Project Name
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The "Essential Question" |
Scientific
Method Mania (grade 6)
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How can Scientists use the scientific method to resolve problems
in todayâs world?
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6th Graders Create Arboretum!
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How can children learn about plants in their environment?
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Fantasy
Baseball (grade 6)
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How is math used in the sports field?
What would sports be like without stats?
What role does statistics play in the success of a football team?
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Geometry
ABC Booklet (grade 6)
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Where is geometry found in our world?
How is geometry useful in our everyday life?
What careers would require the use of geometry?
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Planet
Discovery (grade 6)
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How do other planets compare to Earth?
How does our knowledge of the solar system impact space travel?
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Why do some countries have a higher standard of living than
others?
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Junior
Biographers (grade 7)
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Who are we?
How can we create a record of who we are right now?
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Into Africa (grade
7)
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How does the use of story impact the cultures in Africa?
How do we accurately share the results of research and knowledge with others?
How is modernization impacting the wild animals of Africa?
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Middle East Tour Guides (grade 7)
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What are other ways that people live?
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Dream Vacation (grade
7)
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What values are most important to ensure that you enjoy your
vacation?
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Atmospherology 101 (grade 7)
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Why is the atmosphere important in our life?
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Can Character (grade 8)
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How do they make those character costumes that people wear
at street festivals when handing out free samples and coupons?
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Buying a
New Car (grade 8)
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How much does it cost to buy a new car?
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Monumental
Construction (grade 8)
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What defines a hero?
What elements are involved in making a difference in someoneâs life?
How should civic action affect the community?
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The Andy
Griffith Show Screenplay
(grade 8)
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How has television programming changed in the last 50 years?
In what ways does television convey morals?
What types of shows would teach historical topics?
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Tear Down, Build Up (grade 8)
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What are everyday products composed of?
How do inventors create new inventions?
What are necessary elements to having an invention reach the public?
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World War II Broadcast (grade 8)
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What effect would information have on the American public during
World War II?
How did information get from the war front to the United States during World
War II?
What would the technological advantage of television have contributed to
the way the war was covered?
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Project Biome (grade 8)
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Why is this biome so important?
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Geoscaping (grade
8)
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How do we use math in landscape design?
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Relocate to Davidson
County (grade 8)
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What is the future for Davidson County? (Can be modified for
any county)
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Life Lessons from the
Holocaust (grade 6-10)
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Has the world learned from the Holocaust?
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You Said What?!
Combatting Grammar
Errors (grade 9)
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What is the worst grammatical error one can commit? How
can this error be prevented?
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Banned Books!
(grade 9)
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Do good reasons exist for censorship?
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Fallen Angels (Vietnam)
(grade 9)
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What was life like during the Vietnam War?
How do images and music stir a personal reaction to the text and historical
time period?
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Parody
of Romeo and Juliet (grade 9)
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How can writing from centuries ago appeal to modern readers?
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READ Posters (grade
9)
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How well do students respect their peersâ opinion?
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What's
the Real Deal? Recycling in our
Schools (grade 9)
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What is the most cost effective recycling program to have in
our school?
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A
Place to Call Home (grade 9)
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What is the safest place to live in the United States?
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The New World Memorial
(grade 10)
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What is the real importance of historical events, and which
events are more worthy of remembrance?
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Is the Medium
the Message? Making Books
Move (grade 10)
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How do we translate written language into moving imagery while
still retaining its original meaning?
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Just Look at What Humans Can
Do!
(grade 10)
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How does one element change a living system?
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American Art (grade 11)
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How does art and fashion reflect the mood of the different
era's of American History?
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Eyes on the Prize (grade
11)
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How did the Civil Rights movement in the United States change
the course of mankind?
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Three Branches of Government
(grade 11)
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How do the branches of government impact each other?
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Pendant Publishing
Project (grade 12)
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What qualities make a novel appealing to different generations?
How do literary devices and elements add to the meaning of a novel?
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Wuthering Heights
Project (grade 12)
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How does culture influence the behaviors of men and women?
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Children's Books (grade
12)
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Does reading intrinsically influence the reader?
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Animals (Grade K)
Worksheet Template |
Can an ocean animal live at our school? |
| Animals (Grade 2) |
Can a frog change into a butterfly? |
| Skeletal and Muscular Systems (Grade 3) |
How do our skeletal and muscular systems work? |
| Butterflies, Ladybugs and Honeybees (Grade 1) |
What are the different needs of Butterflies, Ladybugs and Honeybees? |
| Animals (Grade 4) |
Can (animal of choice) live in North Carolina? |
| Living Things (Grade 1) |
Could we live in a fish bowl? |
Life Cycles (Grade 2)
Worksheet for Animal 1
Worksheet for Animal 2
Worksheet for Animal 3 |
Do all animals have the same life cycles? |
Butterflies (Grade K)
Rubric |
Is it a butterfly or a moth? |
North America Mammals (Grade 4)
Rubric |
Do all mammals meet thier basic needs in the same way? |
| Organisms (Grade 4) |
Why do some organisms survive and others dont? How have species adapted to their ever-changing environment? |
| Flat Stanley (Grade 1) |
How does our community differ from the communities that Flat Stanley will visit? |
| Animals (Grade 4) |
How do behaviors and body structures help animals survive in a particular habitat? |
| Pets (Grade 2) |
Why do we have pets? |
| Wars (Grade 5) |
What can we learn from the involvement of the US in wars throughout history? |
| Weather (Grade 2) |
How do weather changes affect me? |
| Animals (Grade 4) |
How could a (animal of choice) live in your backyard? |
| Fairy Tales (Grade 4) |
What is a fairy tale? |
| Presidents (Grade 2) |
Did George Washington really chop down a cherry tree? |
| Animals (Grade 1) |
What do animals need to live? |
The Giving Tree (Grade 1, 2 and 4)
Rubric |
Describe the author’s purpose (Shel Silverstein) in writing The Giving Tree. |
| America - Then and Now (Grade 3) |
How does colonial/pioneer life compare with the lives we lead today? |
| Sound (Grade 2) |
Can you “feel” sound? |
| Plants and Animals (Grade 5) |
Can plants live without animals, and can animals live without plants? |
| Plants and Animals (Grade 1) |
How do plants and animals live? |
| Plants and Animals (Grade 5) |
Can mammals survive without plants? |
| Insects (Grade 2) |
Why do we think some animals and insects are pests? |
Butterflies (Grade 1)
Class Rubric
Student Rubric |
How does a caterpillar end up as a butterfly? |
Earth/Moon/Sun (Grade 3)
Webquest
PBL Plan Sheet
Rubric |
How do the Earth, Moon, and Sun Interact? |
Civil War (Grade 5)
Notes
Poem Rubric
Quilt Rubric
Timeline Rubric |
The
Civil War was perceived differently depending on the region in which
you lived in. How does the environment in which we live in play a role
in the way we choose to perceive the Civil War? |
| Rocks (Grade 1) |
How Do Geologists Investigate Rocks? |
| Sound (Grade 2) |
How Do Instruments Produce Sound? |
| Biome Secret Mission (Grade 5) |
How do Earth’s major biomes effect the interdependence of plants and animals? |
| Dance Thru Time (Grade 5) |
What would happen if an important key event in American History was changed? |
| Plants and Soil (Grade 3) |
Can my plant survive in any type of soil?
Are some soils better than others? |
| Animal Needs (Grade 1) |
Can a fish live in a tree?
Can a dog live in the water?
Can a bird live only on land? |
Weather (Grade 5)
Instruments
Wind Man
Wind Scale
Journal |
What makes weather wet and wild? |
