Contributing to Our Community – 4226
Summary This lesson involves students researching why volunteers are important to the community we live in by using the Pebble Go website and Skyping with …
CategorySocial Studies
What Happened on March 5, 1770: An Exploration of Eyewitness Reports – 5377
Submitted by: Joy McDonald, ITRT School: Hungary Creek Middle Summary Using 7 primary sources, students will assume the role of a Boston news reporter to …
The Age of Exploration
Summary This lesson provided students with an opportunity to research about one of the exploring nations (Spain, Portugal, France, and England) during the Age of …
Let’s Go To Ancient Rome
Summary After students finished studying a unit on Ancient Rome, they were given a choice of projects in which they could show their aquired …
The Great War in Letters
Emily Pierce, Deep Run High School
Solving the Hardships of Jamestown – 4456
Summary The purpose of this project was to allow students to demonstrate their knowledge of the hardships faced by the Jamestown setters and to use …
Explorer Needed! – 4250
Summary King Caratachea plans to venture a new voyage. He is looking for the best explorer to hire for this expedition. Using the idea of …
Brain Map Rap
Summary Students were given an extra credit assignment to come up with their own brain rap. Students could come up with a poem, video, or …
Three Lakes Park Project – 4225
Summary This project integrated the second grade Langauge Arts, Science, and Social Studies curriculum as well as incorporated the technology tools that the students had …
Continent Trekkers
Summary After using Virginia Trekkers podcasts to learn about U.S. Geography, Second graders will discover that there are no podcasts on VA Trekkers to help …