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Brother Outsider
Students view the film "Brother Outsider" and read an article by Bayard Rustin as springboards to discuss the concept of civil rights in the United States. They follow a discussion guide.
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Chick Corea and Nicolas Economou: "Songs for Children"
Students study the career of Chick Corea, whose work has spanned myriad styles in the past thirty years. They explore the double meaning of "Children's Music" and are introduced to the piano
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Ralph McGill: the "Conscience of the South"
Students view a film, "Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South." As groups of students observe the movie, they list key dates, significant persons interviewed, and cultural characteristics. Upon completion of the movie,...
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Rauschenber, The Other ROCI
Young scholars watch the film, "Rauschenber, The Other ROCI," and record information they need as they consider the themes. They create an art project that uses several different techniques to make a unified work.
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Visual Composition
Students study how elements of visual composition and group storyboards for a one-minute videotaped commercial.
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Defining moments from the past with lessons for a post-9/11 world...
Young scholars examine extension ideas concerning 9/11, Defining Moments. They analyze a variety of Supreme Court cases, the U.S. Constitution, Mass Media Interpretations, Racism, Immigrant groups and U.S. geography. Many questions are...
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The Scavenger Hunt
Students use factual information to locate historically significant items in a film clip. They navigate the site searching for the answers to the clues listed on the handout. Students write their answers in complete sentences. Some of...
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Know your Daemons
Students take a closer look at Pullman's The Golden Compass. In this current events lesson, students visit the film's interactive website and participate in a discussion about the nature of religion in the book and the film.
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Create Your Own Kaleidoscopes
Seventh graders create a kaleidoscopes after researching Sir David Brewster and his ideas on light. They recognize the properties of optics from making and using the kaleidoscopes.
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Double Exposed Photographs
Students create double-exposed photographs, poetry, and multimedia presentations. In this artwork lesson plan, students explore cameras, poems, and other art forms to understand line, light, and other attributes that contribute to artwork.
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Aerial Photography
Students are introduced to a basic property of light and how we use this property in our everyday lives. They understand how this image is inverted because light travels in straight lines.
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Les Mis'rables
Young scholars read, understand, and enjoy Les Miserables. They improve their skills in literary analysis, writing, and listening. Through the study of biblical and historical allusions, symbols, metaphors, and other figurative language,...
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Day and Night
First graders study that day and night result from shadows produced by Earth's rotation. Students work to show how shadows are produced, look for and identify shadows and observe shadows produced from different sources.
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Experiments with Photovoltaic Cells
High schoolers explain how sunlight is converted to electricity. In this series of physics lesson, students study how varying the characteristics of the light source affect photovoltaic cells. They research their different uses in other...
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Flag Wars
Students consider how zoning policy shapes the character of neigborhoods. They see how zoning and loan policies have been used historically in the U.S. to benefit some people and discriminate against others. They examine tensions between...
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Timeline Shuffle
Learners examine the role and importance of timelines, and the method for ordering events. They order events and create a timeline of significant technology achievements and scientific discoveries in order from earliest to the most recent.
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Making Media for Democratic Citizenship
Students examine global development issues. In this media awareness lesson, students analyze current event issues and create video podcasts based on their research.
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Tackling Terror
Students discuss their fears of terrorism. In this terrorism lesson, students discuss the Madrid terror attacks, the history of terrorism, and share coping strategies.
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LASER HOLOGRAPHY
Students study holographs. For this laser holography lesson students make a laser holograph and understand why it works. This can be done as a class.
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Polarization
Eighth graders study the basic facts of polarization. In this light waves lesson students demonstrate some activities illustrating interference patterns.
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The 35mm Camera Lesson
Ninth graders explore the 35mm camera. They discuss and identify the various parts and characteristics of the 35 mm camera. Students examine the two aspects of a 35 mm camera that control the light.
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Housing Problems
Students comprehend why slum clearance occurred. They consider the benefits and longer-term problems caused by high-rise housing blocks. Students view the "Housing Problems" which shows the shift from old slums to new housing estates...
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Science
Third graders study light and shadow, participate in mirror activities, and build a periscope.
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"Last Man Standing" Lesson Plan: What Do People Want from Politicians?:
Young scholars evaluate various methods of sampling opinions, consider the role of polling in elections, and consider the role of media reporting in the outcome of elections. They gain skills they can use to analyze and evaluate media...