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Sounds are caused when an object vibrates, causing vibrations in the medium through which it travels (generally air), which in turn cause vibrations in the ear drum of a listener. Faster vibrations create higher pitched sounds than slower vibrations. To learn about pitch, you can approach the question from… Continue reading
Think of all the people involved in taking care of your teeth! Here’s a lesson plan that works for career day, community helpers lessons, or dental health lessons. It’s intended to help students move beyond the most obvious career choices (such as dentists) and realize how many different jobs… Continue reading
Need some good books for Earth Day? Here are some fine ones. Check your library. Earth Day: An Alphabet Book The EARTH Book by Todd Parr is simple and straighforward. The Earth and I by Frank Asch is a sweet book about being friends with the Earth. It’s Earth… Continue reading
Just for fun (and early math practice), a spaceship counting worksheet for your class. We have different numbers of items, some all alike and some mixtures, and different arrangements, so there’s a little bit of challenge even though the numbers are small. Click to download the pdf file. count-spaceships Continue reading
Pluto used to be the ninth planet in the solar system. For a while it was the eighth planet. Now Pluto has been demoted and is no longer a planet at all.You can read the official announcement made in 2006 and see that there are three criteria for planethood,… Continue reading
April 12th is Yuri’s Night, the anniversary of the first human spaceflight, and April 12th, 2011, is the 50th anniversary of the flight. We know you’re not in your classroom tonight, but we think you can kick off a celebration that lasts till Earth Day. Yuri Gagarin was a… Continue reading
It’s National Library Week, and libraries are certainly worth celebrating! In fact, April is also School Library Month, so you can keep your celebration going for quite a while. Some resources for National Library Week: The American Library Association has some social media events and contests. A PDF with ideas… Continue reading
Poetry is an art form, and poets like Shakespeare, Yeats, and Dr. Seuss bring pleasure to millions. Poetry is central to songs, too, from ballads to rock. But there’s another use of poetry which might be more familiar to your students: commercial jingles. Study them as a fun diversion… Continue reading
The Blues are an important American musical form. Here’s a classroom lesson plan that works on poetry as well as listening skills. Listen to some blues: Blues Journey and Texas Blues at Artsedge; you can explore further with related lesson 12 Bar Blues . Even Kids Get The Blues by the… Continue reading
