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Caitlin Ridley

Dinosaur Drawings - 1 views

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    Development of fine and gross motor skills and incorporating nature with art in order to have a better perspective and understanding.
Andrew Todd

Jack and the Beanstalk - Plant a Bean and Watch it Grow - 0 views

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      K.NS.3 - Observe living organisms, compare and contrast their characteristics, and ask questions about them
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      1.NS.3 - Describe objects in terms of the materials that compose them and in terms of their physical properties
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      2.NS.3 - Observe, ask questions about and describe how organisms change their forms and behaviors during their life cycles
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      3.NS.3 - Observe, describe and ask questions about plant growth and development
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      Adaptation - This project could be adapted to fit kindergarten through third grade classes as it deals with a central theme throughout the grade levels, which is observation of a living organism with greater depth progressing through the years.
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      Extension: Older students could use this opportunity to practice making lab reports for fourth grade. Students could be introduced to the steps of the scientific process. This would incorporate writing as well as the use of science and technology if any part of the report is completed on the computer.
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    Students will plant seeds, watch them grow, measure them with nonstandard objects. In addition, students will describe the bean's growth in a journal and record the growth on a calendar.
Mary Miller

Exploring yeast. | TINDERBOX - 1 views

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      These experiments should be conducted with a science notebook so students make predictions and observations, draw pictures, and record their findings. They are fun experiments to do in class, but they should be tied into a lesson about why the things happen in the experiment.  Like I have been noting in many of my science lesson activities, know your students and their capabilities and make sure that they understand what is going on.  Lessons that involve the student observing and note-taking in a science journal allow them to work at their own pace and according to their own abilities, so the nature of the assignment means that it is already adapted for all different learners. 5.NS.1 Make predictions and formulate testable questions. 5.NS.3 Plan and carry out investigations-often over a period of several lessons-as a class, in small groups or independently.
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      5.DP.3 Document the design throughout the entire design process. 5.DP.4 Select a solution to the need or problem.
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      2.4.3 Identify a need and design a simple tool to meet that need.
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    Learn about yeast with this fun science experiment!  Students will love this activity because it is very hands on, and they love to see slimy liquids that bubble and grow.  This would grab their attention and allow them to make observations and predictions about what is happening to the yeast, and then they can test those predictions by experimenting with ratios of yeast to other ingredients.  I did the balloon activity with my first graders and they loved it!  But it should really be reinforced with a lesson about why what is happening is going on, otherwise it is just something cool to see.
Andrew Todd

Dinosaur Drawings - 1 views

  • measurements in this artful activity to make drawings that can help with perspective and understanding. Ant Rulers Grades 3-6 Summary: A fun and creative way for students to learn how to
Mary Miller

Ecosystem Food Webs - Free Science Lesson/Experiment - 0 views

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      6.3.5 Describe how all animals, including humans, meet their energy needs by consuming other organisms, breaking down their structures, and using the materials to grow and function. 5.3.1 Observe and classify common Indiana organisms as producers, consumers, decomposers, predator and prey based on their relationships and interactions with other organisms in their ecosystem. This activity works really well for all types of learners because it is interactive and involves group knowledge.  For English Language learners, it would be a good idea to not only write the names of the species on the card, but to place pictures of the species on these cards as well.  This will help your ELLs, but it will also add another layer of knowledge for all students because they will start to notice that how the animal looks reflects its place on the food chain.  Animals that are fast and have sharp teeth and claws are probably at the top of the food chain, and plants are near the bottom.
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    This is a group activity to teach students the importance of every part of the food chain.  The students are given role cards to show which species they are in a given ecosystem (the example used is a rainforest).  Yarn, which represents energy, is passed among the students to show how energy moves through the food chain.  This activity emphasizes the importance of every part of the food chain.
Caitlin Ridley

