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Translating Parabolas

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students make informed choices among technology systems, resources, and services. They select and apply technology tools for research, information analysis, problem solving, and decision making in content learning.
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Author Cards

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create an informational card for a selected author. They read and analyze a book by their chosen author, conduct research about the author, and create an author card that includes a written critical response to the...
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Cloud Database

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils research information on the types of clouds. They create a database and use a formula. They create various reports and access electronic information to obtain accurate pressure and temperature readings from the National Weather...
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Civil Rights Movement in America

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the Civil Rights movement as a culmination of history and cultural perspectives developed from the Slave Trade and Reconstruction. They identify leading persons and organizations and their personal philosophy to...
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What Lies Beneath

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students conduct Internet research on the history and archaeological excavations at historical Jamestown. They explore various websites, and develop a Powerpoint presentation to present to the class.
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Networking at Early James Fort

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the impact of global trade on regional civilizations of the world after 1500. They research and analyze images of pottery excavated at Jamestown, and create a poster that presents information about world trade networks...
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Parabola With Horizontal Directrix

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Young scholars find the vertex, directrix, and focus of a parabola and graph parabolic functions. They solve problems involving parabolas after a demonstration lesson plan by the teacher.
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What's the Depth?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice digital camera skills by identifying effects of depth of field at different apertures, comparing effects of depth of field with different focal lengths, and creating images showing effect of depth of field at different...
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SIRS Discoverer Searching

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders become familiar with the options on the tool and menu bar of an Internet browser and learn to identify the SIRS Discoverer to search for subject categories. They then locate and summarize an article using the SIRS Discoverer.
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A My Name Is Alice

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders brainstorm and research to find information that fits with their assigned letter. They decide with their group which items to be used in their book page. Students participate in the illustration of the group page.
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Robot Labyrinth

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars design a flowchart for their robotic program. In this physics lesson, students construct a robot that can navigate certain obstacles. They present their program and robots in class.
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Effective Photojournalism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine what makes a quality photo and take and edit appropriate photos that relate to their assigned articles. They select good pictures for their publication.
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Creating a Bar Graph with a Graphing Program

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students use the S'COOL data base to create a bar graph.
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Strings that Sing

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students listen to Isaac Stern lead a musician through steps to self-evaluating a performance. They compare their instrumental performance with a live vocal performance.
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Exploring with Cartography

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students are introduced to the topic of cartography. Using the internet, they research the paths and goals of early explorers. They create a PowerPoint presentation of the information they collected. They also develop a...
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Great Expectations By Charles Dickens: A Classic, Or Just a Novel?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders read the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. They consult Media Center and online sources as they conduct research needed to write an essay that answers the question, "Is Great Expectations a classic, or just a...
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Midterm Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a multimedia presentation. They create a storyboard using Inspiration. Students write a narrative that reflects the process he/she went through to create the presentation. They include obstacles encountered and solutions...
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Learning and Population Information - Where I Live

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners study their county populations in a multimedia presentation format. In this populations lesson, students work in groups of 3 to research the county populations in their state. Learners chart their results in an Excel document...
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LearningCheck State Proactice Exams Item Banks

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine state practice test exams questions.  In this secondary mathematics exam, students receive instructions for downloading state practice exams, using the test item banks with the TI-Navigator system, and view sample...
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Leadership and FCCLA

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students identify and explore ways being an FCCLA officer can improve leadership skills. In this FCCLA leadership lesson, students research the requirements to become an FCCLA officer using the national bylaws. Students then prepare the...
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I Heard It on the Radio

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students develop a portfolio of information of contemporary musicians or individuals from the music industry.
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Parabola (Lab Version)

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students develop definition for parabola, explain relationship between properties of the graph of a parabola and its equation, explain how the equation of a parabola can be written in different forms, and solve problems that relate the...
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Parabola

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop a definition of parabola and explain the relationship between the properties of the graph of a parabola and its equation. They explain how the equation of a parabola can be written in different forms and solve problems...
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Design your own Water Temperature Experiment

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use Robolab sensors and software to design an experiment that incorporates the use of temperature probes. They conduct the experiment, complete a lab sheet, evaluate the results and then consider if their hypothesis requires...