Tsunami!
Summary Students start with a fantastic picture book that will build intrigue and lend itself to some fun artistic expression. Then move to self-directed, collaborative …
CategoryCritical Thinking – Target
A Race of Monumental Proportions
Summary As an introduction and hook for the lesson, the students use the ActivPrompt tool to predict the location of their teacher on the Monument …
Fund My Disease
Summary In this lesson, students conduct research on a chosen disease. They collaborate on a website in groups of two or three designed to convince …
BRING THE XTERRA GAMES TO VIRGINIA – 5309
Summary In this project, students worked in groups of 4 and were presented with the task of convincing the representatives of XTERRA (classmates) to have …
Moving the Capital
Summary Summary: Students will be presented with the following problem: “The current site of Jamestown is no longer a good location as the capital of …
Creating a Digital Museum Exhibit
Summary In this lesson, each student puts himself/herself into the shoes of a museum curator. The teacher provides the students with a variety of primary …
Compost Creations
Summary Students will discover the art and science of composting, while working within a budget. First they will research composting using a variety of sources …
Peloponnesian Properties – 5003
School: Brookland Middle School Instructor: Amanda Mills Summary The goal of this lesson is for students to showcase everything they have learned about Greece. This …
School Bus Energy Project
Summary Students learned the basics about renewable and nonrenewable energy sources and then had to apply their knowledge in a real-world scenario. Each student was …
Media and the Spanish American War
Summary In this lesson, students analyze internet memes in order to discuss the elements that combine to create persuasive media. After this lesson on persuasiveness, …