Curated OER
Evaluating an Olympic Sport
Students research the political context of the Winter Olympics in general and within certain countries in particular. They read authentic, published articles on the topic from the Internet and add this information to the spreadsheet as...
Curated OER
Time Marches On
Learners research the development of remote sensing, various instruments used throughout time and create a time line depicting the history of remote sensing.
Curated OER
Living History - Civil War
Eighth graders, after researching antebellum North Carolina and the role of North Carolina in the Civil War, write, edit, publish, and produce their own plays.
Organization for Community Networks
Academy Curricular Exchange: An Approach to Current Events
An innovative lesson plan of enhancing young scholars' critical thinking skills by reading and watching current events.
Other
Teaching Social Responsibility: Teachable Moment: Terrorism
Students will discuss the underlying causes of terrorism and try to discover the best ways to combat it. Articles and discussion activities are given in this lesson plan for use by the teacher.
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Broward Education Foundation
Broward Education Foundation: News Is Knowledge! [Pdf]
The project provides teachers with ideas to create literacy centers for use in their own classrooms using student-friendly newspapers from various curricular areas. We will provide plans that can be used to adapt the materials each week....