Students work together to research the great philsophers of literature. With a focus on Emerson or Thoreau, they describe his ideas of transcendentalism or civil disobedience, respectively. In groups, they create a short video clip to...

Students research real-time and historic temperature data of U.S. and world locations, and analyze the data using mean, median, and mode averages. They graph the data and draw conclusions by analyzing the data. A spreadsheet is used to...

Students examine artwork by Keith Haring and discuss his drawing techniques and process. They write a group story as an interpretation of one of Keith Haring's drawings, and create their own posters.

Students complete Flash Movies. They identify how to use the Push Button Component in Flash and how to create Scenes. They demonstrate how to use buttons to move within a Flash Movie and finish movies for their Research Projects.

Pupils create a digital self-portrait using the current technology in the schools. They discuss how the portrait is rendered, how the portrait allows us to see into a time period that we are not a part of, and how what she is wearing has...

Students discuss Classical era, listen to classical violinist Midori share her insights into choosing a career path, discuss various career choices, and discuss ways to approach choosing a career in music.

Students identify and define horror vacui (fear of empty spaces) and create their own pinch pot vessels with no empty spaces.

Students explore perspective and color techniques to create the illusion of three-dimensional space in two-dimensional works. They create three-dimensional landscapes.

Young scholars discuss the differences between living during the mid-19th century and today and then debate which would be better.

Students apply the three different types of journal writing by composing one of each type on the subject of Shackleton's expedition to Antarctica. They also write a dialectical journal summarizing the facts of the expedition and...

Students listen to music composed in the 20th century and discuss varying interpretations. They play a contemporary piece of music and explore techniques available to a modern composer.

Students use photographs of bridges to learn how to write well.

Students examine the effects of Gutenberg's printing press on the world. Using this information, they create their own Zines or internet magazines about a social issue of their choice. They share their magazine with the class for...

Young scholars take digital pictures to create a unique viewpoint. In groups, they discuss if they have ever had a feeling of someone watching them. They use the digital camera as a "third eye" to see different perspectives. They...

Consider the images, ideas and words connected with America with your class as they design a new American passport for the 21st century that reflects an individual vision of and for America. Students reflect on the image of America...

Students practice technology skills such as open, save, print, type, font size, font type. They also do graphics, importing,text wrapping.Critical thinking,graphic design, presenting are other skills practiced.

Students investigate the two chords of G/F in the 4/4 meter within the acceptable boundaries. They practice listening and performing the chords using the method of improvisation. Students also recognize the relationship of notes and...

Students research great thinkers and accomplishments of Islam. They watch and discuss a PBS video, "Islam: Empire of Faith," conduct Internet research, and create a fact cube that presents their findings.

Students watch a PBS video entitled Suleiman to help them identify characteristics associated with Renaissance notables. After watching the video, individually or in small groups, the students will research a notable Renaissance figure...

Students examine different types of new mapping technologies. They use the internet to gather information about mapping and navigation. They create their own global positioning tool and defend it to the class.

Students work together to identify and research the country and culture of origin for each member of a group in a new ESL class. They organize the researched information in a poster and present their findings to the class.

Students, in groups, create a profile of different Pacific Northwest explorers. They develop PowerPoint presentations and maps to showcase their findings.

Young scholars create what they feel is American Culture using a video camera and capturing 5 frames. They are animating parts of a poem in small groups. They decide the set up, create movable figures, and have a music section. Each...

Students participate in a writing prompt for the purpose of attacking the issue of recycling. The use of plastic is considered in comparison to other recyclable resources. Students answer some guided questions in the form of a paper.