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Memories
Fifth graders collect artifacts of their fifth grade school year and make a technology based Memory Book.
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Fashion Designer Project
Students research the background of a specific designer and his or her influence on the fashion industry. They prepare a written report as well as a brief PowerPoint presentation to share with the class. Students select a designer to...
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"Doing History" The Crafting of a Christopher Gadsden Biography
Students reflect on the biography of General Gadsden. In this history lesson, students read the biography of General Gadsden then research a specific aspect of the Generals life to complete their own biography pn him.
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Roles and Responsibilities of Organisations
Students determine the roles and responsibilities in the United Kingdom's travel and tourism industry. They research the main firms in the tourism industry.
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Buyer Beware
In this literacy worksheet, students will read a 2 page fictional story about purchasing bad real estate. Then students will complete several activities such as: highlighting words with prefixes, finding antonyms, highlighting...
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What happens when it's foggy?
Students use conditional verbs to create sentences from pictures. In this conditional verb lesson plan, students answer the discussion questions using conditional verbs. Sample sentences are provided that can be used for dialogue practice.
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Merge Letter
Students create a database of addresses and a form letter, and merge that information into a letter.
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Power to the People
Learners work together to research leaders of disadvantaged groups. They identify how these people use the nonprofit sector to make positive changes. They discuss how the leader uses the democratic core values and present the information...
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Tobacco Road
High schoolers use court records to learn that tobacco was used a source of currency in early Delaware history. Students choose something in their culture to use as currency instead of money.
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Money and Banking
Twelfth graders explore real world investing and the effects of day to day decisions on their financial futures.
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Money Talks
Students move from fact finding to interpretation as they examine paper money from the time of the American Revolution. In the final exercise, they use the issue dates of the bills to construct a chronology of political changes during...
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The Demise of Copper's Trading Power
Eighth graders evaluate statistical equations. They examine data from archaeologists at Jamestown, complete statistical equations using the sets of data, and graph the results.
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How to incorporate local history into your Arkansas History class
Fifth graders explore their local history through research and then providing reenactments about the history.
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Horatio's Drive:Activity Two
Students experience the historic value of personal letters by examining those Horatio Jackson's sent to his wife, Bertha, as well as ones they compose, and then write letters from Bertha to Horatio that reflect her day-to-day life.
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Interview with Mary B. Billie, Seminole Doll Maker
Students are introduced to the art of Seminole doll making. They view photos of Seminole dolls, listen to an interview with doll maker Mary B. Billie, answer questions about the interview and, using the presented information, create an...
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Letters from Lincoln
Fourth graders explore the childhood of Lincoln and pioneer life in early Indiana. Students respond to literature and write a story using historical fiction. Students explore the writings of President Lincoln and the pioneer community...
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Desktop Pub. - Quark XPress 3: Certificate
In this lesson, the students will create a certificate of completion with borders, text, check boxes, and vector-based medallion. There is software that is necessary for the lesson to be conducted successfully.
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Desktop Pub. - Quark XPress 5: Brochure
Learners explore publishing software. They create a multi-fold brochure. Students recognize common folds. They demonstrate correctly placed text boxes, bullets and graphics. Learners develop a resume to be used for future employment.
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Striding into the Scientific Future: Illuminating Clinical Trials
Students participate in a simulation of a Senate hearing before the committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. They bring together all the concepts they've explored in science, language arts and government classes over the past...
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Merge Letter
Learners practice creating a database of addresses and a form letter and eventually merge that information into a letter. They create a from letter that incorporates the data sheet information in response to customers complaints...
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Radio Program #13-Consolidation of Schools
Students interpret the stories of school consolidation efforts. They explore what social and structural changes have occurred in rural schools. Students debate the plusses and minuses of school consolidation from several perspectives.
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Desktop Publishing. - Quark XPress 3: Certificate
Young scholars continue to practice with QuarkXPress, a desktop publishing program. Individually, they create their own certificates along with an original border, text and check boxes. To end the lesson, they complete a single sheet...
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Frederick Douglass
Fifth graders are introduced to the novel "Frederick Douglass" and conduct research about his life. The instructional activity integrates technology while using a library database. It is used as a source of information with access to a...
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Community Connections
Eighth graders with a number of disabilities visit people and places in their community while using digital cameras to record their visits. They take digital pictures which they include in books, posters, and other publications which...