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Laura Riggins

smdigitcards.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 1 views

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    Identify the digits students will use by handing demo digit cards to selected students (e.g. 3, 5, 8). Students at desks should take these same digits from their card decks. Give directions for students to form a number to meet specific criteria. Students in front rearrange themselves to build a number. Students at desks arrange digit cards to build a number to satisfy the conditions. Build the largest number you can. Build the smallest number you can. Build a number less than 800. Build a number greater than 800. Build a number that is between 300 and 500. Build a different number that is between 300 and 500. Repeat with different digits and different directions. 2.NBT.3 Read and write numbers to 1000 using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form. Sticky Note: This could be enriched by having students call out directions and do as group table activities as a review game before a test
Ashley Stewart

Building the Best Bridge | Education.com - 1 views

    • Ashley Stewart
       
      The Design Process: Identify a need or problem to be solved; brainstorm potential solutions; document the design throughout the entire design process; select the most appropriate materials to develop a solution that will meet the need; create the solution through a prototype; test and evaluate how well the solution meets the goal; communicate how to improve the solution. This activity can be modified for gifted students by having them record their predictions, as well as measure how much weight each bridge held. The activity can be adjusted for younger grades by having them design only one bridge, rather than several. It can also be adjusted by providing specific materials for the younger students, rather than giving them a wide variety of choices for materials.
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    Students use various materials to build and design the best possible bridge. The goal is to build different types of bridges using different materials and testing the strength of their bridges with various objects.
Susan Shonle

Build a Polygon | Education.com - 1 views

  • Geometry has never been so engaging! In this activity, players will practice drawing shapes, measuring, and finding perimeter. The goal is to create as many polygons as possible, and it's trickier than it sounds!
    • Susan Shonle
       
      Extension: This game could include letters (A,B,C) to represent the sides of the polygon, so that the student could put the measurements into an equation. Adaptations: Gifted students could help peers who struggle with finding perimeter or measuring.  ELL students would benefit from the drawing in this activity and use of deck of cards which provide pictures. 
    • Susan Shonle
       
      Extension: This game could include letters (A,B,C) to represent the sides of the polygon, so that the student could put the measurements into an equation.  Adaptations: Gifted students could help peers who struggle with finding perimeter or measuring.  ELL students would benefit from the drawing in this activity and use of deck of cards which provide pictures. 
    • Susie Beesley
       
      You could tag this activity for "measurement" since it involves perimeter and measuring with centimeter rulers.
Mary Jo Mack

Rollin' Rollin' Rollin' - 1 views

    • Mary Jo Mack
       
      6.4.1 "Understand how to apply potential or kinetic energy to power a simple device"
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      This activity could be differentiated for gifted students by challenging them to use materials they can find around the classroom other than those provided once they have determined how to successfully build the wheel and axle devices out of the provided materials.
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    Children will use and describe processes of science and design technology to build and test simple wheel and axle devices made of disposable cups.
Lori Jones

Build a Terrarium | Education.com - 1 views

    • Lori Jones
       
      Modification to project required to meet standard.  *** Can be modified to include discussion of recycling***
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    2.3.1:  Observe closely over a period of time and then record in pictures and words the changes in plants and animals throughout their life cycles - including details of their body plan, structure and timing of growth, reproduction, and death. Modification to activity:  Students will create a journal to log all data from start to finish.  Building the terrarium will occur at the beginning of the project, and notes will be kept as the plants grow.   ELL:  Easily explained through modeling and pictures Higher Ability:  Students could be class photographers and be responsible for uploading photos and printing them for the journals.
Mary Jo Mack

Muddy Waters - 1 views

    • Mary Jo Mack
       
      3.4.2 "Define the uses and types of simple machines and utilize simple machines in the solution to a ―real world problem."
    • Mary Jo Mack
       
      Extension: Our water needs to be clean for so many reasons- not just taking a bath! Students could brainstorm in groups reasons why we need clean, filtered water (i.e. cooking, cleaning, etc.)  Extension: Social Studies- What an eye opening experience it could be for students to learn about third world countries and how lucky we are to not have to worry about having clean water to clean, cook, and bathe with.
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    In the book Dirt Boy, Fister Farnello loved dirt so much that he ate it, played in it and refused get rid of it. He finally takes a bath. Children will design, build a water filter and use it to clean muddy water.
Susan Shonle

Design Briefs Children's Engineering Free Resources - 1 views

    • Susan Shonle
       
      Extensions: This activity connects Natural Science with English (LA).   Students read books about recycling, reusing and reducing waste.   They also read about birdhouses. Finally, they write an essay on how the house is earth friendly. Adaptations: Gifted students can make their own birdhouse and document type of bird and habitat it is designed for.  ESL and Special Ed students can work in small groups or pairs to design birdhouse and do research/reading together. 
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    Earth Friendly Birdhouse: Design Process - choosing specific materials for the design in mind and function. You have also been talking about resources and know that conserving resources by recycling, reusing, and reducing waste is important. Now you will have a chance to put what you know to use. Design Challenge:Design and build a birdhouse that will attract a bird in your neighborhood. The bird you plan the house for should be about the size of a tennis ball. Criteria:Your birdhouse must have a door that is big enough for a golf ball to fit through. Have a perch inside. Have a perch outside the door. Be able to hang from a tree or other support for 5 minutes with a golf ball inside. Keep birds safe from rain and wind. Be squirrel and cat proof.
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    Multiple grade levels can do this project, but differentiation would be required for skill and developmental level. Younger grades would require more help and modeling of project.
Krista Hirr

