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Sports Careers
Students research various sports careers, locate possible places of employment, and give an oral presentation of their findings.
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Preparation of a Resumé
Students use the Internet and other sources to view sample resumé. After researching resumé styles, students prepare a personal resumé.
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Preparation of a Letter of Application
Learners use the Internet and other sources to view sample application letters and prepare a letter of application.
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Take a Spin Through the Solar System
Second graders participate in a variety of activities to explore the Solar System in this unit.
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Onwards and Upwards
Students analyze a graph representing college tuition increases, consider the possible causes and consequences of these tuition increases and collect data on tuition changes at colleges in the United States by region and graph the data.
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Presentation of Pilgrims
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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Critiquing the Neoclassicism/Romanticism Project
High schoolers request feedback on their projects from Neoclassicist/Romanticist experts they have contacted via e-mail or other means. They work in pairs to critique each other's work.
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Selecting the Focus of the Neoclassicism/Romanticism Project
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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Polygons
Fourth graders identify and describe lines, shapes, and solids using formal geometric language. They use Inspiration to create a graphic organizer and outline of polygons.
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Spring Slide Show
First graders work cooperatively to create a sprintime poem, slide show and book entitled "Who Said It's Spring?"
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New War Against Whom?
Seventh graders write an essay on the Muslims involved with the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. They express how the attacks made them feel and what they can do to help.
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The Diary of Anne Frank: Research Project on Concentration Camps during World War II
Eighth graders investigate the Holocaust and the persecution of specific ethnic groups in Europe during World War II.
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Study of an Artist
Fourth graders research an artist, write a short report and do an oral presentation.
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War On Battle of the Books
Learners participate in a statewide Battle of the Books competition. They read books and answer questions about them to earn points for their school.
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Kinesin and Exocytosis
Students design a visualization to illustrate the role of the protein kinesin in exocytosis of a secretory material in a directed manner.
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History in my Town
Fourth graders research a historical period in their hometown and use PowerPoint to present it to the class.
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The Cure for Hate is Love
Students research the HIV/AIDS crisis and use their findings to construct a storyboard of AIDS-related dialogues, images and music for a 30-second commercial intended to raise HIV/AIDS awareness.
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Technology-Supported Lesson Template
Students identify the major elements of a culture and the importance of religion in it.
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I've Got News For You!
Students explore their hometown newspaper for ideas. They create their own classroom newspaper.
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DNA, Protein Synthesis and Mutations
Tenth graders investigate the chemical composition of DNA and RNA and how they work together to synthesize protein. They discover genetic codes, gene chromosome theory, and how the environment influences our appearance.
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For Sale! Part 2
Middle schoolers use storyboarding software to create a storyboard for a movie about selling their school building. They use the storyboarding software as a tool to organize the different shots or scenes that will appear in their movie.
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The Power of One
Students identify key American inventors and their contributions to
modern day America.
Students identify that many inventions arise from one invention.
Students investigate why certain inventors are important to modern day America and...
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Responding: "Guerrilla" Art
Eighth graders examine a new kind of art that is used to respond to political and social issues. Using primary source documents, they read examples of how others have responded to various issues in the past. Individually, they create...
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Pick a Holiday
Students use the Internet resources provided and their own searches to select and investigate a holiday of interest to them. They present their findings to the rest of the class in a format of their choice.