Reflective activity for teachers to participate in at the end of the school year.

Students will discuss the definition of a biography and determine what elements it contains.  They will research a saint and create a web graphic organizer with key achievements and personal information from their life. Peer feedback will be given on the web creation and then an oral presentation may be given.

A quick lesson or center activity for telling time to the quarter hour.     *photo courtesy of clipartbest.com

Who said that history can’t be fun…or funny!??  There are so many references to history in our daily lives and often times we don’t even recognize them!  They bombard us in music lyrics, TV shows, movies, commercials, magazine ads, poems, and even funny cartoons and pictures.  Having a solid foundation of historical events that have taken place will help us better understand these references when we encounter them and allow us to realize the impact history has in our lives.  If for no other reason, let us learn history so we can at least laugh at the TV show or understand the joke they’re making in the cartoons when they reference these historical events! In addition, references like these can be a handy study aid, acting like mental cues to help us remember complex events and concepts.  In this assignment, students will recognize that history surrounds us in pop culture by finding two examples and explaining their historical connection.  They will also relate those examples to helping their classmates prepare for the final exam for the course.

Learn how important the honey bee's body structure is to survival in the hive.What if there were no bees? How would it affect our grassland animals? How would it affect humans? This learning module offers insight into the problems that countless animals and plants face with the potential loss of the bees. Discover just how important this tiny species is to the food web of this ecosystem.This module could be incorporated into a larger environmental science module.This lesson includes learning objectives, material and resource lists, background information, activities,  videos, writing assignments, a game, assessments, and support documents. See the Educator's Guide for more video links and recommended readings. Remix of: 1.Create a Bee Hummer, Science Snacks Exploratorium 2. What If There Were No Bees? A Bee Cause Project 3. Hive Alive! Bee Bodies

Wood Shop Safety  Grade Level: 9th-12thSubject: Wood Working Duration: 50 minutesDOK Level: 3SAMR Level: Redefinition Iowa Core Standard: 21.9-12.ESE1 Essential Concept and/or Skill: Communicate and work productively with others. incorporating different perspectives and cross-cultural understanding, to increase innovation and the quality of workImportant Terms related to safety: Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), (ANSI) Z87.1 Safety Glass requirementObjective: Students will be able to identify and point out safe and unsafe practices in the wood shopEssential Question: What are the 6 elements of a wood shop safety plan?Procedure: Show the video Wood shop SafetyShort Discussion of the 6 elements of a wood shop safety planHave the students work in small groups drawing the shop layout on grid paper, noting where any hazards may be located, plus the location of all fire extinguishersProduct or Assessment: Students will be assessed on the safety unit test. 

Construct an apparatus which will lose the least amount of heat over the span of 30 minutes.   We are only trying to stop/slow down heat lose, not add heat.