| Elementary |
Science |
Earth Science |
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| The Ocean Biome: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/bglasgold/biomes.htm |
| The purpose of this unit is for students to become familiar with the characteristics of biomes, and to identify the different biomes on Earth. The students will use computer technology to research Earth's biomes, locate the different biomes on Earth, and use various programs to map Earth's biome regions. |
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| Elementary |
English Language Arts |
Literature |
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| Freckle Juice |
| http://www.teachnet-lab.org/miami/2004/vazquez.htm |
| Students will explore the fascinating world of Freckle Juice by Judy Blume in this exciting unit. |
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| Elementary |
English Language Arts |
Literature |
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| Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/chornik/seuss.htm |
| This unit is a study on the life of Theodor Seuss Geisel and of the whimsical style of Dr. Seuss's writings and illustrations. |
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| Elementary |
English Language Arts, Science |
Reading Literacy, Writing, Community Culture |
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| Exploring Irish Legends |
| http://www.teachnet.ie/pcoleman |
| Young students can read Irish legends and compare them with Aesop's Fables online, and then write their own legend. |
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| Elementary |
English Language Arts, Technology Media |
Literature, Reading Literacy, Software Programs |
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| Laura Numeroff Author Study |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/chornik/authorstudy.htm |
| Students, in cooperative learning groups, read books written by Laura Numeroff and analyze the author's style with the use of a semantic web all while practicing word processing skills. |
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| Elementary |
English Language Arts, Science |
Literature, Reading Literacy, Community Culture |
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| What Makes a Good Friend? |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/kaufman/friend.htm |
| This program will help children build self-confidence by increasing their vocabulary, giving them an appreciation of fine children's literature, fostering their writing skills, and helping them teach themselves how to be a good friend by setting many examples for them to follow. |
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| Elementary |
English Language Arts, Science, Technology Media |
Literature, Reading Literacy, Geography Habitats, Visual Arts |
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| Touring the World with Tomie dePaola |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/mpeluso/tour.htm |
| Touring The World With Tomie dePaola is an author study created for a third-grade class. Technology helps bring alive the geography and culture of the places the students read about. |
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| Elementary |
English Language Arts |
Literature, Reading Literacy |
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| Sarah, Plain and Tall |
| http://www.teachnet-lab.org/miami/2003/sardinas.htm |
| Students go back in time and experience the day and life of Sarah Wheaton, the title character of Sarah, Plan and Tall. This unit integrates language arts, social studies, art and music as well technology. Students really experience what life was like back then using modern technology. |
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| Elementary |
English Language Arts |
Reading Literacy, Writing |
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| Muggie Maggie |
| http://www.teachnet-lab.org/miami/2002/bvazquez2.htm |
| Students will explore the fascinating world of Muggie Maggie, by Beverly Cleary in this exciting unit. Students gain knowledge through the use of computers, the Internet, reading and writing.
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| Elementary |
English Language Arts |
Literature, Reading Literacy, Writing |
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| Ramona Quimby, Age 8 |
| http://www.teachnet-lab.org/miami/2001/vazquezb2.htm |
| Students will explore the fascinating world of Ramona Quimby, Age 8, by Beverly Cleary, in this exciting unit. Students use online resources to create word searches and puzzles using vocabulary words, create spreadsheets and graphs from class surveys, complete grammar and word usage activities and learn how to write and publish a variety of book reports. |
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| Elementary |
English Language Arts |
Literature, Reading Literacy |
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| Sign of the Beaver |
| http://teachnet-lab.org/santab2003/tnetarchive/Tracee/sbsignintro.htm |
| This unit lets students use animation to display their reading comprehension skills. This is an exciting way to get students motivated about reading. Use this project as the culminating activity for your Sign of the Beaver unit. |
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| Elementary |
English Language Arts, Science |
Literature, Reading Literacy, Biology |
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| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| http://www.teachnet-lab.org/miami/2002/astephenson2.htm |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a unit designed to approach an age old story using modern technology methods to help "solve the problems" of the characters. There is a lesson for each academic subject area and activities to help hone technology skills. The unit is geared toward fourth and fifth grade students. |
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| Elementary |
English Language Arts, Science |
Reading Literacy, Biology, Scientific Method |
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| The Wonderful World of Arthur |
| http://www.teachnet-lab.org/miami/2003/delancy.htm |
| This unit is centered around the Arthur series by Marc Brown. This exciting thematic unit teaches young children how to acquire scientific ways of thinking, how to better observe the world, and how to communicate. |
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| Middle School |
Fine Arts, English Language Arts |
