Geographic Regions Exploration
Summary At the start of this lesson, students are presented with a map of the United States that is divided into the eight geographic regions …
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Creating a Digital Museum Exhibit – World War II Version
Summary In this lesson, each student puts himself/herself into the shoes of a museum curator. The teacher provides the students with a variety of primary …
World War II Events Timeline
Summary In this lesson, each student puts himself/herself into the shoes of a museum curator. The teacher assigns each student a primary or secondary source …
Scrapbooking the 20’s and 30’s
Summary In this assignment students develop a historically accurate character that will experience the historic events of the 1920s and 1930s. The student will see …
Democracy, We Love It!
Summary Whether students realize it or not, the government that they live under affects them every day. The Constitution and Bill of Rights allows them …
Pop Art Acrylic Transfers
Summary Students created an Andy Warhol, Pop Art inspired, Acrylic transfer on canvas. Using PowerPoint and Active Engage, they learned about the history of Pop …
Mi Familia
Summary Students learned about family structures, both immediate and extended family vocabulary. In this unit we covered basic family vocabulary, possessive adjectives, telling age/birthday in …
Genetics Debate
Summary Through amazing technology discoveries throughout the last century, the field of genetics has made monumental advances. With the advancements in genetic engineering, the ethics …
Neighborhood Design Star
Summary This lesson incorporates three 6th grade math SOLs into one computer-based project: SOL6.11 coordinate planes, 6.12 congruent figures, and 6.13 quadrilaterals. The students designed …
Music in Our Schools
Summary This lesson was designed for students to understand why music is important in schools. While students think music class is fun, they need to …