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Extra! Extra! Hear All About It!

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Young scholars summarize their weekly class activities by writing a newsletter.  In this journalism lesson, students create a multimedia presentation for their parents based on the classroom events that took place during the week....
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Zoom into Microscopy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discover proper microscope use. In this microscopy lesson, students create picture books that show the detail of organisms as seen with the human eye, through a hand lens, and at each power of the microscope.
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Photo Safari

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students take photographs of people and things that impact their lives. In this photojournalism lesson plan, students learn how to use a photo to tell a story and present their project.
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What Tree is That?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine leaves and the trees in their neighborhood that they came from.  In this ecology lesson, students read the book, I Can Name 50 Trees Today, and discuss how a tree goes from a forest to a wood shop.  Students...
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Visual Composition

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study how elements of visual composition and group storyboards for a one-minute videotaped commercial.
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Photosynthetic Pictures--Are Worth More Than a Thousand Words

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students observe and examine how carbon dioxide, water, and light produce glucose/starch through a process called photosynthesis.
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Patterns & Balance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the difference in the two sets of images and discuss the visual interest in the first set and the different visual interest created in the second set of prints.
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Word Processing With Pizazz

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners use a word processor and some of its tools to create an exciting and visual autobiography. They download a sample letter and then create one of their own.
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Sunprints for Grades K-3

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners, after being introduced to Visual Thinking Strategies, create sunprints.
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Journey

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners complete a variety of enrichment activities that focus on the book, Journey, by Patricia MacLachlan. They create a photo album that shows their own family history.
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Rockin? Chalk (Integrating science - make own chalk)

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use plaster of Paris, talc, and cornstarch to create their own chalk. They hypothesize what mixture of ingredients produce the "best" chalk. Students discuss what they think are the characteristics of the "best" chalk.
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Castles and Fortresses of the World

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students work in groups to study castlers and fortresses of the world. They study pictures and models of well known castles and fortresses. Students construct a 3-D model of a castle or fortress using materials of their choice.
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Basic Darkroom Techniques

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore a fundamental knowledge of darkroom practice. Students access the basic aspects of black-and-white film processing, printing and enlarging. Students acquaint themselves with functions and purposes of darkroom equipment...
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Facing The Unknown

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss how images help us to mark the passing of time, and to remember people, places and events from the past. They discuss the different ideas and images related to life, death and the idea of the afterlife. Students also...
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Sequencing Our Day

For Teachers K
Students focus on translating the real experience of an ordinary day into a representation of it to assist with recall and stimulate expressive language. They compose picture captions to match visual representations of events of the...
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Descriptive Paragraphs

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders gain the necessary skills to write a descriptive paragraph. They see the evaluation and decision making process that are used in good wriitng. The bible is used to see illustrations and then used to paint a picture in...
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Language Arts: Creating Multimedia Reports

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders create multimedia presentations about their backgrounds and family heritage. They discover how to use the necessary computer skills and practice them in pairs. Students present their projects to the class and have a general...
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Let's Rock

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the property of rocks and how to distinguish among the different types. They explore the hardness of rocks and perform streak tests to determine mineral color. They classify rocks according to their properties.
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Mock Trials/Five Themes of Geography

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concepts related to the teaching major themes of Geography. They participate in a role playing activity using the context of a court case. The lesson includes a time set for teacher...
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Playground Greenup

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students document changes in the playground vegetation during the year by making drawings or taking digital photographs of grass, trees, bushes, weeds, and other vegetation. They study how the color of vegetation changes during different...
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What Begins With Bb?

For Teachers 1st
First graders match letter sounds to pictures they represent. In this matching letter sound lesson plan, 1st graders use the computer program Kidspiration to match the letter sounds to the corresponding pictures. This can be used for 1...
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Water, Water Everywhere

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners monitor a local creek. In this environmental water lesson, students conduct an environmental study of a local creek by monitoring the temperature and water quality over a period of time, then submit data to the Global Water...
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Kindergarten Memories

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create a monthly memory and compile it into a Kindergarten Memory Book.  In this memory book lesson, students create a monthly memory page.  Students create a graphic organizer in Kidspiration which is developed into a...
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My Family - Bookmaking for Social Studies

For Teachers K - 5th
Students create family histories. In this book making activity, students take digital cameras home for the night and take family members' photographs. Students use the photographs and text they write about their families to create a...

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