Together We Can! – 4234
Summary This lesson was designed to help students gain a deeper understanding and perspective on the Civil War. The class revisited a discussion about how …
CategoryElementary School
Battle of the Bands! – 4231
Summary This cross-curricular lesson incorporates the fifth grade Social Studies curriculum for the regions of the United States and Language Arts. Students were given the …
Ocean Emergency – 4281
Summary In this cross-curricular lesson, students worked in self-selected collaborative groups on the following authentic task: “An oil spill has occurred in the Gulf of …
Graphing and Data: A Sleep Study for Third Graders – 4230
Summary After our class discussion about the upcoming start of Daylight Savings Time, third graders became curious about people’s sleeping habits, and were asked to …
Character Vokis – 4608
Summary In this lesson students will be given the opportunity to design an avatar as a group called a “voki” using the voki website. Their …
Short Pump Architects – 4232
Summary The purpose of this project was to have students complete an authentic task combining recent studies in math, social studies, and language arts. The …
Abraham Lincoln and George Washington – 4610
Summary This is a rich project that aligns itself well with SOL 1.2 : The student will describe the stories of American Leaders and their …
Chore Machine – 4233
Summary You have been chosen by the government to invent a machine that would do one or more of your chores. Before the government gives …
Native Americans – 4229
Summary Students work collaboratively in self-selected “tribes” of 4 students to complete the following task: “Settlers are coming to America and wanting to learn more …
3rd Grade Travel Project- 4164
Summary Students use their knowledge of the continents and oceans to research many different continents. They discover many aspects of a self-selected continent in a …