Instructions for making a family tree, including a form; a reading comprehension for reading a family tree; hints for mapping genetic traits and four great suggestions for take-home family tree projects.
Pitching an ideal summer is more than just pitching a tent... this unit takes students through a step-by-step planning and "pitch" of an ideal summer vacation, including needs assessment, time management, cost analysis, writing a persuasive letter, and more.
A short reading comprehension selection about fires in the home is followed by 3 multiple choice questions and 5 questions that require brief written responses.
"In which month did the Wilsons use the most electricity?" Read the graph to determine the answers to the questions about the Wilsons' electrical usage.
Suggestions for an activity to introduce young children to the concepts of size and volume with recycled cans. This activity is a fun, hands on teaching idea!
One page set of directions for creating compost, plus two pages of information on the types of composting systems, followed by a set of functional text questions.
Flashcards to use for practice in making purchases when shopping for grocery items. Each card includes the name of the item, a unit price, and a color illustration or photo. (22 pages, 6 flash cards per page)
An eight page set of templates to create a lap book on the topic of recycling, includes templates for pockets, flashcards, flipbooks, match books, book cover.
Writing and drawing prompts to review Barbara Cooney's popular story of a woman who wanted to make the world a more beautiful place. This ties in nicely with Earth Day or with a citizenship unit.
Predict whether an object will float or sink. Students make and test hypotheses with this simple experiment. Includes detailed instructions and pages for recording predictions and results.
This unit is a great enhancement to a nutrition lesson, and also works well as a "stand alone". Based on the 2005 food pyramid guide, and featuring imaginative writing prompts, real-life nutrition analysis, graphing, and more.