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Where We Live
Students become aware of the different homes in which people may live. They create a simple bar graph to compare the dwellings of their classmates. Students draw pictures of their own home and describe the details of the home to be...
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Tension and Compression
Students examine tension and compression by manipulating objects that are strong in each but not in both. Students apply their observations to the construction of a model of a beam bridge, suspension bridge, and inverted triangle...
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15 Two-Block Quilts
Students create two block quilts after studying about continuity of lines, use of coloring, and highlighting adjacent pieces. Students complete the design into the border. Students cut the required material pieces to create their quilt...
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Plaster of Paris Puppets: Construction of the Head
Students create a model puppet head. In this model making instructional activity, students follow step-by-step directions to create a head for their puppet made out of plaster of Paris.