Key figures and trends of turnovers for various industries released on quarterly basis.
This lesson plan includes documents and images for learning about the American Revolution, the Constitution, the creation of the U.S. Navy, Eli Whitney's patent for the cotton gin, Thomas Cooper's violation of the Sedition Act, and the Electoral College.
In this lesson students will investigate and describe the social and economic impacts and aftermath of riots of the 1960s using primary and secondary sources in a Google Hyperdoc.
This is a class discussion. Students will need to read the chapter beforehand. Once students have read the chapter and picked partners, the class will need to create two circles, one inner circle that is made of four chairs or desks, then an outer circle that is made with all the other chairs or desks. Three students will need to sit in the inner circle and the rest of the class sitting in the outer circle. The three students will begin to discuss whatever they want about the chapter. Students that are sitting on the outer circle may join the inner circle at any time to contribute to the conversation, however there has to be an open seat so one student will have to leave. This process will continue till everyone has contributed to the conversation. Students that are on the outside circle will be responsible to keep track of what their partner says. This way students can not check out during the activity.
Students will create a flowchart to show the historical events that led to the creation of the Constitution. They will work independently to show the separate steps in sequential order that paved the road to the constitution and illustrate how the parts are connected in order. Students will then work collaboratively on their flowcharts to make corrections or add additional information if needed. Working together, students will work to improve the design to ensure it is effective in sharing information.
Pieces together the story of the James Robinson family from artifacts found in archaeological excavations around the house where they lived for nearly a century. An African American born free in 1799, Robinson worked in a Virginia tavern earning nearly $500 to purchase 170 acres of land near Bull Run. There he built a log cabin, and his family turned the land into a prosperous farm, making him one of the wealthiest African Americans in the Manassas area in the mid-19th century.
Explore objects from Ancient Rome and discover how Romans portrayed themselves and wished to be remembered. This student-facing resource includes text, images, maps, as well as interactive exercises that call invite students to closely examine authentic objects from Ancient Rome.
The first three activities provide close-up views with guiding questions and background information. What will you learn about the connections between power, status, citizenship, and images in ancient Rome? How do these objects relate to identity and how people are portrayed or remembered? Who is represented and who is not?
The next three investigations offer pop-up hot spots on selected objects to reveal intriguing information about Roman culture, gods, goddesses, and mythology.
How do these objects relate to what the Romans thought was important?
Students will discover the purpose and importance of the Rosetta Stone in history. Students will compare multiple languages to English language statements in order to ‘decipher’ the unknown languages. The languages will move from easy to difficult by deciphering Spanish, Latin, Egyptian Hieroglyphs. This lesson will use basic phrases translated into these languages and an oversimplified form of Hieroglyphics.
During the reign of the massive Persian Empire, the Royal Road was constructed for quick communication. In this lesson students will experience why clear, quick communication is important. They will follow two activities during one class period to demonstrate the values of this principle. Communication is of great importance between friends, family, and work areas of all kinds. When creating any group work such as computer programs or class assignments, clear, effective communication is a must. Even on social media, outside of school, bad communication can cause many problems. Without good communication, misunderstandings, misinformation, and rumors spread rapidly.
Students will create a "Who Am I" foldable showing their knowledge of a ruler or revolutionary from World History II. The leaders focus on the Age of Absolutism, Enlightenment, Scientific Revolution and nationalism. *The idea can be easily adapted to any topic with important people throughout history.
Ryan Dixon of Virginia Beach created a presentation about using the Assessment tools in Schoology. You can download this presentation and make your own version for your division!
Ryan Dixon of Virginia Beach developed this presentation for students and parents on the basics of using Schoology for virtual learning.
Why look at art? Art is one way humans communicate ideas to one another. Sifting through the information art presents takes careful and purposeful looking. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has a resource that can foster close-looking and thoughtful analysis of artworks from any period or culture. Use this resource (see link) to practice looking at art before a visit to the art museum or to document thinking about art as a primary source of insight into a culture or time period. Included in this resource are: a) Works of art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and a link to find more.b) Simple framework and prompts to help students document their analysis and thinking. c) Discussion prompts.
Students will sequencingbe independently and collaboratively while raising your heart rate.
Students should analyze the Frontispiece to 'A Discourse concerning a New World and another Planet' by John Wilkins (1640) after learning about notable scientists of the period. In their analysis, students should attempt to identify technological advances and theories portrayed in the frontispiece.
Students should analyze the Frontispiece to 'A Discourse concerning a New World and another Planet' by John Wilkins (1640) after learning about notable scientists of the period. In their analysis, students should attempt to identify technological advances and theories portrayed in the frontispiece.
Print a copy of "A Discourse concerning a New World and another Planet" by John Wilkins (1640) after learning about the Scientific Revolution.
*Remixed to direct students to circle objects on the print and then identify who that idea is associated with. For example, circle the telescope and label it Galileo.
Grade K students will strengthen their understanding of sorting items based on attributes by learning about the seasons. Students will engage in collaborative conversations at multiple times to compare and contrast different forms of weather and types of clothing by their attributes. Students will gain an understanding about how objects and actions have attributes. Students will explore a realistic fiction text during a read aloud to strengthen their understanding of how climate can affect people and what they wear. At the end of this lesson, students will use their knowledge of sorting to sort different attributes of seasons in small groups. They will then further their understanding on an independent organizer. Students will gain an understanding that computer scientists sort items into different categories just like they were doing!
explores the city's history and shows how it continues to shape the city's life today. It uses residential, commercial, industrial, and religious locations to create a tour of 37 properties that documents how past and present come together.
Ryan Dixon of Virginia Beach created this presentation for students about the basics of using SeeSaw.