DDT - a pesticide widely used between 1940 and 1960 - was the focus of great controversy. Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, published in 1962, describes the detrimental effects of DDT. The publication of the book, in part, led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, which...
This module is a culminating activity for students that have studied renewable and nonrenewable energy. Students will use the knowledge they have gained from prior study in addition to various articles to determine the best energy source for their school. The final project will be an...
Our energy needs are met using a variety of energy resources. Students will learn that some energy resources are renewable; some are nonrenewable, as well as the impacts using these energy resources has on our environment. Students will then choose one resource to focus on, spend time...
In this Humanities module middle school students study the painting by Picasso, Guernica, as a primary text and read a few secondary sources about the historical events. Instruction focuses on building a vocabulary to talk about works of art and history, and it offers an opportunity to...
The FFA Creed has long stood as the core beliefs and principals of the agriculture industry. As agriculture has evolved over the years so has the FFA Creed. A closer look at the revisions made to the FFA Creed may shed some insight to where agriculture has been, where it is currently, and where...
This module asks students to perform a close reading of two important Humanities Texts: the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Declaration of Sentiments (1848). For this reason, Skills Cluster 2: Reading Process will be repeated during the instructional process for this module. The...
