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Chinese Inventions A Selected History of Science and Invention in China
Students study the history of Chinese technology by identifying when and where items were invented or discovered.
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SEASHELLS - PENCIL DRAWINGS
Students explore realism through drawing techniques to create 3D drawing on a 2D surface. They review steps of drawing and vocabulary and develop eye hand coordination while creating their own sketch. Upon completion of sketch students...
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Language Arts: Understanding Phonemes
Learners discover the relationship between letters and phonemes. The teacher leads an oral demonstration of pronunciation and focus on the /a/ sound. Next, students examine a series of pictures, circling the ones where they hear the...
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Don't Make that Baby Cry
Students study the short "a" sound in words by examining the mouth movements made when making the sound. They practice making the sound by pretending they are making baby sounds. Next, they recite a tongue twister that contains a number...
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Balloon Round-Up
Students practice using paddles to hit objects. In this striking skills instructional activity, students use wooden paddles to round up balloon farm animals without touching the balloons with their hands.
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Vital Voters
Students create voter education campaigns to raise awareness of and interest in the government for future voters.
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Portrait Detectives
Learners distinguish portraits from other forms of art and develop their own criteria for analyzing portraits. They discuss what is unique about a portrait, why artists create portraits, and the style of portraits.
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Weather Reporter
Fourth graders explore the components of a weather map, mark cities on the map and place the appropriate temperatures and weather conditions occurring in the cities on the weather map created.
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Cultural Representation in "Spellbound" Part 1
Students watch the film "Spellbound". They analyze concepts of how the media represents race. They discuss how the movie depicts race after the film.
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The Constitutional Convention Debates
Students explore the signers of the United States Convention. They answer questions about the compromise debates. Students examine the concerns of Charles Pinckney regarding the security of the Southern States against emancipation of...
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Voting Systems
Students view many viewpoints on Britain's voting systems. Students compare/contrast various forms of electoral systems. Students trace the steps to proportional representation.
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The Impact of Mining on American History
Students listen to background information about coal and its mining in the United States history. They then construct a timeline using the above article. Illustrate with pictures from the www.coaleducation.org web site.
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Mallard's Wet Olympics
Students investigate some of the different characteristics of living things. They make observations from reading and interactive media. Students observe that animals move in different ways and have adaptations to aid in that action.