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Alex: To Kill a Mockingbird Character Interviews Podcast
Students will write and produce character interviews based on the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The interviews will be produced as a podcast based on characters from the novel and students' interpretation of the events in the novel, as...
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Alex: Understanding Solar Energy. Part 1
This lesson discusses how electromagnetic radiation transfer the sun's energy to earth. This lesson will also talk about the eight types of electromagnetic waves in the electromagnetic spectrum and how each type is used or found in our...
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Alex: Who Wants to Know the Periodic Table?
The purpose of the project is to help the young scholars gain an in depth knowledge of the Periodic Table of Elements. The periodic table is the very backbone of chemistry. In order for the students to be successful in chemistry, they...
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Alex: The Role of the Conference Committee
Learners will use C-SPAN to observe short film clips of a Congressional conference committee in action. Students will hear the rules under which the committee functions and hear debate regarding aspects of the bill. Finally, learners...
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Alex: Let Them Eat Cake! Topography Lesson
Contour lines on topographic maps require visual processing to read and interpret. This hands-on activity helps give a tasty mental image.
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Alex: Why Vote?
Learners will complete a web quest that includes reading material on the expansion of voting rights, viewing video on historical events related to suffrage, and completing a multimedia project (public service announcement). An extension...
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Alex: Automotive Service Completing a Work Order
The proper creation of a work order or customer record is essential to the repair process. Whether this is accomplished with a computer based program or pen and paper; the document is only valuable when it is completely filled out with...
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Alex: Little River Canyon's Carnivorous Green Pitcher Plants
A digital slide program introduces the Green Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia oreophila) to the students. Students use a model of the Green Pitcher Plant and plastic insects to role play. They will tell the story of habitat adaptation and...
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Alex: A Worn Path by Eudora Welty
Students will read A Worn Path by Eudora Welty recording important events with a partner and then create a bio-poem on Pheonix.
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Alex: Venomous Snakes of Little River Canyon
There are three known venomous snakes found at Little River Canyon. They include the timber rattlesnake, copperhead, and cottonmouth.
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Alex: Shakespeare/romeo & Juliet Wiki
Students will self-select a teacher-supplied topic and work collaboratively with group members from their class, as well as group members from other classes (or schools) to create a wiki demonstrating their knowledge of Shakespeare, his...
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Alex: Instrument Families of the Orchestra: Woodwind
This lesson helps students identify the woodwind family of instruments in an orchestra by sight and sound. The students will also identify which instruments have a single reed, double reed, or contain no reed.
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Alex: Poetry Slam
Students will locate a poem of their choice from a designated website to interpret. Students will then search the Internet for performances of the poem they select. In addition to creating a written interpretation of the poem, including...
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Alex: What Fdr Meant to Me
As a review of the presidency of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, students will prepare remarks from differing perspectives for a special graveside eulogy. In addition to the remarks, students will bring symbolic mementos to leave at...
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Alex: Jeopardy en Espanol
This activity can be used any time of the school year as a fun way to assist young scholars and motivate them to know the correct pronunciation, spelling, and definition of given vocabulary words. The activity is a unique way to teach...
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Alex: Prehistoric Climate Change
Learn about prehistoric climate change and how it is similar to today's environmental concerns. They will learn to work cooperatively in groups and learn to conduct slide show presentations.
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Alex: Touch and Feel: Plant Adaptations
This introductory instructional activity centers on getting hands-on before getting drug into the vocabulary and nomenclature. In cooperative learning groups students will describe leaves in simple terms. Then, students will use various...
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Alex: Cookie Jar Subtraction
In this language development subtraction lesson English Language Learners will learn and practice using vocabulary and sentence structures for subtraction. The lesson incorporates technology, hands-on manipulatives, and multiple...
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Alex: "I'm Just a Bill"
Students will examine current and recently introduced Congressional legislation using the Thomas search engine. After reading legislation, students will write and post their proposed legislation for peer editing and comment. This lesson...
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Alex: Instrument Families of the Orchestra: String
During this lesson plan students will learn to identify and name the instruments in the string family of the orchestra. Students will also order the string instruments from highest to lowest sound.
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Alex: Changing Your Tactics
Lesson plan where learners use improvisational techniques to frighten or encourage their partner.
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Alex: How High Did My Rocket Go?
This is a lab in which the students will calculate the height of an air or water rocket by using trigonometry.
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Alex: Acting Your Song
In this lesson, young scholars act out the lyrics of a song, utilizing the concepts of objectives, tactics, and obstacles.
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Alex: Fred the Fish a Little River Trip
Little River is home to 47 kinds of fish including the threatened "Blue Shiner" Cyprinella caerulea. These fish depend on the good water quality at Little River. This skit allows students to observe pollution's effects on a small scale...