Virginia’s First People – Past & Present
Summary After completing our unit on Virginia’s native people, students chose a current Indian tribe of Virginia to research in self-selected groups. This correlates with …
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Liquid Volume Recipes
Summary In this lesson students conducted research to identify liquid volume measurements in recipes, then they followed a recipe for trail mix to practice measuring …
Map Creation Project
Summary To understand the purpose of maps and the elements included in them, students were presented with a “real life” map-building scenario. The students had …
Compost Creations
Summary Students will discover the art and science of composting, while working within a budget. First they will research composting using a variety of sources …
Southeast Region Raps
Submitted by: Cody Lizotte, Jennifer Curfman Collaborators: David Clough (ITRT) School: Chamberlayne Elementary Summary Students research facts about the states in the southeast region of …
Henrico County Historical Sites
Submitted by: Cody Lizotte School: Chamberlayne Summary Students research an historical site in Henrico County, collect images, and create a flyer or news report about …
Virtual Tour of Virginia Regions
Submitted by: Beth Waggoner School: Chamberlayne Summary This is a culminating activity for the Regions of Virginia. The teacher made QR codes for each tourist …
Go Green Crayon Factory
Submitted by: Elizabeth Gaglio School: Chamberlayne Summary This project challenges third graders to put both math and science knowledge to work in an economic project. …
A New Home – Changes
Submitted by: Barbara Emanuelson (2nd grade) School: Laburnum Summary Students research Native Americans and European settlers using books and a variety of websites. Students discuss …
Create Your Own Fairy Tale
Submitted by: Amanda Reese School: Laburnum Summary Students will review the elements of a fairy tale by completing the Promethean Board flipchart together as a …