Olympic Games for Kids | Education.com - 1 views

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      C.C. Standards: 1.MD.2, 1.MD.4, 2.MD.1, 2.MD.9, 2.MD.10
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      Expansion: As kicked balls could take a lot of time to measure, students could throw bean bags or jump.  For jumping they could work in pairs to measure each other's jumps and then report the data. 
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      ESL: Physical and visual aids in learning measurement will help ESL students retain measurement information. 
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    "In first grade, students are developing their graphing skills. They're learning how to record, organize, and show data. Of course, all of that can get a little dry. To spice it up, form your own Olympics committee and host The Games, right in your own backyard! Appoint your child statistician, and collecting data and showing the results on a graph will be serious fun! Let the games begin!"
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    In class I will share an AIMS version of some Olympic games for estimating and measuring that use a cotton ball shot put, straw javelin, and paper plate discus to practice these skills.
Andrew Todd

Comparing Fractions to Make One Whole - 1 views

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      CCSS.Math.Content.3.NF.A.3d Compare two fractions with the same numerator or the same denominator by reasoning about their size. Recognize that comparisons are valid only when the two fractions refer to the same whole. Record the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, or <, and justify the conclusions, e.g., by using a visual fraction model.
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      This activity would be beneficial for ELL students because they could discuss with classmates why the two different parts (represented by the cards) makes one whole. It would give ELL students opportunity to construct own meaning for concepts represented. It could be extended by adding unline denominators, which would require students to simplify or factor to find the answer.
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    Students play a card game with fractions. Every card has a fraction on it. The game begins with one card turned over and apart from the pile. Player 1 draws the card that is NOW on top of the pile. If the two cards make one whole, the student takes the pile. If it does not make one whole, place Player 1's card on top of the first card drawn. Player 2 now draws a card to see if it makes 1 whole with Player 1's card.
Andrew Todd

Regrouping with Playing Cards - 1 views

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      CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.6 Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 - 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or known sums
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      ELL and low English speaking students would benefit from the discussion present when solving long addition, subtraction, or multiplication problems with a partner.
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      Game could be modified or extended for higher grades by allowing the students to draw four cards each, then arrange them in a way to represent a 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication problem. The player with the highest total gets all four cards.
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    Shuffle deck and place cards in a pile face down. Players take turns taking a card until both players have 4 cards (for double -digit addition) or 6 cards (for triple-digit addition) and arrange them to make a two- or three-digit addition problem. The object is to make the greatest sum. When each player is done arranging their cards, they write their problem down and find their sum. Players exchange papers and check each other's addition
Maria Watson

Math-Number & Operations Base Ten - 1 views

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      MA.1.1.3 2000 Identify the number of tens and ones in numbers less than 100. MA.1.1.4 2000 Name the number that is one more than or one less than any number up to 100. MA.2.1.3 2000 Identify numbers up to 100 in various combinations of tens and ones. MA.2.1.4 2000 Name the number that is ten more or ten less than any number 10 through 90. Extension: Teacher can incorporate base 10 into calender time.  The teacher can represent the date with the correct amount of base 10 unifix cubes and the correct amount of single cubes  Adaption: Students that struggle with drawing 10 blocks can use unifix cubes to represent a set of 10 
Andrew Todd

Family Math Games - 0 views

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      CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.A.1 Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing.
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      These activities are great to get more parents involved at home with their children's learning. The supplies needed to play these games makes it very easy to do at home. Great for ELL students because it helps equip parents with the same terms and activities being performed in class.
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    Website provides a list of games that can be played at home or in school to reinforce basic math facts, fluency, and speed in recalling the facts. All games can be played with dice or playing cards.
Mary Miller

Maths Card Game - High Card - Addition - Edgalaxy - 1 views

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      1.OA.6 Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10.
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      This game can be adapted for whichever skills a particular student needs extra work on.  For example, you could multiply the cards rather than add if that is what needs worked on, but addition also works really well with the cards.  Students struggling could have half of the cards removed so they are only playing with a few numbers.  Then the rest of the deck could be added in as they advance and grow more confident.
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    Use a deck of cards to create a fun addition game for students.
Mary Miller

