Living Wax Museum – 7088
Summary Students embarked on this project after learning about various famous people for social studies (famous Americans, world explorers, and people of influence). Student choice …
CategoryComm/Collab – Target
Westward Expansion Jigsaw – 7811
Summary This lesson will allow students to deeply explore the territories in Westward Expansion in 1-2 class periods, while encouraging them to research and communicate …
My Chinese Friend
Summary The internet provides opportunities to expand understanding of other people and cultures. Students who are learning language may miss some of the cultural nuances …
Spanish Rice is NOT Spanish Cuisine!
Summary No!!! Spanish rice is NOT authentic cuisine from Spain, but what is? In this project student groups will explore authentic Spanish cuisine and create …
A Historic Day at the Movies – 8165
Summary Students are challenged to create a movie trailer for a historical event previously covered during the semester. The project starts with all students voting …
DO YOUR JOB! – Solving a Current Problem in Your Potential Career Field — 8402
Summary In this unit, students took a problem-solving approach to current issues their potential career field. After researching current problems or issues in their potential …
Virtual Flat Stanley – 7089
Summary Second grade students read Flat Stanley and then created a flat version of themselves similar to Flat Stanley (Flat Twins). They Skyped with a …
Shoes for Haiti – 8321
Summary “There’s a tendency to think that young designers only do fantasy fashion, but I’m more interested in making clothes that women can afford.”(Alexander Wang). …
NOT4ME – 8320
Summary “Recent studies show that 75 percent of youth between the ages of 12 and 20 are non-drinkers.”Source: http://wtvr.com/2013/08/27/not-4-me/ “. Your task is to produce …
Middle Ages Documentary – 8322
Summary doc-u-men-ta-ry – adjective, noun plural doc-u-men-ta-ries – adjective consisting of or written on documents a film or television or a radio program that gives …