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Simple Machines Students will use five pre-selected websites to define types of simple machines and gather examples. They will evaluate the websites as part of this lesson to determine which provided the best information, was easiest to navigate, and most understandable. Following this lesson, students will create a scavenger hunt and video to teach other students about simple machines. 5
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Rock Star Road Trip Just what is there to do and see in this country anyway? We don't often ask students what their interests are. Through personal choice in music, this activity encourages students to visit other cities, apply real-world tools, and discover just what there is to do in other places. May be conducted collaboratively with music (genre), social studies (geography), and Math (economics)or may be taught in isolation. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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My Personal Wellness Students answer the essential question(s): What do I need to know and do to live a balanced and healthy life? What do I need to know and do to become a life-long learner? They design advanced research strategies to access, evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information from appropriate sources to construct understanding and to become health-literate. They research a wellness concern and create an evaluative annotated bibliography to demonstrate creativity and productivity. 9
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In Case of Emergency Fifth grade students will investigate local natural disasters, specifically focusing on the preparedness for natural disasters, and produce a news broadcast based on their research for school's morning announcements. The students will use various resources to locate necessary information in order to answer the essential question: How should you be prepared in the event of natural disaster? 5
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Community Helpers In a theme unit on community helpers, Kindergarten students will name a range of community helpers and be able to describe how they perform their major roles. The essential questions for this unit include: Who are community helpers? How do they help us? K
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