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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Blurring Genre: Exploring Fiction and Nonfiction with Diary of a Worm
   After reading several examples of how a published author incorporates facts in fiction writing, students research a topic of their choice and write fictional diary entries that incorporate factual information.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Cosmic Oranges: Observation and Inquiry Through Descriptive Writing and Art
   Students will eat up this lesson about oranges as they practice the skills that help them investigate and make detailed observations for descriptive purposes.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Digital Reflections: Expressing Understanding of Content Through Photography
   Striking images can leave lasting impressions on viewers. In this lesson, students make text–self–world connections to a nature- or science-related topic as they collaboratively design a multimedia presentation.
   
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Discovering Memory: Li-Young Lee's Poem "Mnemonic" and the Brain
   Students learn about memory by doing a memory-writing exercise, studying the brain to understand how it affects memory, reading Li-Young Lee's poem "Mnemonic," and creating projects to demonstrate their understanding.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Dynamic Duo Text Talks: Examining the Content of Internet Sites
   An Observation and Inquiry Sheet guides students as they analyze and compare their reactions to the value, engagement, and credibility of three websites related to Anne Frank and the Holocaust.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Finding the Science Behind Science Fiction through Paired Readings
   Students read science fiction texts and then use nonfiction texts to extrapolate the scientific principles presented as they discuss the "what ifs" within the context of scientific principles.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Getting Graphic with Alternative Energy Sources
   After researching alternative sources of energy, students create online comic books to present their information.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 12
   Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817.
   Students make mental "snapshots" of a natural setting, then capture the details of their setting by writing and then creating a class booklet of the nature walk.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 26
   Sally Ride, first American woman in space, was born in 1951.
   After exploring information about Sally Ride on the StarKids Who's Who site, students write a letter using the Letter Generator to Dr. Ride's foundation, Sally Ride Science.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Technology and Copyright Law: A "Futurespective"
    Students research and report on instances of how copyright laws have adapted to encompass new technologies. They write articles predicting copyright issues that may arise with new and future technologies.

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