Project Venture Lesson Plans Grades 6 - 8

go directly to: Grade 7, Grade 8, Grades K-2 , Grades 3-5, High School,

Title
Grade
District
Subject Area
Time Frame
Supporting Documentation
Message in a bottle
6
CSD
Social Studies CAAP 6 one hour sessions  
Wacky Weather powerPoint Presentations
6
CSD
Language Arts/Science 9 Weeks  
Math is Everywhere from A to Z
6
CSD
Math 2nd and 3rd Quarter  
Feudalism
6
TEL
Social Studies  
Author Study
6-8
KSD
Technology/Language Arts 3-4 months  
Kites
6-8
KSD
Art/Technology 2 Weeks  
Geometric Get-a-Way
6
KSD
Math 11 days
Metric Measurement
6
KSD
Science and Math 1-2 weeks
Folklore and Storytelling
6
CSD
Language Arts and Social Studies 1-2 Weeks
(Extended if part is done as lit. study)
Patterns of Algebra:
6
KSD
Math 7-10 days
Volcanoes Alive!!
6
CSD
Social Studies 8 class periods/5O minutes each  
Computer Pointillism
6,7,8
KSD
Art and Technology
   
Masks: Deception, Transformation, and Disguise
6,7,8
MSS
Language Arts, Literature, Science, Technology, Social Studies, Art, Music
time frame for individual lessons is varied from one class period to several weeks.  
Time Capsule 2000
6,7,8
KSD
Exploratory- multimedia journalism
one week  
Personal Web Page
6,7,8
KSD
Exploratory- multimedia journalism
one week  
Creating an Author Study Presentation
6
KSD
Technology Integration and Language Arts
3 class periods  
What is the Wonder?
6
CSD
Social Studies, Reading, Writing
   
Country Reports
6
CSD
Social Studies, Reading, Writing, Math, Computer Science
This unit will take approximately six weeks at ninety minutes a day.  
Big Cities in the United States
6
CSD
Math
2-3 days  
Marks and Measures
6
CSD
Mathematics and Technology
Six Days 55 Minutes / Day  
Title
Grade
District
Subject Area
Time Frame
Supporting Documentation
Pop Goes the Population
7
CSD
Science 3 or 4 - 50 minute class periods
Where my money goes?
7
TEL
Mathematics 6 - 8 Weeks  
Engineering
7
KSD
Science/Social Studies 1 week
Immigration Web Pages
7
KSD
Science and Social Studies One week.  
Exploring Natural Disasters
7
CSD
Science 8-10 class periods/90 minutes each, done in conjunction with lab work on volcanoes, earthquakes and floods.
Title
Grade
District
Subject Area
Time Frame
Supporting Documentation
All About Me Book
8
KSD
Reading / Writing 2 days
Olympic Athlete Research
8
KSD
Language Arts 2 weeks  
Seedfolks
8
TEL
Language Arts 13 days to read the book, 5 days to write the classroom book  
Content Presentations
8
TEL
Science, Language Arts, Social Studies 1 period/14 days  
Chemical Compounds
8
KSD
Science 4 days
Country Research
8
KSD
Family & Consumer Sciences 13 class periods
Digestive System Research
8
KSD
Science, Math 3 weeks
Arizona Honeymoon
8
KSD
Science, Math 1-2 class periods
Judicial Branch
8
CSD
Language Arts/Social Studies 2 weeks
Interpreting Lyrics
8
KSD
Reading / Writing 2-3 weeks
Autobiography of Jane Pittman
8
KSD
Language Arts/Social Studies 3-4 weeks  
Presidential Campaign Surveys
8
KSD
Language Arts/Social Studies 3-5 days  
The Delta Flier
8
CSD
Math, Language Arts, Technology Five to seven 50 minute class periods
Creating an Online Disease Pamphlet Using Online and Print Resources
8
KSD
Science and/or Health, Technology 5 class periodss  
Persuasion through Data
8
KSD
Language Arts and Technology 8 class periods  
Analyzing Folklore
8
KSD
Language Arts and Technology 6 weeks  
Playing The Market
8
CSD
Math 10 weeks 30 mins./day  
Hyperlinked Autobiography
8
CSD
Language Arts 6 days/1 hr & 40 min a day  
Similarities and Differences
8
CSD
Language Arts 1 week  
City Pamphlet
8
CSD
Writing, Social Studies 3 weeks of 4 days per week, 30 min per day  
Manatees
8
CSD
Math/Reading 2 days
Plan a Trip
8
CSD
Math 2 days/55 min classes