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  Student-made Web Pages...Show Off Their Work! Designed to teach students how to create a web page using Netscape Communicator's Composer and can be used by students in grades 3-12 to present their projects or research on their school's web page. Designed to be taught in a lab setting and will be used by the technology teacher in coordination with the classroom teacher.
  How Much Pie Can I Eat? Cross-Cirricular unit between Health and Math A. This is a nutrition unit where students learn about what is a healthy diet and how to create personal nutritional outlines.
  Earth Science Integration Based on environmental research, where do you want to settle down, work, travel, vacation and why? How are landscape regions identified? What is the cause of plate tectonics? How do meteorologists predict the weather and what methods do they use? How is the Earth's population changing and will this effect your future? Why are so many different types of maps used to describe the same location and are they all necessary? Is the Earth's climate changing? Will this effect you, and other countries, if so, how?
  Creating a Web Page The focus of this unit is to create a web page.
  Ecology and the St. Lawrence River This unit presents the knowledge base and understanding requirements of biotic and abiotic factors of an ecosystem.
  Hero Research Cont. Project continued.....The Hero Project is an opportunity for students to research and write a research paper about an abstract idea: the qualities and characteristics of a hero. The focus is on the idea of heroism rather than on a particular hero. The project includes an emphasis on using computers to do research, to help organize information, and to present information.
  All Roads Lead to Rome After examining Ancient Greece, students compare and contrast two great civilizations.
  Swallowing Stones This literary novel, Swallowing Stones, by Joyce McDonald is written using dual perspectives which give students a unique forum for the discussion of grief, death, gun violence, and ethical responsibility.
  Her story: Women's Sports and Title IX Focuses on women and thier impact on literature and history.
  Middle Ages How did cultural patterns link the people of western and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages?
  Yeas and Nays: Parilamentary Procedure Essential Questions: What internal structure enables officers of varied groups to conduct business in a consistent and orderly manner? Which international, national, local groups apply the principals of parliamentary procedure? What are the ingredients necessary for a smooth running meeting? What vocabulary is associated with parliamentary procedure? What are the established authorities on parliamentary procedure?
  Comparing and Contrasting Ancient Civilizations Ancient Civilizations are part of the sixth grade social studies curriculum. The students will research ancient civilizations of Rome, India, Greece and Egypt using the Internet and encyclopedia CD-ROMs. Then they will compare and contrast and aspect of their culture.
  "THE LIFE AND TIMES OF......" Cultural, political and social influences can shape an artists experience. To understand why a paricular artist creates in a particular manner, one needs to explore environmental influences. Students will assume the role on an investigative reporter and research an artist and the world in which they worked, in preparation for the creation of a 2-page newspaper using MS Publisher.
  Powerpoint Presents: Poetry Builds students' knowledge of poetic devices, exercises library research skills. They work in collaborative pairs to prepare/present oral interpretation/analysis of poem, biographical information about poet, enhanced by Powerpoint presentation. Integration of English, library, and technology skills provides evidence of having achieved several NYS Learning Standards. (ELA #1-Using Language for Information/Understanding: Speaking/ writing to acquire and transmit information; MST Standard #5-Technology-Using technological knowledge/skills to design, construct, use, evaluate products and systems to satisfy human and environmental needs.
  What If It Happened to Me? A Look at the Disabled Essential Questions: What can I do well? How do society and disabled people relate to each other? How should parents of disabled children challenge as well as protect their children to help them reach their full potentials? What resources are available for disabled people? What rights, if any, should be denied to people who are disabled?
  European Explorer's Photo Journal This project will provide us, as teachers, with an opportunity to have students research an explorer and apply what they have learned in a format that allows students to write creatively, while acquiring the knowledge of a particular explorer's life, journey, and discovery.
  Responsibilities of a Working Citizen Designed to align/integrate study of computer applications with acquisition of vocational knowledge/academic knowledge. Students use basic computer applications in as word processing, database, spreadsheet, desktop publishing, and presentation capabilities to demonstrate knowledge they acquire about themselves as potential employees, new perspectives on the workplace, and understanding of how academic knowledge is used in the workplace.
  Linear Equations Essential Questions: What will I ever use this math for? How can the use of patterns help me to understand the physical world? How does the physical world relate to mathematics and mathematics to the physical world?
  Literary Interaction with the novel Lyddie Engaging students in personal interaction iwht the character, Lyddie, who struggles with hardships of life in the factories in Lowell, Massachusettes.
  To Strike or Not? The purpose of this Learning Experience is to help students understand how certain occupations going on strike can seriously affect peoples lives .
  You are the Star! The purpose of this learning experience is to give the students the opportunity to be a participant of an online course as well as the tools to use a digital camera.
  Day of the Dead Letter to a Deceased Pet Learning Standards Checkpoint B Reading and writing are used in languages other than English for the purposes of socializing, providing and acquiring information, expressing personal feelings and options, and getting others to adopt a course of action.
