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Cassie introduces sound
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- Realize that sound is energy, and know how it travels. Sound begins when energy produces a vibration that causes a disturbance in the molecules of the medium in which the sound is to travel. The energy is transferred through a medium via waves.
- Describe sound waves. Sound travels through longitudinal, or compression–rarefaction,...
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- Cup phone experiment. Have students work in pairs or small groups. Using Styrofoam cups, plastic cups, and paper cups, have each group of students make “cup phones” by punching a hole in the bottom of each matching cup and tying a string inside to connect two cups. Have students experiment to see which cup conducts sound the best. Try these other v...
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Cassie introduces the basic functions of the digestive and excretory systems.
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- Know that the nutrients provide raw materials for cell growth and repair, and they help the body use other nutrients.
- List and describe the six nutrients that the body needs.
- Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates are the body’s main source of energy. Sugars, or simple carbohydrates, are fou...
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- Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates are the body’s main source of energy. Sugars, or simple carbohydrates, are fou...
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- Meal planning: Pass out a copy of the Food Guide Pyramid to each student. Have them use it to produce a single day’s menu of meals; this includes snacks. The total number of servings in each food group should be in line with the requirements listed on the Food Guide Pyramid.
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Abrupt winds create a new task for Big Herb and Little Vera
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After viewing this video and participating in the suggested activities, viewers should be able to do the following:
- Define verbs as words that can show action – what somebody or something does.
- Know that verbs are words that can tell what somebody or something is or has.
- Exp...
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“parts of speech?” Write the following sentence on the
chalkboard: Margaret throws the ball. Tell the class that
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In every kind of community, people follow rules
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When his father can't make it to practice, Michael learns how important rules and laws are in our community today...and long ago.
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- Students will realize that there are rules for school, rules for home, and special rules for the community and country called laws.
- Students will recognize that laws allow people to know what to do or what not to do. They also keep people safe and make the world a better place.
- Students will understand that ...
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- What are rules? What rules do the students have at home? What rules does the school have? Why are there rules?
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Learn about the different kinds of "bugs" that make us sick
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David visits a local museum to learn about how his community has changed over time.
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Learn how natural resources provide work for people and help communities grow.
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- Students will understand that communities grow and change over time.
- Students will realize that communities are formed near areas with natural resources. Rivers, trees, and fish are all examples of important resources that provide for businesses and jobs.
- Students will recognize that communities are mainly f...
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- Get a class definition of a community. People live in communities. The school is a community. A community is where a group of people live, work, and play. Ask if anyone’s neighborhood has changed. Was a new house built? A street widened? A building torn down? The video will...
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- Get a class definition of a community. People live in communities. The school is a community. A community is where a group of people live, work, and play. Ask if anyone’s neighborhood has changed. Was a new house built? A street widened? A building torn down? The video will...
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The circus is coming to town, but the ringmaster is sick. His son, Baby Bentley Bee, must go on for him.
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After viewing this video and participating in the suggested activities, viewers should be able to do the following:
- Recognize long and short diacritical marks.
- Pronounce the long e sound.
- Pronounce the short e sound.
- Read three-letter words with the short e ...
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Ask the class if anyone has ever attended a circus. If so, what acts did they see? What was their favorite act? Bring in pictures of circuses and discuss the various acts shown.
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A cat named Ann misses her best friend who has moved away
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After viewing this video and participating in the suggested activities, viewers should be able to do the following:
- Recognize long and short diacritical marks.
- Pronounce the long a sound.
- Pronounce the short a sound.
- Read three-letter words with the short...
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Ask if anyone has a pet cat. If so, have him or her tell about the cat — what it does, its personality, etc. Ask if the cat sometimes seems to be a person. Explain that animal stories are fun because the animals sometimes seem to be like people. Tell the class that they will now see a program with four animals in it — A...
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Learn how four kids are very different
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Welcome to Bailey's Backyard -- as Bailey and his frog learn about the Rainforest
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Review the basic elements of maps.
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Discover the imaginary lines that run around the globe and how they help us navigate to different locations.
