Music in Our Schools
Summary This lesson was designed for students to understand why music is important in schools. While students think music class is fun, they need to …
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Ocean Emergency – 4281
Summary In this cross-curricular lesson, students worked in self-selected collaborative groups on the following authentic task: “An oil spill has occurred in the Gulf of …
6503 – Tiling a Kitchen with an Island
Submitted by:Lisa Palen Collaborators:Wylie Schwieder, Jennifer King, Kristen Green School: Henrico High School Summary Students form their own small groups to take the role of …
Graphing and Data: A Sleep Study for Third Graders – 4230
Summary After our class discussion about the upcoming start of Daylight Savings Time, third graders became curious about people’s sleeping habits, and were asked to …
Short Pump Architects – 4232
Summary The purpose of this project was to have students complete an authentic task combining recent studies in math, social studies, and language arts. The …
Chore Machine – 4233
Summary You have been chosen by the government to invent a machine that would do one or more of your chores. Before the government gives …
Native Americans – 4229
Summary Students work collaboratively in self-selected “tribes” of 4 students to complete the following task: “Settlers are coming to America and wanting to learn more …
Let it Snow! – 4228
Summary Students are presented with the following scenario. Wellesley Subdivision is having a snowman contest at 3:30 today. The prediction for snow is 100% but …
Lighten Your Load! – 4450
Summary Students investigated the issue of heavy backpacks in elementary schools and shared information gained with a variety of audiences in order to help “solve” …
You Want Me to Make What? – 4254
Summary Students worked in collaborative groups of two or three to develop their idea. Their pitches/ads were posted on the teacher’s blog and voted upon. …