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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.
Mary Miller

Math Games-Operation and Skills with Dice - 1 views

  • Operation skills with dice
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      Students who take a longer time to complete the activity could be given a number board with numbers one through ten on it, rather than one through sixteen.  This would save some time and allow slower students to finish at around the same time as the rest of the class.
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      3.OA.7 Fluently multiply and divide within 100, using strategies such as the relationship between multiplication and division (e.g., knowing that 8 × 5 = 40, one knows 40 ÷ 5 = 8) or properties of operations. By the end of Grade 3, know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers.
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    This is a fun game that requires students to fill a number chart (1-16) with chips by rolling three dice and using the operations (add/subtract and multiply/divide) the numbers.  They try to fill all the numbers on the chart, but no number can be covered twice, so they have to think about which operations they are going to use on the dice they roll.
Caitlin Ridley

Getting to the Bottom of the Pyramids - 1 views

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    As a result of this activity, students will be able to construct informal logical arguments to justify reasoning processes and conclusions.
Mary Miller

Color Science For Kids - 0 views

  • Disappearing Color Science Experiment Color Combination Science
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      This activity should be introduced with a discussion about the properties of light.  The teacher could talk about why rainbows are all different colors or use a prism to show how light can be broken into all different colors.  A short video on the topic might work well for this topic as well, if you can find a good one.  By the end of the initial introduction, students should understand that all different colors of light, when combined, create white light.  Then students will be introduced to the experiment, write their predictions in their science notebooks, conduct the experiment, and record their findings. 4.NS.4 Perform investigations using appropriate tools and technologies that will extend the senses. 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. Like most experiments, student capabilities should be taken into consideration. If they cannot handle conducting this experiment on their own or with a small group, they can observe another student's or the teacher's experiment.
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    This is a very hands-on activity that would be good as a supplement to a science lesson, but may not work so well on its own.  It could be used as a fun activity for family science or some other sort of science fair as well.  In this activity, students create colored disks and attach them to strings.  When spun rapidly, the colored disks appear to be white and have no color.  This would be a great introduction to learning about the properties of light, and how white light is really comprised of all the different colors.  A prism would be a helpful add-on to this lesson as well.
Caitlin Ridley

Make a Clock! | Education.com - 1 views

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      C.C. Standard: 1.MD.3, 2.MD.7
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      Expansion: This doesn't just have to be for first grade.  Second graders can add the full clock face to practice telling time to the nearest five minutes.  Time cards can be made so that in pairs, students can give each other random times to display on their clocks and check with each other. 
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      ENL: Telling time is also difficult for ENL students.  Pair work and cooperative discussion will help them build their time vocabulary. 
Mary Miller

Lesson Plans: Growing Lima Beans (3-5, Science) - 0 views

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  • All right guys, if you had fun doing this activity today you can try your own experiment at home. You can do this activity with different types of seeds. You can also do the potato suspended in water as well as the carrot top grown in soil.
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      An extension for this activity would be to have students who seem to be enjoying it but are moving ahead of the group try the growing experiment with different plants.  These students could then compare the lima bean growth to that of other plants. Students who are struggling, or maybe who have had a plant die could work together in groups and share plants to observe and experiment with. 4.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. 4.3.4 Describe a way that a given plant or animal might adapt to a change arising from a human or non-human impact on its environment.
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    This site shows what should be included on student worksheets for this activity, and it also tells you what you should be doing every day for this unit of study.  This allows students to see first-hand the different parts of plants and to observe plant growth as it happens.  I like that it includes both dissection of the seed, or plant embryo, and growth of a plant.  Students should use their science notebooks to record the stages of growth of the plants and to make scientific drawings of what they see.
Maria Watson

Money Game - 1 views

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      MA.5.5.7 2000 Add and subtract with money in decimal notation. Adaption:  Students who struggle with mental math can use fake money to solve the problem by sorting the total amount of money they begin with into different bills and add or subtract the money from their piles to get the answer  Extension:  In classes where money is used in the class economy, students can calculate the amount of money spent on Market Day (a day where they get to spend money earned on something tangible)
Caitlin Ridley

Math Baseball | Education.com - 1 views

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      CC.Standard: 3.OA.7
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      Expansion: By rewriting the scoring chart, this could be done with division too, or even addition and subtraction for younger grades. 
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      ENL: Math fact practice is valuable for every student.  Working in pairs, students can communicate and assist each other. 
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    This two-player game is a fun way to practice multiplication facts! You'll use a pair of dice to determine the numbers you will multiply with. The product determines whether you've hit a single, double, triple, or home run! Help your third grader improve his confidence with multiplication by reviewing facts in this fun new way.
Caitlin Ridley

Around the School Yard, Multiplication Style | Education.com - 1 views

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      C.C. Standard: 3.OA.7
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      Expansion: This board game could be recreated to be longer or shorter, or to have different numbers.  In addition, larger dice with more sides could be used for practice multiplying two digit numbers.    
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      ESL: Cooperative games, interaction with peers and repetitive practice help esl students retain math fact information.  
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    Take a break from the flash cards and try practicing multiplication facts with this fun board game! You will need two dice, a game board print-out, and place markers. It's a simple way to reach an important goal. Help your third grader gain more confidence working with his times tables as you race to make your way around the school yard in this exciting activity.
Maria Watson

How to Make a 3D Square Out of Paper - 1 views

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      MA.6.5.7 2000 Construct a cube and rectangular box from two-dimensional patterns and use these patterns to compute the surface area of the objects. MA.6.5.1 2000 Select and apply appropriate standard units and tools to measure length, area, volume, weight, time, temperature, and the size of angles. MA.6.5.2 2000 Extension: After cubes are made, students can decorate them as they please and they will be hung from the ceiling the following day. Before the cubes are hung, the teacher can review lessons on correct units to use when measuring the volume, area, and various shapes on the planes of the cube.    Adaption: Print directions bi-lingually for ELL students and allow students to write the correct units of measure on their cubes to help them remember. 
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    My sixth graders enjoyed making origami shapes. In addition to the math concepts it helped with reading and following directions. We used to recycle greeting cards to make boxes as well. It can be a little harder to make the folds, but it was a good use of resources.
Andrew Todd

Oreo Cookie Moon Phases : Science Bob's Science Experiment Blog - 0 views

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      Standards: 2.DP.2 - Day to day and over the seasons, observe, measure, record and recognize patterns and ask questions about features of weather. (2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 2.2.6) Investigate how the position of the sun and moon and the shape of the moon change in observable patterns. (2.2.7, 2.2.8, 2.2.9)
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      Extension: Students could use this activity as a stepping stone to study the phases of the moon in greater depth. The next step could be to model the changes of the moon as it rotates the earth by using a flashlight as the sun.
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      Adaptation: This is a great physical representation to descripe words that may have no meaning to ELL students. Students are more likely to remember the phases because there is food involved and it was studied in a casual setting.
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    Students can learn the phases of the moon as they enjoy a tasty snack. Students open Oreos up and remove ice to make the different phases of the moon.
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