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- Students will understand the basic components of maps including the compass rose, cardinal and intermediate directions, scale, symbols and legends.
- Students will understand how to read and make a grid map.
- Students will know the function of lines of latitude and longitude.
- Students will ...
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- Trip around the world. Ask students to imagine that they are being given the opportunity to take a trip around the world. Encourage students to choose places to visit on the globe and create an itinerary for their trip. Much like the cruise in the program. Students should note where they are traveling, how far they travel in each direction, ...
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Learn about maps and globes and how they are different.
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There is a difference between a globe and a map. Do you know what the difference is?
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- Students will understand the difference between maps and globes.
- Students will identify symbols on maps and globes.
- Students will know the elements required to make a map.
- Students will know the uses of different kinds of maps.
- Students will be able to create mental ...
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- Map your school. Encourage your students to use their classroom resources to make a map of the school. Students can work in pairs or small groups. Each map should include a title, date, symbols, legend, compass rose, and scale. Students can choose to make a traditional or a grid map. Have students exchange maps and check for accuracy by trying to f...
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A short introduction the holiday season
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In every kind of community, people follow rules.
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Students will understand the duties, responsibilities, and conduct expected of a citizen. Students will learn that paid workers as well as volunteers make the community a better place to live.
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Armando the Artist needs more interest in his painting -- can adjectives help him?
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After viewing this video and participating in the suggested activities, viewers should be able to do the following:
- Define adjectives as “words that tell about nouns.”
- Discuss how adjectives describe nouns by telling what kind, what color, how many and which one.
- Identi...
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Have your students draw and then paint a scene of something they consider very beautiful, such as a seascape or mountain scenery. After the paintings are completed, have your students write one or more sentences describing their artwork. Look over the sentences and ask those who have used adjectives to write ...
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Meet Lucy and Larry Lethargic -- two kids who get no exercise
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- The video begins by showing Lucy and Larry Lethargic sitting — lethargically — in front of their TV. The narrator
explains the youngsters do little more than watch television, munch nacho chips and eat popcorn. They have no interest in being healthy. If they did, the narrator continues, they would be more active. The program then
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- Well in advance, pass out the Letter to Parents, which explains the focus of the program and solicits parental
help in increasing awareness of — and embracing — a more active life style. Begin a discussion by asking, "How much television do you watch every day? How much time do you spend playing video games?" Discuss the different programs the chil...
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A young Russian boy begins his day in St. Petersburg
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An introduction to the major regions of Mexico
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- After viewing this video and participating in the suggested activities, viewers should be able to do the following:
- Name the six major regions of Mexico.
- Describe the major geographic features of each region.
- Identify the principal natural resources of Mexico.
- Explai...
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A young girl introduces the concept of waste
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All people are different but, everyone has feelings and moods
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Discover the relationship between the real world, small models of real locations and the purpose of maps.
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- Students will learn that a model is a representation of something.
- Students will learn about models of familiar places.
- Students will understand what a map is and how it is related to a model.
- Students will learn about maps and globes.
- Students will identify importan...
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- Make a model. Using items from the classroom have students make a model of a familiar place. Students may work in pairs to create a model of the classroom, their home, the school, a favorite park, etc. Encourage students to be creative and to label their models if possible. Have students share their models with the class.
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A catchy song introduces the concepts of bike safety.
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Become acquainted with the "Mind Your Manners" reporting Team
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Professor Fossilworth introduces fossils and dinosaurs with his catchy songs
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A brief introduction to Old Glory
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- After viewing this video and participating in the suggested activities, students should be able to do the following:
- Briefly review the history of the American flag.
- Tell who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance and under what circumstances.
- Tell who wrote the "Star Spangled Banner, " and und...
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Learn about the diverse cultures of Canada
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- After viewing this video and participating in the suggested activities, viewers should be able to do the following:
- Name the principal immigrant groups that settled in Canada.
- Briefly recount the key historical events in Canada's history.
- Explain Canada's governmental structure.
