Blogging with the Best during the American Revolution – 7040
Summary Students have been researching various roles of the American Revolution. Based on their research, students have created 9 different blogs as if they were …
Geometry All Around Us – 7734
Summary Lesson Website: http://tinyurl.com/causey21 (containing all lesson materials) As a culminating activity for the first semester, students were given the opportunity to apply real world applications of …
In My SnowShoes
Image by Erik Meldrum on Flikr Summary After reading the nonfiction text Extraordinary People from the textbook Shining Star, level A, a book, Matthew Henson …
Spanish Health Fair – 8368
Summary Twelve Spanish students created a class-collaborative Health Fair called “We Can All Live a Healthy Life” for the young people at our high school. …
Es Una Fiesta! – 7732
Summary Lesson Website: http://tinyurl.com/esunafiesta (containing all lesson materials) Students in Mrs. Christian’s Spanish class have been commissioned to design a fancy Evite-like website composed entirely in Spanish inviting …
A Festival of Pumpkins – 7083
Summary Students were asked to create a festival that centers around the pumpkin. After completing research students are required to develop a plan for their …
Dichotomy is Key – 7726
Summary This mini-project empowered students to work in collaborative groups with the goal of making their own “Personalized Dichotomous Key.” The first step of the …
Hero Websites – 7848
Summary Who is your hero? Sixth graders were given the opportunity to explore and research their favorite heroes through their Literature Wheel classes (students rotated …
And the Oscar for Best Costume Goes To… – 7736
Summary Coinciding with a field trip to the “once in a lifetime” exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, students in Art 8 studied, …
Inspiring Change with Public Service Announcements – 8122
Summary Throughout the school year, English 9 students read and study novels that revolve around a theme of social injustice. In this project, students work …