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Classify This!
What are phyla or the tidy columns and rows of the periodic table but classification systems? Classifying is an essential skill for a scientist. This is a generic activity that can be used to classif1
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What are phyla or the tidy columns and rows of the periodic table but classification systems? Classifying is an essential skill for a scientist. This is a generic activity that can be used to classify anything from animals to elements. Teams develop their own classification system, and share them with other teams. Students write about their favorite system.
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Commonalities
What do the Vietnam War and the Korean War have in common? What do Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi have in common? In this activity, students analyze historical events or characters for their commo1
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What do the Vietnam War and the Korean War have in common? What do Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi have in common? In this activity, students analyze historical events or characters for their commonalities.
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Quote and Comment
Write a quotation on the board relating to the topic of study, then have students discuss the quotation in pairs. Students write their analysis or evaluation of the quote and share their writing with1
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Write a quotation on the board relating to the topic of study, then have students discuss the quotation in pairs. Students write their analysis or evaluation of the quote and share their writing with teammates. This is a great way to get students thinking about the topic, and can be done daily at the beginning or end of class.
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Evaluate the Alternatives
Protecting the environment is the subject of hundreds of articles and books. Science, ethics, politics, individual rights and other factors collide when environmental issues are raised. Automobiles,1
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Protecting the environment is the subject of hundreds of articles and books. Science, ethics, politics, individual rights and other factors collide when environmental issues are raised. Automobiles, for example, might be built to run on natural gas, solar power, electrical power, even steam. Alternatives abound, but which are the right ones? In this activity, students brainstorm alternatives, discuss the advantages and disadvantages, then write an essay.
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Singing Science
An amazing amount of information can be contained in a song. Here is the opportunity for some of your musically-inclined students to apply their music smarts to learn about science. In this activity,1
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An amazing amount of information can be contained in a song. Here is the opportunity for some of your musically-inclined students to apply their music smarts to learn about science. In this activity, pairs research and write a song to a familiar tune. Pairs sing their science as a duet to the class.
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Make A Myth
Myths are traditional stories of unknown origin used to explain how the world came to be, how human and animal creatures came to possess various characteristics, and why the stars travel across the s1
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Myths are traditional stories of unknown origin used to explain how the world came to be, how human and animal creatures came to possess various characteristics, and why the stars travel across the sky in meaningful patterns. These fictitious stories usually involve the exploits of gods and heroes. In this activity, students write their own myths about a science topic. This activity provides a good anticipatory set to learning the reality behind any science topic.
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Science Jeopardy
Everyone loves the quiz show Jeopardy. In this activity, students play Science Jeopardy in their teams. Students write questions reviewing science topics covered and the answers to their questions. I1
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Everyone loves the quiz show Jeopardy. In this activity, students play Science Jeopardy in their teams. Students write questions reviewing science topics covered and the answers to their questions. In teams, they take turns quizzing each other.
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Outline Review
Outlining is one of the, if not the, most helpful tools for writing and studying. By outlining, students examine main concepts, supporting details, and the interrelations of the learning materials. I1
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Outlining is one of the, if not the, most helpful tools for writing and studying. By outlining, students examine main concepts, supporting details, and the interrelations of the learning materials. In this activity, students outline a chapter or parts of the text. Team members use their outlines to recreate a summary of the chapter or text.
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Experiment Reflections
Experimentation is one of a scientists greatest tools for discovering truths about the world. Often times, experiments generate more questions than they answer. In this activity, students reflect on1
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Experimentation is one of a scientists greatest tools for discovering truths about the world. Often times, experiments generate more questions than they answer. In this activity, students reflect on the purpose, procedure and findings of their experiment and think about the implications of the research for new areas of inquiry.
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Social Studies Skit
Make social studies come alive through skits. In this activity, students work in teams to write and rehearse a skit. Teams perform their skit for the class. Skits create experiential learning for stu1
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Make social studies come alive through skits. In this activity, students work in teams to write and rehearse a skit. Teams perform their skit for the class. Skits create experiential learning for students, activate the bodily/kinesthetic intelligence and are a lot of fun to do.