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Culture Sharing: History, Politics, Government
Students explore types of governments and political systems. In partners, students share information about their home country. Classmates work together to prepare a presentation about the history and government of a specific country.
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Lesson Plan: Global Warming
Students explore the concept of global warming. In this climate change lesson plan, students explore the provided links to PBS NOW sources and research the greenhouse effect and the effects of global warming. Students support their...
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Who Am I? Exploring Identity
Students define identity, consider who they are/what they value, explore the work of two photographers featured on an upcoming episode of EGG THE ARTS SHOW to see how they have dealt with the issue of identity, and respond using...
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Preserving the Past with Oral History
Students engage in oral history learning by conducting interviews and recording them to documents for the local community.
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Preserving the Past with Oral History
Students research history by interviewing people in their community. They create a list of questions and record their responses. They end the project with some type of final product which might include a memory book.
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Storytellers: Dave Matthews Band
Students decide what the term "art" means to them. They identify artistic elements displayed by the Dave Matthews Band. They understand the relationship between music and other means of artistic expression.
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Website Evaluation
Students examine how to differentiate between authentic and unauthentic websites on the Internet. They view and discuss a photo of a shark that is a hoax, then discuss the eight ways to evaluate websites. Students then evaluate three...
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The Humanitarian Side of Architecture
Young scholars explore the role that architects play in rebuilding communities after natural disasters. They investigate the aftermath of the 1906 California earthquake and fires, and current day efforts to rebuild communities after...
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Performance Poetry as Social Commentary
Students explore poetry that examines social concerns. In this poetry lesson, students research poems and poets. Students present their findings to their classmates.
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Poems with Tone and Mood
Young scholars examine the use of tone in poetry. In this literature lesson, students read "We Real Cool," by Gwendolyn Brooks and use the provided graphic organizer to chart the poem's tone and mood.
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Using Cartograms t Learn about Latin American Demographics
Pupils make cartograms while drawing connections between physical, economic, social and cultural geography.
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The Land is Changing: Stories from Across the North
Learners explore the changing environment in their community. They interview elders about the issues, impacts and potential ways of adapting to climate change in the north. Students post pictures and information on the student...
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They Were All Stars: An Introduction to Leagues Baseball
Students identify the basic knowledge of Negro Leagues baseball.
Students identify and analyze the important individuals and events associated with Negro Leagues baseball history.
Students identify key vocabulary related to this period...
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Provide His/Her Gender
Students write, speak and read his/her gender and the stress the importance of communicating this information accurately especially when completing forms or n various kinds of interviews. Included is a Gender Pre-Test, Gender Grammar...
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Exploring Technology in Careers
Students discover how technology is used in the workplace. In this careers lesson, students compare and contrast careers and how technology is incorporated into each of them. Students set goals to achieve their ideal career.
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Selecting Trees for Urban Environments
Young scholars consider the best place to plant a tree. In this environment lesson, students identify urban locations that are compatible with particular tree types. Young scholars decide what trees would go where and why they would...
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25 Greatest Protest Songs - Lesson 2
Students explain the potential consequences of protest. They discuss selected historical conflicts and examine the role of the individual in protest.
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The History of Rock and Roll: Part 6 - My Generation - Lesson 2
Students identify musical characteristics of baroque, jazz, and psychedelic music. They arrange traditional music into the style of baroque, jazz, and psychedelic music.
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THOSE ANCIENT GREEKS
Students research Athens and Sparta and based on their research they are to make a visual aid showing their findings.
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Canada
Students examine a variety of issues that affect the geography of Canada. In small groups they read a magazine article about a specific issue related to Canadian geography, answer discussion questions, and present a summary of their...
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Superlative Form
High schoolers examine how to correctly use and form the superlative form. They practice writing and speaking Spanish words using the correct superlative form. Students complete a worksheet using the superlative form of words correctly.
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Preterite Forms of -AR, -ER, -IR Verbs
Students explore how to form the preterite forms of regular -AR, -ER, and -IR verbs. They complete a variety of written task in which they write the correct preterite forms of the verbs. Students complete a worksheet finding the correct...
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Great Migration 2002
Ninth graders compose journal entries that relate to interview topics working in pairs interviewing each other. They create ten interview questions on their own as well as deliver presentations about their interviews of one another. Each...
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Searching For The American Dream
Ninth graders explore the meaning of the American dream and how it has been explained in various forms. After reading various immigrant accounts, 9th graders use poetry and writing to explain how different cultures view the American...