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You're Hired!
Students participate in a simulation of being a speech writer for the President. They listen to and analyze speeches and present one of their own.
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World-Water Hero
Students explore why clean water is essential. For this environmental lesson, students identify the "powers" we need to improve the quality of water. Students share their descriptions of world-water superheroes.
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Singing in the H2O
Learners compose new lyrics to the tune of a popular song in order to teach and explain a challenging science concept being studied in class.
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Motion Capture and Analysis
Pupils capture the serve motion of a tennis player with a digital or video camera. Using transparencies or a software package, analyze the speed, acceleration, displacement and time of the racquet head and ball in the tennis stroke.
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Express Yourself!
Fifth graders study different types of poetry, compose a poem and word process it.
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See How They Run
High schoolers analyze non-print campaign advertisements for factual and persuasive information. They choose the advertisement they think is the most persuasive and identify the reasons why it is the most persuasive.
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Poetry Book
Students study the following terms and concepts: word choice, dialect, invented words, concrete terms, abstract terms, figurative and sensory language. In cooperative groups, they select three of the terms, research them, and pick poems...
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Video Conferences with Parliamentarians
Students from all over Canada videoconference with Parliamentarians to talk about issues in a current bill.
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Cows on Parade
Learners use assorted drawing materials and sheets from a cow shaped pad to create a unique, bright, colorful cows.
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Al Mercado
Middle schoolers investigate the concept of a market. They produce a dramatization to simulate the daily activities found inside. Students ask questions about the price, location, and use of items. The acting strengthens communication...
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What Is It; Whose Is It; Where Did It Come From?
Young scholars discover which elements are most threatening to outdoor sculptures. In groups, they determine the steps that are needed to preserve them. They locate and assess the condition of those sculptures in their local community....
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Same, But Different
Young scholars compare and contrast specific characters in the book, "Old Henry." They discuss similarities and differences between people and define character traits. They assess one's own character traits and have a class discussion...
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Topic Research
Students identify Internet and library resources which can be used for researching a project. They utilize available library resources and Internet resources to conduct research for it.
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Worm Posters Presentations and Worm Box Part 2
Students work in small groups to investigate the topic, make a visual aid, and present to the class. They are given the following four topics: Worms and other decomposers, taking care of a worm box, waster and recycling, and...
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Watergate
Students discuss the primary events of the Watergate crisis. They conduct an interview with a Watergate-era adult and present a summary of their interview.
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Explorers of the Mighty North
Students access the Internet to research the journey made by Rear Admiral Peary and Matthew Alexander Henson to the North Pole. They locate the North Pole on maps and globes. They present oral reports to classmates on their research.
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Jefferson County Schools: Language Arts Presentations
This is a very large collection of PowerPoint presentations for teachers to use for teaching Language Arts. They cover early reading, novel studies, vocabulary development, spelling, writing technique, to mention just a few topics.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: The Children's Picture Book Project
Contains plans for eight lessons that ask students to write their own children's picture book in order to review story structure and literary techniques. Students also write book reviews of each other's work. In addition to objectives...
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: Writing Center: Fragments and Run Ons
What are sentence fragments and run-on sentences? Explore this informative resource to review the meaning and some examples of these. Provides techniques for avoiding fragments and run-ons in writing assignments.