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FRED in the Classroom: Measures of Inflation

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Don't just tell class members about how to measure inflation, have them experience it firsthand by asking them to work with real data and construct graphs!
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Social Issues

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars examine issues that affect Americans every day and create a documentary regarding a selected topic. In small groups they select an issue, conduct Internet research, and create an information sheet. Students write interview...
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Jumping in the Air - What was your Height?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students solve equations using the quadratic formula. For this quadratic equations lesson, students use digital cameras to film students jumping and import film clips into a computer. Students use the data in the quadratic formula...
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Newspapers: A Connection to Our Past

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the historical context for a currents event. They create an iMovie that explains why it is important to explain the history behind a current event.
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Original Children's Books

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Bring the fun and creativity of children's stories to your language arts class. Middle schoolers write, revise, and publish an original student book which incorporates the elements of a short story. They put their story in the form of a...
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Watershed Documentary

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct research and collect data about a local watershed area. They create an iMovie showing the human and natural impacts on the creek and watershed areas.
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The ABCs of Conservation

For Teachers K
Students identify the letters of the alphabet and corresponding sounds and words that begin with that letter.
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Word of the Day

For Teachers K - 12th
Students practice using their new vocabulary word by creating an original iMovie project based on that word.
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The ABCs of Conservation

For Teachers K
Students explore the components of convservation, letters, and the sounds of the alphabet. The letters of the alphabet and the corresponding sounds and words that begin with that letter are identified as ways of protecting the Earth are...
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How Does Electricity Work?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use iMovie to reinforce, apply, and share what they have learned about how electricity works by making a movie as a unit culminating activity.
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Assignment # 1: Merry-Go-Round Story

For Teachers 9th
Class members use e-mail and the merry-go-round story format to create a science fiction story. Each writer begins by selecting one of three prompts, crafting the introductory paragraph and sending the paragraph to the next person on the...
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Poetry Cyberbook

For Teachers 8th
Emerging poets design a website and then post seven original poems as well as their written critique of these poems. Although the resource mentions Inspiration and FrontPage technologies, any software could be substituted. 
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North Korea and the United States

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze U.S. policy toward North Korea. In this foreign policy lesson plan, students conduct research on the relationship between the United States and North Korea. Students prepare for a classroom debate to...
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Dramatizing Your Story

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils write a script, planning and recording improvisations based on personal experience and heritage, imagination, literature and history.
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Uniform Motion

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Pupils identify when uniform motion occurs. They watch a teacher made PowerPoint explaining the concept of uniform motion and carry out an experiment to understand the concept.
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The American Flag and the Pledge of Allegiance

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars create an iMovie about what they have learned about the American flag as a conclusion to an eight-day unit.
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War Story Documentary

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review research skills and determine an aspect of war to research. They research an aspect of a war experience and bring history to life through iMovie.
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World War II Veteran Interview Project

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students learn interview skills by formulating questions and videotaping an interview with a veteran.
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War Story Documentary

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research and create an aspect of a war. They practice on writing a bibliography and essays.
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State Issues: The Native People of Hawaii

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research issues about their state and community. They work in groups to create a multi-media presentation highlighting the issues.
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A Time Period in American History

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Researchers combine music, narration, photos, and text to form a presentation for their classmates about a time period in American History. Proper research and documentation techniques are emphasized. The lesson plan, created by Apple...
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The Wetlands

For Teachers 3rd
Complete a comparison of the wetlands found in New York and Louisiana. Using various research methods, gather data on the wetlands found in New York and Louisiana, the animals, conditions, etc. Data is used to create a brief report on...
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Northwest Native American Art

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders first study the art of the U.S. Northwestern Coast Native American peoples. They select an image or make their own and make a drawing and then make a 6-inch linoleum block print.
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The Crucible

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students create a movie of a scene from The Crucible upon completion of reading the book. They assume a variety of roles in the film production.

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