This activity allows students to use music as a part of understanding the tone of writing. The activity seeks to have students look at music as a form of literature. The activity can be used in conjunction with other fine arts classes including dance.
This activity was developed as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this learning activity, students will collaboratively compare and contrast the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan for establishing the branches of the federal government using a Venn Diagram. The students will discuss the similarities and differences between the two plans. The students will also look for characteristics of our current government. Finally, students will discuss the results of the debate over both plans.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This learning activity should be used to introduce the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The students will explore the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by reading and viewing pictures on the website https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/history/martin-luther-king-jr/. The students will use a T-Chart to compare and contrast cultural differences during The Civil Rights movement.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This learning activity Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations will be used at the end of a lesson on understanding the inverse relationship between exponents and logarithms and using this relationship to solve problems involving logarithms and exponents.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this activity, students work in groups to draw molecules showing the individual atoms in a chemical formula.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will create a cell model and communicate/present their projects to the class. Students will upload their pictures on a free program called Padlet. Padlet is an application to create an online bulletin board that you can use to display information for any topic. Easily create an account and build a new board. You can add images, links, videos, and more. Students will evaluate their classmates' projects and presentations.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
The activity can be used to introduce Newton's first law of motion. The teacher will demonstrate the different ways in which a car can roll down a ramp and the resulting effects of each trial. The students will perform a quick write before each trial to make predictions about the outcomes. The students will also explain why the trials were different after the car was rolled three times. Newton's first law and inertia are the focal points of this activity.
This activity is a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Ken Ken is a fun and engaging way for students to practice fluency with math facts as well as develop deductive reasoning skills. This activity presents the game rules to the students and shows them how to choose the correct size and difficulty level to meet their needs.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this learning activity, students will draw a self-portrait, write a paragraph about themselves, and using the Chatter Pix app share with their classmates the characteristics they like about themselves. Students will be able to practice conventions of Standard English grammar and usage while speaking and self-respect during this fun and entertaining activity.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This learning activity Let's Experiment With Graphs of Functions Using Technology! will be used during a lesson on identifying the effect on the graph of replacing f(x) by f(x) + k, k f(x), f(kx), and f(x + k) for specific values of k using technology, finding the value of k given the graphs, and recognizing even and odd functions from their graphs and algebraic expressions for them.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This learning activity should be used during a lesson or unit on variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species. Students will use various tools to replicate bird beaks and decide which one works best for each food type and situation.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This learning activity is an introduction to prepositional phrases. During this activity, students watch an introductory video on prepositional phrases and complete a handout to identify and create their own prepositional phrases. At the conclusion of this activity, students will be able to identify prepositional phrases in writing and identify the preposition and its object.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This experience was designed to support its title, the acronym C.A.R.E., which stands for Come together, Assess a need, Relate to a need, Empathize!
This interactive, Google Doc will guide students through the problem-solving process as they practice active listening and creativity during the interview (empathy) and design (iteration) stages of Design Thinking to solve a problem being experienced by a peer.
This experience will provide students with the opportunity to practice the use of the 4 C's (communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity), which are highly demanded 21st Century skills.
The student(s) can use the interactive guide to document information gathered during a personal interview with a peer, analyze that information and generate a problem statement prior to listing ideas and designing a prototype as a potential solution.
The active engagement in this experience will expose the student(s) to the Alabama Course of Study standards that focus on identifying alternative solutions to problems, designing prototypes, collaborative communication, showing compassion and respect for others, and expressing creativity.
This activity is a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This activity will guide students through a discussion of why, how and when passwords are used to protect individual privacy, how to create strong passwords, and who to share passwords with. The activity will also show students how they can adjust their privacy settings on their online accounts. After the presentation and discussion, students will practice what they have learned by playing “InterLand,” an online game resource that is part of the “Be Internet Awesome with Google” digital citizenship curriculum, designed for students in grades 3-6. The “Tower of Treasure” learning game focuses on protecting privacy and creating strong passwords.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this activity, students will watch a quick video clip from YouTube that will demonstrate how dry ice can quickly freeze fruit, discuss properties of dry ice, and show how it sublimates. After watching the clip, students will then conduct seven different mini-laboratories with dry ice to expand their knowledge of the properties of matter and explore the process of sublimation - a solid transitioning directly to a gas skipping the liquid phase.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this activity, students will watch a YouTube video on mitosis and will then explore mitosis through modeling of the process with neon Expo markers and modeling clay/play-doh.
This activity is a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will create a "mind map" or a concept map using an online concept mapping software to outline the four main types of biological molecules - carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. The students' mind map will compare and contrast the four main divisions of biological molecules.
