The Powers of Government

In this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students learn how power is divided and shared among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the U.S. government.

Producing Clear Directions - Trackers

Students write directions for how to make and use a tracking stick. Peers test and assess the clarity of the directions.

Public Speaking and Persuasion - Improve Your School!

Students will then describe ways in which they would like to improve their school by making an oral presentation to persuade the audience to agree with their ideas. Students are evaluated on their public speaking skills and their ability to be persuasive.

Reading Charts and Tables – Garden Spiders

Students read a chart that reflects information about garden spiders in the segment and then answer a series of questions using the chart.

Recording Information to Write a Report - Kids Who Volunteer in Their Communities

Students write a report on kids’ volunteer activities.

Reporting from Multiple Sources - The Roles of Dogs in Three Societies

Students take notes to organize relevant facts and ideas from three video segments about the roles dogs play in different cultures or societies. They use their notes to write a multi-paragraph essay.

Reproduction: One Goal, Two Methods

In this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students learn about the advantages and disadvantages of the two basic forms of reproduction for the living things that practice them.

Rhinoceros Capture

Rangers capture a Black rhino in the South African National Park in order to relocate him in this segment from Nature.

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Rhinoceros Release

In this segment from Nature, Rangers release the Black rhino to a new location in Southern Africa where rhinos are previously endangered.

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Ronald Johnson of Sapelo Island

In this video segment from EGG: The Arts Show, resident Ronald Johnson explains that Sapelo Island is a unique place, preserving the last examples of Gullah/Geechee culture.  

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Sandburg and Lincoln

Learn about Carl Sandburg’s biography of Abraham Lincoln in this video from American Masters: the Day Carl Sandburg Died.

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Sea Creatures

This video segment from Nature features various sea creatures.

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Slavery and the U.S. Constitution

In this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students explore how delegates to the U.S. Constitutional Convention in 1787 addressed slavery in the Constitution as they debated the idea of fair representation in the government.

The Sled Dogs of the Arctic Circle

In this video segment from Nature, learn about the role of dogs in the Inuit culture.

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Snake Jaws: Connecting Structure and Function

In this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students learn how animals' physical characteristics, such as jaw structure, are directly related to the function they perform when the animal interacts with its environment.

Social and Historical Perspectives of Dogs

Learn more about the theory that dogs evolved from wolves in this video from Nature.

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Solving a Public Health Problem

In this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students study a disease outbreak and the investigation that followed to understand the role that public health workers play in protecting the communities they serve.

Speaking Your Mind About Global Warming

In this media-rich self-paced lesson, learn about the causes and impacts of global warming, as well as potential solutions, and then plan to produce a video response to this pressing issue.

Squatters' Rights

Protecting their farms from elephants is a daily fight for African farmers in the Sahel. In this video segment from Africa, learn about the relationship between the African farmers and elephants in the Sahel.

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Squirrel Rehabilitation

This video segment from WILD TV features a family that rescues and releases squirrels to their natural habitat.

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