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Bookmaking

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners make and assemble parts of a book, read and respond to classmates' work, read aloud from their own book of poetry. They use the writing process and written language skills, participation in fine arts experiences, appropriate and...
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Early Native Americans

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a scrapbook illustrating the culture of Native Americans that settled in the Kickapoo Valley. Working in groups, students choose a topic related to the Kickapoo Valley Indians. Using traditional and technological...
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Wisconsin Through the Ages

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research Wisconsin explorers. They analyze sources for information related to a Wisconsin explorer or missionary. They create a rough draft and edit and type a final draft including a profile of their explorer and...
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Cotton Ball Lamb

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars are encouraged to recognize animal and the sounds they make. They create a hands-on craft, story-telling and song. Students share each creation with their classmates.
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Math/Technology: Measuring Objects

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create Powerpoint templates of pictures they have taken. Using both standard and metrric measurement units, they describe what units of measurement they would use for each object. In the computer lab, they work in pairs to...
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B is for Bowling Green

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify important places in Bowling Green and list facts about those places. They write complete, varied sentences using capitals and punctuation correctly and also use the Writing Process. As a final project, a...
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What's Driving Us?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students determine what the people in their community are driving. Using traffic flow information, they develop recommendations on how to achieve sustainability. They calculate the carbon dioxide emission index for various sites and...
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Herd Management

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners examine herd management and career opportunities while working in groups. They analyze herd strengths and weakness as well as identify herd traits and other management factors through research. Individually students present a...
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Computer Aided Cubism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners engage in a study of the artistic style of cubism with the integration of technology to aid them create a unique work of art. They are shown the works of Picasso and Braque in order to serve as examples to create a context.
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Energy and Fuels

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the various energy resources available to the general population. Working in groups, they research the energy source of their choice and create a presentation detail their research and comparing their...
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My Favorite Story

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars share their pictures on an online database. As a class, they discuss their favorite books and why they like it. They review the elements of a story and brainstorm ideas for each category. To end the lesson, they...
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A Tale of Two Towns

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students gain and apply knowledge of life in their own community and compare specific aspects of it to life in other communities. They work in small groups to fill out a questionnaire about life in their community, and email it to e-pals...
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Feet of Song

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners establish a basic definition of stop frame animation and the processes involved in creating a film. Through guided practice and film reviews, they create their own stop motion animation in response to a film they have seen.
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Food Advertising Tricks

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students recognize techniques used to make food look appealing on television and in advertising, and explore the separate elements that compose media messages and products.
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Featured Artist

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate the art exhibit known as a biennial. This is an exhibit that occurs every two years. They observe works of the artist before visiting the exhibit in order to create a context for new knowledge that will be covered on...
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Sea to Sky

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the Earth's major landforms and how they occur, and how engineers apply this knowledge for the design of transportation systems, mining, and measuring natural hazards. They listen to a teacher-led lecture, match...
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Diseases Are Real

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders research industries that contribute to sanitation and pollution problems. They investigate the direct result of unhygienic practices including disease outbreaks or specific illnesses. They create a Power Point...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Digital Photography: Module 4: Document/catalyst [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
In this fourth module of a course on Digital Photography, students learn about training for a career in photography and different types of photography specializations. They look at several types in more depth, including commercial,...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Digital Photography: Module 1: Past/present [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
In this first module of a course on Digital Photography, students learn about the history of photography, different styles and movements, photographers of the 20th and 21st centuries, tools photographers use for expression, and how...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Digital Photography: Module 5: Invention/creation [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
In this fifth module of a course on Digital Photography, students learn about how to take photographs that reflect a personal aesthetic, they learn how to use Surrealist techniques, they manipulate their images to create new material,...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Digital Photography: Module 2: Learning the Language [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
In this second module of a course on Digital Photography, students learn about photographic attributes, composition, lenses, how to handle a camera, and digital exposure. Includes embedded links to external resources and interactive...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Digital Photography: Module 3: People, Places, and Things [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
In this third module of a course on Digital Photography, students learn about subjects and context, portraits in photography, and studying landscapes. Includes embedded links to external resources, learning exercises, and a glossary of...
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University of Central Florida: Mathematics Classroom Uses for the Digital Camera

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site has a few creative lesson plans on using the digital camera in a mathematics classroom. Includes geometry and measurement activities. (The link for the counting book does not work in archived version of site.)
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University of Central Florida: English Classroom Uses for the Digital Camera

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site has nine great lesson plans involving the use of a digital camera in a language arts class. There are suggested activities for young scholars in every grade level.