To Drill or Not to Drill? Petition This!
Summary As we seek energy sources for the future we are confronted by controversial issues. The various technologies available to provide energy and their potential …
AuthorKourtney Bostain
Tweet Me 20’s
Summary Do you know who the most influential Americans in the arts were in the 1920’s and 1930’s? This lesson took students on a journey …
Element Survivor
Summary What elements do we need to survive? Element Survivor was designed to provide students with the opportunity to answer that very question. Students individually …
Rock the Ages: The Journey – 5078
Summary Rock the Ages: The Journey is a creative, open-ended, collaborative project that challenged students with conceptualizing “the journey” of a rock travelling through …
All the Broken Pieces, “What’s Your Story?”
Summary Our class recently read the book All the Broken Pieces by Ann E. Burg. It’s about Matt, a young boy who was airlifted from …
Amendments get Glogstered
Summary After studying the American Revolution and the Bill of Rights, students work together to research information about a specific amendment. They will use the …
Shopping Spree of a Lifetime
Submitted by: Courtney Ellis and Joel Wyatt School: Byrd Middle School Summary In this real-world based lesson students are challenged with working with their classmates …
Federalists or Anti-Federalists? Join the Cause!
Submitted by: Jeanie Redford School: Byrd Summary It’s the late 1700’s and a young country’s fate is at stake. Two rivalry groups are at odds …
Identifying Bias
Submitted by: Dawn Bullen, David Whitehouse, and Rebecca Richards School: Byrd Middle School Summary How do you find information? How do you know the information …
Analyzing the Analects of Confucius
Submitted by: Jeff Molin School: Byrd Middle School Summary Say what? Did you read the Analects of Confucius? They are rather confusing! What do they …