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Reader's Theater with a Twist

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a Reader's Theater script. In this reader's theater activity, 2nd graders create their own script of a story in groups. They make props and act them out on FlipVideo and voice thread. 
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School Announcement Blog

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
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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Let Your Voice Be Heard

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore new ways to communicate through technology by utilizing an internet program.  In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students utilize the website voicethread.com to share their thoughts and notes...
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Essential to Autumn: Line, Shape, Color, Texture, Pattern, Rhythm, Emphasis, Movement, Balance, and Unity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore the environment by learning about nature. In this art lesson, students go on a walk and find objects to help in creating a picture, or collage representing whatever season is being discussed. Young scholars...
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Reporting News About Rosa Parks

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate racism by completing a writing assignment.  In this civil rights lesson, students research facts about Rosa Parks in order to write a newspaper article about her.  Students utilize the Internet for research...
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Advertising

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Young scholars complete a product analysis as a study of advertising. In this advertising lesson, students discuss advertising by putting up 10 product logos with the name of the products taken out. Young scholars see how many...
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Our Brand of Segregation - West Texas

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore the concept of segregation. In this oral history lesson, students conduct interviews and research primary sources to learn about segregation practices that affected African Americans. Learners present their research...
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Making a Battery and Energy Transformation

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders determine what makes a battery work. For this battery lesson, 7th graders brainstorm ideas about how they think batteries provide energy. They perform an experiment in which they work as a team to assemble a battery. They...
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Defining the Difference Between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars examine microscopic life by conducting a scientific investigation. In this cell analysis lesson, students define the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and discuss their word origins. Young scholars view each type of cell on...
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Las Vegas: We Are Just Like You

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice making multimedia documentary films by investigating cities of America.  In this U.S. geography lesson, students examine Las Vegas and compare the state of Nevada to 15 other states and discuss their main...
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Analyzing Motion of a Tossed Ball

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate the parameters involved with launching a basketball at an angle.  In this motion lesson students predict and sketch graphs that show the motion of a ball toss. 
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Back to School Writing

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students compile a daily journal to improve their writing skills. In this writing skills lesson, students use a picture to help them write on a daily basis. Students write reflectively each day to improve their writing skills.
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Writing From the Heart

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars improve their writing skills by identifying people, places, ideas, and things that are important to them. In this writing skills lesson, students discuss things that are important to them. Young scholars use the heart map...
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Chucky Chickadee's Bird and Breakfast: Sing in Please

For Teachers K - 1st
Students observe bird feeding and complete a tally and graphing activity for their observations. In this bird graphing instructional activity, students work in teams to observe bird feedings. Students complete a bird reporting sheet and...
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Flawed Democracies

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the struggle for equal opportunity. In this American Government activity, 9th graders create a timeline outlining various groups' struggles for equal opportunity. Students research and construct a timeline to...
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Sound: Are All Sounds Loud?

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore physics by utilizing education software. In this sound properties lesson, 1st graders discuss the different sounds associated with different materials and perform an object dropping experiment in class....
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Reflecting and Observing on the Field Trip to the Pond

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create an informative caption for photographs taken on a field trip to a pond.  In this pond ecosystem lesson, students take photographs and create captions for them.  Middle schoolers write a...
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Twelfth Night: Thrusting Greatness Upon the Television 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create skits based on pairs of words. In this Twelfth Night lesson, students create a cluster map in which they brainstorm a dialogue/scene based on their word pair. Students perform and record their scenes and discuss...
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Planting Phil's Garden

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners study how to care for plants. In this plant care activity, students observe a plant care demonstration and examine flowers using their senses. They listen to Janet Wakefield's, What If Everybody Gave? They complete a community...
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Planting Phil's Garden

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore gardening. For this agriculture lesson, students plan and plant seeds according to the procedure modeled by a "master gardener." Flowers are distributed at a local retirement home.
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Literacy through Photography

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils photograph scenes from their lives and use the images to become a catalyst for related writing exercises. They explore the themes such as self portrait, family, community, visual storytelling, and dreams to encourage them to find...
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Write to Read

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discover how to write to improve their reading skills. In groups, they take pictures of a variety of school events and compile them into a PowerPoint presentation. To end the lesson, they add a narration to the slides...
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Transforming Negatives to Positives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create double-exposed photographs, poetry, and multimedia presentations to celebrate their Open Court "City Wildlife" unit.
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Student Meets the Real World

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars interview a local business person in order to design an advertising or promotional for their business. They summarize the meeting and use the information to design two promotional items using available technology. They...

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