with an easy-to-perform lab. Partnered pupils find the mass of a single grain of rice and relate this...
Ahisma Summer Institute
The Power of One - Math in a Different Angle
In this 2-day lesson plan focused on exponents, middle schoolers will cross the curriculum by engaging in science, history and language arts activities. Exponential growth will be explored using grains of rice on a chess board....
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One Grain of Rice
Students complete a Know / Want to Know / Learned chart about India. They locate India on a map and read facts about India. They access the Internet and view a slide show about India. They read "One Grain of Rice" in the Scott Foresman...
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More Than One Grain of Rice
Sixth graders explore cultural habits by viewing food videos in class. In this agriculture lesson, 6th graders identify the importance of rice in the human diet and how different cultures prepare the food. Students view rice harvesting...
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Introduction to Exponents
Problem solve using exponents. Pupils read One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale and write powers to represent amounts from the story.They compare actual solutions to their predictions and play a game to practice using...
Howard County Schools
Getting Paid for School
What if you were paid to attend class? What kind of payment schedule would you choose? Learn how exponential functions will eventually exceed linear functions by comparing two different payment schedules for attending class.
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Importance of Rice
Third graders explore the importance of rice in our world. In this rice farming instructional activity, 3rd graders discover how much rice we use on a daily basis. Students also discover myths from other cultures about rice. Students...
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Quality of Rice
Sixth graders research how farmers irrigate, harvest, and keep high standards of rice. In this farming lesson, 6th graders discover how rice, wheat and soy beans are farmed. Students make a chart showing the similiarities and differences.
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Place Value
Second graders complete math problems. In this place value lesson plan, 2nd graders read the book "One Grain of Rice" and use it to learn about place value. Students use index cards and rice to complete a place value activity.
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Rice Math
Sixth graders calculate the amount of rice there will be if the amount is doubled everyday. In this multiplying lesson, 6th graders are given an amount of rice that is grown each day. Students then calculate how much rice there will be...
Learn NC
Peanut Butter and Jelly and Order of Operations
Study order of operations using a peanut butter and jelly sandwich activity as your guide. The class watches you make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich based on a volunteer's instructions. They discuss the importance of following...
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Health Benefits of Rice
Sixth graders examine the health benefits of rice. In this food benefits lesson, 6th graders discover the nutritious benefits of rice. Students research Celiac Sprue disease and how rice benefits the people with this disease.
Food a Fact of Life
Rice
Mushroom risotto or savory rice? Class cooks craft clever and creative dishes that demonstrate the versatility of this popular grain.
Mt. San Antonio Collage
Exponential Growth and Decay
Start with the basics and move up the exponential ladder to master a variety of problem-solving and application problems. The problems are heavy on exponential growth and decay, compound interest, and natural log.
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Botany: What are the types of rice?
Students explore the different types of rice. In this botany activity, students match characteristics of rice with its variety.
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Scent-Inspired Composition
Our sense of smell has a wonderful way of bringing back memories. Unlock those memories with an olfactory-inspired writing prompt that challenges writers to tell a story about a specific smell and the memories it conjures.
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How Many Types of Rice Are There?
Sixth graders investigate the cultivation and variation of rice around the world. In this food lesson, 6th graders read about the process of bringing rice from a farm to your dinner plate and which types of rice grow in which...
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Place Value Tools
Fourth graders explore place value to the hundred thousands place. In this place value lesson plan, 4th graders construct numbers while reading One Grain of Rice. Students discover zero as a placeholder and determine the value of each...
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Plant Science Chapter #1
It may not stand as a cohesive presentation, but individually you may find a use for these slides. One slide describes how civilization began once man learned to plant and harvest food. Another explores the population growth over time....
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Career & Technology Education Introduction to Farming: Seeds of Successful Marketing
Learners play an agronomy game. In this agriculture lesson plan, students explore modern farming practices pertaining to the cultivation of grains as they play a game that requires them to act as agronomy specialist as they...