Media Literacy and PSAs 2 – 5319
Summary The purpose of this lesson was to teach students how to deconstruct media messages, with the intention of learning how to be more aware …
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Anti-Drug PSAs – 5312
Summary For this project, students were asked to utilize knowledge learned from previous Life Skills Training lessons on ‘Drug Abuse,’ ‘Making Decisions,’ and ‘Media Influences,’ …
iHistory – President Cell Phone – 5311
Summary Students will create an iPhone for one of the first 5 U.S. Presidents, had iPhones existed then. Each “iPhone” will have contain at least …
Historic Marker Civil War Project – 5314
Summary The teacher discussed the Virginia Historical Highway Markers web page that is a part of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources website. The teacher …
Musical Instrument Project – Physical Science – 5315
Summary In this project, students investigate sound waves in order to gain a better understanding of the fundamental differences between pitch and volume. The project …
Independent Living Career Project – 5313
Summary After completing a survey on the VA View Career Clusters website (http://www.vaview.vt.edu/68/) to determine each students’ interests, a career from the VA View webpage …
Media Literacy and PSAs – 5308
Summary As part of the Media Literacy mini-unit, students had previously gathered data and learned about the different types of media (billboards, commercials, newspaper ads, …
WHAT’S UP WITH THE CABINET – 5307
Summary This lesson can be taught as an extension activity to the National Government Unit or with the Executive Branch Unit. After the class has …
Coaching Salaries and Excel – 5304
Summary Students, grouped in twos, researched the salary agreements for a college coach of their choice. The contract data of the coach they selected had …
BRING THE XTERRA GAMES TO VIRGINIA – 5309
Summary In this project, students worked in groups of 4 and were presented with the task of convincing the representatives of XTERRA (classmates) to have …