Structures: Building Activities for Kids | Exploratorium - 1 views

    • Krista Hirr
       
      After exploring as a group, have students build a structure at home that they believe is the most structurally sound as well as tallest possible. The guidelines for this project are as follows: The stucture can only be made out of spaghetti and marshmallows.The budget for thier structure is $200 (not real money). Each marshmallow (hypothetically) costs $10 and each strand of uncooked spaghetti costs $5. The structure must hold a stuffed gorilla that weighs 5 oz. The tallest structure wins. My sister's kids do this project. It is required for 4th and 5th graders, but it is open to the whole school. Her kids have been doing it since 1st grade and love it. Every year they try a new design and take pictures of models past.
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    This website shows you how to explore different structures and answer the question, which supports the most weight, trauma, wind? and what purpose do they all serve.
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    This sounds very interesting! I enjoy hearing about projects that keep the students' interest year after year.
Mary Jo Mack

Create a Shoebox Habitat | Education.com - 1 views

    • Mary Jo Mack
       
      1.3.4 "Describe how animals' habitats, including plants, meet their needs for food, water, shelter and an environment in which they can live."
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      Extension: This is a great way to open up conversation between the students and increase communication skills as they work together to determine what they need in their habitat in order for their living organisms to survive. This could also be a fun language arts cross-curricular activity- students could answer the question "What would your shoebox habitat look like?"
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    First graders love to create stories. Their especially imaginative brains are always coming up with plots and characters for even the simplest of things. This knack for creative story building is something that can help your child in any subject. In first grade, part of your child's science unit will be learning about the characteristics of different habitats. He'll discuss geography, learn about different kinds of environments, and talk about what kinds of animals live where. By creating a shoebox habitat with your child, you will expand on what he is learning in school and allow him to put those budding creative instincts to good use!
Liz Dilts

Make a String Phone - Fun Science Projects for Kids - 1 views

    • Liz Dilts
       
      3.1.1 Generate sounds using different materials, objects and techniques. Record the sounds and then discuss and share the results. 3.1.3 Investigate and recognize that sound moves through solids, liquids and gases (e.g., air). Differentiation: Assign a student with poor fine motor skills a partner to do their hole poking for them.  With their partner, have students build their telephones with help from a peer.  Although this project may seem simple to build, students with under-developed motor skills would have great difficulty with this task.  Having a students get help from a peer would allow them to complete the task and practice working collaboratively with others.
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    In this activity, students will create a telephone using paper cups and string.  Students will use their telephones to observe how sound and vibrations travel through air.
Brandon Appleton

Build a Wormery - 1 views

    • Brandon Appleton
       
      When having students record their observations prepare two rubrics that have different requirements for students. One that challenges students in their writing and another that challenges them to draw and write less about their observations 
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    Easy experiment to do in class that requires some good record keeping and simple observation of what the worms will do. Easy pets to have in the room. 
Jessica Buell

Shapes, Sizes and Colors | Dr Mike's Math Games for Kids | Free Cool Math Games! - 1 views

    • Jessica Buell
       
      you can adapt this activity in many ways. You could just have children build shapes with the pices or you could give them tangram mats to build specific shapes.
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      you can extend this lesson for 5th and 6th grade to help work on reasoning and logical thinking by setting up a 3 circle venn diagram and giving the students cards and the oponent has to guess the puzzle of which shapes belong in which circle based on their attributes.
Susan Shonle

The Golden Mean: Fibonacci and the Golden Ratio | Education.com - 1 views

  • In this activity, your child will develop her mathematical thinking and expand her intellectual horizons as she builds a growth spiral - a spiral found in nature that can be predicted by the Fibonacci sequence.
    • Susan Shonle
       
      In this activity, the child will develop her mathematical thinking and expand her intellectual horizons as she builds a growth spiral - a spiral found in nature that can be predicted by the Fibonacci sequence.
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      Extensions: Math/History/Art (Leonardo of Pisa: Fibonacci) The Golden Mean Adaptations: ESL will be able to visualize Golden Ratio - proportions of art and architecture.  Special Ed will work in small groups paired with good math students. Teacher will provide completed sample of spiral and objects from nature that show this spiral.
Lori Jones

http://www.k-5mathteachingresources.com/support-files/fractionswithcolortiles.pdf - 2 views

    • Lori Jones
       
      Differentiation:  Good small group activity or activity that could be independent for some, and teacher-table directed for others.
    • Lori Jones
       
