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1. Technology Rich Lesson Plans PreK
...s: Citizen Card Issue 2- Percentages, Issue 4 Newspapers, Technology/ Issue 10 - An Advertisement, Making a Budget, and Banks and Credit Unions Media Approximate Time Required: 6 days Testing/ Accountability Teacher's Lesson Goals/Objectives: Students will be able to use several medians to research housing choices. Transportation Materials/Resources Needed: Computer Internet Connection Homes Magazines Calculators Activities: Day 1 The topic will be introduced to the students. We will discuss our wants and needs for housing. We will then look at the different types of housing available. Day 2 We will l...

2. Lesson 1, Imagining Homes and Environments.
...One Imagining Homes and Environments. Brief Description Objectives Materials and Resources Activity Description Internet Resources + Grade Level: Elementary School, Middle School + Subject Area: Art Brief Description Students will discuss the relationship between environments, natural resources and housing. They will then establish a connection with students in a classroom or school there and paint pictures of what they think homes might look like based on basic data from an encyclopedia about environments present in the area of the exchange school. Up to Contentsof this Page Objectives Students will:...

3. A Functional Housing Market
A FUNCTIONAL HOUSING MARKET Susan Boone Saint Agnes Academy Subjects: Algebra I ( linear equations) Topic: Linear Equations (regressions) Purpose: Students will access the Internet to search for housing prices in Houston, Texas,(the location can be changed to accommodate any location) and compare the prices to the numbe...

4. Lesson 3, Exchanging Art.
...Internet access: A medium-speed or higher connection. 4. Classroom Resources: Colored pencils, 9"x12" paper, rulers. Up to Contentsof this Page Activity Description + Introduce the lesson by reviewing the previous two activities. Let students know that they will draw their own homes or examples of housing in their area and then exchange their drawings with students in the foreign country. + Discuss with students the idea that artwork from different places and times can be used as a source of information about the people and the material culture of a society. + As preparation for this assignment, ask...

5. Mexico Lesson Plan
Mexico Geography Lesson Plan Mexico Geography Grade 5 Social Studies/Geography Written by John Love Objectives: Students will be able to identify landforms, clothing, climate, transportation, vegetation, housing, and language through observation of pictures and group discussion. Materials: Attached "Multicultural Observation Sheet" (one for each group). It can be copied from this site and pasted into a word document for formatting and printing. Pictures of Mexico Procedures: 1. We have discussed certain asp...

6. Lesson 2, Exploring Homes and Resources
...rief Description Objectives Materials and Resources Activity Description Internet Resources + Grade Level: Elementary School, Middle School + Subject Area: Art Brief Description Students use a variety of resources to search for images of and information about the exchange country's environments and housing. Up to Contentsof this Page Objectives Students will: + Use a variety of sources for information about housing and environments in the foreign exchange area. + Evaluate the primary sources of information in terms of accuracy and usefulness. Up to Contentsof this Page Materials and Resources In devel...

7. Housing in Hong Kong and rural Java
_ Please print out this free lesson plan. Lesson Plan Index Access Asia Free Lesson Plans Housing in Hong Kong and rural Java Source Access Asia: Secondary Teaching and Learning Units Learning area Studies of society and environment Level Lower secondary Description Students read and discuss accounts of high-rise housing in Hong Kong and a village in Indonesia and complete related activities. Pu...

8. Orienteering
...Keep in mind the magnetic North Pole and the true North Pole are not located in the same place. If you are using a compass and map together, you must make adjustments to compensate for the difference. The geographic grid used to create maps makes reference to the true North Pole. Revolving compass housing. The revolving compass housing can be rotated independently of the magnetic needle. Around the compass housing is a scale marked in 360 degree of a circle. North is the starting position located at 0 degree, East is located at 90 degree, South is located at 180 degree, and West is located at 270 deg...

9. Exploring First Nations Homes:
...are to be historically accurate and representative of First Nations building techniques. The firm would also like to each entry to be accompanied by a Compare and Contrast Frame of a traditional First Nations home and current government reserve home design. Aims Aims Understanding the transition of housing from pre-contact to today and the role government has played. ? Describe Practices and Beliefs that reflect First Peoples? connections to the land and the natural environment _ ? Compare daily Life in First Peoples Communities Materials ? appreciate and value the cultures and traditions of First Nat...

10. Castle in the Sky Lesson Plan
...ushes Crayons Washable Watercolors household supplies recycled newspaper white paper paper towels container(s) of water Overview grades Grades 1 to 3 Grades 4 to 6 Grades 7 to 12 subjects Science Social Studies Visual Arts time 30 to 60 minutes Multiple Sessions benefits Students research trends in housing, including predictions about environmental factors, population growth, technology, and their effects on housing in the future. CStudents become familiar with the work of Maxfield Parrish and his use of "Parrish blue." Students imagine future housing possibilities, and design fantasy structures that...