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Mrs. O's House: Youth Voter Campaign
The class will hold a registration for voters. Students will consider what makes folks get out and vote, what issues drive them to the polls. A program to get younger, qualified voters to vote is developed by students.
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Mrs. O's House: Web Site Evaluation
Students will evaluate the school's web site determining whether standards exist and if they have been met.
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Mrs. O's House: What Are Our Nation's Priorities Regarding Hunger?
Identify government funded food programs in the community. Students will consider facts about monies funded to support food for children in the United States and evaluate the ethics in organizations that give prizes to support feeding...
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Mrs. O's House: Positive Weather Reports
After reviewing local weather reports, students will think about whether the presentation of the reports is driving folks to not participate in outdoor activities. The class will create new weather reports that will turn negative weather...
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Harnessing the Web: Intro to Networked Project Based
This tutorial site for NetPBL (Networked Project-Based Learning) offers guidance for developing collaborative learning.
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Mrs. O's House: Habitat Project Digital Science Journal
Develop a digital story to illustrate and inform others about different habitats or ecosystems. Resources for building a digital story are provided.
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Mrs. O's House: Early Spring Outdoor Investigation Mystery
Students will use their observation skills to determine what happened in photographs provided.
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Mrs. O's House: Government Spending Charity Begins at Home
The U.S. government created a program that funds job training and placement of Americans who are blind or severely disabled. Through this activity, students will research the program to establish their own opinions as to whether the...
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Fnal: Supplying Our Water Needs
A cross-curricular lesson working out needs of a town where fish are dying in the local waters, how can water be purified, how daily activities impact the water supply, and what role does chemistry play in the way individuals use water...
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Criteria for Authentic Project Based Learning
Check out this site to view a comprehensive list of criteria for project-based learning. This simple list is the perfect resource for parents, teachers, and students.
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Eduscapes: Teacher Tap: Project, Problem, and Inquiry Based Learning
What is problem, project, and inquiry based learning? This comprehensive website is full of resources to help you learn more about these teaching styles and strategies.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: The Author Study Toolkit
Explains the benefits of doing an author study and how to do one with a class. Includes lists of resources and ideas for culminating projects.
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Mrs. O's House: What Actions Should Be Taken for Wade Island Birds?
Examine efforts of national, state, and local governments to protect birds in their natural habitats.
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Mrs. O's House: Concussion and Head Injury Action Plan
Concussions and head injuries are the buzz in sports today. Address concussion and head injuries in the classroom and provide young scholars resources to research and report on findings.
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Mrs. O's House: Pennsylvania County Government Project
Understand how local county government works in Pennsylvania.
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Mrs. O's House: Deciding on a Date for the General Election
Investigate the history of selecting the first Tuesday after the first Monday to hold Election Day. Based upon research, decide whether that is a good date to hold elections or if there is a better alternative.
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Mrs. O's House: American Bald Eagle Status in Your State
What is the status of the bald eagle in your state? Investigate the population of the once endangered national bird in the states. Understand why birds of prey are protected in the United States.
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Mrs. O's House: Environmental Issues Game
Guidelines to create a homemade Jeopardy! game focused on environmental issues.
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Mrs. O's House: Community Projects and School Projects
Teachers have the opportunity to guide students of ways to develop or expand community and school projects through a series of informative and explorative lessons.
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Mrs. O's House: Water: Math of Sufficient Fresh Water
Through research of community water assessment and reports, students will make a video presentation of the local water resources.
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Mrs. O's House: Government, Statistics and the Media
Dig into the role media has on public opinion by discussing questions raised and reviewing resources provided with this lesson.
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Mrs. O's House: Government Travel and Staffers
Who should pay for politicians traveling before it violates ethical codes of abuse of power? Legislators and their staff were offered and accepted millions of dollars worth of free trips. This lesson explores the ethics of our...
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: National Highway Safety Report and You
Look over resources with car accident reports, highway safety data, etc. Students will evaluate a local issue of road safety and build a report based on the researched data.
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Mrs. O's House: Sheets Island Archipelago
The city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Central Pennsylvania Conservancy are deciding who should own a small island in the Susquehanna River, deeded to the city by it's original inhabitant, James McCormick, in 1912 under the conditions...