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Magical Metamorphosis

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders compare and contrast incomplete and complete metamorphosis using a Venn Diagram. They predict, observe, measure, and record data on the life cycle of mealworms. Students write and illustrate the life cycle of the mealworm....
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Write a Myth

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore myths in ancient times.  In this mythology lesson, students read or view a video production of a myth to determine specific characteristics of myths. Students work in groups to write a myth that explains an...
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Google Earth Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners complete activities to learn how to use Google Earth and study Alaska. In this Google Earth lesson, students complete a Google Earth scavenger hunt to find facts about Alaska. Learners complete two worksheets for the topic.
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Ed Tech

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students access and evaluate authority of electronic resources. They synthesize data from multiple sources. Students compose a Works Consulted page. They prepare and deliver an informative speech on a disease or medical condition.
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Presentation of Pilgrims

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students are given a category to research (clothes, life before the New World, the voyage, etc.) about Pilgrim life. s Students, in groups, create presentations using software program such as PowerPoint.
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Selecting the Focus of the Neoclassicism/Romanticism Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify and flesh out an area of particular interest to them in the field of N/R for the purpose of developing and submitting a more in-depth project on that area of interest.
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Fortunately, An Analogy

For Teachers 1st
First graders produce a writing based on the story, "Fortunately,". They publish it as a slide show.
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Out of This World (Language Arts)

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, in groups, research the planets in the solar system and create a guidebook for travel.
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I've Got News For You!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore their hometown newspaper for ideas. They create their own classroom newspaper.
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Children, Children, What Did You See?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students listen to a read aloud of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? They write a story based on naming and drawing things they saw when they visited the Black Bayou Lake refuge.
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Dear Abby- Colonial Style

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students review the Colonial period in American history and read literature from this era. They assume the roles of a colonial young person and an adult to compose letters from each and communicate their ideas through the letter writing...
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Rock On

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a powerpint presentation to inform their classmates about a selected type of rock. Students are divided into groups to research a particular type of rock. Each group researches their topic using traditional and...
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Hearing the Poetry of Langston Hughes Through the Sounds of Jazz

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students have an appreciation of Langston Hughe's poetry and his use of jazz rhythms, have the ability to read poetry closely, and freewrite to gain a fresh perspective on music and literature.
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Univ. Of Oregon: Writing for Multimedia: Storytelling: Image, Video, Audio [Ppt]

For Students 9th - 10th
A PowerPoint presentation on how to communicate a message using image, video, and sound techniques as described by Herbert Zettl. Includes images and links to video examples.
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Louvre Museum: A Closer Look at Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss

For Students 9th - 10th
A closer look at Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss: In the Michelangelo Gallery at the Louvre, the visitors crowd around this idyllic image of a loving couple: a winged man and a swooning woman in a voluptuous embrace, their lips about to...