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Individualizing
Students practice reading maps as they plan a day trip. Using the internet, they select a destination of their choice and choose a place to stop along their journey. They write an explanation on why they want to visit the place to end...
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Author Study
Fifth graders explore use of computers. They use technology tools to collect, analyze and display data. Students create and format a document using word processing. They participate in a curriculum-based telecommunications project.
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How Is The Weather?
Studemts explore the purpose of this activity is to make a prediction of the weather in Australia based on prior knowledge. They use technology to help determine if the prediction is correct. Students will discuss the difference between...
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How Is The Weather?
Students engage in the purpose of this activity is to make a prediction of the weather in Australia based on prior knowledge. To use technology to help determine if the prediction is correct. Students will discussthe difference between...
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Worksheet #3, Derivative Rates, Percent Rate of Change, Chain Rule
In this calculus worksheet, students answer compute the distance of an object from a given point after t seconds when given the formula. They use the chain rule to answer 2 questions. Students compute the derivatives and sketch a graph...
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Olympic records through time
Students compare the records of gold medal Olympic winners for the last 100 years and decide if we are faster, stronger than in the past.
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Mapping Your Neighborhood
Students use atlases, maps, and Web resources to generate and examine maps of their own neighborhoods.
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Movement And Rhythm In Modern Art
Students gather around the three selected paintings. The teacher guide students in looking at different elements of the paintings and help students make the connections between the visual art and movement skills.
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Fencing in Theatrical Fighting
Twelfth graders examine the basic choreography of fencing in theatrical fighting. They watch a teacher demonstration, view an excerpt from the movie, "The Princess Bride," and demonstrate various fencing moves.
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Creating a Map for Future Reference
Students use Web and other resources to create maps of either the site of their day trip, their final destination, the entire trip, or some combination of these.
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Stopping Along the Way
Students use atlases, maps, and Web resources to plan a day trip to at least one city or point of interest that is on the way to their final destination.
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Gravity
Seventh graders progress through the Science Court: Gravity CD-ROM program. They read about and discuss how gravity was discovered. They complete review worksheets in preparation for the test.
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Is Temperature Effected By How Close You Are to the Equator
Learners collaborate with other schools to gather temperature data from a large number of locations. They determine how the average daily temperature of a location is affected by how close you are to the equator.
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Ancient Civilizations: Medieval and Early Modern Times
Seventh graders gain an understanding of the history of Mongolian culture through making inferences about Mongolian artwork
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Career Exploration
Fifth graders identify areas of careers that coincide with their individual interests.
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Home on the Biome
Fifth graders study six major biomes, graph temperature and rainfall, and present their findings to the class.
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Will There Be Ozone Tomorrow
Students collect and analyze real time data. They make comparisons and determinations about the status of ozone in their local area and predict the Ozone level for the next day
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Parts Are Parts: The English Measurement System
Third graders view and measure common body parts to find a fathom, a span, and inch. They discuss the historical information about how standard English measurements came to be and why body parts can no longer be used as a standard...
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Persistence of Vision Tube
Young scholars demonstrate how individual pieces of data combine to produce complete images.
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Survey Strategy
Students develop their research techniques and their ability to question and think critically about democracy and the parliamentary system of government.
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How Do Weather Conditions and Lunar Cycles Affect Fishing Success?
Students use weather measuring devices to record and study weather conditions at different locations, during different times. They attempt to draw conclusions about the relationship between weather conditions, lunar cycle and fishing...
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Measures of Space I: Lengths and Areas
Learners discover how to measure in one and two dimensional space and calculate how much space any object of a given dimension occupies. After a discussion about dimensions, students work with Zome System Creator Kits to build one and...
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Good Vibrations
Students demonstrate sound waves and make changes in the waves
resulting in changes in pitch. Students associate changes in pitch in various "musical instruments"with size and shape and the sound waves they produce.
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Local Laws Citizens Follow
Students identify and disuss the various laws that are in place in their commmunity. In groups, they illustrate the different laws and write a description. As a class, they discuss the reasons why the laws are necessary and their...