Life As We Know It: Lesson Overview
For a Printer-Friendly version of this lesson, click here: (PDF) (RTF) Grade Level: 9-12 Time Allotment: 3 45-minute class periods Overview: Where did life on Earth come from, and how did it become...
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Introductory Activity 1. Ask students how they would define “technology” in the most simple and general terms possible. (Accept all answers, but explain that anthropologists define technology as the...
View ArticleSticks and Stones: Prehistory Technology: Lesson Overview
For a printable version of this lesson, click here: (PDF) (RTF) Grade Levels: 9-12 Time Allotment: Three 45-minute class periods Overview: In this lesson, selected segments from the PBS series The...
View ArticleSocial Skills: Lesson Overview
For a printable version of this lesson, click here: (PDF) (RTF) Grade Levels: 9-12 Time Allotment: Two to three 45-minute class periods Overview: In this lesson, students will use selected segments...
View ArticleSocial Skills: Lesson Activities
Introductory Activity 1. Ask students how they would define “society” in the most general manner possible? (Accept all answers, but explain that for the purposes of this lesson, society can be defined...
View ArticleJourney into the Brain: Lesson Activities
Introductory Activity Let students know today’s lesson is about the brain. Ask students to brainstorm some facts they know about the human brain. Write down their answers and discuss. Keep them...
View ArticleJourney into the Brain: Lesson Overview
For a printable version of this lesson, click here: (PDF) (RTF) Grade Levels: 9-12 Time Allotment: Two 45-minute class periods Overview: In this lesson, students view and discuss video segments from...
View ArticleBeing Human: Lesson Overview
To view a printer-friendly version of this lesson, click here: (PDF) (RTF) Grade Levels: 5-8 Time Allotment: Two 45-minute class periods Overview: In this lesson, students view and discuss video...
View ArticleThe Language Spark: Lesson Overview
For a printer-friendly version of this lesson, click here: (PDF) (RTF) Grade Levels: 9-12 Time Allotment: Two to three 45-minute class periods Overview: In this lesson, students will use selected...
View ArticleThe Language Spark: Lesson Activities
Introductory Activity 1. Ask students what they think might set humans apart from other animals. Explain that there are no “right” answers, but each response should be accompanied by an explanation or...
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