World War II Events Timeline
Summary In this lesson, each student puts himself/herself into the shoes of a museum curator. The teacher assigns each student a primary or secondary source …
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Stinger Trail – 4227
Summary This cross-curricular project was a collaborative effort between students and teachers, as well as the school administration, PTA, and outside businesses. The Stinger Field …
Genetics Debate
Summary Through amazing technology discoveries throughout the last century, the field of genetics has made monumental advances. With the advancements in genetic engineering, the ethics …
Battle of the Bands! – 4231
Summary This cross-curricular lesson incorporates the fifth grade Social Studies curriculum for the regions of the United States and Language Arts. Students were given the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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” …