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Author Archives: Grayson Hollowell

Teaching Students to Discover Their Writing Process through Memoirs

March 20, 2019 – 2:42 pm

Janella Booker, Third Grade, E.E. Waddell Language Academy

Synopsis

Tags Brainstorming, conference, conferring, editing, events, formal conferences, genre conference, goals, heart map, individual conferences, informal conferences, Memoir, portfolio conference, process conference, publication conference, publish, read aloud, revise, skills conference, small group conferences, small moments, timeline, true story, Writers Workshop | Permalink | Comments Off

Memories from Little Minds

March 20, 2019 – 2:40 pm

Dahleesia Oates Johnson, First Grade, Allenbrook Elementary School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags author, children, Memoir, memories, Writing Process | Permalink | Comments Off

Same Animals, Same Stories? How Animals Are Labeled in Different Countries, Cultures, and Communities

March 20, 2019 – 2:11 pm

Noriko Abe, Social Studies, E.E.Waddell Language Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Compare, Contrast, Culture, Difference, History | Permalink | Comments Off

The Museum of Underrepresented Scientist and/or Inventors

March 20, 2019 – 2:07 pm

Tenequa Jones, Science, Marie G. Davis IB Candidate School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags collaboration, Culture, exploration, History, identity, Inventor, learning, minority, Research, scientist, STEAM, Suppression, tradition, Underrepresented, United States | Permalink | Comments Off

All About Time: Teaching the Cyclical Nature of History through Innovation and Change

March 20, 2019 – 1:58 pm

Tamara Babulski, History, Independence High

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags History, Themes of History, time, World War One, World War Two | Permalink | Comments Off

Reading and Recording History of Urban Ecosystems

March 20, 2019 – 1:55 pm

Kim Mayes, Science, Cochrane Collegiate Academy

Curriculum Units (pdf)

Synoposis

Tags abiotic factors, Alternative, biotic factors, consequence, conservation, convert, depletion, economic, ecosystems, evolution, implication, law of superposition, population factors, symbiotic relationships, trade-off, transform | Permalink | Comments Off

Are you really going to put that there?

March 20, 2019 – 1:45 pm

Monica High, Science, Cato Middle College High School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags DNA methylation, environmental justice, environmental racism, Epigenetics, genes, Genetics, inheritance, Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), toxicity | Permalink | Comments Off

Inequality: Words by American Women

March 20, 2019 – 1:34 pm

Tina Jones-McDow, English, Rocky River High School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags central idea, Dignity, double standard, empowerment, era, evaluate the structure of an argument, Feminism, feminist, freedom rights, Gender, inalienable, inequality. Equality. Equity. Privilege, inquiry, Justice, persuasive techniques, power of persuasion, Prejudice, public advocacy, respect, Rhetoric, Rights, rights (legal claims), social movement, status, stereotype, suffrage, text evidence, tone, values (moral claims), violation | Permalink | Comments Off

Chemistry Across the Spectrum: Application and Exploration of Chemistry and Light in CMS Chemistry Standards

March 20, 2019 – 1:24 pm

Joshua Trujillo, Science, William Amos Hough High School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags chemistry, light | Permalink | Comments Off

Their Rightful Place in the Sun

March 20, 2019 – 1:12 pm

Tiara Mahoney Paulino, Spanish, Ranson IB Middle School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags bilingualism, DNA methylation, Epigenetics, genes, Genetics, inheritance, lead, lead poisoning | Permalink | Comments Off

Natural Light, Artificial Light, and Pollution: Effects on Evolution, Behavior, and Photosynthesis

March 13, 2019 – 1:54 pm

Zachary Sanford, Science, William A. Hough High School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags adaptations, autotroph, behavior, bioluminescence, carbon dioxide, chlorophyll, chloroplast, cones, constant, cornea, crepuscular, cyanobacteria, diffraction, diurnal, Electromagnetic Spectrum, eye spots, fovea, Frequency, heterotroph, hue, infrared light, intensity, iris, Lens, light, light pollution, nocturnal, occipital lobe, opaque, opsins, optic nerve, Photoelectric Effect, photoreceptors, photosynthesis, phototransduction, pigment, pollution, pupil, Reflection, Refraction, retina, rods, speed of light, stimuli, surface area, symbiosis, translucent, transparent, trichromatic, ultraviolet light, Visible Light, wave, Wavelength | Permalink | Comments Off

Lights, Color, Action

March 13, 2019 – 1:51 pm

Teresa Strohl, Science, Barringer Academic Center

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags installation, Mixing, Primary Colors, Reflection, Refraction, Secondary Colors, Soo Sunny Park, Visible Spectrum, Wave lengths, White light | Permalink | Comments Off

The Brightside of Energy Consumption

March 13, 2019 – 1:49 pm

Michelle Faggert, Science, Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags advocacy, biomass, coal, conservation, Energy, environmental justice, fossil fuels, geothermal, hydropower, Natural Gas, nonrenewable, oil, renewable, solar, STEAM, wind energy | Permalink | Comments Off

Do You See What I See? Light and Latent Evidence Detection

March 13, 2019 – 1:47 pm

Jackie Smith, Science, William A. Hough High School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags alternative light source, Electromagnetic Spectrum, infrared light, latent evidence, light, ultraviolet light | Permalink | Comments Off

The Colorful Visualization of Linear Functions

March 13, 2019 – 1:45 pm

Helen Davis, Math, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Cellular Respiration, change in x, change in y, comparing, coordinate, coordinate plane, functions, graphing, input, intersection, linear, linear functions, linear relationship, output, photosynthesis, plotting, point of intersection, proportional relationship, rate of change, Ratios, Slope, slope intercept form, X-Axis, Y-Axis, y-intercept | Permalink | Comments Off

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Author Archives: Grayson Hollowell

Teaching Students to Discover Their Writing Process through Memoirs

Memories from Little Minds

Same Animals, Same Stories? How Animals Are Labeled in Different Countries, Cultures, and Communities

The Museum of Underrepresented Scientist and/or Inventors

All About Time: Teaching the Cyclical Nature of History through Innovation and Change

Reading and Recording History of Urban Ecosystems

Are you really going to put that there?

Chemistry Across the Spectrum: Application and Exploration of Chemistry and Light in CMS Chemistry Standards

Their Rightful Place in the Sun

Natural Light, Artificial Light, and Pollution: Effects on Evolution, Behavior, and Photosynthesis

Lights, Color, Action

The Brightside of Energy Consumption

Do You See What I See? Light and Latent Evidence Detection

The Colorful Visualization of Linear Functions

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