Students will explore the enduring legacy of the cultures of enslaved people …
Students will explore the enduring legacy of the cultures of enslaved people in Virginia by examining primary sources, engaging the research of Black historians, and connecting to their own experiences, interests, and cultures. Students document their thinking in a graphic organizer for formative assessment.
Infographics on the distribution of wealth in America, highlighting both the inequality …
Infographics on the distribution of wealth in America, highlighting both the inequality and the difference between our perception of inequality and the actual numbers. The reality is often not what we think it is.
This inquiry focuses on understanding how the Kingdom of Mali became a …
This inquiry focuses on understanding how the Kingdom of Mali became a center of wealth in West Africa. The questions, tasks, and sources in this inquiry asks students to analyze a variety of primary and secondary sources to determine the most important factor for generating wealth in Mali: geography, trade, or religion.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of westward expansion and reform in America …
Students will demonstrate an understanding of westward expansion and reform in America from 1801 to 1861 by explaining and creating images that depict the impact of settlers moving westward.
Overview: Lesson Overview Overview: Lesson seeds are ideas for the standards that …
Overview: Lesson Overview Overview: Lesson seeds are ideas for the standards that can be used to build a lesson. Lesson seeds are not meant to be all-inclusive, nor are they substitutes for instruction. This lesson seed provides a compelling question and a bank of sources to use to drive an inquiry based lesson or a potential Evidence Based Argument Set (EBAS). When developing lessons from these seeds, teachers must consider the needs of all learners. Once you have built your lesson from the lesson seed, teachers are encouraged to post the lesson that has emerged from this lesson seed and share with others. Essential Question: Analyze the causes and consequences of westward expansion.
Lesson Overview Overview: Lesson seeds are ideas for the standards that can …
Lesson Overview Overview: Lesson seeds are ideas for the standards that can be used to build a lesson. Lesson seeds are not meant to be all-inclusive, nor are they substitutes for instruction. This lesson seed provides a compelling question and a bank of sources to use to drive an inquiry based lesson or a potential Evidence Based Argument Set (EBAS). When developing lessons from these seeds, teachers must consider the needs of all learners. Once you have built your lesson from the lesson seed, teachers are encouraged to post the lesson that has emerged from this lesson seed and share with others. Essential Question: Analyze the causes and consequences of westward expansion.
As students learn about the Westward Expansion of the United States, they …
As students learn about the Westward Expansion of the United States, they will work independently to create an algorithm that sequences the land acquisitions and shows the impact on the United States political map. Utilizing class notes about Westward Expansion, students will create a visual timeline in Scratch for the acquisition of land between 1801 and 1861 and then share that with others. Students will use algorithms to program a sequence to show movement.
In this activity, students will examine the original and final drafts of …
In this activity, students will examine the original and final drafts of the Constitution and evaluate the significance of the selection of the words "We the People."
This is designed to fulfill the requirements for a local alternative assessment …
This is designed to fulfill the requirements for a local alternative assessment for grade 3 history. It is ASOL HS-E 1 The student will match simple descriptions of work that people do with the names of those jobs.
Through the process of acquiring geographic information, students learn the practice of …
Through the process of acquiring geographic information, students learn the practice of asking geographic questions and developing reasoned responses. Using local geographies and/or taking students out into the community offer multipe strategies for doing geography. Ideas presented were mostly introduced in APHG Academies that have been sponsored by the VGA, NCGE meetings, AP Annual Conferences, workshops, and through collaboration with colleagues. This collection is intended to help get new teachers started or to move others to grow their curriculum and enhance the experiences of their students and build geographic skills by promoting the inclusion of local geographies into classrooms and through personal observation and data collection in local environments.
Artists throughout time have come to their work with stories to tell, …
Artists throughout time have come to their work with stories to tell, concepts to explore, and puzzles to work out. By looking at works of art with a curious and investigative eye, students may connect with these artistic ideas while exercising creative and critical thinking skills. This resource pairs objects from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts collection with simple engagement activities to help students thoughtfully consider and unpack the big ideas each artwork presents.
Students will look at images of commonly used technology devices and their …
Students will look at images of commonly used technology devices and their function. They will learn questions that they can ask themselves when a device isn’t doing what they expect it to do. They will practice describing what a device is or isn’t doing.
As 3rd grade students have been learning about History SOL 3.13 - …
As 3rd grade students have been learning about History SOL 3.13 - this lesson integrates the content that American people have different ethnic origins and come from different countries (immigration) as well as the reading strategy of reading the author’s words and determining whether the information is directly stated (right there) or inferred based on clues from the author’s words.
Grade K students will use Bee-Bots to strengthen their understanding about rEnglishtive …
Grade K students will use Bee-Bots to strengthen their understanding about rEnglishtive location and positional words. Students will review their positional words through an interactive sing along as an activator to the lesson. They will then continue working in collaborative conversations as they review Bee-Bot programming protocols. At the end of this lesson, students will use their knowledge of creating algorithms, which are used in computer science, to create an algorithm and program Bee-Bot to the positional word of their choice. This lesson helps students learn essential skills such as rEnglishtive location, basic positional words (prepositions), problem-solving, critical thinking, and coding in a fun and engaging way.
In the "Modern Parenthood" report, the Pew Research Center asked married and cohabiting …
In the "Modern Parenthood" report, the Pew Research Center asked married and cohabiting parents with children under 18 to compare their workload at home with that of their spouses or partners.
Students will complete this worksheet reviewing 25 of the most important people …
Students will complete this worksheet reviewing 25 of the most important people from World History I. A description of the person and their achievements are proved. You can make this assignment more challenging by taking out the word bank. This is a great end of course review in preparation for SOL testing or exams.
Students will engage in collaborative conversations at multiple times to explore how …
Students will engage in collaborative conversations at multiple times to explore how community helpers can help us in our daily lives, while also learning from their peers during these conversations. Students will explore a nonfiction text during a read aloud to gain background knowledge of different jobs in the community before they complete their own chart in an independent activity and share how one community helper can help them. Students will gain an understanding that computer scientists gather and display data just as are doing with their independent activity!
This learning experience explores one of the tenets and demonstrations of citizenship …
This learning experience explores one of the tenets and demonstrations of citizenship by exploring the legacy of voting in the United States, including who was allowed to vote, and who was not, as well as actions for students to take when they recognize unfairness.
During this learning experience, or series of learning experiences, students will explore …
During this learning experience, or series of learning experiences, students will explore the definition of a contribution, learn more about the contribution(s) of a diverse set of Virginians and ‘curate’ a student gallery that shows their contributions in their community now, and in the future.
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