Category Archives: 2012

2012 Curriculum Units Vol 1: The Science of NASCAR

The Chemistry of NASCAR: How Chemistry Principles are Used in the Motorsports Industry

Stacey Anne Hartberger, Integrated Science, James Martin Middle School

Final Unit (PDF)

Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

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2012 Curriculum Units Vol 1: The Science of NASCAR

Forces of Nature: Incorporating Literacy Elements to Promote an Understanding of Forces and Motion in Relation to Weather

Nikki Guevara, Literacy/Science, Bain Elementary School

Final Unit (PDF)

Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

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2012 Curriculum Units Vol 1: The Science of NASCAR

Force and Motion: The Driving Force Behind Scientific Learning

Jennifer Dalesandro, Physical Science/Force and Motion, Bain Elementary

Final Unit (PDF)

Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

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2012 Curriculum Units Vol 1: The Science of NASCAR

Using NASCAR to Teach Physical Science: Focus on Chemistry

Janet Bunnell Raybon, Chemistry, Physical Science, Myers Park High School

Final Unit (PDF)

Implementing Common Core Standards

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2012 Curriculum Units Vol 1: The Science of NASCAR

Racing and Forces and Motion

Cynthia Baker Woolery, Forces and Motion, Elizabeth Traditional Elementary School

Final Unit (PDF)

Implementing Common Core Standards

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2012 Curriculum Units Vol 1: The Science of NASCAR

Everyday Force and Motion

Christie Chanel Johnson, General Science, Lincoln Heights Academy

Final Unit (PDF)

Implementing Common Core Standards

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2012 Curriculum Units Vol 7: African American Literature of the Civil Rights Movement

Shedding the Mask: Using the Literature of the Civil Rights Era to Reveal the Motivations of the Movement

Emily Williams, African-American Studies/US History/AP Gov., Independence High School

Final Unit (PDF)

 Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

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2012 Vol 1: The Science of NASCAR

The Heart of the NASCAR Car: The Thermodynamics of Heat Engines

Debra Blake Semmler, Physics, East Mecklenburg High School

Full Unit (PDF)

Implementing IB and AP Standards (PDF)

Keywords:  PHYSICS, THERMODYNAMICS, HEAT ENGINES, NASCAR, IDEAL GAS LAWS

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2012 Vol 8: Environmental Science and Climate Change

Global Climate Change from Top to Bottom: How our Changing Climate is Affecting the Arctic, the Rainforest, and You!

Julie Ruziska Tiddy, Science, Carmel Middle School

Full Unit (PDF)

Implementing Common Core and District Standards (PDF)

Keywords: Permafrost Thawing, Carbon Emissions, Rainforest Deforestation – Brazil, Carbon Sink, Plastic Drinking Bottles read more »

2012 Vol 7: African American Literature of the Civil Rights Movement

Using Poetry to Teach Children About the Civil Rights Movement

Elouise Payton, K-3rd Grade, Barringer Academic Center

Full Unit (PDF)

Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Keywords:  POETRY, CHILDREN, CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, ACTION, U.S. HISTORY

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2012 Vol 7: African American Literature of the Civil Rights Movement

The Power Perspective: Reading the Literature of the Civil Rights Movement through a Socio-Historical Lens

Stefanie Carter-Dodson, 8th Grade, Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School

Full Unit (PDF)

Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Keywords:  LANGUAGE ARTS, CIVIL RIGHTS LITERATURE, HISTORICAL CONTEXT, BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT, SOCIETY AND CULTURE

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2012 Vol 7: African American Literature of the Civil Rights Movement

Art and Black Identity in the Civil Rights Movement

Lawrence A. Bosc, Social Studies, East Mecklenburg High School

Full Unit (PDF)

Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Keywords:  CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, AFRICAN AMERICAN ART, LITERATURE, AMERICAN HISTORY, AFRICAN AMERICAN IDENTITY, BLACK POWER

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2012 Vol 6: "All immigration is local": Exploring the New Geography of Immigration

Nuestro Vecindario: An Oral Geography of Latino Eastside Charlotte

Matthew Kelly, Spanish, Independence High School

Full Unit (PDF)

Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Keywords:  SPANISH LANGUAGE, INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION, U.S. HISTORY, IMMIGRATION, DIGITAL LITERACY, DIGITAL MAPS

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2012 Vol 5: Reading Media Imagery: Critical Thinking and Literacy

It’s All a Matter of Perspective: Meaning in Text Situated in Context

Lindsey E. Elkins, English, Providence High School

Full Unit (PDF)

Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Keywords:  LITERATURE, LITERARY CRITICISM, MEDIA LITERACY, CLOSE READING, COMMUNICATION STUDIES

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2012 Vol 4: American Political Parties: Their Failures and Their Futures

Politics in World History

Tamara Babulski, World History, Independence High School

Full Unit (PDF)

Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Keywords:  WORLD HISTORY, POLITICS, 9TH GRADE

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