This inquiry focuses on the question of whether Antebellum technology made life better overall for people and how certain inventions impacted groups of people differently. Four innovations—the cotton gin, mechanical reaper, steamboat, and steam locomotive—were particularly impactful in the 19th century. These inventions came about quickly as part of the First Industrial Revolution, which was marked by the movement from hand production to machine work. Many scholars view James Hargreaves’ 1760s invention of yarn-spinning machine, the spinning jenny, as the start of the Industrial Revolution. From that point forward, new technologies came along quickly. Beginning in in the 1790s, four inventions, the cotton gin, the mechanical reaper, the steamboat, and the steam locomotive, provided the impetus for rapid economic development for some, while at the same time increasing inequality and suffering for many.   

A Presentational Group Writing in which level 3 students work individually, in pairs or groups to create a digital advertisement for a product of their choice using formal commands and impersonal subjunctive expressions

NASA presents this gallery of images from the Apollo 11 mission to the moon in 1969.

Participants will receive an overview of strategies and resources aligned to media content created by Blue Ridge Public Media for Appalachian music. The resources developed demonstrate instructional strategies related to music, musicians, instruments, styles, and playing techniques paired with the content created. Instructional resources were developed in collaboration with educators.

This is a quick book that can be used to introduce fractions or be used as a practice tool.  Students will place the correct apple on the page to go with the fraction written on the page.  I usually read the book Apple Fractions, by Jerry Pallotta before doing this actiivity.

Dan Meyer has created many mathematics lessons centered around storytelling, along with a methodology for using these with students. Before you do any of his lessons, please see the explanation at his blog: https://blog.mrmeyer.com/2011/the-three-acts-of-a-mathematical-story/ To see all the lessons in a Google Docs spreadsheet, go to https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jXSt_CoDzyDFeJimZxnhgwOVsWkTQEsfqouLWNN
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The lessons are all CC BY, and you may edit these to fit your own students’ needs. The links from #GoOpenVA go to his own website because the structure of the lessons (including pertinent videos) is integral to the delivery of the lessons. Some lessons are stored as downloadable zip files, and these are noted as part of the link.

Students will use their five senses to describe the three different types of apples using the words from the word bank. Afterwards students will conduct a short survey to find out which apple was liked by most students. The results will be shown by drawing a pictograph.

Solving practical problems involving operations with integers  Mathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom. 

Students will be using an algorithm that their peers have created to round numbers. There are three lessons that go together to allow students to create a sequence, have a peer follow the sequence and apply it to rounding a number, then troubleshoot the sequence if steps fail. This is the second lesson to take the algorithm and apply it to see if the sequence correctly helps you round a number to the nearest ten.

This resource provides additional context to the Creative Process strand of the 2020 Music Standards of Learning including sample lesson strategies to adapt components of creative processes to the music classroom. Components of creative processes may include inquiry and questioning, researching, interpreting, generating, testing, discussing ideas and solutions, refining work, and reflecting on the process, product, and performance.  

Let's look at some cultural norms and travel tips when visiting Egypt.  

Students will read a passage about Sarah and Thomas and underline any use of technology in the passage. They will then write “AP” for appropriate or “IN” for inappropriate above any use of technology.5.9  The student will evaluate and solve problems that relate to inappropriate use of computing devices and networks.

Students will brainstorm and identify problems that arise from inappropriate use of computing devices and networks by working in pairs or groups. They will recognize the importance of using technology responsibly and safely.

Investigating arcs and areas Mathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.

Help students learn about archaeological methods and how archaeological interpretations are made. It is organized around questions that include: What is archeology? What do archaeologists do? How do archaeologists determine how old things are?

Architectural and Structural Engineering provides learning opportunities for students interested in preparing for careers in such areas as architecture, industrial design, and civil engineering.

Students will examine the use of the elements of art, including line, shape, form, texture, and color, in a drawing. They will also study the elements of architecture and learn to identify architectural elements in detail and their relationship to the surrounding landscape. Then students will draw an ancient Roman temple in perspective, integrating architectural elements in the drawing.

In this middle school and high school unit, students engage with 360�� virtual reality tours, authentic Arctic datasets, and app-based labs to construct models and explanations for the unit driving question, "Why might the Arctic be warming twice as fast as the rest of the world?"