Lesson Plans

September

Theme: Back to School/Study Skills

• Global Studies - Introduction to Online Databases
• English - Style Analysis
• Science - Traits of a Scientist

Theme: Complex Systems

• Global Studies - Complex Systems: The Development of Democracy in Iraq
• English - Complexities of the Sonnet
• Science - Complex Systems

Theme: Ecology

• Global Studies - Environmental Laws
• Math - Coordinate Systems/Areas/Transformations
• English - Creative Writing
• Science - Basic Ecology

Constitution Day

• Primary
• Secondary

October

Theme: Halloween

• Global Studies - Halloween
• English - Ghost Stories
• Science - Arachnids

Theme: Technology

• Global Studies - Development of Technology
• Math - Similarities / Graphing with Calculators
• English - Novels (Jurassic Park)
• Science - Biotechnology

Theme: Technology

• Global Studies - Development of Technology
• Math - Similarities / Graphing with Calculators
• English - Novels (Jurassic Park)
• Science - Biotechnology

November

Theme: Thanksgiving

• Global Studies - Thanksgiving
• English - Family History
• Science - Bird Evolution

Theme: Pandemics

• Global Studies - Pandemics (Bird Flu)
• English - The Avian Flu: Is All The Hype For The Birds?
• Science - Pandemics

Theme: Genetics

• Global Studies - Genetic Research
• Math - Probability / Solving Equations & Inequalities
• English - Poetry / Diversity
• Science - Genetic Terms / Pedigrees

December

Theme: Holidays

• Global Studies - Winter Holidays
• English - Homemade Holidays
• Science - Stress on the Body

Theme: Bioterrorism

• Global Studies - Bioterrorism
• English - Bioterrorism in Fiction
• Science - Bioterrorism

Theme: Populations

• Global Studies - World Populations / Population Pyramids
• Math - Exponential Graphing
• English - Technical Reading
• Science - Population Patterns

January

Theme: New Year

• Global Studies - Chinese New Year
• English - The Memoir
• Science - Resolutions

Theme: Change and Process

• Global Studies - Change / Process
• English - The Change and Process of Emily Dickinson
• Science - Change and Process

Theme: Cultures

• Global Studies - Culture Research
• Math - Statistics / Sampling Patterns
• English - Story Writing
• Science - Diversity / Natural Selection

February

Theme: Valentine's Day

• Global Studies - Valentine’s Day
• English - Love Letters
• Science - The Human Heart

Theme: Human Development

• Global Studies - Human Development
• English - Human Development in The Lottery
• Science - Human Development

Theme: Careers

• Global Studies - Globalization / Changing Workforce
• Math - Budget Analysis
• English - Career Reports / Research
• Science - Career Focus on Science and Technology

Black History Month

• Primary
• Secondary

March

Theme: St. Patrick's Day

• Global Studies - St. Patrick’s Day
• English - James Joyce
• Science - Clover Classification

Theme: Technology

• Global Studies - Impact of Technology, Nuclear Proliferation
• English - Impact of Technology on Society: The New Frankenstein
• Science - Impact of Technology on Society

Theme: Timelines

• Global Studies - Historical Global Events
• Math - Scaling
• English - Interpretive Analysis  Writing
• Science - Geologic Time / Evolution

Theme: Lives and Perspectives Collection module to Biography Resource Center

• Social Studies - Evaluation of Civil Rights Leaders
• U.S. History - Teddy Roosevelt Data Based Question
• English - Poetry: An Investigation of Life
• English - Composition: Charles Darwin Meets John Paul II

April

Theme: Spring

• Global Studies - Environmental Change
• English - Paul Laurence Dunbar
• Science - Embryo Development

Theme: Global Awareness

• Global Studies - Global Awareness, Globalization
• English - Popular Culture
• Science - Global Awareness

Theme: Disease

• Global Studies - Current & Past Epidemics
• Math - Exponential Growth / Estimations
• English - Edgar Allen Poe
• Science - Bacteria & Virus

Earth Day

• Primary
• Secondary

May

Theme: Memorial Day

• Global Studies - Tomb of the Unknowns
• English - Cause and Effect/Persuasion
• Science - Mitochondrial DNA

Theme: Health Care

• Global Studies - Health Care
• English - Synthesizing Health Care
• Science - Health Care

Theme: Positive Future Fair

• Global Studies - Application of Year-Long Content Skills
• Math - Application of Year-Long Content Skills
• English - Application of Year-Long Content Skills
• Science - Application of Year-Long Content Skills

June

Theme: A Year Completed/Cycles

• Global Studies - Presidential Elections
• English - Book Review
• Science - Life Cycles

Theme: The Human Mind

• Global Studies - The Human Mind, Alcohol and the Brain
• English - Hamlet's State of Mind
• Science - The Human Mind

Two Subject Integrated Lessons

• Global Studies / Biology - Disease and Epidemics
• English / Math - PI Day