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Governance - Grade 8

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders participate in talking circles. For this self-governance lesson, 8th graders examine human rights from the perspective of Native Americans. Students discuss the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as...
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Greetings!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners investigate the ways in which people greet each other. They read a book about greetings, participate in a role-playing game about greetings, interview family members about greeting styles and report their observations to the class.
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Discovering My Family History

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research their family trees. They research Internet sites, conduct interviews and, when possible, access primary sources to compile information about their family's history. Students present their findings in a family tree.
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The Immigrant Experience

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars utilize oral histories to discover, analyze, and interpret immigration and migration in the history of the United States. A goal of the unit is fostering a discussion and encouraging students to make meaning of the bigger...
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Real People, Real Farms: Case studies of organic agriculture

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study examples of organic agriculture from around the country.  In this sustainable agriculture lesson students apply what they learn to real life situations. 
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Day you were born newspaper

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students construct a newspaper about historical events that happened on the day they were born. In this newspaper lesson plan, students write an editorial, create a visual, find a political cartoon, and insert an interview.
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Building Blocks for a Healthy Body

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students watch a video and discuss the benefits of regular exercise. They use books, Internet sites and interviews with health professionals to develop a list of activities to develop physical fitness.
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Poems, Prayers, Promises, and Possibilities: The Music of Poetry

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders express themselves through poetry. They discover the connection between their music and the music of poetry and hear their work and how the sound of a poem or an analytical paper improves their written work. They...
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The Commonwealth - people and places

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the commonwealth as an example of a global community. The study what the Commonwealth is, its values, and its function and they reflect upon personal connections with the Commonwealth. After they investigate their own...
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All You Need Is Love

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners discuss the differences between adult love and teenage love. After reading an article, they explore a relationship that began as teenagers and ended in marriage later in life. In groups, they create posters about famous...
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Lesson 8-The Changing Environment: Good or Bad?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, after listening to "A River Ran Wild," explore all the ways the natural environment has changed and how it affects the community and the people who reside within it. They collect data by interviewing a community member,...
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Provide His/Her Gender

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students write, speak and read his/her gender and the stress the importance of communicating this information accurately especially when completing forms or n various kinds of interviews. Included is a Gender Pre-Test, Gender Grammar...
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To Be or Not to Be

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students gather information about setting goals through a variety of activities. In this setting goals lesson, students view a PowerPoint that explains the outcomes of the project, take notes, interview a local business person, write a...
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Initiation – Industrial Revolution

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine historical artifacts. In this Industrial Revolution lesson, 6th graders discover how modern conveniences are connected to innovations of the Industrial Revolution era. Students interview adults about technological...
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Albedo Transect Research (Field Trip Day 1)

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore how Albedo research is designed and conducted by interviewing the researchers at one of their research sites. They relate Albedo and it's relationship to the Arctic environment as well as assess how a small change in a...
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Taking Pictures With A Digital Camera

For Teachers 1st
First graders use a digital camera and learn appropriate technology terminology during this task. They also interview another student and record the information received. They write a sentence using some of the technology terminology.

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