CSI: Body Systems
Summary The students will be learning about body systems and diseases that affect the body systems, through the investigation of 4 mock crime scenes. The …
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Eradicating Differences
Summary The lesson was designed to have students use research and collaboration to connect themes and ideas from literature, history, and their present day experiences …
Rock the Ages: The Journey – 5078
Summary Rock the Ages: The Journey is a creative, open-ended, collaborative project that challenged students with conceptualizing “the journey” of a rock travelling through …
Chicago Tourist Brochure – Things Not Seen – 5306
Summary While reading Things Not Seen by Andrew Clement, students had to research the setting of the novel, Chicago, Illinois, to become tour guides. Before …
“Un Lugar Artístico” (An Artistic Space – Creating a Space Inspired by a Hispanic Artist) – 5320
Summary Students, tired of the same old scene here in Richmond, are opening a new space (shop, store, park, etc.) with a different look. Opening …
Kids Teaching Adults About Bullying – 4455
Summary The lesson was the research portion of a larger project that the students were completing on adults bullying adults. During the lesson students were …
Weather Balloon Space Exploration – 5318
Summary Students engage in solving a real world challenge of designing, launching & tracking a weather balloon with the goal of recording the balloon’s journey …
Newton’s Laws: A Triumph for Humanity – 5316
Summary Students created presentations which displayed Newton’s Laws of Motion. Their task was to teach another group of students about the laws and how they …
Genetic Engineering – 5310
Summary The human race has been altering the genes of organisms through selective breeding (e.g. cattle, dogs, corn) for many years. Recently, there have been …
Deserted Island Survivors – 4453
Summary Suppose you were on a boat with several peers in the middle of the ocean and a hurricane blows the boat off course. Your …