  Four Steps to Literary Analysis The student will understand and be able to apply literary analysis to a variety of literature in a collaborative fashion. Literary analysis is a crucial skill all students must master in order to successfully complete Parts three and four of the New York State English Regents examination (a requirement for high school graduation.)
  Dealing with Prejudice Through Literature To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee brings the concepts of murder, hate, violence, equality, poverty, sexism, racism and prejudice to the forefront.
  Making Connections Literature based collaborative projects grade 2 & 9 based on a book report and power point presentation.
  Pre-Columbian Civilization: Maya, Aztec, and Inca The study of world history requires an understanding of world cultures and civilizations
  Remember when....???? Students will research a decade in the 20th century and will prepare a research paper and a PowerPoint presentation.
  Till Death Do Us Part Essential Questions:How has response to conflict changed since the 16th century? Why do certain themes stand the test of time? How does emotion affect decision-making?
  The Unraveling of a Poem Students will focus on poetical analysis with the goal of understanding the theme of a poem.
  Mythology Is Alive and Well! The study of mythology connects students to the Greek and Roman cultures, exposes students to the role love plays in personal relationships, and provides students the opportunity for involvement in dramatic presentation. Students will study the Greek and Roman gods and goddesses and how they interacted in the human experience. In addition, students will study concepts of creation, death, and afterlife. Within approximately fifteen classes, students will create and perform skits based on eight love stories from Greek and Roman mythology.
  Frederick Remington: His Life and Times Document based research, Internet Research project studies on Frederic Remington, planned and delivered in collaboration across standards areas.
  Frederick Remington: His Life and Times Essential Questions: What is the correlation between America's art and it's foreign policy? Can one artist control an entire nation's perception of an era? Is the Internet a useful research tool? Does art imitate life? Are American culture and politics related in any way?
  Career Exploration/Job Shadowing This unit is designed to guide students in making career decisions. They will begin by examining their interests, matching their interests to a career, exploring how to attain that career and finally job shadowing a person in that occupation.
  Letters to the Government-Powerpoint The students become active participants in their government.
  Good for Business? Global Studies students will examine an assigned country guided by a series of worksheets and exercises to determine; (1) if Oneida Limited should expand its market into this country and (2) if the student would like to represent the company in this country. Through a series of data collec- tion and examination exercises the students gain insight into how to use the gathered information for decision-making in the culminating writing activity. Additionally, the unit gives students an opportunity to see how the content of Global Studies is relevant in today's inter-dependent business world.
  Young Love: Studying Shakespeare's Romeo and Juli Students will study William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. In addition to the play, students will focus on Elizabethan England, the life of William Shakespeare, and how the themes of the play are both prevalent and relevant in society today.
  Personal Odysseys and Everyday Heros Students will compare moden day hero and examine their individual characters,based on personal odysseys.
  An Introduction to Literature and Tolerance This experience has been created to introduce students to the novel, Flowers for Algernon, written by Daniel Keyes. As well as introducing the novel, it is my hope that students will come away with a better understanding and tolerance of individuals with disabilities. In this experience, students will experience and display an understanding of English Language Arts and Career Development and
  West Side Story: An Interdisciplinary Analysis This unit focuses on encouraging students to appreciate and understand the musical West Side Story by analyzing the musical from different perspectives. The unit prepares Band and Voice class students to expressively perform West Siode Story at a public concert and English students to write a critical essay comparing the musical's plot to the plot of Romeo and Juliet.
  This Isn't Your Little Sister's Poetry: Analyzing This unit actively pursues student comprehension of poetry and poetic terminology for application on part three parallel tasks of the NYS English regents. A variety of techniques to acquire the terminology and analytical skills needed for both the regents and intelligent discourse are utilized. Technology is integrated by having the students synthesize information in electronic presentations.
  Process Writing with Powerpoint English students combine a process essay and speech with a Powerpoint presentation
  Ceasar II The program itself has built into it an overall usage of the learning standards. By the students interaction with the game, they will interact with each other as they work together to build an empire. They will be adhering to the standards without being aware they are attaining this goal. This reflects best practice in that all the students are engaged in learning are creating their own best learning environment, they are meeting standards, and there is a tangible end-product.
  Brute Force Character development: Identify steps in a process of decision making steps and occurrences necessary which leads Brutus from Caesar's friend to leading the conspiracy with specific events (act, scene, line number) that leads to Brutus' conversion.
  BE A WEATHER NEWSCASTER Students will use materials learned in English and Earth Science to put together a news broadcast. Each group of students will research,develop and write a weather forecast,a commentary on an environmental concern,a school activity and a commercial using a variety of resources. Their news program will be videotaped.
  Writing an ecology children's book This is an activity packed unit with laboratory skill, cooperative groupings and lecture formats intermingled together. The purpose of this unit is to get students to learn about ecology in a fun and interesting way. Using technology, science skills, their imagination, and creativity,the students will produce a children's story book about food chains and food webs.





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