Ordinary Life Magic: Newton's First : With Raw Eggs - 0 views

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      This is an experiment that is fun to do in class, but it needs to incorporate the scientific method and discussion of the laws of physics in order to be educational.  I would start by explaining Newton's Laws of Motion to the class, writing them on the board, and having students copy them down in their science notebooks.  Then, after they understand the Laws of Motion, set up the egg experiment and talk about what will be going on.  Have the students draw the initial set-up in their journals, then have them make predictions about what will happen when the experiment is conducted.  All of this should be recorded in the journals.  Finally, do the experiment (it would be best if students could work in small groups so that they can conduct the experiment for themselves).  Have them record what happened with words and pictures and identify if their hypothesis was correct or not.  Then explain how this experiment uses the Laws of Motion. This activity could be adapted for special needs kids by allowing them to observe the teacher conducting the experiment rather than doing it themselves.  They could try it by themselves first, but then they should watch the teacher do it so that they are certain to see the experiment conducted correctly. 5.NS.1 Make predictions and formulate testable questions. 5.NS.4 Perform investigations using appropriate tools and technologies that will extend the senses.
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      5.DP.1 Identify a need or problem to be solved.
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    This activity can be used to introduce Newton's first and third laws of motion to children. First law: If an object experiences no net force, then its velocity is constant: the object is either at rest (if its velocity is zero), or it moves in a straight line with constant speed (if its velocity is nonzero). Third law: When a first body exerts a force F1 on a second body, the second body simultaneously exerts a force F2 = −F1 on the first body. This means that F1 and F2 are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.
Andrew Todd

Math Tub Fun - 1 views

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      CCSS.Math.Content.1.MD.A.2 Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units, by laying multiple copies of a shorter object (the length unit) end to end; understand that the length measurement of an object is the number of same-size length units that span it with no gaps or overlaps.
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      This activity is great for all learners because it takes an abstract concept like mass (weight) and provides a visual for students to think about, in terms of 1 crayon equals 2 erasers in mass, or 2 crayons equal 1 pencil in length). It provides opportunities for ELL and low English speaking students to work with measurement on terms they are familiar with. It could be extended by switching to standard units of measurement such as inches, centimeters, or grams.
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      CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.A.2 Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units of grams (g), kilograms (kg), and liters (l).1 Add, subtract, multiply, or divide to solve one-step word problems involving masses or volumes that are given in the same units, e.g., by using drawings (such as a beaker with a measurement scale) to represent the problem.
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    Student practice estimating weight and measurement. Students learn to compare different objects and record their weights based on ratios. For example, I crayon euqals 2 erasers (in terms of weight) or 2 crayons equals 1 colored pencil in terms of length.
Maria Watson

Pattern Block Rock by David Tulga - 1 views

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      MA.2.3.3 2000 Recognize and extend a linear pattern by its rules. Extension: Teacher can read Old MacDonald Had a Dragon.  This books reads to the song Old MacDonald Had a Farm which has a repetitive chorus/pattern.  This activity has to deal with beats of music where as the book as to deal with words and music but both form patterns.  Adaptations: students who struggle with holding instruments can make the patterns with the pattern blocks for other students to make a patterned beat with.
Mary Miller

Air pressure for kids | Science Sparks - 1 views

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      This activity should be done as an experiment in class.  This means that students should make a prediction about how the match will heat the air and affect the egg.  Students will write down their predictions in their science notebooks.  They should also draw pictures and make notes about what is happening in their science notebooks.  All students will be expected to participate in this activity and take notes, make predictions, draw pictures, and describe whether or not their predictions were correct.  Adaptations could be made for students with special needs by allowing them to express themselves more with pictures than words, and giving them additional time to complete their work. 5.NS.1 Make predictions and formulate testable questions 5.NS.7 Keep accurate records in a notebook during investigations and communicate findings to others using graphs, charts, maps, and models through oral and written reports.
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    This experiment shows how air pressure works by heating up air to make an egg fit into a bottle that it should not be able to.  The egg is first placed on top of the bottle to show that it does not fit through (the bottle should be large enough for the egg to fit through for the experiment, though, so it should be tested ahead of time).  Then a match is dropped in the bottle, heating the air, and forcing the egg through the hole and into the bottle.  This is a fun way to teach about air pressure and the effects of heating air.
Caitlin Ridley

