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Write! Science
Interviews About You
Birth, growth and development are science topics that we all have personal experience with. Make a connection between these topics and students’ own lives with this writing activity. In this activity1
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Birth, growth and development are science topics that we all have personal experience with. Make a connection between these topics and students’ own lives with this writing activity. In this activity, students interview parents or caregivers about their own birth, growth and development, write out their interviews, then work with teammates to polish their interviews.
Portraits of Character
Fighting Giants - Ralph Nader
Portraits of Character are easy-to-read stories that are just a few pages long. They feature everyday heroes as well as celebrities. Each story highlights an extraordinary display of character. In th1
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Portraits of Character are easy-to-read stories that are just a few pages long. They feature everyday heroes as well as celebrities. Each story highlights an extraordinary display of character. In this story, Ralph Nader defends consumer rights. After reading the story, use the Thinking Questions to have students discuss in pairs or teams. For example, “Why is Ralph called ‘a friend of the people’? In what ways has he helped American consumers?” Use the Writing Ideas to have students write and share their writing with teammates or classmates. For example, “Ralph fought for safety belts in cars. Now many states have laws that require automobile passengers to wear safety belts. How do you feel about being required to wear a seat belt? Write a paragraph that supports your opinion.” Develop students’ character as well as thinking, reading, writing, and discussion skills as students read and reflect on this portrait of character.
Write! Math
Be Different!
There are a variety of different ways to represent the same math problem. For example, 2+3=5 could be rewritten as 5=2+3 or as 2+3=6-1 or as a word problem. In this activity, students are each assign1
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There are a variety of different ways to represent the same math problem. For example, 2+3=5 could be rewritten as 5=2+3 or as 2+3=6-1 or as a word problem. In this activity, students are each assigned a problem that they rewrite, then present their rewritten problem to teammates. Writing problems differently encourages divergent thinking and stretches mathematical intelligence.
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Graphic Conclusions
Science texts and articles are fond of charts, graphs, tables, and diagrams. Why are they put in the text? What do they mean? What conclusions can be drawn? In this activity, students analyze what th1
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Science texts and articles are fond of charts, graphs, tables, and diagrams. Why are they put in the text? What do they mean? What conclusions can be drawn? In this activity, students analyze what the graphics mean and share their analysis with teammates.
Write! Math
Share Yesterday's Class
Review, anticipatory set, warm-up, getting focused: whatever you call it, five minutes of writing about yesterday’s math learning is a great way to start math and to help students build understanding1
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Review, anticipatory set, warm-up, getting focused: whatever you call it, five minutes of writing about yesterday’s math learning is a great way to start math and to help students build understanding of facts, ideas and vocabulary about the previous day’s work. In this activity, students discuss and write about what they learned the prior day.
Write! Math
Design a Brochure
Designing a brochure requires the integration of writing and graphic design skills. In this activity, pairs make a brochure on a math topic, then share their brochures with classmates.
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Science News Report
Dissection reveals digestive system! Scientist creates chemical change! In this activity, students write a newspaper article on any science topic. Students work together to collect all the necessary1
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Dissection reveals digestive system! Scientist creates chemical change! In this activity, students write a newspaper article on any science topic. Students work together to collect all the necessary information, then write their own articles.
Portraits of Character
Second Thoughts - Sally Martinez-Koon
Portraits of Character are easy-to-read stories that are just a few pages long. They feature everyday heroes as well as celebrities. Each story highlights an extraordinary display of character. In th1
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Portraits of Character are easy-to-read stories that are just a few pages long. They feature everyday heroes as well as celebrities. Each story highlights an extraordinary display of character. In this story, Sally Martinez-Koon pulls a woman from a car. After reading the story, use the Thinking Questions to have students discuss in pairs or teams. For example, “What role does fear play in this rescue?” Use the Writing Ideas to have students write and share their writing with teammates or classmates. For example, “Write about a time when you had second thoughts. Tell what happened. Also explain what might have happened if you hadn’t had second thoughts.” Develop students’ character as well as thinking, reading, writing, and discussion skills as students read and reflect on this portrait of character.
Write! Math
Elaborate on Alternatives
“I did that another way, but I got the same answer,” says the student. “Great,” says the teacher. “Can you explain your thinking to us?” The teacher knows that there is more than one mental path thro1
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“I did that another way, but I got the same answer,” says the student. “Great,” says the teacher. “Can you explain your thinking to us?” The teacher knows that there is more than one mental path through the mathematical mind. In this writing assignment, students develop their mathematical intelligence as they brainstorm alternative routes to solving a problem and assess the relative merits of two alternate routes.
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A Scientific Breakthrough
Science is a field loaded with awesome discoveries and achievements that have altered our perceptions of the world and our daily behaviors. In this activity, students pretend they are present during1
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Science is a field loaded with awesome discoveries and achievements that have altered our perceptions of the world and our daily behaviors. In this activity, students pretend they are present during a scientific breakthrough or discovery, and send a telegram to a friend describing the event.