Creative Contributions – 7120
Summary In this lesson students will be challenged to understand the impact contributions had from our founding fathers. The following question will be directed to …
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Presidential Hunger Games – 7807
Summary In this lesson, students create “tribute commercials” for one of the first five Presidents as if that individual was competing in a version of …
Planet Saving Environmental Engineers-7202
Summary “Global warming, a hole in the ozone layer, toxic waste, widespread pollution. Environmental issues are not something that we should just sweep aside. The …
Visiting Vivid Virginia-7204
Summary You are the marketing director for a firm that represents Virginia Tourism. Your task is to select a region of Virginia and provided facts …
Under Construction with Jamestown Architects-7201
Summary “Ouch! That hurt! Where is my armor? Arrows are flying! We need to protect ourselves from these Virginia Indians.” After studying Jamestown, and hearing …
Our Olympic Dreams-7200
Summary What do third graders and the Olympics have in common? Third graders find heroes from Olympic super stars. Using prior knowledge from studying Ancient …
Back to the Future-7203
Summary “POOF! You have magically traveled back in time to spend the day with a Famous American of your choice. What did you see? What …
Where in the World is Ernie – 7321
Summary I was looking for a way to have students research and really stretch their critical thinking across the curriculum. My ITRT and I decided …
Five Guys – Lesson 7561
Summary As we were in the middle of one of our harder units, New Nation and Government, I decided to act on the idea that …
Marketing From the Future – Advertising the 1920’s Model-T from the 21st Century – 7974
Summary In our world today, we are bombarded by advertisements. Consumers have to evaluate advertisements for their credibility and authenticity before deciding to make a …