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General Interest, Lab/Student Activity
In this technology-focused resource, you will be learning how to utilize the Scratch Junior App to create a digital science journal entry and/or scientific explanation for Primary students. Other Resources: https://web.extension.illinois.edu/gpe/case1/c1facts2d.html... read more
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Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan, Unit Plan
This unit plan asks the overarching question: how does our increasing understanding of genetics impact our personal decisions and choices? The unit is divided into the following subsections: 1. Introducing the Genetic Process Unit: Surveying the Class and Articulating... read more
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Lab/Student Activity, Unit Plan
This learning experience can be used as a culminating activity (in lieu of a final exam) or as a project that covers a number of strands. In an attempt to find out if it is possible to build a building (e.g. a home, school, office, shopping mall, etc.) that can be... read more
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Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan, Unit Plan
Students will examine the critical inquiry question: how can understanding the characteristics and needs of animals help people to find/create a habitat that meets those needs? Their challenge will be to redesign a zoo enclosure based on their knowledge of the needs... read more
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Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan, Unit Plan
This learning experience will develop an understanding of biodiversity through inquiry, related to the overall Science expectations, as well as some of the expectations in Language and Social Studies. The process begins with critical questions related to... read more
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Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
Grade 3 students will plan and build a strong and stable structure that would be suitable for supporting playground equipment and creating play structures inspired by simple machines studied in Grade 2. Grade 2 students, will plan and use a simple machine (or a... read more
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Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
Students will learn to describe mechanisms and how to reverse engineer (deconstruct or dissect) a technology of their choice and present it as a poster. I would not suggest other forms at this point because the poster can be easily accessed in the classroom as an... read more
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Lab/Student Activity, Teacher Demonstration
Peergrade.io is a free website that allows teachers to provide a rubric for students to use to assess peer assignments. The website allows teachers to see student assignments and the feedback they provide to their peers, while keeping everything anonymous for the... read more
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Lab/Student Activity
Students reasearch the taxonomic breakdown of a variety of organisms. Students will look at was characterisitcs are present and absent. Through this investigation they will determine the plausible evolutionary history of the organism. read more
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Lab/Student Activity
This activity uses the EdPuzzle platform to assess students understanding of the cell cycle. The students will watch a video through EdPuzzle that has a series of questions embedded in it. They will answer the questions as they watch. read more