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Well in advance, have your students take the PRE-TEST. It can be used to evaluate their knowledge of the material and, thus, help your lesson planning. After assessing your students' level of understanding, begin a discussion of multiculturalism. Is the United States a multicultural country? After this introductory discussion,...
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Introduction to George Washington
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- After viewing this video and participating in the suggested activities, viewers should be able to do the following:
- Briefly recount Washington’s childhood experiences.
- Discuss Washington’s early military experiences in the French and Indian War.
- Explain the colonists’ grievances that led...
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Ask the class, “Who is the leader of our school, the person who is responsible for all the teachers and students? After students name the principal, ask the following questions:
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Meet the Azak family, members of the Nisga'a tribe of Canada
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An introduction to Abraham Lincoln
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- After viewing this video and participating in the suggested activities, viewers should be able to do the following:
- Briefly recount Abraham Lincoln’s childhood experiences.
- Tell how Lincoln became known as an honest and hardworking individual.
- Discuss slavery.
- Tell w...
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Ask the class, “What kind of person is a hero or heroine? Is it a person who is never afraid, or is there more to it than that?” Help your students understand that heroes and heroines can be afraid or discouraged, but still press on to meet their goals. Discuss how there can be many different kinds of heroism. Has anyon...
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An introduction to the land and the people who make up our country
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- After viewing this video and participating in the suggested activities, viewers should be able to do the following:
- Briefly recount Martin Luther King’s childhood experiences.
- Explain how segregation affected Dr. King’s childhood.
- Discuss Dr. King’s role in the civil rights movement.
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If at all possible, show the second program in this series, Abraham Lincoln. After showing the video, ask students whether former slaves received all their freedoms immediately after the Civil War. Help your class understand that it often takes a long time to change how people think and feel, and that it sometimes takes...
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A young family in Mexico begins their day
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A brief introduction to different places around the world
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A short introduction to our country's symbols
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- The Flag of the United States
- As the Revolutionary War was drawing near, the colonies realized the need to have a flag to represent them. The design they chose was 13 stripes (red and white, one stripe for each colony) with the British flag (Union Jack) in the upper left corner.
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Herman the worm won't eat any words, until his mother learns all about nouns
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After viewing this video and participating in the suggested activities, viewers should be able to do the following:
- Define nouns as “words that name persons, places or things.”
- Identify and define common nouns.
- Identify and define proper nouns.
- Capitalize...
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when we say “parts of speech?” Write the following
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Princess Freda is bored, but the Wise Council Syntax invents pronouns to make conversation more interesting
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After viewing this video and participating in the suggested activities, viewers should be able to do the following:
- Define pronouns as “words that can take the place of nouns.”
- Name the seven subjective case pronouns (pronouns used in the subject part of the sentence.)
- Name th...
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A day in Ghana begins
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Grandpa Ozzie's store is losing all of its o's. Grandpa takes the opportunity to talk about the short o vowel sound
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After viewing this video and participating in the suggested activities, viewers should be able to do the following:
- Recognize long and short diacritical marks.
- Pronounce the long o sound.
- Pronounce the short o sound.
- Read words with the short o sound (c-v-c ...
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Bring a Teddy Bear to class. Tell the class that Teddy Bears have been popular toys for many years. Does anyone have a Teddy bear at home? Does it have a name? Has anyone played make-believe games with their Teddy Bear? Has anyone ever heard the story of “Corduroy,” the book about a little Teddy Bear who wants to be...
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Uriah Useless and Bubba Bug have a disagreement which leads Bubba Bug to seek employment at the U Factory
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After viewing this video and participating in the suggested activities, viewers should be able to do the following:
- Recognize long and short diacritical marks.
- Pronounce the long u sound.
- Pronounce the short u sound.
- Read three-letter words with the short u sound (...
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In all likelihood, your students will not be familiar with a sloth, one of the main characters in the story. Before introducing the story, bring a picture of a sloth to the class and discuss where the sloth lives and its characteristics. You may also find it useful to discuss raccoons and lightning bugs, two other c...
