Harrisburg Lesson Plans

1. Pennsylvania Geological Survey: Classroom Map Lesson Plan 2
...tudents to practice moving the sheet back and forth from one map to the other. Stress the importance of aligning the 4 corner marks of Pennsylvania for accuracy. Give the groups a washable marker. (Make sure the groups have their plastic sheet attached to the Land Cover map.) Have the students find Harrisburg on the map. Have the students draw a small STAR on this spot where Harrisburg is found. Draw a line about as long as your finger along the upper edge of the yellow section above Harrisburg. 9. Practice moving the plastic sheet to the Digital Shaded-Relief map. Make sure students align the marks of t...

2. RNR: "Conducting a Watershed Snapshot of Blockhouse Creek" Lesson Plan
...riate meters for each test. Directions for each meter are enclosed in each case. 8. One person representing all the groups will act as the photographer to take selected pictures to be included with the report. 9. Students will then summit their reports to PA DEP-Watershed Management, P.O. Box 8555, Harrisburg PA 17105 Assessment The students will be assessed based on the accuracy and completeness of their watershed snapshot survey. All survey will be graded for accuracy and completeness and the corrected by the students before they are sent to Harrisburg. Conclusion This will be an ongoing project that w...

3. Knowing Where You Are Knowing Where You Are
...might give them a clue to Native American names; reference sources for Spanish, French, or Dutch settlements. Teaching Options After students complete the charts, you may be able to point out common elements in the listed names. For example, names that end in -ton (Littleton); -burg(h) (Pittsburgh, Harrisburg); -field (Springfield); -kill (Schuylkill); -ford (Stratford); and so forth. Discuss with students where these types of common name elements are found, and discuss any possible significance. For example, the word part -kill means ?creek? in Dutch. It is found frequently in place names around the Hud...

4. Using Chart Wizard in MS-Excel
...produce their presentation. Students will follow along through the demonstration on their workstations. Steps for creating a line graph: 1. Go to the World Climate web site at http://www.worldclimate.com. 2. Locate the average temperature data (broken out by months) for the town you live in (i.e., Harrisburg, PA) and another town somewhere in the world (instructor should assign the area for the demonstration only - i.e., Seattle, WA). Ask them what type of statistical data did the average temperature data represent? How is the information display at this web sites? 3. Cut and paste the data into a works...

5. The Master Puppeteer
Help4Teachers.com The Master Puppeteer By Katherine Paterson 8 Communication Arts Layered Curriculum Designed by Mrs. Debbie Anne B. Barretto Ronald H. Brown Charter School Harrisburg, PA Let us embark on a literary journey with Jiro on The Master Puppeteer. On our journey, we will be doing a lot of exciting things that will help you earn points. Our goal is to get a score of 100 points. I know you can do it! Remember the following things: ? You have to get 40 points in Layer C t...

6. Knowing Where You Are
...might give them a clue to Native American names; reference sources for Spanish, French, or Dutch settlements. TEACHING OPTIONS After students complete the charts, you may be able to point out common elements in the listed names. For example, names that end in -ton (Littleton); -burg(h) (Pittsburgh, Harrisburg); -field (Springfield); -kill (Schuylkill), -ford (Stratford), and so forth. Discuss with students where these types of common name elements are found, and discuss any possible significance. For example, the word part -kill is means "creek" in Dutch. It is found frequently in place names around the...

7. Grade Level: GED
...rth 10 points. ??????????? Answers on next page. Career Search cont'd Answers to Questions 6-12 1. www.kycpa.org/college%20scholarships.htm 2. www.hazcc.uky,edu/finaid/scholar.html 3. "College Scholarship" and "Game Warden" 4. Game Commission Ross Leffler School of Conservation 2001 Elmerton Avenue Harrisburg, PA www.pqwco.org/WantToBe/training.htm 5. Citizen of U.S., 21 Years of age or older, various eyesight specifications 6. Wildlife Management6 & Natural History Law Enforcement Methods & Procedures Legal Procedures Land Management Practices Tree, Shrub, Animal & Bird Identification Public Relations P...

8. Dynamic Dinosaurs
...ew Unit Home DDN Curriculum Components for Unit of Study 534 Unit of Study Title: Dynamic Dinosaurs Topic Area: Science Grade Level: 3-5 Time Frame: 2 Weeks Key Words: Extinct, Habitat, Dinosaurs Unit Designer: Christine Hupke (CH082) Unit Designer E-mail: Christine.Hupke@k12.sd.us School District: Harrisburg Date Added: 6/25/2002 1:05:19 PM Date Last Revised: 6/27/2002 9:39:18 AM Peer Reviewer: Rebecca Moore Peer Reviewer E-mail: SD Content Standard Goals (SD Content Standards): Science Students will describe structures and attributes of living things, processes of life, and interaction of living things...

9. RNR: "PA Watersheds, Many Ways to the Sea" Lesson Plan
...In future lessons, we will study in detail this misuse of that renewable resource. References Nebel, Bernard J., and Richard T. Wright (1993). Environmental Science. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall. Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission (Spring 2000). PLAY, Pennsylvania League of Angling Youth. Harrisburg, Pa.: Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. Steiner, Linda. Six Ways to the Sea. Harrisburg, Pa.: Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (2000). Surf Your Watershed. Adaptations/Modifications 1. The "Surf Your Watershed" activity has potential for being...

10. Checkbook and Money Unit
...Unit of Study 855 Unit of Study Title: Checkbook and Money Unit Topic Area: Math Grade Level: 9-12 Time Frame: 2 weeks to 2 ? weeks, depending on students' progress Key Words: checkbook, money Unit Designer: Martese McGregor (MM007) Unit Designer E-mail: martese.mcgregor@k12.sd.us School District: Harrisburg Date Added: 6/26/2002 2:37:17 PM Date Last Revised: 6/27/2002 9:14:26 AM Peer Reviewer: Bev Bentzinger Peer Reviewer E-mail: bev.bentzinger@k12.sd.us SD Content Standard Goals (SD Content Standards): Math Students will develop and use number sense to investigate the characteristics of numbers in a v...