Where in the World is Ernie?
Summary I met with my ITRT and discussed my desire of having students research and really stretch their critical thinking cross ciricularly. After batting a …
CategoryComm/Collab – Target
Genetic Engineering – 5310
Summary The human race has been altering the genes of organisms through selective breeding (e.g. cattle, dogs, corn) for many years. Recently, there have been …
Deserted Island Survivors – 4453
Summary Suppose you were on a boat with several peers in the middle of the ocean and a hurricane blows the boat off course. Your …
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 …
What Really Matters – 4532
Summary Through independent research and the guide of STEM ideaology, the students will engage in cooperative learning using available technology to gain a deeper understanding …
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 …
Mysteries & Mayhem – 4539
Summary The rotation stations in this lesson are culminating activities after our unit of reading and writing mysteries as a whole class, with small groups, …
What Element Am I? – 4540
Summary Students were learning about the periodic table and asked many questions about the elements we use everyday or that sounded familiar to them. This …
Doctrine of the Undisciplined
Summary After reading The Outsiders, a classic coming-of-age novel by S.E. Hinton, the students will synthesize how the definition of “culture of honor,” as described …
Underground to Open
Summary While collaborating with a partner, students will research different types of networks throughout history, from the Ancient Greek agora, to the Committees of Correspondence …