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Examining and Discussing the Mechanics of Horse Evaluation
Via teacher-led discussion, agriculture classes discover the desirable characteristics of horse anatomy. The PowerPoint and worksheet mentioned in this plan are not available; however you may find the notes useful as a guide to the...
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Across the Landscape
Students create a unique, stunning display of the Earth's landforms. They discuss the many different types of the Earth's landforms such as deserts, mountains, oceans, plateaus, coastlines, and marshlands. Students discuss what...
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Hurricanes
Upper elementary meteorologists take a glance at what a hurricane is and how it is formed. Because this does not get into the differences in air pressure that drive the associated winds, it may not be useful for older learners. The...
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Room Temperature Investigation
While the topic of this investigation is not specific to any particular discipline of science, it does serve as a practice of the scientific method. Learners set up a bowl containing boiling water, one with room temperature water, and...
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Full or Empty
Very little learners can use their noodle to determine which of the shown objects are full or empty. There are eighteen different images that display full or empty objects. This could be a good way to introduce opposites.
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Iced In
Introduce junior oceanographers to ice conditions in The Great Lakes. The ice map links are no longer available, so you will not be able to have your class perform the mentioned data activity. You can, however, access the Canadian Ice...
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Folktales
A brief list of folktales is displayed on these slides. Four types are written out with an example for each fairytale, tall tale, fable, and trickster tale. The last slides segues into the creator's favorite fairytale, "Two of...
Granite School District
7th Grade CCSS Math Vocabulary Word List
Address key vocabulary in the seventh grade Common Core Math Standards with this comprehensive list. A series of word cards is also provided that supports each term with images and examples, making this an excellent tool for teaching the...
TCI
Dreams Progress
Has society progressed to the dream Martin Luther King Jr. expressed in his famous address during the civil rights movement? Learners work with a partner to analyze one excerpt from King's "I Have A Dream" speech and find a current...
National Security Agency
Introducing Integers and Their Operations
There's nothing negative about this mini-unit on integers! Engaging young mathematicians in a series of hands-on activities and collaborative learning opportunities, this resource offers an excellent way to introduce your class...
PreKinders
Syllable Cards for Literacy Activities
Add a new activity to your literacy arsenal with this collection of syllable cards. Offering colorful pictures representing simple one-, two-, and three-syllable words, this resource can be used in many ways to improve your...
Have Fun Teaching
Identifying Author's Purpose
The multi-lesson, 47-page packet contains everything you need to ensure kids can recognize the clues provided to identify the type of text, the intended audience, and the author's purpose in writing the passage.
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How Many Word Does Your Shirt Have on It? --class Bar Graph
In this math worksheet, students participate in a group bar graph activity. Students survey classmates about how many words, if any, are on their shirts. Results are plotted on a bar graph.
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How Many Cards Do We Need to Display the Dates of the Month?
Pupils complete activities to study the concept of place value notation. In this place value lesson plan, students use cards for the days of the month that only number from 1 to 9. Pupils find a subtraction pattern to determine the...
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Poster Presentations
Middle schoolers create visual displays explaining how nuclear power is used to produce electricity. They create a display board that shows the chain reaction, the fission process, and a schematic diagram of the reactor.
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What's Your Line?
Fifth graders collect temperature readings over a period of time, enter the information into a spreadsheet and choose the appropriate graph to display the results.
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Information at a Glance - Using Tables in Mathematics
High schoolers create table to display GED Testing data located in paragraph provided by teacher, use information in table to create appropriate graph, and determine percentage difference between passing scores and failing scores.
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Farm Products Help Me Grow
Learners view a display of empty food containers (or illustrations). They select a food and decide as a class if it has an animal or plant origin. Students view a display of common farm animals that are commonly eaten (cow, pig, chicken,...
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Great Tasting Shapes
Fifth graders investigate the concept of median, mode, and range using a simple model for display purposes. They examine different shaped crackers out of a box and identify the ones that occur the most. Then the calculations for the...
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Water Sources in Cape Verde and West Africa
Learners analyze the importance of a fresh water supply in Cape Verde, researching five methods of obtaining and conserving water there. Learners create and present displays demonstrating their understanding of the methods of water...
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Recycled CD Bulletin Board Christmas Tree
Students create a bulletin board display of a Christmas tree out of painted CDs.
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Displaying Data
Students create a display map with data from a previous instructional activity. They incorporate graduated marks that identify areas of the school grounds that are good for planting based on density.
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Favorite Foods at Thanksgiving
Fourth graders study different types of graphs as a means of displaying information. They survey others to find their favorite Thanksgiving food and then graph the results using different types of graphs.
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Bias in Statistics
Students work to develop surveys and collect data. They display the data using circle graphs, histograms, box and whisker plots, and scatter plots. Students use multimedia tools to develop a visual presentation to display their data.
