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The Power of Line Break; The Power of Perspective
Twelfth graders read the poem "Man and Wife" and then write their own poem that uses two perspectives.
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Good Brother, Bad Brother
Studetns study how biographers create characters and history of individuals in biographies. They complete a variety of writting activities to demonstrate understanding.
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Good Brother, Bad Brother
Students are exposed to the writings of John Wilkes Booth. They discover that fanaticism is not just a modern phenomenon. They examine four periods in American history when treason was at issue.
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Parabolas Exist Where?
Young scholars recognize how parabolas are used in architecture and calculate a constant of variation.
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Music Drama & Richard Wagner: The Lord Of The Ring
Students study Richard Wagner and his idea of "Music Drama". Students listen to his music, pantomime, and lead "music dramas" to discover Wagner's idea of the world of composition and drama.
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Gargoyles
Students participate in a P.E. game to demonstrate using quick changes of direction while running away from a tagger. The class is divided into mover or gargoyle groups, while students change directions and pathways quickly away from...
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Magic Ball
Using the magic ball, students identify the different directions. They follow the movements of the teacher with the magic ball.
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Life Processes and Water
Students examine the function and nature of water as it effects all living things.
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"The Hell of Mirrors" by Edogawa Rampo
Students read and analyze the short story, "The Hell of Mirrors," by Edogawa Rampo. They write diary entries, develop a video, create an illustration, conduct research, and write a short story.
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Operating the spectrophotometer
Working in small groups, pupils explore the operation of spectrophotometer. Using the spectrophotometer, they investigate Beer's Law with everyday items.
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Listen Up!
Students stand facing a partner (about 5 feet apart). When music is played the partners do a specified exercise. They listen to the music, and when the music stops, the students sit on the floor as quickly as possible. The first student...
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The Truth About Triangles and Squares
Fourth graders investigate the patterns associated with both triangular and square numbers. They use counters as manipulatives to depict the numbers as needed but focus on problem solving using mental math techniques.
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Cell Transformation in Tobacco Leaf Disks
Students review the basic principles of plant cell structure, tissue culture, sterile technique, and cell transformation. Next students complete a plant transformation experiment using whole plant material in order to view evidence of...
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Mysterious Music
Eighth graders investigate how to compose music for a detective program. The goal is for them to discover the method needed. The idea was simple, they were told to compose the music with emotional tension that climaxed and then relaxed...
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Glacier Climbing
Students model the movement of a valley glacier by using a cornstarch mixture to test the rate at which it flows when poured on a titled surface. Students model how a valley glacier flows by using a super thick, viscous fluid. They...
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Macroinvertebrate Simon Says
Students study the four groups of macroinvertebrates. In groups, they explore the characteristics of macroinvertebrates. Through playing a "Macroinvertebrate Simon Says" game, students discover the adaptations of the animals and their...
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Feeding Paramecia
Students prepare a slide of Paramecium cultures and observe (through a microscope) the organism's thin transparent membrane and what happens as they "feed" them stained yeast cells. They sketch the path the ingested yeast takes as it...
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Racy Readers
Students discover how to become more fluent when they read. Individually, they are given a notecard with a specific colored dot and read their selection based on emotion represented by the dot. To end the lesson, they participate in a...
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Read and Reread
Students practice reading with fluency in this lesson. They listen to the teacher reading quickly, smoothly, and fluently. They then read with a partner. They use a stopwatch to time each other's reading, and chart the results of...
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Expression, Expression, Expression
Students read orally with expression in this lesson. They read sentences stressing different emotions with appropriate expression. The teacher models expressive vs. non-expressive reading, and they practice with a partner. Their...
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Growing Independence and Fluency Design: Express Yourself!
Second graders practice reading with expression. After discussing how reading with feeling and excitement can enhance the text, 2nd graders listen as the teacher reads a story with and without emotion. Individual students practice...
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You've Got to Express Yourself!
Students listen as a sample paragraph is read twice; first without expression, and the second time with lots of expression and discuss which they liked best. They brainstorm reasons why reading with expression is important listing them...
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Language Conventions:
Students assess their own book club performance during today's lesson. They share what they wrote in their journals and discussed in their small groups. They critique their individual performances as well as the performance of their group.
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Imus Struggling to Retain Sway as a Franchise
Pupils will perform research and reflect upon a newspaper article. The lesson will help them to refine reading and cognitive skills of forming a personal opinion. The learners will ultimately learn and grow into a greater understanding...
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