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My Digital Story
Students write and direct digital stories to be presented to their classmates. In this digital stories lesson plan, students can use camcorders, microphones, headphones, storyboards, and more. Students edit their story and present it to...
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Technology
Students create podcasts. In this technology instructional activity, students familiarize themselves with podcasts and develop their own podcast about a current event.
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Bob Marley - Legend Episode #3 - Lesson 1
Students recognize and describe elements of Bob Marley's life that influenced his song writing as evidenced in the song "No Woman No Cry". They identify the elements of music characteristic of Reggae.
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Interview Checklist
In this folklife interview checklist instructional activity, students check themselves for all the components to achieve success on their folklife interview. They check for before, during, and after components.
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Students tour Chandra's top galactic X-ray images. In this Chandra X-Ray Observatory activity, students play games and complete puzzles based on the Chandra Mission and X-Ray Astronomy. Students listen to pod casts, question an...
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VH1 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons Lesson 1
Young scholars study the affect of a theme song can have on a show or performer. They compare and contrast an original television theme song with classical music.
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VH1 And You Don't Stop - 30 Years of Hip-Hop
Students examine the origin and elements of Hip Hop music and the associated culture. They visit websites and listen to examples of the music.
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And You Don't Stop - 30 Years of Hip-Hop
Students discuss the role of the rapper in Hip Hop music and how the rapper promoted their group's DJ. They compose a short rap about a fellow student highlighting that student's accomplishments and good traits.
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Fusion: Calligraphy of Thought
Pupils read about Calligraphy of Thought, a collection of poetry linking Islam to the West. In this art and poetry lesson, students read about the poetry collection and complete a culture flower.
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The Big Blow
Students identify and explain factors that contribute to extreme storms in the Great Lakes. For this investigative lesson students study the weather systems in the Great Lakes and compare cyclones to tropical storms.
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One World
Students explore the urban socioeconomic and political problems in the US that caused hip hop to emerge in the 70's and 80's. Hip Hop culture is explored and related to the genre of art form.
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Peer Evaluation for Interviews
In this peer evaluation worksheet, students review the interviewing skills of their classmates by answering 10 fill in the blank questions and 2 short answer questions.
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Letter From a Folklorist
In this letter from a folklorist learning exercise, students read a letter from a folklorist to discover more about this career. The letter describes the importance of this field and aspects of the job.
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"Mother Earth" -- Past
Students examine our connection to the Earth. They identify how Native Americans believed in a "Mother Earth". They discover how the earth and life are connected.
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"Death to King Alcohol!" Temperance in the 19th Century
Eleventh graders utilize 19th century songs, drawings, and lecture materials to explore the temperance movement in the US during the 19th century. They form a classroom Washington Temperance Society and work in groups to analyze...
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VH1 AIDS: A Pop Culture History Lesson 2
Students examine messages in popular music, and observe the musical elements of the Rhythm and Blues and Rap genres.
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"Death To King Alcohol!" Temperance in the 19th Century
Learners analyze songs, drawings and stories from the 19th century temperance movement. They work together in groups to form a temperance society within their classroom and analyze strategies of campaigns during the movement.
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Artistic Expression
Students analyze Frida Kahlo's paintings to determine how she used them for self-expression. They create a personal piece of art to express sentiments on a particular subject.
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Classroom Content
Students examine the roles that scientists and government agencies play in protecting citizens from commercially produced chemicals. They watch a video, conduct Internet research, and prepare a media presentation.
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Persuasive Speech
Tenth graders participate in a activity that is focused on the concept of writing persuasive speechs. They conduct research from a variety of sources in order to gather information to write well informed speeches.
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Lesson 8-The Changing Environment: Good or Bad?
Second graders, after listening to "A River Ran Wild," explore all the ways the natural environment has changed and how it affects the community and the people who reside within it. They collect data by interviewing a community member,...
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Food Glorious Food
In this Thanksgiving feast worksheet, learners look over eight different types of foods and circles each food item that would not be found at the Pilgrim's Thanksgiving table.
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Primary History: Children of World War II
In this World War II worksheet, students discuss the war with older people, and visit local libraries and museums to learn how the war changed the place where they live. They use resources to find out which countries were occupied and...