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Monster Swap

Elementary students create monsters no one has ever seen before. After students draw their monsters, they write descriptive paragraphs about their creations. The descriptive paragraphs are swapped with a partner class through e-mail, and cyber pals try to duplicate the monsters, basing their interpretations on the written descriptions. Resulting illustrations are scanned and swapped, and kids get to see how powerful language can be. Along the way, students learn descriptive writing skills and find common ground in the universal appeal of ugly monsters.

Found in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, All Year Long, Language Arts, Social Studies

Meet the Bears

Working with older buddies, primary students become experts on eight species of bears. Students engage in a variety of comparison activities, including estimating and measuring the differences between themselves and bears. Students also compare the habitats, sizes, and needs of two bear species. Finally, students dig deeper to learn all they can about one bear species and apply their expertise as they make a guide for children who visit the local zoo.

Found in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, All Year Long, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science

Healthy Eating

Have you ever heard the saying, you are what you eat? In this health unit, students learn the importance of planning and eating a healthy diet. Students learn the food pyramid and how to categorize foods within each category. They also learn about healthy eating habits, and most importantly, they learn how choosing healthy habits will affect how they grow and learn. Students create their own slideshow presentations to show how they make healthy food choices and how those choices affect them. They also create posters to show a menu of a meal of their choice.

Found in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, All Year Long, Kindergarten, Mathematics, Science

All I Want for Christmas is a Nice, Clean Earth

This particular activity is designed to allow students to investigate those items of litter that cause harm to the environment. It may be extended to increase awareness of the natural role of energy sources within the living organisms of the environment.

Found in: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, December, Science

Making Mummies

Thanks to technology, history, and deductive reasoning, experts are able to access important scientific and cultural information about mummies. In turn, this information usually reveals much about the culture, religion, and daily lives of the members of a civilization. But how do scientists find out a mummy?s sex, age, diet, social standing, cause of death, or original appearance? Challenge students to explore the Web sites below to learn the procedures, tools, and background knowledge necessary to understand mummies.

Found in: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, All Year Long, History