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Both Home And School On The Range
Grade Range
6th - 12th
Rating
Rated 4.0/5 Stars.

Students investigate the notion of home-schooling and the use of technology as an instructional tool while comparing these ideas to their own school experiences. They develop and conduct a survey centering around home-schooling and technology. Full Review »

Comet Myths, Facts and Legends
Grade Range
6th - 8th
Rating
Rated 4.0/5 Stars.

Students examine facts, myths, and legends linked to the appearance of comets throughout history. They explore various websites, identify properties of comets, describe the path of a comet, and identify a fact and legend associated with comets. Full Review »

Solar System Trading Cards
Grade Range
3rd - 6th
Rating
Rated 4.0/5 Stars.

Students examine facts about the solar system through the collection of solar system trading cards. They explore various websites, answer questions, and collect solar system trading cards for correct answers. Full Review »

Planet Impact
Grade Range
8th - 10th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students use their knowledge to crash a comet into Jupiter or make a comet fly past the planet without colliding with it. Full Review »

Comets
Grade Range
6th - 12th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students explore the nature and composition of a comet. They research comet facts, legends, and myths. They identify different types of comets and describe what happens to a comet as it travels closer to the Sun. Full Review »

[PDF] The Power of Words: Ethnocentrism and Xenophobia
Grade Range
9th - 11th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students discover articles of current events dealing with the experiences of immigrants in the United States. They brainstorm words used to describe immigrants. They answer questions to end the lesson. Full Review »

[PDF] Faisons la rentre¿¿e en France: en espe¿¿ces ou avec cre¿¿dit?
Grade Range
9th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students embark on a real or imaginary homeschool visit to France. As exchange students, they request, select and purchase school supplies used in French and American classrooms. Full Review »

My Hero
Grade Range
3rd - 5th
Rating
Rated 2.0/5 Stars.

Students view "My Hero" at MyHero.com and discuss characteristics of heroes and share their own hero. They participate in a discussion and write a paragraph or create a web page about their hero. Full Review »

Galaxies Galore, Games and More
Grade Range
5th - 8th
Rating
Rated 4.0/5 Stars.

Students practice skills used in scientific investigation while studying the three main types of galaxies. Students identify Earth as part of Milky Way galaxy, the parts of galaxies, and the types of galaxies, as well as classify galaxies by size and shape in a computer game. Full Review »

Mission Mastermind
Grade Range
5th - 8th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

The goal of this lesson is for students to place the events of the 2002 servicing mission of the Hubble Space Telescope in the correct sequence. Students increase their knowledge about technology and working in space by completing "Be the Mastermind Behind the Mission." Full Review »