Media Literacy and PSAs 2 – 5319
Summary The purpose of this lesson was to teach students how to deconstruct media messages, with the intention of learning how to be more aware …
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Water, Water, Water
Submitted by: Akeela Tyson School: The Academy at Virginia Randolph Summary Students will assume the role of historical researchers, working in collaborative groups of two …
Questions about Islam
Summary This lesson focuses on the creation of effective research questions and the role that the religion of Islam plays in current world events. Throughout …
Mr. President, What did you say?
Submitted by: Kelly Wolfgang and Josh Boyd School: Tuckahoe Middle School Summary Presidential speeches can inform the nation about pressing concerns that the president would …
Historic Marker Civil War Project – 5314
Summary The teacher discussed the Virginia Historical Highway Markers web page that is a part of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources website. The teacher …
Musical Instrument Project – Physical Science – 5315
Summary In this project, students investigate sound waves in order to gain a better understanding of the fundamental differences between pitch and volume. The project …
Prefix Project
Summary Students research the meaning of prefixes and create a presentation teaching the meaning of these prefixes to others. Students choose groups, choose from a …
Independent Living Career Project – 5313
Summary After completing a survey on the VA View Career Clusters website (http://www.vaview.vt.edu/68/) to determine each students’ interests, a career from the VA View webpage …
Freedom Project
Summary This lesson was written for a smaller classroom of students, so the focus was not necessarily on group work. Students independently read an article …
Media Literacy and PSAs – 5308
Summary As part of the Media Literacy mini-unit, students had previously gathered data and learned about the different types of media (billboards, commercials, newspaper ads, …