In this introductory lesson, students will explore the different parts of a journalistic article to determine what makes a good newspaper or magazine story. Students will begin by brainstorming a list of elements that make an article visually, textually, and emotionally engaging. Students then will... Read more »
What Makes a Good Article?
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Ecological Energy Pyramids and Science Illustration
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This lesson introduces the idea of energy flow in ecosystems using energy pyramids. It also exposes students to a career in scientific illustration. Students participate in a game that models energy flow through trophic levels and calculate the transfer of energy up an energy pyramid. After learning... Read more »
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Real Interest Rates and Financial Institutions
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In this lesson, students step into the shoes of George Bailey from It’s a Wonderful Life as they explore different types of financial institutions and examine how changes in interest rates and salaries affect our willingness to make major purchases on big-ticket items such as cars and houses. Students... Read more »
Real Interest Rates and Financial Institutions
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Compare & Contrast Nursing Past and Present
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In this lesson, students look through the lens of nursing to think about what it means to overcome adversity. Students will read Civil War-era memoirs from Walt Whitman and Louisa May Alcott. They will then compare and contrast the descriptions of nursing in those texts with an account of modern nursing... Read more »
Compare & Contrast Nursing Past and Present
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