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El Niño and it's Impact on the World
Students explore the causes of El Niño. In this series of earth science lesson, students research the consequences of this weather phenomenon. They recommend ways to prepare for this disaster.
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Electric Car: American Industry and Innovation
Students study how an electric car operates. In this electric car activity students assemble an electric car motor from parts from an internal combustion engine.
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Dinosaur Train: Drawing Birds
Kindergarten and first graders watch a video about the characteristics of birds.They then go outside, observe local birds, and discuss the characteristics. Next, they choose one to draw, and are instructed to include all of its...
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A Climate Conundrum
Students study climate change and how it would affect our lives. In this climate lesson students view a video then divide into groups and discuss possible solutions.
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Graph Those Stickers!
Students graph fruit. In this graphing lesson students create a graph using fruit label stickers. Students place a sticker on the graph when the fruit has been consumed.
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NOVA Online/Einstein Revealed
Welcome to the companion Web site to the NOVA program "Einstein Revealed," originally broadcast in October, 1996. This two-hour special presents a penetrating profile of Albert Einstein, who contributed more than any other scientist to...
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Cruise Indonesia
Students work together to create a cruise package to Indonesia. They collaborate on a travel brochure and coordinate daily activities for fictitious travelers to discover the diversity among the islands that make up Indonesia.
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What in the World Is Snowboarding?
Students research the sport of snowboarding in-depth, and divide into small groups to create an entertaining, multimedia newsletter on the sport.
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There's Gotta Be An Angle
Students examine the external variables that affect a downhill skier in the quest for speed. They access websites imbedded in this plan to become ski teams competing against one another. Each team presents results of all experiments.
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SOS: Save Our Ski Slopes
Students defend downhill skiing as an Olympic Games event by creating a presentation that graphically proves the economic impact and popularity of this event.
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It's About Time: Olympics, Winter Sports, Math, Media, Time Zones
Students use the Internet to determine broadcast times for the Winter Olympic Games snowboarding competitions. In determining these times, they need to consider time zones throughout the world.
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Women in Skiing: Winter Sports, Gender Roles, Discrimination, Women's History
Students create a newsletter about women in skiing, addressing issues of gender discrimination in sports and women's achievements.
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Yours, Mine, and Ours
Students explore the five themes of geography while they conduct Internet research to compare and contrast their city, region, or country with the city and region of Nagano, Japan.
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Phat Shredders and Phony Phorces: Snowboarding, Winter Sports, Olympics, Sport Safety, Science, Physics
Learners study about the history, physical science, and safety issues involved in snowboarding.
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Balancing Act: Olympics, Winter Sports, Ice Skating, Gravity, Physics, Science
Young scholars, by way of the Olympic Games event of ice skating, are introduced to the concepts of gravity. They try some hands-on gravity experiments and explore the concept of gravity through art.
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Caution: Slippery When Wet....Not!
Students and manipulate data from Internet sites to design a downhill ski course that meets the International Federation of Skiing's requirements for a safe and fair competition.
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All Aboard!
Students research the history and background of snowboarding as well as the two main types of competition; the Giant Slalom and the Halfpipe. They find the schedule of past and future events and plot the locations of as many of these...
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Olympic Snowboarding Village
Students adopt a country to research and tour the country online. They plan a trip from Nagano back home to their country.
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Newton's Laws and Winter Sports
Students investigate past winter Olympic games utilizing any skiing or snowboarding event to take Newton's Challenge. Helpful Web resources are provided and students enjoy learning science laws along with researching Olympic events.
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Why So Many Frogs?
Learners explain the different stages in the growth of a frog, then analyze and collect data to make generalizations about a larger population. They determine the survival rate of a population of tadpoles under controlled conditions.
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Come Together: The Music That Made John Lennon
Students form opinions about the notion of artistic influence. They research and present biographical information, read and share information about the artists who inspired Lennon's music, and create projects tracing the evolution of...
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Junior Wrters Review "The Little Prince"
Students create a piece of art reminiscent of the childhood pictures of the story's narrator, The Pilot, and engage in critical thinking using the K-W-L Chart.
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The Fall of the Dollar
Learners synthesize the basic workings of the international market for foreign exchange, especially how exchange rates are determined, how the value of a nation's currency is connected to its international trade, and how governmental...
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The American Mosaic
Young scholars discuss what it would be like to be new to a town. They are then asked questions related to the immigrants coming to America. Extensions of this lesson are available.
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