Students identify and interpret political images, discuss how they were created and explain the influence of images on the public’s perception of politicians.
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The resource is a lesson plan focusing on informing about how exposure to pollution can have toxic chemicals enter the body and affect the body. This resource has a video link with guided questions, discussion prompts, activity ideas, and learning objectives.
Students take a close look at truss structures, the geometric shapes that compose them, and the many variations seen in bridge designs in use every day. Through a guided worksheet, students draw assorted 2D and 3D polygon shapes and think through their forms and interior angles (mental “testing”) before and after load conditions are applied. They see how engineers add structural members to polygon shapes to support them under compression and tension, and how triangles provide the strongest elemental shape. A PowerPoint® presentation is provided. This lesson prepares students for two associated activities that continue the series on polygons and trusses.
In this lesson, students are presented with a claim made on Twitter about a massacre of Mexican Americans by law enforcement in Porvenir, Texas. Students use the internet to evaluate the trustworthiness of several historical sources and learn about the 1918 massacre.
This professionalism guide by The American Board of Pediatrics helps students learn about positive behaviors in a healthcare setting. The website provides a detailed description of positive work behaviors and professionalism in a healthcare setting. As students review this section, they should create a list. It also provides some examples of negative work behaviors in a healthcare setting so students can distinguish between positive and negative behaviors. The website also provides 7 vignettes to use as an interactive activity. Students can be split into small groups and given one vignette, and then they can discuss what a positive, professional response would look like to each scenario. The goal of this activity is to prepare students to act professionally and positively in a healthcare job.
This pdf document explains key planting mix and fertilizer considerations to take into account when preparing to grow Wisconsin Fast Plants. This document was designed to serve as both a source of information and "shopping list."
Microsoft offers several video and text tutorials to teach students how to create high-quality presentations using PowerPoint.
This Powtoon Instructional video explains the concepts outlined in "The Power of Feedback" by John Hattie and Helen Timperley
The executive branch was created by Article II of the U.S. Constitution and is headed by the President of the United States. The Constitution granted the president many powers, including to execute the laws of the country. However, much of the language of Article II is vague, and therefore the powers of the president have evolved over time. In this lesson, students will learn about the powers of the president and how they have grown and been used throughout our history.
This is an activity to that allows non-native students the ability to create a calendar of powwows that they may want to attend to learn more about Wisconsin Indian tribes.
In this lesson, students will learn about the tribes in the state of Wisconsin and how they celebrate the social gathering of the powwow. Students will view videos of powwow related to the tribes that are close by, or who's land their school is on. Students will also read the book Bowwow Powwow by Brenda Child.
This lesson gives students an opportunity to practice the click restraint strategy introduced in the Click Restraint Level 1 Lesson.
This lesson includes Teacher and Student materials.
This is a project to be completed as part of a pricing unit in an introduction to business or introductions to marketing course.
This CDC website is ideal for teaching students procedures and protocols related to bioterrorism emergencies. First, the CDC lists five specific bioterrorism agents. When you click on each agent, the website explains how health centers, communities, and the CDC are preparing for possible bioterrorism attacks. As an interactive activity, students can be split into groups of five. Each group member can use this website to research the protocols of one of the bioterrorism agents. Then, students can share their findings with the group. The goal of this exercise is for students to learn more about bioterrorism emergencies and the preparation that different health centers do for possible bioterrorism.
This is a lesson plan for a professional luncheon. It goes over dress attire, dining etiquette, social expectations and other resources needed to help students successfully participate their first business luncheon. This was part of a resource guide developed for teachers and students.
This video explains what proficiency based progress is and shows how it can be applied in WI schools.
This middle school Careers lesson leads students through an exploration of majors associated with a student-chosen career cluster and the typical coursework expected for that major.
Learn about the dynamic relationships between a jet engine's heat loss, surface area, and volume in this video adapted from Annenberg Learner's Learning Math: Patterns, Functions, and Algebra.
This is a lesson plan detailing the negative impacts modern human civilization has on the environment. This lesson tries to convey ways on how we can use our modern technology to help protect the environment by having the students build an electronic circuit.
This is a lesson that has kindergarteners thinking about motion. They will use a game (rolling balls) to explore how pushing and pulling affects an objects motion.