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The Civil War in Henry County
Middle schoolers consider how the Civil War impacted their community. In this Civil War lesson, students use primary and secondary sources to research the Civil War in Henry County, Georgia. Middle schoolers use their findings to create...
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ETHICAL USE OF THE INTERNET
High schoolers investigate the use of the internet and how it should be used by students. The concepts of intellectual property and fair usage are covered. The author of resources is found by them through practice with finding small...
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The Role of Women in the Civil War
Students, in groups, research specific websites to find what roles women filled during the Civil War. They discuss the roles and create a multimedia presentation for a slide show.
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What Would They Have Said? A Role Playing and Interview Activity
Students study Canadian constitutional documents and historical figures. They play an historical figure in an interview. Students answer questions about the events and documents in which they played a role.
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Introducing Me (with scanned photo)
Students present information about themselves and the multimedia tools they used to prepare a personal page for the internet.
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Negro Leagues Baseball: Its Rise and Demise
Students research various Negro Leagues from 1920-1948. They identify inception dates, elements contributing to failure, and date league ceased to exist, and create interactive multimedia timelines.
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All Men Are Created Equal
Students evaluate and compare events in history using famous quotes. They create a bulletin board of famous quotes dealing with equality. They create a multimedia presentation using famous quotes on the theme, All Men are Created Equal.
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Election-Year Issues: Where Do the Political Candidates Stand?
Students create a multimedia presentation to compare the platforms of political candidates using information gathered from their research.
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Meet My Mammal
Learners create a multimedia presentation about a mammal of their choice. They develop a new presentation document and all slides within the presentation. They share the information about their animal with the class.
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Heroes and Heroines in Science: Dispelling the Stereotype
students think of scientists as heroes and heroines by dispelling the stereotypes of persons in scientific careers. They work in cooperative groups to research the life and works of a scientist and (through the use of the library and the...
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Genetics and Hypermedia
Pupils view presentations created by HyperCard and HyperStudio. They observe the multimedia presentation regarding Genetics. They observe the information in regards to their current unit.
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Technology: Paper Roll Photo Dolls
Learners use paper rolls covered with construction paper as backgrounds for their individual photos. The photos are printed using Adobe Photo Deluxe and locate their pictures by finding their names on the files. Students are videotaped...
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Biome EcoWatch Project
Students work together to complete the Biome EcoWatch project. Using the Internet, they research the relationship between abiotic factors and living organisms within a biome. They create a multimedia presentation to share their...
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Dinosaur Research
Second graders research a selected dinosaur. They hand write a paragraph about the dinosaur, describing at least one amazing fact. Students use HyperStudio software to transfer their paragraph into a multimedia presentation.
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Life Stories
Fourth graders create a brief video presentation documenting their research of an impactful African American or woman from history. Students research and identify their accomplishments and create a 2-5 minute iMovie documenting their...
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Art History and Technique
Pupils conduct research, using a variety of resources, about their favorite painter and painting. They critique the famous painters work and write a multimedia presentation that showcases his/her work. They paint an original work of art...
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A Day in the Life of 4th Graders
Students create scrapbook of the activities for an entire school day in order to develop skills in digital photography. They discuss the elements of good photography and take turns documenting lessons, lunchtime, P.E. and recess. Each...
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Sudan Surprise
Young scholars consider animal migration patterns that have been recently documented in Sudan. They investigate the migratory patterns of animals and discuss how human conflicts and activities affect migratory wildlife populations.
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Irish Eyes: Taking a Look at Local Landscape
Direct your class’s attention to the elements that make their community unique. After examining sample travel brochures, groups select something from their community to use as the subject, and then research, create, and publish a...
Math Solutions
Shape Sorting: Looking for Green!
Young mathematicians rotate, flip, and sort their way to an understanding of the different attributes of geometric figures. Using transparent yellow and blue shapes, children try to match congruent figures together to create...
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Exploring the Global Security Matrix
Using online and newspaper resources, small groups explore the issue of global security. They answer 13 different questions on three pages that have them consider multiple risks posed by a global security system.
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Satchel Page
Bring a lesson about Negro League Baseball to your Black history unit, or any other research unit throughout the year. While the lesson plan itself is simplistic, there are several good ideas that you could use, such as creating trading...
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Satyagrah: Social Change vs. Social Transformation
Students examine the difference between social change and social transformation. they learn through discussion in order to be able to research and analyze a systematic social injustice. Students identify their part in a wider social...
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What are the Kinds of Triangles?
Fifth graders classify triangles. In this triangle lesson, 5th graders learn about the characteristics that make up a triangle. They are instructed through video, PowerPoint slides, and teacher-led demonstrations.