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Critical Review for Radio

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils will produce a short radio feature about a favorite entertainer or group, consisting of 45 seconds to one minute of copy and one-to-two minutes of music "clips." In writing this copy, they will use a modified prewriting technique,...
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Up in Smoke

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars use PowerPoint, Internet research, scanners and desktop publishing to create a multimedia presentation on the dangers of smoking.
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Dinosaur Research

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders research a selected dinosaur. They hand write a paragraph about the dinosaur, describing at least one amazing fact. Students use HyperStudio software to transfer their paragraph into a multimedia presentation.
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Creating a Storyboard

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners find out what a storyboard is and why it is important. They identify what kind of traditional and technological tools can be used to create a storyboard and determine the order of each team's part for the final presentation.
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Touring Western Europe

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils are assigned a Western European country to "tour." They select four cities to plan an itinerary of which places to tour. They research the country and the four selected cities within the country.
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Shellfish Shenanigans

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders create simulations of a reality-based TV show that investigates the near death of a contestant from a seafood meal. They examine the physical symptoms of anaphylactic shock, and create protein fingerprints.
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Children, Children, What Did You See?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students listen to a read aloud of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? They write a story based on naming and drawing things they saw when they visited the Black Bayou Lake refuge.
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European Newscast

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners work in cooperative learning groups to create and perform a newscast about a European country. This geography-based technology instructional activity concludes with class presentations and student critiques.
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Paul Robeson: The Renaissance Man

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the life of athlete, actor, singer, cultural scholar, author, and political activist, Paul Robeson. They answer the question, "Which was most important to American culture -Robeson's work as a scholar, a performer, an...
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Preparation of a Resumé

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use the Internet and other sources to view sample resumé. After researching resumé styles, students prepare a personal resumé.
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Food in History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners research, predict and offer solutions regarding factors that affect current or future food crops could result in economic, political or social changes.
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The Stock Exchange Phase I

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders select a stock and follow its ups and downs, using graphs to show its success.
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Bryant Creek Watershed Project - Making a Karst Dictionary

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students explore the definitions relevant to Karst topography. They develop a Bryant Watershed Dictionary of the special words and terms that are used to talk about the topography and hydrology of the area they live in.
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Preparation of a Letter of Application

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the Internet and other sources to view sample application letters and prepare a letter of application.
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Living With Risk: The Human Element of Natural Disasters

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research the Internet and the given websites to complete this activity.  In this investigating natural disasters activity students complete several activities about natural disasters. 
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Ocean Commotion Activity - Dioramas

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Groups make a model of an Ocean Commotion exhibit based on what they saw during the fieldtrip. These dioramas can be used as an informal assessment of student knowledge acquired at Ocean Commotion.
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We're On A Mission!

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the Mars Exploration Rover mission. In groups, they design their own mission while participating in a webquest. They write an essay using the information they gathered to propose their mission to the President. They...
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Investigating Ocean Life

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the various forms of ocean life. They research a creature that lives in the ocean. Students use their research information to create a series of HyperStudio stacks about their sea creature.
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Sun Smarts

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the harmful effects of UV radiation. In this health science instructional activity, students examine the . They suggest ways to protect themselves against UV.
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Alien Story:

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students choose 10 aliens (or any character) from the alien palette in Kidspiration. Have students write what the aliens are saying to each other in the text boxes. Use the listen tool to actually hear them talk to each other.
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For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers play several activities that allow them to know the terminology used.  In this project management lesson students create a storyboard. 
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Shape Up!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners investigate measurement through the use of literature through this series of lessons.
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Charlotte's Web Venn Diagram

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars, together as a class, construct a Venn diagram of characteristics they see in two classmates. Then, they independently create another Venn diagram comparing/contrasting two characters from the story Charlotte's Web. They...
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Jumping Rope-How Fit Am I?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students collect data over a 10-week period in their Physical Education class on how many jumps they can do in a minute period or another time period specified by the instructor.