Using Weather Apps & Maps to Measure Changes

Grade:  4th Subject:  Science Topic:  Using Weather Apps & Maps to Measure Changes Description:  In addition to going outside to record changes in the weather and make predictions, invite students to use apps like Weatherbug or websites like weather.com to collect...

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Students as Filmmakers

Grade:  5th Subject:  Language Arts Topic:  Students as Filmmakers Description:  After analyzing how words, images, graphics and sounds work together to impact meaning in various forms of media, students will create their own documentary, commercial, newscast,...

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Blogging for Independent Reading

Grade:  5th Subject:  Language Arts Topic:  Blogging for Independent Reading Description:  Students can create blog entries as they read independently in order to produce evidence of their reading. By using a blog, students are writing for an authentic audience and...

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Compare and Contrast Goes Digital

Grade:  5th Subject:  Language Arts Topic:  Compare and Contrast Goes Digital Description:  Using a drawing program, such as Google Drawings or Google Slides, students can create digital diagrams to compare and contrast themes or moral lessons from works of fiction....

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