Someone just recently posted information about genetic traits - one of which had to do with which thumb ends up on top when you fold your hands. I wanted to...
Jessica Try educationamerica.net Make sure you have letters in your portfolio and also lesson plan samples. Be yourself. GOod luck ===== Beth Pennington ...
Help! I will be teaching the electromagnetic spectrum to my 6th grade. I have lots of things to read and discuss, but I'd like to have an activity or two to ...
Hi, Just a quick note about the nail with wire wrapped around it to make an electromagnet, be very careful with this because the nail can get really hot and...
I hope some of you made it to Philadelphia last weekend for the national convention. I've been to two regionals, but this was great. I was really dragging...
Would you highly suggest 'The Core' and if so please restate reasons. We as an 8th grade earth science department are debating this and have not come to a...
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Apr 2, 2003 12:31 pm
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Hi everyone, Does anyone have any ideas on what to teach for the middle ages? I was thinking of the plague and all the aspects of it from what causes it to...
Our sixth grade does a big medieval unit (including all core subjects) and the science portion studies catapults. Kids make their own catapults (with certain...
I believe that a rating system for the movie "The Core" would be based on its entertainment value and not its ability to stimulate scientific thought and...
Correct me if im wrong but the em spectrum is one thing - xrays, gamma rays, visible light, etc... and an electromagnet is a magnet made using electricity -...
Well -- at one school, we filled the gym. It was a one day affair. The kids brought them in; the entire school went through the fair on that day. The judges...
Last year after reading this suggestion, I had my 6th graders do this activity at the end of year (not graded). It was done in the last days of school....
re: the frog sandwich booklet. Yes, it sounded great to me too, but then I also couldn't find anything "pre-packaged" so I used the "color anatomy" books, and...
Hi Liz, What a neat idea! Here's a link to a Black Plague simulation. The middle ages is a very interesting topic but, unfortunately, doesn't fit into my...
I agree with the catapault idea. Science Scope magazine had a nice article about building two different versions of catapaults and you could then introduce...
How right you are! However, if I were teaching about the electromagnetic spectrum, I most definitely could not start at the top. The students would need a...
Hi, Thanks for the ideas! I think I will try the similation on the link that you sent me. It ties in everything from science to math to geography, and we...
Hi all, Does anyone have survival tips for spring fever? (mine)! this time of year it seems so hard to get anything done, professionally or personally, any...
Our 7th grade team decided last year to shorten our day on Fridays. Our spring break is not for 2 more weeks, so we are starting next week. After lunch we...
We are doing a similiar thing. We are doing movies in the auditorium after lunch on Fridays complete with whatever food they bring from home. The only ...
Hi I used the movie of Magic school bus to show the visible light. Sandra ... This mail sent through : http://webmail.coqui.net...
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Apr 4, 2003 3:04 am
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hi,everyone.i'm a student in junior and i have to say it was really a bad day because of my poor scores in maths. maths became harder and harder for me since i...
Someone form this groups computer has a virus !!!!!!!! Please scan and take care of this virus!!!!!! Linda K. Newkirk Union 8th Grade Center ...
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Apr 4, 2003 2:14 pm
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Any ideas on how to make radioactive dating understandable to 8th graders? THanks Chris...
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Apr 4, 2003 7:15 pm
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Well, we started the dissection yesterday. I ended up doing my own version of the sandwich, and I am happy to report that every child completed the project....
DENISE MONROE
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Apr 4, 2003 10:32 pm
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For those of you following this topic... I would like to do something similar, but we are not allowed to show movies unless we can show a direct connection to...
Hi I am a science teacher but.... first, find someone who can tutor you - perhaps someone in your class who is a friend and is doing better than you. second...
We have the same problem. And I agree, sometimes we should just be able to have fun. I teach 6th grade Physical Science and we are reading Charlie and the...
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