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Do you know your body?
Students learn to identify different body parts and how they move. They explore moving and using these parts in general and personal space.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living)
By Bill Knight.
International Space Station scenario
In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 3.6
In this lesson for grade 6, students will learn about the International Space Station and will explore the many careers associated with it.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)
By April Galloway and Christine Scott.
Air is all around us
Air is everywhere. It cannot be seen, but it is all around us. This lesson helps students discover that air is everywhere.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Science)
By Jan Wuertz.
Keys to computing the alphabet
This lesson gives the students practice in locating the alphabet on the computer keyboard, using the space bar, printing their product, and finally, using these printed letters to make words.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts)
By Jessie Smith.
Keys on a keyboard
Kindergarten students learn five keys located on a computer keyboard: the space bar, the enter key, the shift keys, the number keys, and the letter keys. Each key is identified by the teacher and the children are asked to color the key or keys a particular color on their paper keyboard. Students are also asked to locate the letters that spell out their name on their keyboard.
Format: lesson plan (grade K )
By Jeanie Smith.
NASA spin-offs
In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 3.7
NASA spin-offs are technologies and processes that were created by or for NASA but have been applied to everyday life. In this lesson for grade 6, students learn about NASA spin-offs and how they relate to various careers.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)
By April Galloway and Christine Scott.
Magic water and convection
This lesson will give students a demonstration of how heat affects water particles.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)
By JoAnne Pearson.
Alphabet hunt
Students will find images in our environment which contain letters of the alphabet (either man made or natural) and photograph them so that they appear as the focal point.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Visual Arts Education)
By Lee Anne Kitzmiller.
Keith Haring and Radiating Figures
Students will examine the work of Keith Haring and then look at how simple figures and patterns create movement in an artwork.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education)
By Marion McClure.
Habitat photo album
Students will use digital cameras and explore the outdoors searching ecosystems for opportunities to take pictures of different habitats and the components that go into them.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Science)
By Colleen Buchauer and Lesley Brooks.
Animal movements
Students will move like the animal they hear described in the music.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Dance Arts Education and Music Education)
By Jo James.
Pottery workshop
In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 15
Figure 13 shows the pottery workshop located near the grinder — but not too near, or everything would get dusty! On the left you can see the wheels at which the potters will work balls of clay into objects like the pitchers on the tables on the right....
By Dirk Frankenberg.
Rocky Mount Children's Museum and Science Center
Students will love visiting the Rocky Mount Children's Museum and Science Center. The exhibits are fun, hands-on, and engaging.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
CareerStart lessons: Grade six
This collection of lessons aligns the sixth grade curriculum in math, science, English language arts, and social studies with potential career opportunities.
Format: (multiple pages)
Elberta's story: A humor moment
In this excerpt from an oral history interview, Elberta Hudson describes a moment of irony in her experience at a shelter after her home in White Stocking, North Carolina was flooded during Hurricane Floyd.
Format: audio
Robeson Planetarium/Science and Technology Center
A part of the public schools of Robeson County, this planetarium and science center specializes in programs geared to 3rd through 8th grade science.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Tidal creek
In Cape Fear estuaries: From river to sea, page 9
This photo shows conditions just a few yards away from the shoreline. As you can see from the banks of this tidal creek, the tidal range is at least a foot, and the tide is out. Cord grass dominates the central, depressed, area of this photo, and in the background...
By Steve Keith.
Sample classroom floor plans
Basic floor plans and explanations for a traditional classroom, discussions/debates, a horseshoe arrangement, and centers.
By Mitch Katz.
Astronomy
Spark students' interest in outer space with this collection of great astronomy websites found in LEARN NC's Best of the Web.
Format: bibliography/help
Classroom management
A guide to LEARN NC's collections, designed especially for new teachers.
Format: bibliography/help