Ducklings In School  |
While K-3 Students hatch duck eggs in their classroom, they work with a partner to find out how ducks and people are alike and different, creating a story or skit with their findings. |
| Why
Do Animals Live Where They Live? |
A
Multidisciplinary Activity for Grades 2-3 that allows students to choose
an animal to research and analyze according to how and why it lives where
it does |
| The
Mitten |
Grades
K & 5 collaborate to research an animal from Jan Brett’s, The
Mitten and prepare a persuasive medium and PowerPoint presentation to convince
a logging company to spare this animal’s habitat. |
| Fabulous
Florida |
Students
(GR. 2-5) will research the attributes of Florida and collaborate to prepare
a persuasive letter and poster to convince the President that Florida should
receive the “America’s Favorite State” Award |
| Money:
Counting & Making Change |
2nd
graders work together in pairs to learn how to count money and make change.
They also get to go on a shopping spree and earn a certificate. |
| The
Human Body |
2nd
graders will work with a partner to plan and create a nourishing week’s
menu for their teacher. They will begin by researching different parts of
the human body, exercising, and health foods. |
| Back
in Time with the Pilgrims & Indians |
2nd
graders will work with a buddy to role play either a Pilgrim or Native American
and research their food, clothing, shelter, and entertainment. |
| Dinosaur
WebQuest |
2nd
graders will learn about one dinosaur and the time period in which it lived.
Then, they will work together with the other members of their class to design
a Dinosaur Zoo. |
| Pilgrims,
Native Americans, and Us |
2nd
graders will research a Pilgrim or Native American, using a Venn Diagram
to compare their lives then to now. Then, they will write a letter to a
Pilgrim or Native American inviting them to their house for dinner. |
| A
Quest for Respect with "The Grouchy Ladybug" |
1st
and 2nd graders go on a quest to discover the meaning of respect and to
become a ladybug expert. They will read the book The Grouchy Ladybug and
act out how the characters felt when they were being treated badly.
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| Nutrition:
The Quest For Better Health |
Kindergarten
students research, collect, and record data on eating healthy foods to help
friendly aliens that have landed on Earth and are eating all kinds of junk
food and getting sick from it. |
| The
Water Cycle |
2nd
graders take a tour through the water cycle to learn about what happens
to a drop of water as it experiences evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. |
| An
Insect's Perspective |
Students
imagine themselves as an insect whose habitat is about to be destroyed.
It is their task to write a letter to Mr. Terminex persuading him that they
should be allowed to live. |
| Hey,
Little Ant |
Responding
to the book Hey, Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose, second graders
will research ants to determine their value. They will collaborate to make
a persuasive group presentation and write and illustrate an ending to the
story. |
| Exploring
Our Five Senses |
First
Graders will work in pairs to research the five senses and then create a
pet that has only two of the five senses, discovering how this inhibits
their pet from being able to do certain things. |
| Black
History: Past to Present |
After
researching and reporting on a famous African American, second graders create
and perform in a skit/play depicting that character. |
| To
Have or to Have Not |
1st
graders will work in teams to create painting businesses. They will have
to make choices and apply their knowledge about scarcity, goods and services,
and banking. |
| The
Case
of the Missing Trunks |
Second
graders receive mystery trunks that belonged to famous explorers and are
challenged to investigate and find clues from within the trunks in order
to return them to their rightful owners. |
| What's
Living? |
First
Grade Students learn about living and non-living things in order to convince
their principal to allow them to get a classroom pet. |
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