What’s the Matter?
Summary The student will participate in a matter investigation. This investigation will help deepen their understanding of the properties of matter, mass in matter, and …
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21st Century Garden
Summary Students, grades K-5, researched what would be the best kind of garden for our school to have in order to enhance and support the …
The Great Boat Race
Summary First grade students imagined that they were Christopher Columbus. As an explorer, they needed a way to sail across the ocean to discover new …
Weathering – 5305
Summary For this 90 minute lesson, the students were exploring physical and chemical weathering. After dividing into groups, they were assigned an environmental factor of …
Weather Balloon Space Exploration – 5318
Summary Students engage in solving a real world challenge of designing, launching & tracking a weather balloon with the goal of recording the balloon’s journey …
Newton’s Laws: A Triumph for Humanity – 5316
Summary Students created presentations which displayed Newton’s Laws of Motion. Their task was to teach another group of students about the laws and how they …
Exploring with Magnets
Summary The lesson started with students doing an open exploration of magnets in the classroom and creating a chart about what they discovered. Students were …
Where in the World is Ernie?
Summary I met with my ITRT and discussed my desire of having students research and really stretch their critical thinking cross ciricularly. After batting a …
Genetic Engineering – 5310
Summary The human race has been altering the genes of organisms through selective breeding (e.g. cattle, dogs, corn) for many years. Recently, there have been …
BUILDING BRIDGES AND MAKING CONNECTIONS: Contributions of Minority Scientists – 5826
Summary The goal of this lesson is to find ways to inspire and motivate students to believe they can achieve anything they dream. Young people …