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Cultural Celebrations
Students create a presentation for their assigned country. In this cultural diversity instructional activity, students use a WebQuest to research a country. In groups, they decide upon a way to present the information they have learned....
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Our Town
Learners discover what makes a community run smoothly by reading signs and visiting various places in their community. In this social studies lesson, small groups of students take photographs of community signs and places and then ask...
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What in the World..?!?
Pupils photograph mystery images. In this observation skills lesson, students gather everyday objects and place them under a digital microscope. They magnify the image and take a photograph of it. The image is then displayed on the...
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Math All Around Us!
Students find math concepts in every day items. In this math concept lesson, students take ten photographs of things they find interesting. They analyze the photographs to find hidden math concepts such as counting, lines, angles,...
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A Picture is Worth a Million Words
Learners practice composing digital photographs by documenting activities in their lives. In this photography instructional activity, students utilize digital cameras to create beautiful art from things they find around the campus...
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Famous Americans
Students investigate famous Americans. In this American history and research lesson plan, students choose a famous American to research, collect information from a variety of sources, and create a related PowerPoint presentation.
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TE Activity: Space Shelter
Students simulate that they need to develop a new home on a different planet. They design a shelter that will ensure their survival after researching the characteristics of the other planet. They write an essay about their home design.
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Pride in Diversity - Our Similarities and Differences Make Us Strong
Learners find similarities and differences between themselves and a partner using a digital photograph to illustrate them. They use Multimedia Lab to create a multi-grade interactive multimedia presentation using the digital photos,...
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School Announcement Blog
Students become bloggers. In this technology lesson, students use video and image editing to add to an online school announcement blog that they maintain.
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River Reflections
Sixth graders create podcasts and video public service announcements. In this environmental advocacy lesson, 6th graders study the local watershed and become advocates for their local environment. In the process, they create podcasts and...
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"Geotown" Scrapbook
Students create a scrapbook. In this geometry lesson, students use digital cameras to take pictures of geometrical concepts. Students use the pictures to create a "Geotown" scrapbook.
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Planets for Sale
Student develop their technology skills. In this solar system lesson, 3rd graders create a movie featuring planets that they research. Students use flip video cameras to film commercials to market their planets.
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Digital Storytelling
Young scholars write a personal narrative and convert the story into digital format. For this digital storytelling lesson, students write a personal narrative, record the story, create images for the story, add animations or transitions,...
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History and Architect Through Digital Photography
Learners examine architecture. In this digital photography lesson, students recognize architectural features, housing styles, housing characteristics based on the era of homes in their community. Learners create PowerPoint...
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Using Trigonometric Ratios
Students solve problems using sine and cosine. In this trigonometry lesson, students apply the properties of sine and cosine to solve triangular problems. They identify when to use law of sines using angle-side relationships.
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We Have a Dream
Students work as partners to study Dr. Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech. In this African American history lesson, students work with their cross-grade partner to study, understand, and memorize the speech. Students meet with...
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I Have a Dream
Learners use flip video cameras to film a speech about the 'I Have a Dream' speech. In this poetry and speech lesson, students listen to the speech from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Learners memorize part of the speech.
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A Picture's Worth a Thousand Notes
Students listen to classical music and create a listening map for each piece. In this classical music lesson plan, students select a piece of classical music and create a visual map for the piece. Students set their pictures to music in...
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Getting Ready for Graduation
Students create a presentation about their life. In this technology instructional activity, students are assigned a graduate and compile information about the person through interviews. Students then find photographs of the person...
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Paper Airplanes
Students study paper airplanes. In this lesson on aerodynamics, students print out the folding directions for making paper airplanes and after making the planes test their paper airplanes to see how well each flies. Students weigh...
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Claymation Video
Young scholars photograph important landmarks in town, write descriptive articles, and share them with other students through the school newspaper and web site. They also create a documentary-style video that speaks to an organization...
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Students Solutions - Saving Our Surroundings
Students explore the environmental impact of humans on the plants and animals in their state. In this environmental impact lesson, students use digital cameras to photograph plants and animals in their state. Students investigate the...
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Farewell to Manzanar: Racism and Point of View
Students create a presentation on the computer of the reactions and memories of people who were around during the attacks at Pearl Harbor. In this Pearl Harbor lesson plan, students interview people who were there, discuss the racism,...
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Charlotte's Web
Students create a small web to communicate a message to someone. They examine the types of spiders and how they make their webs. They design and create their own web with their message inside.