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In this learning activity, students will conduct a short research project using digital sources on a topic from a list of possible topics, to answer self-generated questions. Students will then write curiosity questions, research the answers, and cite the sources.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will engage in collaborative discussions as they compare and contrast the short story and film version of “Rikki Tikki Tavi” by completing before, during, and after viewing activities.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This before activity can be used with a unit on forces, specifically electrical fields. The students will watch a demonstration by the teacher using a balloon and small pieces of paper. The teacher will tear small pieces of paper and place them in a loose pile so that the students may see. Have one student volunteer to come up to the front of the room and rub the balloon on his or her hair to collect electrons and make the balloon negatively charged. The students will make predictions, observations, and provide explanations during the demonstration on the jumping paper document. The teacher may choose to lead a class discussion and allow the students to make explanations for what they observed.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will create an informative video presentation on a self-selected topic using Adobe Spark Video for a specific audience that includes links to sources used during the project. Students will collaborate with a partner to improve their video projects using a rubric.
This activity was created as the result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this activity, the students will use the “Anatomy of the Wave” video to learn and answer questions about waves. In the video, students will look at the anatomy of waves and learn vocabulary words such as crests, troughs, wavelength, amplitude, frequency, period, and velocity. Finally, students will develop a model of waves through abstract visual art to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength.
This resource was created as a part of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this activity, the student will use Readworks "Sound Waves" to learn about waves. The students will read an article and answer questions. Finally, students will create a Venn Diagram to demonstrate how light and sound are different.
This activity was created as a result of the Alex Resource Development Summit.
This authentic learning activity gives students the opportunity to become a news anchor or journalist. Students will choose any significant scene from a story/drama and present the plot/scene as a breaking news story. This activity can be used as an after activity after reading a drama, short story, or novel. It will also work great with major events in history or discoveries in science. Students will use a graphic organizer to guide them as they create their breaking news story. Students can have voice and choice and may use any medium (newspaper article, a radio announcement, or news report) to share the details and analysis of characters.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will explore three mediums of the famous poem, "Caged Bird" by Maya Angelou. Students will read, listen to audio, and a watch a video of the poem and compare and contrast the differences using a graphic organizer.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
The students, working in partners, will use a Google Slides template to create a virtual museum on topics related to Classical Greece that identifies cultural contributions of Classical Greece. The students will self-generate questions and research the answers to the questions. The students will evaluate their peers and provide feedback on the virtual museums. The students will use the peer evaluation and feedback to make improvements to their museums. The students will share their virtual museums with the class.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Flipgrid is an online resource that allows students to produce a video recording in response to a particular topic and then share it with teachers and classmates.
This activity gives students the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of metaphor in a personal way. Students will reflect on their personal traits/characteristics, brainstorm an animal, object, etc, that shares similar qualities and write a speech about their chosen metaphor. Then they will perform, record, and share their speeches with the teacher and classmates through the online tool, Flipgrid.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Knowing students learn most effectively when relevant and authentic learning opportunities such as field trips are provided, this activity challenges students to research introductory information as assigned to produce a virtual museum. Students will work collaboratively to produce such and will present to their peers in order for all students to “travel” to each other’s museums. This activity allows students to take ownership of their learning by determining the significant details of their assigned topic.
This resource was created as a part of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This activity engages students in expressing their opinion of a Coca-Cola Commercial that aired in Mexico in 2015. Using past Coca-Cola commercials from various decades and an opinion article from El País, students will reflect on prior knowledge of indigenous groups of Latin America to express their opinion on the 2015 commercial. This culminating activity incorporates presentational writing as students express and support their opinion in the target language.
This activity is for intermediate to advanced proficiency levels and should be taught completely in the target language.
This activity is a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This learning activity will be used during a lesson on Algebraic Expressions. Students will work in pairs to translate between words, tables, symbols, and area representation of algebraic expressions.
This learning activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this small group activity, the teacher will provide instruction on the sound-spelling correspondences for common consonant digraphs. The students will practice the sound-spelling correspondence for the consonant digraphs ch, sh, th, and wh. Students will sort and match pictures to the correct consonant digraph.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This activity allows students to create a database on paper. They will use a teacher-created table template that matches a database report template. Working in teams, students will use the student parking lot to find information about vehicles (such as the make of vehicle, model, number of doors, etc.) The team will fill in the template to create the information for a database to be created later. This helps show a connection from raw data collection to database creation.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this learning activity, students will learn the history of the United States of America Flag as a national symbol and understand the importance of the United States of America Flag. The students will watch A Brief History of the United States Flag to help identify the American Flag as a national symbol. Finally, the students will use a 3-2-1 Exit Ticket to ensure they understand the learning activity.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
After viewing the Amoeba sisters video, students will use the diagrams included for each stage of meiosis in the video (or textbook if teacher prefers) to create flashcards of the stages of Meiosis. Students will include names of stages, descriptions and a drawing in color. Students will peer check by putting another student's cards in order.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This activity will utilize the talking drawings strategy, in which the teacher will introduce the carbon cycle using an interactive presentation to explain this biogeochemical cycle in a pictorial format. As the teacher describes the process during the presentation, the students will create their own annotated diagram. Lastly, students will discuss how humans have affected the carbon cycle since the industrial revolution.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
