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Neural Pictionary
Young scholars explore the nervous system. They pictorially illustrate terms that deal with the nervous system. Students play a "pictionary" game to review nervous system vocabulary words.
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Insect Research Project
Third graders research information about their specific insect on the computer, and use the information that they have compiled about their insect to create a power point presentation.
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Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land - International Phonetic Alphabet
Young scholars research the uses and symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet. They complete a worksheet to translate and transcribe phrases of English into the International Phonetic Alphabet.
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Creative Writing
Students discuss creative writing—what makes something creative writing? Each learner starts writing a story and after 15 minutes, they pass their story to another who adds to it. After another 15 minutes of writing, the story is passed...
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Imaginative Picture Writing
Learners create a book about clouds after the teacher reads the book, "It Looked Like Split Milk".
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Wacky Weather Stories
Students observe, identify and creatively express their ideas through literature and dramatize an original story that features a type of weather in the plot.
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"First Day of School - Make a Puzzle"
Third graders create a puzzle piece to be included in a class puzzle. They are given one puzzle piece, and they decorate it using symbols/drawings which are personal to them such as hobbies, interests, or self-portrait. The pieces are...
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Genetic Research: A Congressional Hearing
Young scholars participate in a mock hearing of the U.S. Senate subcommittee on genetic research. They representing support groups for various genetic disorders present arguments for continued federal funding, while subcommittee members...
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GREETINGS AND LEAVE TAKINGS
Students respond with memorized answers to questions that use familiar language. They ask basic memorized questions and imitate sounds and words with age- and stage- appropriate pronunciation. They Use the appropriate interpersonal...
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Poetry
Fourth graders participate in reading and listening to poetry. They are exposed to a variety of poems and examine and identify basic elements of poetry. They write their own poems and recite a poem with enthusiasm, expression, and props.
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High-Tech Heaven?
Students read and discuss, "Post-Christmas Comes a Geek's Gizmo-Rama" by David Pogue. They consider how technologies they use impact their lives.
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Cave Art: Discovering Prehistoric Humans through Pictures
Students understand how to "read" a picture and put together a series of images in a way similar to that of putting together words to form a story and gain knowledge about the past.
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Advertising Project
Students use word processing software to create slogans for products. They write their own jingles and create their own packaging for products they design. Then they write and act out their own television commercials for their products.
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Weather Myths
Fourth graders examine myths that are based on weather phenomenon. They write, illustrate and present an original weather myth.
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Recording Instructions
Students listen to another's presentation and take notes. After that the student in is paired with another student to recreate the instructions of the demonstration. They will have to have proper notes recorded down and be able to...
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Round to the Nearest Whole $
In this rounding money worksheet, students identify the money amounts in each examples and round to the nearest dollar for the 10 examples.