Young scholars investigate the meaning of culture.  In this European capital lesson, students define the meaning of 'culture'.  Young scholars construct a poster that features their city as a cultural center.

Students examine environmental issues. In this energy lesson, students explore the topic of energy conservation and then create marketing (to be implemented in their school) meant to communicate the benefits of energy conservation.

Ninth graders analyze media messages. In this media messages lesson, 9th graders identify techniques in television commercials that appeal to the senses and emotions. Students analyze the elements in example ads. Students keep journals...

Students examine the most common symbols of Canada and explain their importance. In this Canadian culture lesson, students identify the beaver, maple leaf, and Inuksuk and discuss why Canada feels these are representative symbols of...

In this cicadas worksheet, students click on the links to find out information on cicadas and answer short answer questions about them. Students complete 9 short answer questions.

Fourth graders examine how symbols bring to mind facts, feelings, emotions, and events. They design a new, contemporary flag to promote the state of Utah.

Pupils connect print with messages through classroom labels.

Students examine labels in the classroom to connect the written word with a message. They discover photographs of local buildings and their purpose. They also practice the classroom rules based on the labels.

Students gather information from the local community about a walking trail. They create a brochure highlighting the women from the community. They walk to every site in which women made an impact.

Learners experience the responsibility of finding a bank that fits their needs. They describe the role of planning and maintaining a balanced budget. Students view brochures from various banks or websites to various banks.

Students recognize that exercises in physical education class can be used in the community. They view t-shirts collected from youth activity/fitness/sport organizations that are sewn together as a banner to show physical activity in the...

Students explore the responsibilities of a town mayor. Students create an election poster supporting election of a mayor They design a manifesto, explaining intentions, within a budget, to improve the locality. Students share ideas...

Students read the story UN wins Nobel Peace Prize, this is a way to introduce the United Nations and find out what Students already know. Students draft a formal letter to Kofi Annan the UN Secretary-General which include personal...

Young scholars practice simple Japanese expressions. They explore the information available from artifacts. Groups of students attempt to figure out other groups culture by examining a series of artifacts in a paper bag.

Students examine the process for the creation of a home page and the use of HTML or Hypertext Markup Language. the lesson was originally written for librarians with little or no net experiences.

Students use strategies to comprehend technical writing. They write reports with great detail, supporting material, and clear vocabulary. They incorporate source materials into their speaking and writing and use voice, tone, and style.

Students explore the meaning of culture. They read and discuss news stories concerning cultural cities. Students design and create a campaign poster and text that demonstrates why a particular city should be known as a place of culture.

Students investigate the meaning of regional differences as they study a survey written about the different ways people like to eat chips and design and make a poster to show what makes their area unique.

Students listen as the teacher differentiates between natural and people-made items. They go outside and make lists of natural and people-made things they see. Students complete the linked worksheet by cutting and pasting as suggested by...

In this reading and life skills lesson, students practice recognizing common signs that would see around town and at school. Examples are, stop signs, exit signs, etc. After a class discussion where examples are given, students tour the...

A set of three activities where young scholars learn how to use the programming language Scratch to create Google logos, including ones for Valentine's Day and one for Earth Day.

This site contains references to Logo resources from programming environments, examples and organizations.

Notes introducing logos, pathos, and ethos and explaining how each appeal to an audience in a different way. Notes can be both read and listened to.

This lesson focuses on commercials and advertisements including demographics, targeted audiences, and the three audience appeals: ethos pathos, and logos. It provides links to an analyzing ads assignment with rubric, a demographics...