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Disney World timelines

The students have won a trip to Disney World but there are several things they have to do before they get to Orlando. The students will make a timeline to display these events and answer questions about them.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)

By Jennifer Williams.

Hands up for telling time

This introductory lesson on telling time will expose children to clocks and how they work. Children will begin to understand how to tell time and how the two separate hands on the clock operate. They will also gain understanding of the concept of time in general.

Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Mathematics)

By Lisa Williamson.

Time marches on!

Students will create autobiographical time lines, noting important events in their lives. Using these timelines, students will create word problems for their classmates to solve.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)

By Jennifer Gayford.

Flipping frogs

Using frog beanbags, students will demonstrate skill components of the underhand toss.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Healthful Living)

By Steve Smalley.

Blast off the wet way

This lesson takes 6–10 days and includes math classes in which students will serve as observers and will calculate the height that the rocket reached and time elapsed. In the science class the students will design, build, launch, and do a detailed analysis of the acceleration, speed, and force produced by water-filled two-liter rockets.

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)

By Jack Curtis.

Forces, Motion, and Simple Machines

Investigate forces and motion in technological designs, including friction, forces, inertia, simple machines, and gravity.

Format: bibliography/help

"My dear little darling"

In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 5.6

Letter from Major General Bryan Grimes to his daughter, describing the conditions in camp. Includes historical commentary.

Format: letter

What do you see? (pre-visit)

This lesson introduces students to the importance of making accurate, detailed scientific observations, and the value of learning about others' views and perspectives regarding a specific topic or event. It also serves as an activity to prepare students for a visit to the Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill, NC (or any museum, real or virtual). This lesson is the first of three lessons that build upon each other, using the Ackland Art Museum as the focus.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)

By Reagan West.

An authentick relation of the Battle of Alamance

In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 1.11

Contemporary newspaper account of the Battle of Alamance, fought between Regulators and militia led by Governor William Tryon on May 16, 1771. Includes historical commentary.

Format: newspaper

Origami geometry

Students apply their knowledge of geometric terms to follow directions while folding an origami sculpture. Students then solve math problems which relate to the project with follow-up discussions about the project relating to geometric terms such as symmetry, faces, edges, square, triangle, plane, etc.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

By Cherl Hollada, Libby Morrison, Michelle Kaczynski, and Susan Pope.

Who's Your Mama?: A Family Who's Who

This is the first of two lessons that can be used with Cynthia Rylant's book, The Relatives Came. Students will read, draw, role-play and sing about family roles and titles.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Social Studies)

By Laura Bahlmann and Mary Lail.

The Raleigh Female Benevolent Society

In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.9

Constitution and managers' report of the Raleigh Female Benevolent Society, 1823, describing the society's efforts to educate poor children and provide work for poor women. Includes historical commentary.

Format: report

Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

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Planning a trip to the state capitol

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, student groups plan a trip to the state capitol. Using the skills they developed in the previous lessons, students determine not only elapsed time and distance, but extend their problem-solving skills. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Can You Measure Up?

Students engage in dramatization and a variety of measuring activities that include estimation, equivalents, and elapsed time. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: ARTSEDGE: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Choosing the best option

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, student groups use data collected in the previous lesson to select a plan for a trip to Disneyland or Disney World. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Planning a trip to Disneyland or Disney World, part two

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, student groups use data collected in the previous lesson to plan a trip to Disneyland or Disney World. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Planning a class field trip

This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, focuses students' attention on the variables used in planning trips. It captures students' interest, provides a review of the primary unit objectives, and assesses students' prior knowledge. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Planning a trip to Disneyland or Disney World

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, student groups collect data to plan a trip to Disneyland or Disney World, or to some other high-interest destination. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics