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| Element Mobiles
I divide my high school chemistry students into small groups and have each group select an element of the Periodic Table. The groups must come up with creative ideas to represent products made of that... | (by 0 users) |
| Famous Scientists
I put my students into small groups to select a scientist that contributed to the atomic theory. They must creatively represent the work of these scientists and their contribution. They use music, com... | (by 0 users) |
| Food Drive
I ask people to donate food, time or money to their local food bank during the month of May. My students write letters, give formal presentations and speeches in order to motivate people to donate. Se... | (by 0 users) |
| Graphic Report Presentations
My students create PowerPoint presentations that include all the pertinent details and aspects of most book reports. The students enjoy having the option of... | (by 0 users) |
| Learning Difficult Vocabulary
I learned a few vocabulary strategies that are not only fun, but really help the students remember tough words from their reading. One strategy is to take the word and create a... | (by 0 users) |
| Math Modeling with White Boards
Working in groups, my physics students put preliminary graphs and the math model of the data for a problem on 24 X 32 inch white boards. I pick a student at random from each group to explain the resul... | (by 0 users) |
| Mythological Characters
One of the most successful projects I've used to teach world literature and expand students' knowledge involves characters from Greek and Roman mythology. I ask students to choose one character from a... | (by 0 users) |
| Oral Presentations
I taught my students how to create a PowerPoint presentation and I let them make one on a topic of their choice. After scripting and practicing their speeches, my reluctant public speakers gave excell... | (by 0 users) |
| Rubric for Classroom Presentations
My teammate and I include Audience Behavior on every rubric or score sheet for projects. | (by users) |
| Showcase Portfolios
I work all year along with my students and their parents at putting together a showcase portfolio. These portfolios include student work samples that the students, the parents and I have chosen to inc... | (by 0 users) |



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