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

Students work with a partner and alternately play the roles of (a) a reporter doing a radio or TV interview and (b) an expert in the topics covered in labs 1 - 8. Full Review »

Grade Range
3rd - 8th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students ask an expert for homework help via the Internet. They explain how E-mail response time influences whether or not to use this strategy. Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - 12th
Rating
Rated 5.0/5 Stars.

Students come up with questions that they may ask an expert in a particular field. They contact those experts and ask their questions. Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - Higher Ed

Students research Cuba and Cuban culture, email a Cuban expert, and summarize information they learned. Full Review »

Grade Range
9th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students present findings to classmates in an engaging, confident manner which encourages interaction. They then listen appropriately to a seminar, asking and answering questions to clarify information. Full Review »

Grade Range
Kindergarten - 4th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students invite community members to visit the classroom and interview them about water in the community. Students prepare for, conduct, and follow up an interview and record their responses in their Water Journals. Full Review »

Grade Range
9th - 12th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students conduct oral histories about water issues in their community. They plan, conduct, document, and follow up an interview with community members and record their findings on a school website or create a class oral history journal. Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - 8th
Rating
Rated 2.0/5 Stars.

Students compare adaptations for eating, disguise, and movement. They examine structural and behavioral characteristics and how these characteristics aid in adaptations. They determine which characteristics are best for the environment the animal lives in. Full Review »

Grade Range
4th - 5th
Rating
Rated 2.0/5 Stars.

Students are told that after they complete this skill, they are going become better at it and recieve an expert pin. They are told that this means they are an expert and now other kids can go to them and ask for help on the skill. Full Review »

Grade Range
10th - 12th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students view the "Smoking Gun" video as an illustration of someone claiming to be an expert who really is not one. They discuss the fact that some experts also come with biases and personal agendas. Students research experts from handouts using the Internet. They determine the bias their experts may have. Full Review »