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Ar.... What Gives?
Students investigate the properties of air through inflated objects. In this physical science instructional activity, students examine gas as a state of matter. Student push on inflated objects and note the space the gas has taken up...
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Oral Presentation of Chosen Career
Learners research career information and write out index cards. They are introduced to software Inspiration to develop their oral presentation skills.
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How Does Radon Get In?
Students examine the potential sources of radon entry into homes. They compute the surface area for various objects, create a sketch of their home, calculate the ratio of air leaks to the outside surface area, and conduct a radon audit...
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Understanding Bernoulli's Principle
Fifth graders explain why we fly. For this space science lesson, 5th graders discuss Bernoulli's prinicple and its relation to flight.
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How Food Moves Through the Body
In this food and digestion worksheet, students read a short article the digestive system and choose the multiple choice answer for 11 questions. Students also put the organs that food moves through in the correct sequential order.
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The Magnificent Breathing Machine
Students discover their magnificent breathing machine. In this science lesson plan, students learn the functions of the lungs in our bodies and become aware that in breathing an exchange of gases takes place in the lungs.
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ReQuest and Motor Imaging with My Side of the Mountain
Fifth graders read "My Side of the Mountain." They create a pantomime using vocabulary words from the story. Students create three questions about the reading. They discuss the passage they read and act out words to help them better...
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Creating The Blueprints
Pupils engage in a lesson in order to create blueprints to design an original floorplan. They use graphing paper and drawing tools to demonstrate knowledge of the lesson objectives. Students label and use the right kind of proportions...
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Decorating the camp cabin
Students make a decoration for their camp cabin out of materials found outside. In this decoration lesson plan, students use twigs, twine, glue, an acorn, and a penny to make a cabin creation.
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PC Activities - Cut - Copy - Paste
In this technology worksheet, students read the directions for practicing the skills of moving text and copying it to another form of document.
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Algebra Card Trick
In this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students explore the algebra explanation of a math card trick. The one page worksheet contains one problem. The solutions and explanations of the trick is provided.
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Using a Computer to Write a Letter – Verbs (Sequencing)
In this sequencing instructional activity, students will cut out sentences about how to write a letter using a computer. Then students will rearrange the sentence strips in chronological order.
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Using a Computer To Write a Letter- Verbs
In this writing on the computer activity, learners study the steps to follow when writing a letter on the computer. Students read 20 sentences and fill in the proper verb from the word bank.
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Conserving Resources by Watering Efficiently
Young scholars determine a watering schedule that promotes healthy grass growth. In this plants and natural resource conservation instructional activity, students plant grass seed in liter bottles and follow two different schedules that...
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Group Initiatives
Students explore the names and qualities about members in the group. They each say their name and something about themselves. Students gather around in a circle. They listen to the teacher as he or she says the name of someone and throws...
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Air...What Gives?
Students investigate the properties of air by capturing it, squeezing it, and feeling its weight. In this forces lesson, students capture bags of air and examine its properties. The weight and pressure of air is emphasized.
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Easter Baskets
Students create Easter baskets using paperclips, string, balloons, and paper mache techniques in this early-elementary Art lesson. Due to drying times for the paper mache it is recommended to spread this Art lesson over at least a...
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A Cocoa Crossword
In this crossword puzzle learning exercise, students use the 20 clues in order to fill in the crossword puzzle with the appropriate answers pertaining to cocoa production.
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Rainforest Vocabulary Words: Week 1
In these rainforest vocabulary worksheets, read the definitions and the matching terms for the following rainforest vocabulary terms: decomposers, deforestation, epiphytes, extinct, environment, pollute, vegetation, ecology, climate,...
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Relative Dating in Archaeology
Students create a timeline that explains how ancient cultures used artifacts. For this Relative Dating in Archaeology lesson, students examine artifacts and draw conclusions about their origins. Then students analyze antiquated objects...
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Explorations with Shapes
Students describe, identify and compare two-dimensional figures. They also name and demonstrate the relative position of objects using directional words. They sort and compare two-dimensional figures and three-dimensional objects...
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George Gorilla and Gallon Gorp
Students study units of measure like cups, pints, quarts and gallons. They work in groups to create their own mixtures of trail mix using the measuring cups. Then they make a gorilla puzzle using a gallon bottle.
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The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad#140
Students participation in a simulation of laying the track of Transcontinental Railroad starting from three different locations. They use toothpicks and coffee stirrers to build the rails. They evaluate which group laid the most track...
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Using Starfall to Review the Short A Sound
Pupils read a story with the short a sound. The story is about a rat. They access Starfall and select the story called Zac the Rat. They read the story out loud as a group then the students answer comprehension and skill questions...