Performing Arts, Sculpture, Literature, Poetry Creative Writing, Writing |
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| Monsters & Myths |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/shea-bischoff/monsters.htm |
| This is a comprehensive interdisciplinary unit pairing English/Language Arts and the fine arts for intermediate school students. The lessons introduce myths from many cultures as a unique genre of literature. |
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| Elementary |
Fine Arts, English Language Arts, Technology Media |
Art History, Painting, Writing, American History |
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| Famous Faces |
| http://teachnet-lab.org/santab2003/tnetarchive/martha/famousfaces/sb_famous_mm.htm |
| Students learn about the United States revolutionary era, presidents of the United States, and famous artists and art movements while learning how to do research on the Internet and how to create word processing documents and multi media projects. |
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| Middle School |
English Language Arts, Social Studies, Technology Media |
Journalism, Writing, Community Culture, Internet, Software Programs |
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| Travel Through Time with a Family Member and Me |
| http://www.teachnet-lab.org/huck/templates/travel.htm |
| This project enables students to create an electronic history book that can be burned on a CD, uploaded to the Web, or remain on a hard drive for other students to enjoy. Language arts, social studies, and technology skills are incorporated in order for students to work in "media literacy." The lessons include interviewing a family member, finding out about four significant events in that person's life, writing a narrative account, creating a timeline, and packaging it in a slide presentation.
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| Middle School |
Fine Arts, English Language Arts |
Crafts, Sculpture, Literature, Community Culture |
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| A Venetian Carnival |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/cposer/venetianfp.htm |
| This unit will expand the students' knowledge of Edgar Allan Poe and his story "The Cask of Amontillado." It will also introduce them to the global celebration of the carnival season. The Internet allows students to travel to these carnivals to experience them firsthand. |
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| Middle School |
English Language Arts, Social Studies, Technology Media |
Literature, Geography Habitats, Internet |
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| The World is Wild About Harry Potter |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/TeachNet/westchester/frerichs.htm |
| Most students enjoy reading J. K. Rowlings' Harry Potter books. In this project, students will search for these books in the online catalogs of academic and public libraries throughout the world. They practice searching for information in a variety of OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) formats. |
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| High School |
English Language Arts, Social Studies |
Literature, Poetry Creative Writing, Writing, American History |
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| Searching for the American Dream |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/dgoldman/dream.htm |
| Searching for the American Dream allows students to learn critical thinking skills in a way that incorporates various genres of literature pertaining to the immigration experience. Students use the Web to access reading materials, publish their original poems, and take an online poll. |
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| High School |
English Language Arts |
Performing Arts, Literature, Writing, American History, Community Culture |
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| A Crucible WebQuest: You Can't Handle the Truth |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/sscragg/crucible.htm |
| This unit is based on Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible. The lessons are truly student pages that have links to web resources. There are additional pages for teachers who are planning a unit, such as writing assignments, examples of work, web pages designed by students, and a hotlist of relevant websites. |
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| High School |
English Language Arts, Science, Science |
Performing Arts, Literature, Reading Literacy, Community Culture |
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| Theatre for Teenagers in New York City |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/jvitulano/vitulano1.htm |
| Theatre for Teenagers in New York City is part of an inter-high school project called Virtual New York. The students had the opportunity to experience Broadway theatre for the first time, which also deepened their cultural knowledge of their city. |
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| High School |
English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies |
Literature, Writing, Biology, American History |
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| Inherit the Wind |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/pmaslow/inheritthewind.htm |
| High school English students from grades nine through twelve explore the theory of evolution and read the highly relevant play Inherit The Wind and a series of articles and essays about the famous Scopes trial that centered around the right to teach evolution. They incorporate technology as they research the topic and write their own essays on whether evolution should be taught in school. |
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| High School |
English Language Arts, Social Studies |
Journalism, Literature, Non Fiction, Writing,American History |
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| Witness for the Prosecution: Online Newspaper |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/pmaslow/witness.htm |
| Students read Witness For the Prosecution by Agatha Christie. Students write a news article using the newspaper article as a model but with the facts from the play, and a class online newspaper is created and published on the school web site. |
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| High School |
English Language Arts, Social Studies, Technology Media |
Literature, Poetry Creative Writing, Reading Literacy |
