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Book Report Alternative

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students create a video book report. In this literature lesson, students read a book independently and fill out a graphic organizer. Students use a digital camera to record their book review.
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Autobiographies

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create an autobiography. In this autobiography lesson, students create a digital autobiography using photographs and captions about their lives. Students will publish their autobiography on the class blog page, as well as...
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"Girls Only" Science Workshop

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students design sleds. In this engineering lesson, students collaborate to engineer and build a real working sleds from the materials provided.  This lesson was originally designed to be taught to a group of female students.
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Shape Hunt

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students photograph shapes around their school and create a shape movie.  In this shape hunting lesson, students recognize shapes in a shape hunt.  Students can identify the shapes recorded by others in the class.
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21st Century Social Skills

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Explore communication techniques by using the latest video technology.  In this special education lesson, students create a video discussing their own social goals for the future.  Students utilize Flip Video cameras to document their...
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Johnny Appleseed or John Chapman: Which Character is Your Favorite?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students study the life of John Chapman and compare it with the fictional character, Johnny Appleseed. Students listen to books about Johnny Appleseed, and watch a video and PowerPoint if available. They make a KWL chart, make an online...
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Graphing Weather

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students make a graph. In this weather lesson plan, students fill in a KWL chart about different types of weather. Students watch a PowerPoint presentation about weather and natural disasters and where these types of weather are common....
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Flipping Over Our Weather Reports

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars create their own weather report. In this weather lesson, students work in groups to predict the weather for three days and create their own video. They have a director, camera-person, still cameraman, and two weathermen. 
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Wanted- Dead or Alive

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify the characteristics of trickster tales. In this literary genres lesson, students read trickster tales from Africa and create a clay model of a trickster character. Students design a "wanted" poster with a description of...
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Human Geometry Book

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate geometric shapes. In this geometry lesson, students read the book The Greedy Triangle and define the shapes mentioned in the book. Students make the shapes by using their bodies.
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Chemical Change in the Kitchen

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students examine chemical changes to food. For this chemical changes lesson, students make foods and observe the changes. The changes are recorded in an observation journal. Students photograph food they make at different stages in the...
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Hero Within

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students interview a hero. For this heroes lesson, students read Number the Stars to begin a discussion about heroes and then create mind maps on each character. Students pick a local hero and interview them and then write a personal...
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State History Acting and Podcasting

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners participate in a play. For this historical figures lesson, students choose a person from history and take on their role. Learners research the character, create historically accurate costumes and work in groups to prepare a...
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Life Cycle of A Butterfly

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the life cycle of the butterfly. In this life cycle lesson, 3rd graders observe caterpillars in their classrooms. Students put the caterpillars in butterfly habitats and photograph them at each stage of their growth....
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Historic Wilkes County

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders visit their local historic buildings. In this local history activity, 3rd graders take a trip to their local Heritage Museum and visit a historic building. While on the trip students take pictures. Students then create a...
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Healthful Living

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders take digital pictures of people in healthful activities.  In this technology health lesson, 3rd graders use their digital pictures to create a healthy living multimedia presentation.
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Create a Greener Place- Adventures in Podcasting

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create a podcast. In this environment lesson, students learn what a podcast is and why it is used. Students make a podcast about making the world a greener place.
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Simple Machines Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine machinery in the modern world by completing a scavenger hunt.  In this technology lesson, 3rd graders utilize a computer to view photographs of simple machines they must locate.  Students take photographs with a...
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Save the Animals!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners research an endangered animal and share what they learned through the use of technology. In this interdisciplinary lesson plan on animals, students conduct research on an endangered animal. Then, learners create a PowerPoint...
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Book Talks- Reading Rainbow Style!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students recommend a book. In this book talk lesson, students watch Reading Rainbow book talks, choose a book to recommend to others and write a brief summary and recommendation. Students video tape their introduction and take pictures...
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It's Challenging Being Green!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners influence the plant life cycle as they take care of plants.In this caring for plants lesson, students understand the parts of the plant and their functions in keeping it alive. Learners participate in experiments with plants and...
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I Want To Be an Entrepreneur

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students define the word entrepreneur as they create a business. In this economics lesson plan, students understand the elements of creating a successful business and record them. Students create a commercial for their businesses.
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Flip Camera Lesson: Louisiana Animal Adaptations

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students research and present information about Louisiana animal adaptations. In this animal adaptation and video camera lesson, students choose an animal from a teacher prepared list. They use the Internet to find five adaptations which...
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Skyscrapers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students engineer their way through a hands-on science activity. In this architecture lesson plan, students examine dead loads and wind loads as they participate in the Skyscraper Challenge.