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Flipping Over Our Weather Reports

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars create their own weather report. In this weather lesson, students work in groups to predict the weather for three days and create their own video. They have a director, camera-person, still cameraman, and two weathermen. 
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Wanted- Dead or Alive

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify the characteristics of trickster tales. In this literary genres lesson, students read trickster tales from Africa and create a clay model of a trickster character. Students design a "wanted" poster with a description of...
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Human Geometry Book

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate geometric shapes. In this geometry lesson, students read the book The Greedy Triangle and define the shapes mentioned in the book. Students make the shapes by using their bodies.
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Chemical Change in the Kitchen

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students examine chemical changes to food. For this chemical changes lesson, students make foods and observe the changes. The changes are recorded in an observation journal. Students photograph food they make at different stages in the...
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Hero Within

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students interview a hero. For this heroes lesson, students read Number the Stars to begin a discussion about heroes and then create mind maps on each character. Students pick a local hero and interview them and then write a personal...
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State History Acting and Podcasting

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners participate in a play. For this historical figures lesson, students choose a person from history and take on their role. Learners research the character, create historically accurate costumes and work in groups to prepare a...
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Life Cycle of A Butterfly

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the life cycle of the butterfly. In this life cycle lesson, 3rd graders observe caterpillars in their classrooms. Students put the caterpillars in butterfly habitats and photograph them at each stage of their growth....
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Historic Wilkes County

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders visit their local historic buildings. In this local history activity, 3rd graders take a trip to their local Heritage Museum and visit a historic building. While on the trip students take pictures. Students then create a...
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Healthful Living

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders take digital pictures of people in healthful activities.  In this technology health lesson, 3rd graders use their digital pictures to create a healthy living multimedia presentation.
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Create a Greener Place- Adventures in Podcasting

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create a podcast. In this environment lesson, students learn what a podcast is and why it is used. Students make a podcast about making the world a greener place.
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Simple Machines Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine machinery in the modern world by completing a scavenger hunt.  In this technology lesson, 3rd graders utilize a computer to view photographs of simple machines they must locate.  Students take photographs with a...
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Save the Animals!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners research an endangered animal and share what they learned through the use of technology. In this interdisciplinary lesson plan on animals, students conduct research on an endangered animal. Then, learners create a PowerPoint...
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Book Talks- Reading Rainbow Style!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students recommend a book. In this book talk lesson, students watch Reading Rainbow book talks, choose a book to recommend to others and write a brief summary and recommendation. Students video tape their introduction and take pictures...
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It's Challenging Being Green!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners influence the plant life cycle as they take care of plants.In this caring for plants lesson, students understand the parts of the plant and their functions in keeping it alive. Learners participate in experiments with plants and...
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I Want To Be an Entrepreneur

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students define the word entrepreneur as they create a business. In this economics lesson plan, students understand the elements of creating a successful business and record them. Students create a commercial for their businesses.
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Flip Camera Lesson: Louisiana Animal Adaptations

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students research and present information about Louisiana animal adaptations. In this animal adaptation and video camera lesson, students choose an animal from a teacher prepared list. They use the Internet to find five adaptations which...
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Skyscrapers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students engineer their way through a hands-on science activity. In this architecture lesson plan, students examine dead loads and wind loads as they participate in the Skyscraper Challenge.
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Figurative Language

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students interpret figurative language.  In this language lesson, students are read the poem "I Love the Look of Words" by Maya Angelou and are to find examples of hyperbole and personification in the poem.  Students then rotate among...
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Animation Station

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine clay animation. In this technology lesson, students use the Internet to investigate the history of clay animation. Students use story boards and clay figures to create their own "animation."
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Becoming Africa's Wildlife

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students take a "trip" to Africa. In this Africa activity, students watch a National Geographic video on animals from Africa. They pick an animal to research, create a poster about, and make a field guide. 
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Math is All Around Us

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students photograph examples of math vocabulary.  For this digital math lesson, students use software to highlight a math concept.  Students record narration to give voice to their concept.
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A Day In the Life of a 4th/5th Grader

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars design a photo essay. In this photo essay lesson, students take digital pictures of their daily activities such as their mode of travel to school, the lunchroom, their classroom and classmates. They choose the photos that...
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Put the NEW in NEWBERY

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read Newbery award books. In this Newbery book lesson, students look online to find all the books that have received this award and look through online reviews to find one they would like to read. After finishing the book, they...
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Go Animate the 20th Century!

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students create animations to match their social studies. in this 20th century lesson plan, students work in groups to read and present to their classmates World War I, World War II, The Great Depression, The Space Race, or the Civil...

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