Tag Archives: Research

The Museum of Underrepresented Scientist and/or Inventors

March 20, 2019 – 2:07 pm

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

Synopsis

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

2017 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Memorials, Memories, and American Identity

You Must Remember This: Monumental Biographical Studies and Crafting Multimodal Autobiographies

January 31, 2018 – 6:01 pm

Lecia Shockley, Third Grade, Selwyn ES

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags academic conversation, Autobiography, Biography, collage, Courage, disability, Elementary School, evaluative practice, memorials, monuments, remembrance, Research, southern recollections, stories, Writing | Permalink | Comments Off

2017 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Chemical Interactions in the Body

Fantastic Molecules and Where to Find Them: The Search for New Drugs to Treat Type II Diabetes

January 31, 2018 – 4:15 pm

Kari Rhoades, Biomedical Sciences, Mallard Creek HS

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Biology, Biomedical PLTW, Development, Diabetes, Drug therapy, drugs, High School, Research, Science, scientific thinking | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Writing with Power: No Fear Here

Sneaking in Some Creativity: Finding Students’ Writing Voices in a High Stakes Testing Environment

February 6, 2017 – 1:31 pm

Dalyce Firby, English, East Mecklenburg High School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags engagement, High School, Research, Vocabulary, Writing, Writing Process | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Writing with Power: No Fear Here

The Power of the Pen: Writing Narratives in the Perspectives of European Explorers and American Indians

February 6, 2017 – 1:18 pm

Jessica Cross, Third Grade, Winding Springs Elementary

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags American Indians, balanced literacy, characters, description, dialogue, Elementary School, European Explorers, figurative language, historical, Narratives, perspective, Research, technology, Writing, Writing Process | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 2: How Science is Done: A Behind the Scenes Look at Scientific Research

The Tools of Science—Methods for Collecting Data in High School Biology

January 30, 2017 – 11:52 am

Connie Scercy Wood, Biology, East Mecklenburg High School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Biochemistry, Data Collection, High School, photosynthesis, Research, Respiration, Science | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 8: Supernatural Figures in Theatre, Film and the Brain

Mask Making: The Seen and Unseen

February 3, 2016 – 1:43 pm

Kelley Hund-Shelley, Visual Art, Butler High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags African masks, ancient Greek theater masks, armature, color scheme, craftsmanship, exaggeration, High School, mask-making, motif, Northwestern Indian Masks, paper mache, pattern, personal voice, Research, scarification, simplification, spirit masks, storytelling | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 CTI News Vol 1: Exercise and the Brain

The Mathematical Benefits of Exercise

January 27, 2016 – 4:26 pm

Aaron Kollar, Middle School Math, Piedmont Open IB Middle School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags 6th grade math, BDNF, box plot, brain, CTI, dot plot, Exercise, exercise and the brain., histogram, mean, median, Middle School, Research | Permalink | Comments Off

A Life in Images

February 4, 2015 – 6:11 pm

Mary Catherine Grant, Third Grade, David Cox Road Elementary School

Final Unit (PDF) Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Tags collage, graphic organizer, History, literacy, picture books, Research, Social Studies, third grade, timeline, visuals | Permalink | Comments Off

2014 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Metamorphosis: Transformative Experiences

Metaphorical Mutations

January 30, 2015 – 8:01 pm

Rochelle Stanley, English, Garinger High School

Final Unit (PDF) Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Tags Analyze, Author’s Purpose, community, evidence, identity, imagery, Literature, Metamorphosis, Poetry, Reflection, Research, Support, Transformation | Permalink | Comments Off

Is the Earth Flat? And other “Controversial” Science Ideas Project-Based Learning Unit

January 31, 2014 – 8:43 pm

StaceyAnne Hartberger, Science, Druid Hills Academy

Final Unit (PDF) Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Tags crackpots, discoverer, discoveries, Doppler, Einstein, Galileo, global warming, History, human social groups, mavericks, PBL, plagiarism, project, project based learning, pseudoscience, Research, Science, scientist, STEAM, STEM, Telsa | Permalink | Comments Off

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

Teachable Political Movements, Every Four Years

March 6, 2013 – 4:42 pm

Jane Peck, Language Arts, Bailey Middle School

Final Unit (PDF)

Implementing Common Core Standards

Tags Civic Literacy, Political Parties, Presidential Election, Research, The Great Gatsby, The Outsiders, Writing | Permalink | Comments Off

2012 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Entertaining with Math

Behind the Music: Exploring the Multiplication and Division of Fractions

March 5, 2013 – 5:51 pm

Kia Aisha Dessaure, Math, John Motley Morehead S.T.E.M. Academy

Final Unit (PDF)

Implementing Common Core Standards

Tags Division, Fractions, Frequency, Mathematics, Multiplication, Physics, Research, Wavelength, Writing | Permalink | Comments Off

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Tag Archives: Research

The Museum of Underrepresented Scientist and/or Inventors

You Must Remember This: Monumental Biographical Studies and Crafting Multimodal Autobiographies

Fantastic Molecules and Where to Find Them: The Search for New Drugs to Treat Type II Diabetes

Sneaking in Some Creativity: Finding Students’ Writing Voices in a High Stakes Testing Environment

The Power of the Pen: Writing Narratives in the Perspectives of European Explorers and American Indians

The Tools of Science—Methods for Collecting Data in High School Biology

Mask Making: The Seen and Unseen

The Mathematical Benefits of Exercise

Metaphorical Mutations

Teachable Political Movements, Every Four Years

Behind the Music: Exploring the Multiplication and Division of Fractions

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