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Join a loveable monkey as he tours the zoo and learns the alphabet
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Two singing clowns introduce the Colors and Shapes Circus
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Cassie introduces different kinds of weather
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- Realize that weather is what is happening in the air around us at any one time. It happens everywhere, all the time and it affects everyone.
- Understand how weather is predicted. Before modern technology people looked to nature for clues to changes in weather. Today, meteorologists use high tech equipment such as satellites, ther...
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- Weather Report: Take the class outside to observe the weather conditions. Have them identify any clouds or precipitation and use a thermometer to measure the temperature. If they are available, try using a barometer and a hygrometer. What do these measurements say about the weather?
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A young boy picks over his dinner until ''Energy Man'' shows up to teach him about nutrition
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Energy Man will show you how food works in in your body and why it's important to eat healthy.
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- Students will know the different types of nutrients, their functions, and how they work together to maintain a healthy body.
- Protein provides some of the energy the body needs to perform activities. Protein is also used to fix damaged cells and build new ones. Sources of protein include meat, fish, eggs, milk...
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- Protein provides some of the energy the body needs to perform activities. Protein is also used to fix damaged cells and build new ones. Sources of protein include meat, fish, eggs, milk...
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- Build the Food Guide Pyramid: Have students draw an empty version of the U.S.D.A. Food Guide Pyramid on a large piece of paper. Using magazine clippings of food and student produced drawings, students should fill the pyramids with the appropriate foods and label each level.
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Two students discuss their plans for the future
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The Mind Your Manners team is introduced
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A short introduction to the importance of exercise
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- After viewing this video and participating in the suggested activities, viewers should be able to do the following:
- Recount at least four physical activities each to keep the circulatory, skeletal and muscular systems in excellent condition.
- Discuss the need for safety gear, hydration, warmup and cool-down...
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A week in advance, hand out “My Free Time Activities.” Go
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Learn about the earliest inhabitants of the land that is now Mexico
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- After viewing this video and participating in the suggested activities, viewers should be able to do the following:
- Name four major Indian groups that settled in Mesoamerica before the arrival of the Spanish.
- Describe the cultures of each main Indian group.
- Briefly recount the key events...
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Learn about animal habitats and how they provide for an animal's basic needs
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Explore the six major biomes, and discover how plants and animals survive, adapt, and live together in their habitats.
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- Students will understand what an ecosystem is and describe different types of ecosystems.
- Students will know that living things need food, air and water to survive.
- Students will understand that living things adapt to their environment in order to survive.
- Studen...
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- Ecosystem at school. An ecosystem can be as large as the rainforest or as small as a soda can. Have your students discover the ecosystem at school. Spend some time outside on a sports field or other area near the school. Have each student mark out an area to observe. Ask students to record their observations, including what are the features...
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Three students experience stressful situations
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Welcome to the virtual history tour of our Federal Government
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Cassie introduces the Scientific Method
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- Realize that the scientific method, or research method, is a step-by-step process that scientists have developed to help them solve problems and test new ideas. The scientific method is the standard that scientists must follow in their research to produce results that can be duplicated and accepted in the scientific community.
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- The Scientific Method in Action: After viewing the video, pass out a copy of the scientific method to the class. Ask for two volunteers to come up in front of the class to help illustrate the steps of the scientific method. Have each volunteer place their hands in a bowl containing salad oil (be sure to put some newspaper on the floor to catch any ...
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Cassie introduces seeds and plants
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A brief introduction to Canada's land features
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- After viewing this video and participating in the suggested activities, viewers should be able to do the following:
- Name the seven major regions of Canada.
- Describe the major geographic features of each region.
- Identify the principal natural resources of Canada.
- Expl...
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Cassie introduces the topic of the brain and nervous system
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- Understand that our body’s responses to the outside world are controlled by the nervous system, the body’s communication network. The nervous system not only gathers information from the outside, but also keeps the internal organs working properly.
- Realize that messages are constantly being transferred throughout the body in the...
