Compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object and determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull. Driving Question: Can I as “Science Investigator”, engineer and design, a way to move an object without using my hands or feet?
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AASL has just released their OER Toolkit to help support the AASL Standards. They used the personas from the AASL Standards book. There are tie-ins with the shared foundations and the domains.
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Combine literacy and music by creating a body percussion accompaniment to the book, Listen to the Rain by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault.
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In this adaptation of the ReadWriteThink lesson, after a read aloud of Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish, students discuss text-dependent questions to promote an understanding of the story's character.
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Students use provided weblinks to learn some facts about internet and cyber safety. Once they have researched they use the inforation collected to creat a poster for the classroom or media center that would be a guide for other students.
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What are the elements of narrative writing? How do authors describe people and places in their writing? From exposure to this lesson, students will gain a clear understanding of setting, characters, problem/solution, and plot. Each day students listen to a read-aloud of a story and are guided by discussions related to the focus story element for the lesson. After working collaboratively, students engage in independent activities such as completing a character map; a setting illustration; a problem/solution chart; a beginning, middle, and ending activity; and a story map. Activities can be modified for early readers by allowing them to work with partners.
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This is a task from the Illustrative Mathematics website that is one part of a complete illustration of the standard to which it is aligned. Each task has at least one solution and some commentary that addresses important asects of the task and its potential use. Here are the first few lines of the commentary for this task: Materials - 2 clear plastic cups for each pair of students - 4 bean seeds for each pair - soil - unifix cubes - a plant or math journal to record data ...
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An excellent resource and a teaching guide to use with the book "Winter is Here" by Kevin Henkes.
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A great lesson plan for an author study on Leo Lionni, the award winning author of several children's literature.
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This mini-lesson will help teach students the basics of creating in-text citations in MLA format.
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This strategy provides a forum and networking opportunities for students to explore multiple careers. There is a common misconception that students should have a somewhat clear idea of what their career or post-secondary path should be. In truth, many students have only been exposed to a limited number of post-secondary options based on what their immediate family members have done. One way to expand the options students are aware of is to expose them to multiple and somewhat non-traditional career choices. These are typically careers that are self-built/entrepreneurial, not well-known, and don't always require a degree or certification. In this strategy, a teacher gathers a panel of entrepreneurs and networking resources for students to explore and experience.
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This is an easy, short and effective way to incorporate/utilize Social Emotional Learning into your classroom. It helps children to learn to focus and deal with emotional issues in a positive manner.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Demonstration, Self Assessment
Students create a small time capsule of their own, shaped like a pyramid.
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This lesson plan introduces the practice of using primary sources; where to find primary sources, what they are, how to examine them, and how to construct a context to tell more of the story.Students will:Analyze personal artifacts as primary sources; Analyze historical primary sources; andConnect historical text with primary sources.Materials/Links Included:Primary Source Analysis ToolPrimary source setsTeacher's guide to Analyzing Primary Sources
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This lesson plan provides 100 ways to use digital cameras in the classroom.
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The lessons in this unit provide you with an opportunity to use online resources to further enliven your students' encounter with Greek mythology, to deepen their understanding of what myths meant to the ancient Greeks, and to help them appreciate the meanings that Greek myths have for us today. In the lessons below, students will learn about Greek conceptions of the hero, the function of myths as explanatory accounts, the presence of mythological terms in contemporary culture, and the ways in which mythology has inspired later artists and poets.
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Student groups will design and complete the building of a tower- discovering the importance of writing a procedure to help solve agriculture challenges through research and innovation. They will also explore different areas of agriculture and continue to build their knowledge through brainstorming and class discussions.
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This lesson focuses on the importance of geographic features and the abundance of natural resources that helped ancient Egypt become the world's first superpower. Students will learn about the geography and resources available to the ancient Egyptians and create a multimedia tour that demonstrates this learning to others.
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Explore climate and latitude relative to the settlement of the original 13 colonies. GeoInquiries are designed to be fast and easy-to-use instructional resources that incorporate advanced web mapping technology. Each 15-minute activity in a collection is intended to be presented by the instructor from a single computer/projector classroom arrangement. No installation, fees, or logins are necessary to use these materials and software.
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This unit walks students through a variety of activities revolving around George Orwell's book '1984'.
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