Build a Terrarium | Activity | Education.com - 1 views

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      Standards: 3.3.2, 2.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.DP.5, 1.DP.6
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      Expansion: Students can observe and record changes in their terrarium over time, and create a log.  
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      ESL: Cooperative work and practice writing will help reinforce science vocabulary.  
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    Here's a great idea for recycling those 2-liter soda bottles. Create a mini plant habitat with your kids and learn what it takes to make an ecosystem work. Explain to your children that they'll be providing the water and sun for the little world they're making-its survival is in their hands! Don't be surprised if feelings of eco-responsibility start sprouting right before your eyes.
Caitlin Ridley

Solids, Liquids, Maple Syrup! | Activity | Education.com - 1 views

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      Standards: 1.1.2, 1.1.3
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      Expansion: The maple syrup part of this will be a little difficult with a stove in a classroom, but experiment with different types of liquids or solids.  Salt-water might be an interesting long-term experiment for changing a liquid to a solid.  That, or be very cautious how this is done. 
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      ESL: Recording findings will help students reinforce science writing skills. 
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    On your mark, get set, pour! Your first grader has probably already noticed that some liquids, such as pancake syrup, pour slower than liquids like water. While this topic is always fun (and a little sticky) to explore in the kitchen or at mealtimes, it's good first grade science, too. In fact, a common core topic in early elementary school science is the difference between solid and liquid states of matter. And you don't need any fancy lab equipment to learn about it. Use the activity below to help your budding scientist become familiar with the properties of liquids and solids.
Andrew Todd

Quick Math Facts with Dice - 1 views

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      Provides a fun and engaging way for partners to work together in pairs of two while practicing math facts. Provides ELL and low English speaking students extra practice recalling math facts. Provides the group learning environment as well.,
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      CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.5 Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2). CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.6 Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction
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    Students roll dice and add, subtract, and multiply. Students will work together as a pair. When the dice are rolled, the first person to shout out the correct answer gets the point.
Maria Watson

Spring is Sprung: Water Movement in Plants | Scholastic.com - 0 views

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      SCI.1.3.3 2010 Observe and explain that plants and animals have basic needs for growth and survival: plants need to take in water and need light, and animals need to take in water and food and have a way to dispose of waste. ADAPTATION: Students who are more bodily-kinesthetic learners can even use water based paint to represent their own versions of water movement.  EXTENSION: Students can draw a picture representing their observations of the water movement in the celery.
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    SCI.1.3.3 2010 Observe and explain that plants and animals have basic needs for growth and survival: plants need to take in water and need light, and animals need to take in water and food and have a way to dispose of waste.
Maria Watson

BrainPOP Jr. | Adding with Regrouping | Lesson Ideas - 1 views

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      MA.2.1.12 2000 Represent compare, and interpret data using tables, tally charts, and bar graphs  MA.2.2.2 2000  Add two whole numbers less than 100 with and without regrouping  MA.3.1.1 2000  Count, read, and write whole numbers up to 1,000 Extension: The following week, students can use the board and unifix cubes for regrouping when subtracting numbers under 100 or 1000 depending on the grade level.  Adaption: Students who have trouble engaging the activity, can perform the same task through a computer program.  This may hold the students attention longer and allow them to focus because they are working indivdually and away from a group (for those that get distracted by others easily) and the students other senses (sound, and touch)  are engaged when on the computer allowing for more opportunities to understand and engage in the lesson.
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