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- Before the video, have the students experiment with the kneejerk reflex (tapping the patellar tendon to cause the lower leg to jerk outward). Ask the students if they thought about moving their leg before it moved. Tell them this is a reflex and that how reflexes work will be explained in the video.
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Cassie introduces the skeletal and muscular systems
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- Understand that the body’s skeletal and muscular systems work together to produce support and movement.
- Know that the individual bones in the body connect to form one structure called the skeleton
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- Exercise discussion: After watching the video, ask the class why they are required to take P.E. Give them some time to talk about it. They should soon realize that P.E. is more than just a diversion from the reading, writing, science, and arithmetic they encounter in the classroom. P.E. gives students an opportunity to exercise and keep the...
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Introduction to seasons on a farm
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Discover how life on a farm changes from season to season.
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- Students will realize that farms are an integral part of life on earth, because they provide the food that people need to survive.
- Students will understand that each of the four seasons brings changes to a farm.
- Students will know how farm life relates to each of the four seasons.
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A view from the floor of the stock exchange
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A look at the types of foods we buy at the grocery store.
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Travel along as we learn that different foods come from widely different farms. We witness the operations of produce and orchard farms, dairy and poultry farms, and grain farms.
Learning Objectives
- Students will learn that the food available in the grocery store comes from farms.
- Students will learn that food comes from plants and animals.
- Students will learn that there are special farms:
- Orchards of trees for growing fruits and nuts.
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- Have students bring a piece of fruit or nuts to school. Discuss the names of the fruit and identify their characteristics. After viewing the video, use images of fruit and nut trees and sort, or match the fruits and nuts with their trees.
- Have students choose a vegetable then have them draw, or find, images and put in a sequenc...
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Discover the importance of the internationalization of the world economy
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Music and animated introduction to a house fire
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Cassie introduces forces
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- Understand that a force is a push or a pull on an object that causes a change in its motion. For example, a nuclear explosion pushes matter apart with tremendous power; the moon pulls on the Earth’s oceans, causing low and high tides; and a magnet pulls iron filings toward it.
- Realize that forces give every object its shape; one...
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- Experiment with Friction. Before watching the video, give each student a wood block (can be different sizes), newspaper, towel, sand, waxed paper, aluminum foil, etc. Have students push their blocks across each of the surfaces (can be placed on floor or tabletop). Record which surface allows the block to move farther. Compare with different ...
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Cassie introduces dinosaurs
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- Students will understand the qualifications a presidential candidate must have.
- Students will know the path to getting the nomination of a political party.
- Students will understand the electoral process.
- Students will know the history of political parties and political campaigns.
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- Become a candidate. Have students become candidates in your classroom. Encourage them to research other presidential campaigns and create their own campaign. Where would they travel? What would their platform be? How would they persuade people to vote for them? Have students take turns making speeches about their candidacy. If you wish, you may con...
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Cassie introduces the concept of light
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- Understand that light is energy that can be seen.
- Know that light travels in the form of a transverse wave.
- Identify certain sections of a transverse wave. In the video, a diagram depicts a transverse wave oscillating up and down (please note that ordinary light waves from the sun or a lamp vibrate in all di...
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- Experiment with Gels: Gels are pieces of colored plastic used by the entertainment industry to achieve certain lighting effects. They work by allowing only specific wavelengths of light to pass through them. For example, a red gel only lets red light to pass. Pass out a set of gels (blue, red, and green), clipboard, and some paper to each s...
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Cassie introduces the respiratory and circulatory system
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- Know the functions of the respiratory system. There are actually two major types of respiration. One type, inhalation and exhalation, brings oxygen into the lungs and forces out carbon dioxide. The second type of respiration occurs inside the body’s cells, where oxygen combines with food to produce energy.
- Identify and describe ...
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- Blood flow: Give a copy of a heart cutaway to each student (the picture should show each of the four chambers and the veins and arteries that enter and leave the heart). Each student should also have a red crayon (oxygenated blood) and a blue crayon (deoxygenated blood). Have your students trace the flow of blood through the heart (from the...
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Animation and song introduces the concept of safety
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A young girl introduces students to a historical trip through Boston
