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Define This!
If you have ever tried to define a word quickly you know it may be a difficult task. It requires careful thought and exacting word choice. In this activity, students progress through a series of step1
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If you have ever tried to define a word quickly you know it may be a difficult task. It requires careful thought and exacting word choice. In this activity, students progress through a series of steps to write definitions for science vocabulary words.
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Creature Creation
Asking students to create a new, original creature gives them a chance to have fun while using everything they know about biology, zoology and ecology. In this activity, students write about a new cr1
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Asking students to create a new, original creature gives them a chance to have fun while using everything they know about biology, zoology and ecology. In this activity, students write about a new creature, then share it with teammates.
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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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My Opinion
Many scientific pursuits have associated ethical issues. Cloning has been demonstrated with animals, should we clone humans? Students need to form reasoned opinions based on fact. In this activity, s1
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Many scientific pursuits have associated ethical issues. Cloning has been demonstrated with animals, should we clone humans? Students need to form reasoned opinions based on fact. In this activity, students explore ethical issues and write on their opinions.
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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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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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Social Studies Jeopardy
Jeopardy is a fun way to learn or review the content of the chapter or unit. In this activity, students write questions and answers relating to the topic. In teams, students quiz each other by provid1
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Jeopardy is a fun way to learn or review the content of the chapter or unit. In this activity, students write questions and answers relating to the topic. In teams, students quiz each other by providing the answer and asking for the appropriate question.
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Earth's Answers
In one sense, geography is the history of political struggle. Yet under the boundaries and divisions of nations and states lies the earth itself. Suppose the earth could speak–what would it say? In t1
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In one sense, geography is the history of political struggle. Yet under the boundaries and divisions of nations and states lies the earth itself. Suppose the earth could speak–what would it say? In this activity, students ask the earth about landforms, features, ecological health, the cycles of nature, or human use of its resources.