This lesson explores first the role Brian Epstein played in helping craft …
This lesson explores first the role Brian Epstein played in helping craft The Beatles' visual presence, group identity and team unity, the way he helped the group transition from successful nightclub act to international sensation.
By the end of their 1966 summer tour, The Beatles had grown …
By the end of their 1966 summer tour, The Beatles had grown weary of the live concert setting. Concurrently, they had become increasingly comfortable within, and inspired by the possibilities of the recording studio. In the fall of 1966, in a culminating moment, The Beatles announced that they would no longer tour and would instead focus their creative energy on making records.
Through studying Beatrix Potter's stories and illustrations from the early 1900s and …
Through studying Beatrix Potter's stories and illustrations from the early 1900s and learning about her childhood in Victorian England, students can compare/contrast these with their own world to understand why Potter wrote such simple stories and why she wrote about animals rather than people.
In this 1-2 week engineering design lesson, students will design and build …
In this 1-2 week engineering design lesson, students will design and build water filters out of natural materials to simulate a filter system (bioswales) that cleans storm-water runoff before it soaks into the ground or enters a city’s storm-drain system. Their ultimate goal is to determine the combination and sequence of materials that best clean polluted water. Using materials easily found in pet stores and garden centers, students use the scientific method, students design to test and retest their designs and record, display and analyze their results.
Disney pitched Beauty and the Beast as a "tale as old as …
Disney pitched Beauty and the Beast as a "tale as old as time," but we're retelling the 18th-century French story with a classical twist as the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime — featuring music by great French composers and enchanting illustrations by Nancy Carlson. Follow along as the charming Belle must rescue her father from the clutches of the vengeful Beast, only to find true love. Listen now!
By participating in this activity, students will: • understand the concept of …
By participating in this activity, students will: • understand the concept of structure and function and how it applies to a beaver's ability to create and live in a wetland habitat. • make comparisons between their adaptations and the structure and function of a beaver's body for survival in its wetland habitat.
By participating in this activity, students will: • understand the concept of …
By participating in this activity, students will: • understand the concept of structure and function and how it applies to a beaver's ability to create and live in a wetland habitat. • make comparisons between unrelated objects through metaphorse to learn the structure and function of a beaver's body for survival in its wetland habitat.
This video segment explores the world of the beaver, including the biology …
This video segment explores the world of the beaver, including the biology of the species and, more importantly, its ability to transform an ecosystem for its own benefit.
In this lesson, students will reflect briefly on different habitats and adaptations …
In this lesson, students will reflect briefly on different habitats and adaptations of animals that help them survive in those environments before diving into one specific example of animal adaptation -- the beaver. Students will learn about the behavioral and physical adaptations that help the beaver to survive and thrive in its river environment. Photo by mana5280 on Unsplash.
In this lesson, students will reflect briefly on different habitats and adaptations …
In this lesson, students will reflect briefly on different habitats and adaptations of animals that help them survive in those environments before diving into one specific example of animal adaptation -- the beaver. Students will learn about the behavioral and physical adaptations that help the beaver to survive and thrive in its river environment. Photo by mana5280 on Unsplash.
After reading the story Because I stubbed my toe, students will share …
After reading the story Because I stubbed my toe, students will share their ideas about the message of the story. During reading students will also notice the words containing inflectional endings and how they help us understand the words and story.
After reading the story Because I stubbed my toe, students will share …
After reading the story Because I stubbed my toe, students will share their ideas about the message of the story. During reading students will also notice the words containing inflectional endings and how they help us understand the words and story.
The first feature-length movie to be shot entirely in three-strip Technicolor, Becky …
The first feature-length movie to be shot entirely in three-strip Technicolor, Becky Sharp (dir. Rouben Mamoulian, 1935) is a technological landmark in film history. Created by adding a blue film record to the red and green components of Technicolor's earlier two-color process, three-strip Technicolor proved a crucial step in the development of the color motion picture.
Is the case closed on the authorship of Shakespeare's plays? Student history …
Is the case closed on the authorship of Shakespeare's plays? Student history detectives explore the evidence for and against one of the possible alternatives, Edward deVere, using the novel Shakespeare's Secret plus a variety of online sources.
Students will examine their concepts of "beautiful" and "ugly" and the social …
Students will examine their concepts of "beautiful" and "ugly" and the social influences on this perception. Students will look more closely at the role genetics plays on determining the way a person looks. Finally, students will explore ways to enhance their own body images.This lesson is written as an interdisciplinary unit for both the Health and Science classrooms. It can however, be taught in just one of the classes.
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