Surviving Superstorm Sandy – 4528
Summary Students were presented with the task of creating a new home for various animals left homeless by recent Superstorm Sandy. After conducting research on …
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Reader’s Theater Plus – 4535
Summary Sound design is the art of creating sounds to invoke emotion and mood in a production. In order to understand this concept, students listened …
Harlem Renaissance Animated Biography – 5827
Summary 7th grade art students work in groups to research an artist from the Harlem Renaissance and create an animated biography of their artist using …
Hot Coffee, Anyone??
Submitted by: Amy Stills School: The Academy at Virginia Randolph Summary Students in Business Law have already discussed the differences between rules and laws and …
Puppet Rhythm Ostinatos
Summary The objective of this lesson is for small groups of students to collaborate to create layered rhythm vocal ostinatos (repeating rhythm phrases) using puppets, …
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 …
Carnival Creations – 4534
Summary Students were presented with the task of creating games to be played at our Spring Carnival. As a part of creating the games, students …
Design Your Very Own Restaurant – 5828
Summary Summary: Students work in groups of 4-5 to create their own restaurant. They will determine the type of restaurant (i.e. family, fast food, fine …
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 …
Improving Musical Performance Via Student Feedback
Amy El-Khoury and Greg Metcalf (ITRT), Deep Run High School Summary The value of feedback in improving performance and achievement cannot be overstated. In light …