Under Construction with Jamestown Architects-7201
Summary “Ouch! That hurt! Where is my armor? Arrows are flying! We need to protect ourselves from these Virginia Indians.” After studying Jamestown, and hearing …
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Where in the World is Ernie – 7321
Summary I was looking for a way to have students research and really stretch their critical thinking across the curriculum. My ITRT and I decided …
Five Guys – Lesson 7561
Summary As we were in the middle of one of our harder units, New Nation and Government, I decided to act on the idea that …
Genetic Avatars – 7645
Summary This lesson was a modification of a low technology activity that was used to demonstrate inheritance of human traits. The teacher jazzed up the …
Geography Pen Pals – 7240
Summary In fifth grade, students are expected to summarize the five themes of geography (location, place, human-environmental interaction, interdependence and movement, and region) of Henrico …
Zoomania – 7320
Summary Students were presented with the task that “A new zoo is being built in our area. Our class has been asked to create informational …
Giffy Roots-8160
Summary To facilitate engaging vocabulary review, students are challenged to create an animated GIF visualizing a Greek or Latin root. GIF files are online flipbook …
Constitutional Analysis – 7805
Summary In this lesson, students use Voyant, a digital textual analysis tool, to analyze the Constitution of the United States and compare and contrast the …
Spanish Film Festival – 7844
Summary Taking inspiration from the 48 Hour Film Festival held in Richmond each year, students in our Spanish classes worked together to write, film, and …
Haves and Have Nots Seminar – 7803
Summary In this lesson, students use Diigo to collect, annotate, and share news articles with their classmates. At the end of their unit on Rome, …