Beijing Tour Company – 4282
Summary In this cross-curricular lesson, students were given the authentic task: “You are travel agents for Beijing Tour Company. Your goal is to persuade potential …
CategorySocial Studies
Transportation Second Grade Style – 4158
Summary Students were presented with a design challenge that required them to access previously learned knowledge about communities, specifically transportation. They worked collaboratively to design …
Archy the Arch – 4601
Summary Students will be guided by Archy the Arch as he searches for his ancestors from long ago. Applying math, map, and data collection skills, …
Your Vote Counts!
Summary First grade students have been learing about citizneship, communities, graphing and voting. Although we have spent several days disucssing American Symbols, The United States …
You Are Producers! – 4156
Summary This is an economics lesson to help students understand the difference between producers and consumers. First graders self-selected their own groups and products. They …
Calling All Entrepreneurs! – 5380
Submitted by: Lakisha Greenhow Collaborators: Joy McDonald, ITRT School: Hungary Creek Middle Summary The goal of the lesson is to ignite each student’s fire in …
Snack Election – 4157
Summary This lesson had students creating a campaign for a healthy snack. First, students began their research by consulting experts. Two school nurse interns led …
21st Century News- 4753
Summary How do we find out what is going on in the world around us? Compare that to how word traveled during the 17th & …
The Starbucks Experience: Does the Starbucks Image Match Reality?- 6202
Summary Summary: This project has students analyzing the Starbucks products, advertising, and experience. Does the Starbucks reality match-up with the Starbucks image? Students will be …
Viva La Mexico!
Summary As a comprehensive project for the 10th Annual International Night, students participated in a project on Mexico that embraced research, technology, art, music, and …