Available Lessons

"Diary of Anne Frank:" A Podcast

Grade: 8
Technology

Students create a podcast surrounding historical events of Anne Frank and the Secret Annex.

A Hidden Child's Story:Accounts from the Holocaust Digital Story

Grade: 8
Technology

Students will create a storyboard (using PowerPoint or Microsoft Word) outlining their movie on a hidden child of the holocaust using photos downloaded from the FCIT site (A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust). Students will include narration in the movie describing the events that unfolded in that child’s life. Students will then use their storyboard, along with their downloaded photos and background music, to create a digital story using video editing software.

All About Me: Journalism Ice Breaker

Grade: 7
Technology

In the lesson, students are asked to create a presentation (PowerPoint or Keynote) introducing themselves and their roles in the Journalism class to other students. This lesson can be used at the beginning of the course as a culture-building activity.

An Intro to Google Earth Scavenger Hunt

Grade: 7
Technology

Students will use Google Earth to answer a series of questions. These questions will allow students to explore Google Earth and many of the different features it offers.

Bench Press Math: Mean, Median and Mode

Grade: 10
Physical Education

Using reps and max of weightlifting, students will create a frequency table and compute the mean, median and mode.

Dream Vacation: A Math Analysis

Grade: 6
Technology

Students are given the opportunity to select a dream vacation and are give a set amount of money and must plan and execute their trip without going over their allotted funds.

Forces-Review Games

Grade: 8
Science

The standard method of completing a chapter is to have the student review 3 ways: Cooperative review questions from text; MindJogger Game DVD from text with winning team participants receiving 5 Extra Credit points; BrainPops subject specific game on Internet.

Measure of pH using Vernier Probes

Grade: 9
Science

Students will work in groups of two to measure pH of freshwater system when crayfish are present in water sample. A control will be set-up and the biology of the crayfish will studied. The pH should increase as the crayfish releases ammonia as a waste product. (Ammonia is a base)