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Go Play Outside!
Go Play Outside!

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Students will gain an understanding of the importance of physical activity and how it connects to the foods they eat. They will participate in an activity and then work together to create a class book...

Don’t “Cell” Yourself Short
Don’t “Cell” Yourself Short

Lesson

In this introductory lesson, students will use microscopes to examine plant, animal, and bacteria cells to lay the foundation for further study. Additional instruction is needed for students to master...

La Ropa Sucia: a fotonovela
La Ropa Sucia: a fotonovela

Lesson

Students will discover the components and origin of the fotonovela and create their own using 1:1 technology.

Between the Rivers
Between the Rivers

Lesson

This unit Between the Rivers is comprised of two lessons encompassing approximately fifteen days. Lesson One entitled Our Community focuses on the community in which we live and some of the many...

"Am I Really Free?"
"Am I Really Free?"

Lesson

How free were the free blacks? Life for free blacks was not all peaches and cream. Although some were able to prosper they were not counted as citizens. A few questions to consider are: Where did free...

Child Labor in the Carolinas
Child Labor in the Carolinas

Lesson

Employers need employees or workers. During the Second Industrial Revolution in the United States, many new jobs were created. Many of the workers who filled these new jobs were children. The problem...

Roaring Rockets
Roaring Rockets

Lesson

In this lesson, students will learn a brief history of rockets, rocket design, and build and test a foam rocket. This lesson can be used in a larger Force and Motion Unit.