Cluster 2: Presentation of Knowledge and IdeasArchived


General Information
Number: LAFS.K12.SL.2
Title: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
Type: Cluster
Subject: English Language Arts - Archived
Grade: K12
Strand: Standards for Speaking and Listening

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Lesson Plans

Gr 9-12. Environmental Factors of the Everglades, Lesson 2: Parallels:

Students trace the latitude of the Everglades and different locations around the world, comparing the weather, climate, and other environmental factors of the K-O-E watershed with those of other land masses on or near the 28th parallel. 

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From Stage to Stage:

Middle school theatre students will explore cultural, social, and political influences that have shaped theater spaces over time.

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Resources Bulletin Board Challenge:

In this lesson, students will work to research and compare renewable and non-renewable resources. Students will then design and/or create bulletin boards to share their findings and teach others.

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Time to Play!:

This is a 3rd grade MEA that asks the students to determine elapsed time to find the ideal day for another student to stay in and do chores.

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Planetary Exploration - An Engineering Design Challenge:

This Engineering Design Challenge is intended to help students research and investigate the characteristics of planets in our solar system for standard SC.5.E.5.2. It may also be used as introductory instruction of the content.

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Blast Off - An Engineering Design Challenge:

This Engineering Design Challenge is intended to help students apply the concepts of forces from SC.5.P.13.1 and SC.5.P.13.2 by building and launching straw rockets. It may also be used as introductory instruction of the content.

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Feeling the Pressure — An Engineering Design Challenge:

"This Engineering Design Challenge is intended to help students apply the concepts of air pressure from SC.5.E.7.3 as they improve upon a common homemade barometer design to create one that is more accurate. It is not intended as an all encompassing lesson for this benchmark."

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Unit/Lesson Sequence

What on Earth is That?:

This is a project-based learning unit about what is found on the Earth's surface. This unit can be used as an introduction to learning about what is on the Earth's surface or as a follow up activity to previous introduction. Students will use their five senses to identify and describe things on the Earth's surface. Students will create a group presentation and individual publication.  

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