Science fair projects help students develop a scientific mind and give them a hands-on experience working on ideas and gadgets. To create a science fair project, follow these guidelines: * Pick a topic that fits your interests best. * Use a logical and scientific approach to design your project – What are you trying to […]
Tag Archives: Oral Presentation
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Dec
Dec
Vocation comes from the Latin ‘voco–to call’. This is the same concept as a priest or religious calling or vocation. Vocational training or education gets a pretty bad rap these days however. After having just prepared an 18 page thesis on vocational education in schools I am a bit dazed and confused. I have been […]
Here are some ideas you can use when figuring out a multicultural lesson plan for your students. World Currency Identification Use classroom activities, research or writing lessons to teach classroom students about world currency. Add photos depicting currency symbols from several countries on a blank 8×11 inch sheet of paper. Assign students the task of […]
Teaching children ages 9-12 to use Microsoft PowerPoint to create simple presentations is a great way to help them learn to organize their thoughts and use the important software. It helps introduce children to technology, preparing them for the workforce and college. Here are some tips to teach your child how to create a simple […]
This has a little bit to do with why I hated group projects in high school. There would be four or five of us assigned to a particular topic, and since I was inevitably the only one who actually cared about our grade, I would end up doing all of the work: the research, the […]
Here is a great introduction to geography or a review to see what the students already know. I used this lesson at the beginning of the year for a review. The top two things that I noticed about teaching geography are that you need to make it interesting and relevant to the students. This lesson […]
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May
May
Students of the greatest writers and poets study history, and most of them groan and moan through it, and never have the fantastic minds celebrated before them. Shakespeare, Hemingway, Homer, Faulkner, Baudelaire. These are great names that all have in common. Everyone is revered throughout history for their great minds and works of literature. Likewise, […]