Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans
Bill Cairns, Snake River High School, Blackfoot, ID
DUE PROCESS - SEARCH AND SEIZURE
Appropriate for grades 11 & 12.
OVERVIEW: The students will observe first hand a simulation of
what the New Jersey vs. T.L.O. (1985) court case was about.
Chemical Reactions
Objectives:
The learner will compare and contrast endothermic and exothermic chemical reactions.
The learner will analyze the effect of using a catalyst in a chemical reaction, and discuss why inhibitors
are necessary.
The learner will determine what constitutes a chemical reaction.
The learner will predict the effect of mixing acetone with a polystyrene cup.
The learner will predict the outcome of mixing an indicator solution with a base, and an acid.
TITLE: Developing Relationships with Older People
AUTHOR: Annette Packard and Michelle Grant
GRADE LEVEL/SUBJECT: 2-4 SAGE Lesson
Social Studies, Math, Language Arts, Reading.
OVERVIEW/PURPOSE:
This lesson is designed to help elementary age students
develop relationships with older people.
TITLE: DECISION MAKING
AUTHOR: LEZLIE A. KELLEY; UTAH LAW-RELATED
EDUCATION PROJECT SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
GRADE LEVEL: Appropriate for students 4th-6th grade
OVERVIEW: Conflict resolution is a trend to which students
need to become familiar. They should understand the
possible impact that alternative dispute resolution may have
in their lives.
TITLE: Current Events
AUTHOR: Rosina Phillips, Las Vegas, NM
GRADE LEVEL/SUBJECT: 3-5; social studies, language arts
OVERVIEW: Since most students are unaware or not interested
in current events, it is of utmost importance that we first
strike an interest in students about other nations and their
location. This lesson enables students to familiarize
themselves with different nations, their locations, and
cultures.
PURPOSE: To acquaint students with different nations, their
locations, and their cultures.
OBJECTIVE: Students will learn to locate information in an
encyclopedia and write a report.
RESOURCES/MATERIALS: Encyclopedias, paper doll, dowel,
construction paper, markers, stencils, handmade costumes,
Song "It's a Small World"
ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES:
1. Important - Teacher creates a list of various nations
around the world, and students choose the nation they
would like to learn about. Each student should have a
different nation.
2. Research may be done for different purposes, depending
on teacher: culture, geography, population, size,
location, production, industry, etc. For this lesson I
am focusing on culture, symbols (flags), and location.
3. Once students have researched their nation, located it
on a world map, and written a report, they will make a
paper doll image to represent their nations' form of
dress. They will draw a flag that symbolizes their
nation and mount it on a dowel with the nation's name
stenciled behind the flag.
4. Upon completing their paper doll, students will then
design their own costume to match their paper doll and
present to their class with an oral report about their
nation.
TYING IT ALL TOGETHER: As a culminating activity we had two
classrooms do the same project and present it to the school
(without reports) for our annual talent show. We had over
50 nations represented. The students marched in to the song
"It's a Small World", and sang while they proudly displayed
their flags. It was a HIT!
TITLE: CULTURES OF OUR NATION
AUTHOR: Lorena Marie Romero, 4th grade teacher
Ann Parish Elementary, Los Lunas, N.M.
GRADE LEVEL: K-4
OVERVIEW: Many students are not aware of their rich,
diverse cultures. They do not realize how their cultures
have contributed to the great "Melting Pot" of America. It
seems that this is the case in our community. As a result
of this observation, I wanted to focus on these students and
help them become aware of their cultures.
TITLE: COMPARING CULTURES
AUTHOR: Mychael Willon; Unified School District #259,
Wichita, Kansas 67202
GRADE LEVEL/SUBJECT: Appropriate for grades 1-5.
Subject areas include Language Arts and Social Studies.
OVERVIEW: Most elementary students have heard the
traditional story of Cinderella. Review this story with
them, asking them to elaborate on the parts they remember,
such as the main characters and the setting.
TITLE: COMMUNITY HELPERS
AUTHOR: Shirley Sutton, Parkside Elementary,
Powell, Wyoming
GRADE LEVEL: K-2
OVERVIEW: Many children see Community Helpers only as those
people who wear uniforms or have jobs that we see or hear
about on television . The children often do not realize
there are many other workers who contribute to a successful
community.
TITLE: THIS IS A CULMINATING ACTIVITY FOR A MAPS UNIT
AUTHOR: Faun White, Utah
GRADE LEVEL/SUBJECT: 4th - 6th Grades/ Maps
PURPOSE: To give the students experience in using the
mileage key on the map.
OBJECTIVE(s): The students will be able to use the mileage
key of a map, plan a trip and keep within a set amount of
miles given by the teacher.
A REVIEW OF AMERICAN HISTORY
Appropriate for grades 4-8.
OVERVIEW: A good knowledge of the past is essential to
understanding the present as well as the future. Students need to
appreciate that the present comes from people and events from the
past and that history is a chronological record. To be
responsible citizens in the world today and tomorrow, students
need to comprehend the historical concepts of time and chronology,
cause and effect, continuity and change, major historical events
and periods, and the impact of religion, philosophy, and other
major belief systems on history.