      Differentiation:  Good small group activity or activity that could be independent for some, and teacher-table directed for others.
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    Fractions with color tiles.  Allows students to record their findings on graph paper.  Make a game of it by trading papers, and allowing the other student to attempt to build the other student's fraction bar without peeking at the answer.
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    I made a copy of this activity. It's simple yet effective (and I have a set of colored plastic tiles that I only use when discussing area, so this is a great additional use for them.)
Lori Jones

http://www.k-5mathteachingresources.com/support-files/designingatoybox.pdf - 1 views

    • Lori Jones
       
      Allow students to work independently or in small groups.  Provide legos and base plates for student use.  Differentiation may include the chance to design the entire room, or just the toy box.  Students would have an opportunity to visually present, or just set up the model.  
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    I plan to allow the students to design and build their toy boxes to scale.  I would model using legos (and legos could be provided to them for use as well.)  They would have an opportunity to layout the entire bedroom (to scale.)
Amanda McCarthy

Play Popsicle Math | Education.com - 1 views

    • Amanda McCarthy
       
      To increase the difficulty of this activity you could also use subtraction, multiplication, and division. Students who need extra help could be paired up to help eachother during the activity. This activity would make a good station activity for a small group of students. For ELLs make sure to only include the symbols (+, =, etc.) so they do not have to read equals and add.
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    Here's a hands-on activity that classroom teachers use to help kids get a feel for equations and start building lifelong skills. Popsicle sticks are used to create different addition problems.
Jessica Buell

Building Blocks: What is the Difference Between Rocks and Minerals? | Education.com - 0 views

    • Jessica Buell
       
      3.2.2 Observe the detailed characteristics of rocks and minerals. Identify rocks as being composed of different combinations of minerals. 3rd grade
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      Adaptions: You can adapt this activity by showing the students what each of the gumdoprs represents then creating a venn diagram demonstrating the sinilarities and differences of rocks and minerals for a visual aid. Extensions:
    • Jessica Buell
       
      It seems pretty in depth, not sure you would need to change it much for older grades, you can add additional activities for them to look deeper into the research.
Laura Riggins

Odyssey of the Mind - 1 views

    • Laura Riggins
       
      Sticky Note: This could be used for graphing if students had to test their structures multiple times, create a graph and find the average. Then could create a class graph of each group's averages. Could also be manipulated for younger students by changing the amount of materials.
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    5.DP.2-4: Brainstorm potential solutions. Document the design throughout the entire design process. Select a solution to the need or problem. Omit the scoring, extend the time frame so that each group gets 15 minutes to brainstorm their solution and 20 minutes to build/test their structure Sticky Note: This could be used for graphing if students had to test their structures multiple times, create a graph and find the average. Then could create a class graph of each group's averages. Could also be manipulated for younger students by changing the amount of materials.
Mary Jo Mack

Explore Buoyancy: Make a Soy Sauce Cartesian Diver | Education.com - 1 views

    • Mary Jo Mack
       
      5.1.3 "Demonstrate that regardless of how parts of an object are assembled the weight of the whole object is identical to the sum of the weight of the parts; however, the volume can differ from the sum of the volumes."
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      Extension: Incorporate social studies and language arts- The Cartesian diver is named after Rene Descartes, a French philosopher and physicist. Students can do a research report on scientists that have made significant contributions to the world of science throughout history.
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    Ever wondered how a submarine can control when it rises and sinks in the water? Build a Cartesian diver to find out! Named after French philosopher and physicist René Descartes, this classic science experiment is a great way for kids to see the principle of buoyancy at work. And with such a simple set-up, it's a fun and inexpensive way to dive into physics!
Mary Jo Mack

Layering Liquids: Explore Density Science | Education.com - 2 views

    • Amanda McCarthy
       
      Students who are more advanced can find the density of the liquids and then explain why some liguids are "heavier" than others. This activity could also be used for higher grades that deal with finding densities of different substances. This activity can be connected to math by measuring the volumes of the liquids.
    • Susie Beesley
       
      It's fun to add the liquids out of order from densest to least dense and observe as they still seek their layer. I've done this with Karo syrup that I've added blue food coloring to, red water, and oil, but we add the water first, then the Karo syrup, and then the oil and the liquid seeks its layer. We extend this further by stirring the liquids too. Some of the layers separate out, but others remain mixed. It's a cool activity!
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      5.1.2 "Describe the difference between weight and mass. Understand that weight is dependent on gravity and mass is the amount of matter in a given substance or material."
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      Extension: After completing the experiment with oil and water, students could experiment with other liquids and make a hypothesis whether or not the density of the two liquids will be the same or different.
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    In this activity students compare the mass and volume of different liguids by pouring the liquids into the same container and seeing which ones are "heavier" and "lighter."
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    Density - or mass per volume - of a liquid is an important scientific concept that can be viewed with the naked eye. We see it all the time with oil and water. Oil has a different density than water so the two liquids do not mix. In this experiment your child will look at a number of liquids with different densities and compare them all to water. She'll build her science skills and learn one of the most fundamental scientific concepts she'll use for years to come.
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