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Get Ready to Safely Transport
Fourth graders complete multi-curricular activities to learn about trucks and transportation. In this transportation lesson, 4th graders answer questions about specifics for the trucking industry including safety questions and...
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Ready, Set, Drift!
Learners define data, recover data from the Internet, and use information they obtain to solve problems. In this investigative instructional activity students answer questions on a worksheet and demonstrate the use of a maneuvering...
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Soil Preparation for Autumn and Winter
Young scholars determine how and why soil needs to be prepared for the fall and winter seasons. In this agriculture lesson plan, students determine how to use gardening tools safely. They show how to work with compost material and...
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Sweethearts and Data Analysis
Students explore the concept collecting and representing data. In this collecting and representing data lesson, students record the different colors of sweetheart candies in their sweethearts box. Students create a table of the data and...
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Retirement: Show Me the Money!
Young scholars explore the concept of retirement finances. In this retirement finances lesson, students discuss what it means to save, invest, risk, or the time value of money. Young scholars play the stock market game. Students...
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Wind
Young scholars complete activities to study wind intensity. In this wind study lesson, students discuss wind speed and direction. Young scholars then build a kite and windsock to help them study wind intensity. Students learn to use a...
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Extreme Heat
Students, in groups, investigage and demonstrate the science behind the development and characteristics of extreme heat.
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Satellite Images- Night Time
Fourth graders study the geography and population distribution of various places on earth. They utilize actual satellite images of the night sky (lights showing heavily around area of dense population) to study and make observations...
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Most Troublesome Exotic Invasive Plant Species Web Quest
Students participate in a Web Quest activity in which they identify common exotic invasive plant species of the Southern Appalachian Region. After identifying the top 10 exotic invasive species, they choose one to research in depth.
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Breaking News English: Obama Declares H1N1 National Emergency
In this English worksheet, learners read "Obama Declares H1N1 National Emergency," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
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Will There Be Ozone Tomorrow
Learners collect and analyze real time data. They make comparisons and determinations about the status of ozone in their local area and predict the Ozone level for the next day
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Forests, Deserts, & Grasslands
Third graders complete activities to become familiar with the content and vocabulary related to biomes and ecosystems in order to mainstream into the classroom.
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Understanding Cloud Formation
Students explore air and clouds by watching demonstration. They perform an experiment to measure air pressure changes.
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Newscapade
Middle schoolers work in teams to research specific eras of American history focusing on important events, sports, entertainment, music, games, books, famous firsts or quotes, science and technology or trivia. They prepare presentations...
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Air Pressure
Fourth graders observe a demonstration experiment showing air pressure. They explain air pressure by completing the worksheet.
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History of Colorado-Migration to the West
Fourth graders identify reasons for people moving to the Colorado Territory and examine how moving in the 1800's is different than moving today. They also practice reading maps and gathering information from maps, as well as, describe...
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Breaking News English: The Year 2007 to be the Hottest Ever
In this English worksheet, students read "The Year 2007 to be the Hottest Ever," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Farming: Raising Winter Wheat (Lesson 3)
Young scholars identify foods that are made from wheat. They use a line graph to explain measurement. They identify foods from the food groups and explain how temperature, prefcipitation and natural resources affect the growth of wheat.
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Air Pressure
Students watch a demonstration on air pressure, discuss it, and do a worksheet to reinforce it.
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Finding Yourself in a Landscape
Students view landscape paintings. They recall a landscape that has meaning to them and describe it to the class. They complete a worksheet.
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Bar Me In
Fourth graders watch a video about constructing bar graphs. They create their own graph and interpret it.
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Cabeza de Vaca Meets the Coahuiltecans
Students examine the difference between primary and secondary sources by examining the journal of Cabeza de Vaca and creating a poster about the Coahuitecan Indian groups. They portray a scene of the groups in 16th Century south Texas.
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Breaking News English: Deadliest Day for US Troops in Iraq
In this English worksheet, learners read "Deadliest Day for US Troops in Iraq," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Outdoor Seed Sowing
First graders identify vegetables and flowers that can be grown from seed. In this seed sowing lesson plan, student learn the correct spacing and planting of various types of seeds. Students label plants.