Guess Who? – 7100
Summary This culminating activity helps students understand the contributions of all the Famous People we have learned. First graders selected their own groups and chose …
CategoryCritical Thinking – App
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 …
North American Literary Discourse – 8364
Summary The purpose of this lesson is to allow students to collaborate in literary discourse that extends beyond the Henrico high school classroom. By gaining …
“I Side With” – A Twist on the Classic KWL Learning Strategy
Emily Pierce, Deep Run High School Summary An essential ingredient of a democratic society is an informed electorate. In US Government classes, students are exposed …
Great Expectations “Selfies” – 8087
Amanda Dickey, Deep Run High School Summary English 9 students are asked to choose a scenario from the novel Great Expectations that will be used …
REAL to REEL – 7566
Summary Students learning about World War II will create a 1940s style newsreel video to teach others about the important events of WWII. They will …
High Speed Balloon Pop – 8085
Karen Gage, Deep Run High School Summary The high speed balloon pop is a student-driven investigation and demonstration of high speed photography and the use …
Book Report Movie Trailers – 7281
Summary During this lesson students worked independently to create a trailer to advertise the book that they read for their 9 week book report. This …
What’s your Pedigree? – 8172
Summary This assignment is designed to allow students to answer the authentic question “How can a pedigree be used to make predictions for the inheritance …
20th Century Leader Research
Summary Students will choose a leader who interests them and identify an interesting and important crisis, situation, or problem this leader faced and examine how …