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Developing Skills for the KS2 English SAT: Literature
Students consider the literary techniques of characterization and dialogue. In this story making and comprehension lesson, students examine characterization, dialogue, and comprehension.
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Comic Book or Comic Strip Design
Students design an original cartoon character. They explain the creative process and development of a cartoon from brainstorming to final draft and study different types of cartooning. Use the correct terminology associated with cartooning
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Problem/solution
Students examine presentations of problems and reaching solutions in literature. In this writing skills lesson plan, students read "The Three Little Pigs," and respond to several discussion questions about plot, characters, setting,...
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The Elf Project
Third graders research elves and create their own elf description which they use to write back to the first graders Santa letters.
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My "Red" Room
Students utilize art analysis skills by examining the work of Henri Matisse. For this painting lesson, students examine L'Atelier Rouge by Henri Matisse and identify the objects in the room and colors used. Students create their own...
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Exploring the Night Sky: Summer
Students explain how moon phases occur. They describe and explain at least two common misconceptions that people have about the moon. Students explain what a star is. They explain 3 ways that the night sky has been used throughout history.
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Walk the Line
Learners create constant speed versus motion graphs. They will perform linear regressions on their data to describe the graphs mathematically.
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What's the Spin?
Learners use the CABRI application for their graphing calculator to rotate, translate, and reflect triangles. They use graphing calculators and follow detailed directions to manipulate triangles in specified ways. There are three...
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Basic Limits
Learners calculate the limits of functions. In this calculus lesson, students find the left and right handed limits of different functions. They use the Ti Navigator to drag the function around as they study limits.
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Derivative Grapher
Learners graph the derivative of functions in this calculus lesson plan. They use the TI to graph their functions and algebraically take the derivative of each function. They then create a visual and analyze the graph.
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Calculus Inverse Derivative
Students solve equations using a given derivative. In this calculus lesson, students identify the rise of fall of each function. They use the calculator to find the derivative.
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Taylor Polynomials
Pupils graph Taylor polynomials in this calculus lesson. They observe the graphs for the expansion of Taylor polynomial functions and use the Ti calculator to help create visuals of the graphs.
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Permutations & Combinations
Young mathematicianss predict the outcome of an event. Learners solve problems using permutations and combinations. They use the TI calculator to see the different combinations and how the groupings occur.
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Meet Our Class
Students survey the exploration of oneself through self-assessment and interviews by others. They organize ways to present themselves to the world through writing and artwork. They also customize research from a computer as a tool for...
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Models of the Earth and Moon
Learners explore the earth's rotation and phases of the moon. In this planets lesson, students rotate and revolve around a light representing the sun. Learners use movement and props to simulate what causes the phases of the moon as well...
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Trains in Motion
Students compare two object as they find the distance between them. In this geometry lesson, students create an equation describing the distance of time as a function. They use the navigator to observe the distance.
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Homology: Where Does The Evidence Lead
Students are introduced to the topic of homology. In groups, they read a case study and compare different drawings of early vertebrate emryos. They work together to answer discussion questions and label the various parts of each embryo.