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The Mystery Constellation
Students decipher two teacher chosen mystery constellations a month. They listen to stories, explain what they know about constellations and name the mystery constellation.
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OLYMPIC SHADOW BOXES
Learners acquaint themselves with little-used library resources/reference materials and create shadow boxes to be displayed in the Media Center based on the research they've done regarding the Winter Olympics.
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Where in the World Clues
Middle schoolers demonstrate ability to access information and classify that information as broad or specific. They create a game to share with other students.
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Simple Harmonic Motion
Students explain the theory of simple harmonic motion (SHM) by performing hands-on, practical application experiments.
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Mountain Building
Fourth graders identify variables that influence rates of change. They, through group consensus and using the assigned materials, design and build what they believe to be the strongest mountain possible.
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A Statistical Study on the Letters of the Alphabet
Learners use a book or magazine to research the use of letters. They complete a worksheet and compare their results.
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Free Standing Structure
Students demonstrate basic construction skills by building a free standing structure, using predetermined materials. They compute cost of structure by using multiplication skills or calculator.
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M&M Graphing and Probability
Pupils create a variety of graphs. They count, sort, and classify M&M's by color and record data on a chart. They use data from the chart to create pictographs, bar graphs and circle graphs. They analyze data and determine probability.
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Enigmas
Young scholars research various "mysterious" elements of literature, math, science, technology and life itself.
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Negotiating Treaties
Eleventh graders recognize the interaction between early settlers and indigenous people in the U.S. They recognize the impact of the Indian Removal Act on displaced Natives in the early West and the impact on Native attitudes today.
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One Person's Garbage, Another Person's . . .?
High schoolers list many, different and unusual items that could be constructed out of refuse and found objects.
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How Man Negotiates Away His Natural Freedom
Students recognize that our legal-political system has developed through a process of moving from philosophical ideals to compromised working models.
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Justice
Learners consider the role of justice in the formation of the United States and in the operation of today's criminal justice system. They investigate symbols associated with justice and references to justice in the Constitution.
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Have Minorities Gained Acceptance
High schoolers cite evidence gathered from magazines about how much Blacks are accepted into the mainstream of American life. They support their conclusions by writing an answer to an essay question.
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Presidential Interview: a Panel of Presidents
Eighth graders identify and analyze domestic and foreign policy. They develop analytical questions to ask a panel. They develop a sequence of events of each presidential office holder.
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Marc Chagall
Second graders identify the characteristics of the artwork of Marc Chagall. They paint a Chagall-like picture
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Teamwork Towers
Students, in groups, create a free standing tower of straws and pins in ten minutes. They view a video of the cooperative groups working and list the things they could do as individuals to improve the cooperative effort of their group.
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Effective Speaking In A Debate
Pupils confront stage fright and recognize their speaker strenghs and weaknesses. They develop ways to control and direct their fear of speaking.
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Something Fishy
Students identify and discuss the adaptive characteristics and behaviors of fish. They view slides of fish, and design and create a model of a fish of the future, listing the ways their fish adapt to survive.