Middle School Technology and Engineering
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Marshmallow Catapults
Location: Technology and Engineering
Objective: YWBAT: Apply the technological design steps to build a marshmallow catapult that uses the allotted materials to launch a marshmallow at least 5 meters in t…
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Edison and Bell
Location: America at the Turn of the Century: Inventors, Immigration, and Indignation
Objective: By the end of the lesson, SWBAT begin to describe how technology changed at the turn of the 20th century. By the end of the lesson, SWBAT explain what …
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Immigration in America: Life in America
Location: America at the Turn of the Century: Inventors, Immigration, and Indignation
Objective: By the end of the lesson, SWBAT describe what life was like for many immigrants when they came to America at the turn of the 20th century.
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Categorizing the levels of an ecosystem
Location: Environmental Science
Objective: By analyzing pictures and making observations, YWBAT: Identify and explain the categories that ecologists use to organize ecosystems.
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Theodore Roosevelt and the Panama Canal
Location: America at the Turn of the Century: Inventors, Immigration, and Indignation
Objective: By the end of the lesson, SWBAT explain how American expanded its role in the world during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt.
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The Spanish-American War and America's Expansion
Location: America at the Turn of the Century: Inventors, Immigration, and Indignation
Objective: By the end of the lesson, SWBAT explain how America expanded its role in the world during the Presidency of William McKinley.
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Big Idea: What are the steps in the engineering design process? What activities do engineers actually complete during those steps? Students learn the steps and then apply their new knowledge in their first design challenge.
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Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh
Location: America at the Turn of the Century: Inventors, Immigration, and Indignation
Objective: By the end of the lesson, SWBAT explain how the inventions of Henry Ford changed culture in America. By the end of the lesson, SWBAT analyze how the tra…
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America at the Turn of the Century: Inventors, Immigration, and Indignation
Location: Fifth Grade Social Studies
Description: The period from the end of the 1800's through the early 1900's was a time of great change in the United States. The following unit explores major topics su…
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Introducing biotic and abiotic factors
Location: Environmental Science
Objective: YWBAT: 1)Identify and explain the difference between living and non-living things 2)Define biotic, abiotic and ecology
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Immigration in America: Arriving in America
Location: America at the Turn of the Century: Inventors, Immigration, and Indignation
Objective: By the end of the lesson, SWBAT describe the process many immigrants went through when immigrating to the United States.
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Methods of population sampling
Location: Environmental Science
Objective: YWBAT:Explain the various methods used to estimate the population size of a particular species.
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Balloon Bridge Challenge
Location: Technology and Engineering
Objective: YWBAT: Design and build a bridge that can hold at least 5 textbooks using 2 classroom chairs and 15 balloons.
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College Road Trip and Biome Investigation
Location: Environmental Science
Objective: YWBAT: Collect and analyze climate and geographical data to determine the biomes of your 3 favorite colleges or universities.
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Simile & Metaphor -Multimedia
Location: Poetry
Objective: Students will create a multi-media or interactive presentation to demonstrate their understanding of similes and metaphors.