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Some Similarities Between the Spread of an Infectious Disease and Population Growth
Young scholars compare and contrast the spread of infectious diseases and population growth. In this biology lesson, students identify the exponential growth pattern of spreading diseases. They relate this to HIV infection and AIDS.
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Equilateral Triangle Symmetries Closure Activity
Students explore the symmetries of an equilateral triangle. In this lesson on symmetry, students determine the composition of given equilateral triangles using both rotational and reflectional symmetries.
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Math: Graphs and Their Symbols
Second graders examine different types of graphs and discover the meanings of the symbols used on them. After gathering data about themselves, their communities, and the world, they use that information to create graphs. Among the...
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Identifying Angles
Fourth graders discuss and examine examples of the different types of angles. After learning the names of the geometric shapes students identify the types of angles and then complete the Kidspiration activity, Identifying Angles.
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Interpreting Data and Building Hypothesis
Young scholars define the term species, and graph species data together with previously collected data at the National Zoo. They interpret graphed data and recognize patterns in the streamside quadrant versus hillside quadrant. Students...
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What did I find?
Learners excavate an artifact. In this archaeology instructional activity, students get a bucket filled with dirt and a broken up artifact. They work in groups to take it out and to find what its purpose was.
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Geometric Shapes Collage
Junior geometers practice stating the names of different geometric shapes. They define and name the different shapes and compare and contrast shapes to one another. They also relate the shapes to objects in the real world.
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The Candy Conundrum
Students design a candy container that contains a specific amount of candy. They demonstrate how an engineering problem can be solved with math and that there are multiple answers to the problem. They compute volume of spheres.
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Puzzle Quilts
Students watch a demonstration on how to create a puzzle quilt. Using different fabric combinations, they use each block design twice to create the illusion that each block is unique. They are to determine which blocks are the same in...
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Hyper Book Reports
Fifth graders create a multimedia book report using a tree map to classify the elements fo fiction books.
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Dragon Math
Third graders, in groups, practice multiplication by putting five multiplication problems on white scales, then the answers on florescent colored scales.
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The Math Poet
Students use numeric operations and concepts to describe, analyze, communicate, synthesize numeric data, and to solve problems.
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Columbus Day-Activity Center
Students participate in various Columbus Day activities. In this holiday lesson, students construct paper boats and read various books about Columbus. Students are shown an educational video about Columbus to reinforce factual information.
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Theatre Lesson Plan: Finding Your Way
Second graders identify story elements in familiar stories from their lives. For this story elements lesson, 2nd graders act out familiar activities by following directions. Students read a story and discuss the story elements....
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A Closer Look at Wood
Students examine forests as a renewable resource and conservation practices. For this conifers lesson students complete a lab activity on the different types of wood.
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Where's My Name?
Learners identify their name in print by picking it out of the group and attaching it to a picture of themselves. In this name lesson plan, students use print letters to focus on and identify their own name.
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Civil War Letter Web
Pupils use the internet to gather information on a specific Civil War battle of interest to them. Using the information they gather, they organize it into a web to be used later when writing a letter. They use the web to write their...
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Cultural Corner- "Mexico"
Students use print and electronic resources to gather information about Mexico. They present a mini-museum to share with students, parents, and other interested classes around the district. They present their information in a video...
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Patterns
Second graders create an ABAB pattern with their name. In this early elementary math lesson, 2nd graders first model their names in an ABAB pattern with unifix cubes. They then recreate the pattern using letter stamps on KidPix.
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Counting By 5s
Second graders count by 5's to 100. In this math lesson conducted on the 100th day of school, 2nd graders use picture stamps in the KidPix program to count by 5's and get to 100.
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State Economy Chart
Fifth graders create a 3D Pie graph using the Chart Wizard in Excel to represent their assigned states' data. They discuss the similarities and differences between states, and form a hypothesis on the relationship between location and...