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Paying Attention to Technology: Exploring a Fictional Technology
Grades
9 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Paying Attention to Technology: Exploring a Fictional Technology

Students complete a short survey to establish their beliefs about technology. They compare their opinions to the ideas in a novel that depicts technology (such as 1984 or Fahrenheit 451).

Getting Graphic with Alternative Energy Sources
Grades
7 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Getting Graphic with Alternative Energy Sources
After researching alternative sources of energy, students create online comic books to present their information.
A Blast from the Past with Nuclear Chemistry
Grades
11 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
A Blast from the Past with Nuclear Chemistry
After researching the history and basic facts of a nuclear chemistry topic, students utilize the Web 2.0 tool Timetoast to create an electronic timeline that they use to present their research to the class.
Fashion Fun with Fossil Fuels
Grades
9 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Fashion Fun with Fossil Fuels
After researching specific fossil fuel issues, students create their own clothing brands that express their opinions about the issues and then share their information and clothing line using either PowerPoint or Prezi.
Brainstorming and Reviewing Using the Carousel Strategy
Grades
Grades
5 - 12
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Strategy Guide
Brainstorming and Reviewing Using the Carousel Strategy
This strategy guide introduces Carousel Brainstorming, also known as Rotating Review, and offers suggestions to implement this technique in your classroom for brainstorming about new topics or reviewing learned information.
Socratic Seminars
Grades
Grades
6 - 12
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Strategy Guide
Socratic Seminars
This strategy guide explains Socratic seminars and offers practical methods for applying the approach in your classroom to help students investigate multiple perspectives in a text.
Teaching with Zooming Slideshows through Prezi
Grades
Grades
6 - 12
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Strategy Guide
Teaching with Zooming Slideshows through Prezi
Through Prezi, a web application, students create "zooming" presentations for various purposes, such as presenting research, defending an opinion, or sharing a digital story.
Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817.
Grades
1 - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Author & Text
Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817.
Students make mental "snapshots" of a natural setting, then capture the details of their setting by writing and then creating a class booklet of the nature walk.
The Crystal Palace hosted the first display of life-size dinosaur replicas in 1854.
Grades
7 - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Historical Figure & Event
The Crystal Palace hosted the first display of life-size dinosaur replicas in 1854.
After learning about Hawkins' dinosaur replicas, students work individually or in small groups to investigate a dinosaur of their choice, comparing their findings to Hawkins'.

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