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Civil Rights Video Essay

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research an event or a person from a decade in American history when the civil rights movement was an important focus. They create a multimedia project based on the research.
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The Transit in Pictures

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the June 2004 Transit of Venus, write a screen play, and produce a movie or animation of the transit including a narration. The difference between storytelling and storyboarding is made clear in this lesson.
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Techno Movie

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore storytelling by using video editing software. In this movie making lesson, students identify the uses of PowerPoint and create a story using a digital camera which takes stills or video. Students combine this footage...
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Send Me A Postcard From The Rainforest

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students research the different regions of the rainforest by using the Internet. They create their own postcards from each region they examine showing the plants and animals of that region. They share their postcards with the class.
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Classification of Minerals

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify a specific mineral using Moh's Scale of Hardness. They also conduct research about the mineral looking for factors such as value, abundance ,location, and current uses. The lesson integrates technology with the making...
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"The Soil Around Us"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars work on the multimedia presentation for this session and for future sessions. They plan new products that can be made with the content used for the multimedia presentation.
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Animal Riddles

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students research an animal using online research .They create a multimedia riddle using the information and share it with the class.
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HIV/AIDS, iChat, and the Immune System

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study HIV and model the course of an infection.  In this immune system lesson plan students examine HIV and AIDS and learn that it is a preventable disease. 
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Rights and Responsibilities in History

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars research rights and responsibilities in historic themes using primary source documents. They produce an iMovie including appropriate images and sounds.
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Tall Tales and Urban Legends

For Teachers 7th - 10th
In this creative writing worksheet, students sort through old pictures and discuss the characterization in each. Students create characters, a setting, and their own tall tale or urban legend based on the pictures.
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TV and Teaching

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students write a story centered around their favorite TV show. In this story writing lesson, students share their favorite TV shows and discuss their favorite characters. Students draw pictures that illustrate a story in which they are a...
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Exploring the Biomes of South America

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete a five-week unit investigating the eight major biomes of South America. They conduct Internet research, collect short-term and long-term climate data, and create a HyperStudio slideshow stack about a selected biome...
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Not So Simple Machines

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design a simple machine for a simple machine contest. In this simple machine lesson, students design a simple machine that will solve a problem. They draw a diagram, label it, and test the machine before they present it in a...
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Historical Episodes

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students choose a historical book set in the Civil War. They create a flow chart of the steps involved in producing a film. They select one scene and prepare props, costumes and setting for the scene.
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Layered Unit: Macbeth

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders take notes from lectures on Shakespearean Theatre, Language; kingship, witchcraft and omens, symbolism. Include your reflections as well as copied information (5 pts. per day, must be present).
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Energy Flow in Ecosystems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students, in groups, create a slide show about the ecosystem and answer critical thinking questions based on their research.
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The Environments of Big Sur -- Which Do We Protect?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the geological, climatic, and biological features of Big Sur. They watch a video, conduct Internet research, and create a script and images in the form of an outline in a simulation of an environmental group.
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Wondrous Water

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the different properties of water. They experimenting with different activities, each one explaining a different property of water. Students read an article "Small, Ues, But Might: The Molecule Called Water." and then...
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Summer of My German Soldier

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars participate in a layered curriculum unit for a novel study. The teaching method allows for a student centered classroom that includes different methods of instruction and assessment.
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Trust

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students read and discuss Romeo and Juliet Act IV, Scenes 1 and 2. They compare the unfolding action with yesterday's predictions. They consider the concepts of trust, fate, and self-determination.
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Drawing Into the Imagination

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create a non linear story with multiple possibilities and endings. For this non linear story lesson plan, 6th graders research non linear stories, create their own, and illustrate it.
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A Geological Wonder: Niagara Falls

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research the geological features of Niagara Falls. In this earth science lesson, students create a poster board proposing a new website for the tourist center. They share their project in class.
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Picturing Shakespeare: Creating Illuminated Texts

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students experiment with illuminating important text.  For this fictional literature lesson, students research Shakespearean sonnets.  Students identify key elements of the sonnets, and examine the relationship between...
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Scroll Art And Retelling Stories

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students create Japanese scroll art that represents a familiar folktale in this elementary school lesson that can be adapted for small group, or individual projects depending on ability.