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Pilot Takes Off in Kid-Built Plane
Students read a current events news story an answer vocabulary and comprehension questions. In these real world lessons, student use the internet to watch video clips, read blogs, and research pertaining to the planes and pilots. Letter...
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Judy Garland: By Myself
Students investigate Judy Garland's life create a media campaign focusing on the role of drugs and alcohol in her life. Students watch a video and conduct Internet research to find out about Garland's life. Groups write a newspaper...
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Border Art: the Study of Artworks Responding To the Border Between the United States And Mexico
Students discuss the concepts of immigration and migration and explore their own family's history. They examine the media's presentation of the Border Art Project and then incorporate their own views into what they have studied through...
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The Roots of Good Character: Kindness
In this character education worksheet, students examine situations where they could show kindness. Students also learn the word forms: kind, kindly, kindness. Students read 6 illustrated situations and place the proper form of "kind" in...
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How Does Altitude Relate To Density?
Students demonstrate an understanding of the properties of matter by applying them to density, pressure, and temperature. The educational software program, "Foilsim" is used in this inquiry.
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History of Miss America
Students make a time-lines of of decades using images from Miss America. In this history lesson, students looks at the country's beauty pageant and how it changes the lives of women in America. Students debate issues such as size...
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What's Fit to Print?
Students evaluate how newspapers are constructed and evaluate the extent to which newspapers serve their readers' interests.
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The Polls
Students obtain how polls are conducted. They differentiate between scientific and non-scientific poll. They analyze the role that polls play in an election.
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What would make your life better?
Students view a survey that looked at family life, education and healthy and safety and found life wasn't as good as it could be for lots of kids in the UK. All the viewpoints of the students is analyzed and discussed in depth within...
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Health Education: An integrated Approach; Exit Drills in the Home
Third graders learn about fire safety in the home in order to plan escape routes while avoiding smoke inhalation. In this fire safety lesson plan, 3rd graders first discuss a smoke detector and its purpose, and then discover the...
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What Do You See? What Do You Think?
Pupils review the implications of the printing of the Gutenberg Bible. Using a page from the Bible, they compare and contrast it with one that was handwritten. They use the internet to discover Gutenberg's model and marketing strategy...
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High Profiles
Students research and write newspaper articles about current world leaders, using a New York Times International article as a model. They research a current world leader's personal background and political history.
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Let's Talk About Painting
Discuss art and read Matthew's Dream. In this visual arts lesson, learners recognize that there are different styles of art, each with its own techniques. Use simple techniques to understand art and work at stations to complete a style...
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Quadratic Equations with the CBL 2
Learners practice generating parabolas with a motion sensor while determining the vertex form of the equation. They compare it to the regression equation from the calculator onto a data mate software. Each student completes several...
Global Oneness Project
Far From Home
A timely and provocative lesson inspires high schoolers to tackle the Syrian refugee crisis. They analyze a compelling photo essay before discussing and writing about it.
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Adding Humor to Your Lessons is No Laughing Matter
Try these seven ways to inject laughs into your curriculum, while staying on track academically.
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Hurricanes and Hot Towers with TRMM
Take cover because a wild presentation on hurricanes is about to make landfall in your classroom! An outstanding PowerPoint presentation is the centerpiece of this lesson. Not only does it provide information and photographs, but several...
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Ozone Pollution: Smog Alert
Students simulate the development of smog. They discover how it forms naturally in nature. They read news articles about the ozone and pollution. They discuss what they can do to lower the pollution they generate.
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What Does a Real MP Do ? Case Study of Svend Robinson : A Rebel with a Cause
Eleventh graders undertake media research on an issue and prepare a series of questions. They divide into the government and the opposition and select two issues for discussion. They discuss Question Period tactics, and then undertake a...
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The New Kids on the Blog
Learners consider the role of a critic by creating top ten lists for arts-related topics and participate in a simulated blog activity. They write newpaper articles to accompany their top ten lists and submit them for publication.
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Whose Business Is It?
Students read articles in The Times Business Day section and share their opinions on the articles. They search through the Business Day section of The Times to find items to complete a scavenger hunt. They summarize a teacher selected...
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Spreadsheet Graphs
Students create graphs using information from spreadsheets. They select a topic from the following choices: website use, digital cameras, spreadsheets, calculators or educational software. They tally the class results and create an...
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Operation Iraqi freedom
Students explain the term "public agenda' and identify the characteristics and components of the media. They read newspapers, watch and listen to newscasts to determine the media's position on the war in Iraq.
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Message in a Bottle
Learners consider the implications of the misuse of alcohol. In this personal health lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about the misuse of alcohol and examine advertisements for alcohol.
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