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| Writing a Short Story Based on Kindred |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/pmaslow/kindred.htm |
| As students read Kindred, by Octavia Butler, they become any character except the main character, who is telling the story. As the character, the students write 13 journals or letters and tell what is happening in the book. The students post these journals or letters on the class online discussion forum, where they can read each other's writing and respond. |
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| High School |
English Language Arts, Technology Media |
Literature, Poetry Creative Writing, Writing, Internet |
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| Arthur Miller: All My Sons |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/bwu/millerprofile.htm |
| The purpose of this unit is to familiarize students with Arthur Miller, author of the play All My Sons, and to introduce them to the major elements used in drama. All My Sons provides students with a total online learning experience that takes full advantage of the Internet. |
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| High School |
English Language Arts, Social Studies, Technology Media |
Journalism, Literature, Writing, Ancient Civilizations |
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| Interpreting Shakespeare's Macbeth |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/pmaslow/macbeth.htm |
| This program's emphasis on Macbeth helps and motivates students to understand William Shakespeare's language. Using computers and the Internet lets students post their work to a wide audience that includes students in their class, school, and the world beyond. |
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| High School |
English Language Arts, Social Studies |
Literature, Global History |
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| In Search of Dracula: History and Imagination |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/dpietraru/dracula.htm |
| Starting with the image of Dracula as both historical and supernatural character, this program takes the reader into the realm of imagination seen across times, peoples, and cultures. The theme is the effect of supernatural beliefs reflected in history, language, literature, and the arts. |
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| High School |
English Language Arts |
Literature, Poetry Creative Writing, Writing |
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| Catching on to Catcher in the Rye |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/sscragg/catcher.htm |
| To truly make the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger come to life, students look at it through a modern microscope: the Internet. This program attempts to make the reading of a classic literary work fun while challenging students at the same time. |
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| High School |
English Language Arts, Social Studies |
Literature, Writing, Global History |
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| 1984 by George Orwell: Fact or Fantasy? |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/pmaslow/orwell.htm |
| In his classic book, 1984, George Orwell includes specific methods and behaviors used by those who controlled Oceania that are based on history, as well as others he created himself. Students do research to show that the methods and behaviors Orwell depicted are based on the behavior of other dictators. |
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| High School |
English Language Arts, Technology Media |
Performing Arts, Literature, Poetry Creative Writing, Writing, Video |
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| Out Loud: Preparing for a Poetry Read-Aloud |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/sscragg/poetry.htm |
| Out Loud enables students to use the Internet and technology--not to remain silent, but to enhance performance. This program prepares students for a public poetry-reading performance. Using available technology and the Internet as a main resource, students were able to increase their comfort level, search for materials, and seek specific advice on performance and poetry reading. |
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| High School |
English Language Arts |
Performing Arts, Literature, Poetry Creative Writing, Reading Literacy, Writing |
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| Loving Literature: Changing Communities |
| http://bostonteachnet.org/cummings/sigproj.htm |
| Who says The Cat in the Hat is just for kids? Students study classics in children's literature with a special focus on reading and analyzing several Dr. Seuss stories. Writing their own books for children leads the young authors to a local elementary school where they read their original works to youngsters. |
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| High School |
English Language Arts, Social Studies, Technology Media |
Journalism, Non Fiction, Writing, American History, Community Culture |
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| What Do We Owe to Thoreau? |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/jvitulano/thoreau.htm |
| What Do We Owe To Thoreau? is designed as an electronic reading and writing guide to Henry David Thoreau's famous essay, "On Civil Disobedience." |
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| High School |
English Language Arts, Social Studies |
Non Fiction, Writing, American History |
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| Having Our Say |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/pmaslow/HAVING%20OUR%20SAY.htm |
| In the book, Having Our Say, by Sarah and Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth, students read an oral history account of two African-American sisters' rise from the Jim Crow south to becoming professional women. This provides the context for students to study an unfortunate but highly relevant part of American history. |
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| High School |
English Language Arts, Social Studies |
Non Fiction, Writing, Community Culture |
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| Oral History Interview & Essay |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/pmaslow/interview.htm |
| In this unit, students learn how to do an oral history interview, and then set out to talk to a member of their family. They also learn how to take their transcript and turn it into an essay for publication. |
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