Students have been selected to make the National Policy decision about Ozone. This means that people will be using the decisions they make about ozone as a guideline for the next twenty years. For their service to their country students will receive a salary of $200,000 a year.

Students are asked to give a presentation, to both the President and Congress, on the nation's future concern or disregard of the ozone layer. They will need to support their recommendation with appropriate facts and references (i.e. a bibilography.)

 Roman Art and Architecture Research Module

Created by Brooks Paternotte, a middle school Latin teacher at Boys' Latin School, for use by middle or high school history or Latin students, this research module allows students to explore not only the architecture and art of ancient Rome, but also to interact with information technology resources. Students engage in meaningful research, organization of information, and the presentation of their findings. The research module employs preselected web sites for the gathering of information and the slide show capabilities of Claris Draw for its presentation. Assessment is based upon both student and teacher evaluations of tasks completed.

This module is designed for high school students enrolled in the Music for Life course for Baltimore County Public Schools. This module can be used as a final project for Unit 8 (Music in Our Everyday Lives).

Students plan a weekend trip (Friday evening to Sunday evening) to New York City for the both of them. They wish to see three musical events, visit an art museum, and sightsee. Students are given a budget of $1500.00 to cover all expenses for the performances, hotel accommodations, transportation, food, etc. Students must plan the itinerary using all available resources and without going over budget. The itinerary should include the date, time, location, and cost for each segment of the trip. musical events, visit an art museum, and sightsee.

DESCRIPTION OF MODULE:

This computer curriculum based research module was developed for students who are studying the history of computers in computer class. Students will be researching computer innovations from 1940-present. Students can be divided into groups or work independently. Students need to be assigned different decades.

It is assumed that students know how to create PowerPoint presentations. The completed class project could be displayed in the library or in your classroom. This module can be completed in 5-8 class periods. Internet access is necessary for the first two assignments.

This module is designed for high school students to find information about Lyme's disease and realize that without a visit to physician and the laboratory tests, it is difficult to diagnose Lyme's disease. They will have to browse through different sites to gather data in order to compile a brochure and come up with an answer for the problem. The answer is that their friend Steven needs to see a physician and get the testing done in order to find out about his ailment.

(Difficulty level - moderate)

This Research Module will introduce students to the stock market. They will learn how to look up stocks and find news on those stocks. This research module encourages students to consider the risks and decied if it is worth taking out a loan to invest money in the stockmarket.

This research module guides students through an examination of intolerance and prejudice as it exists in the world today. They will read current articles on how to end racism and prejudice and will create a survey to be conducted within their own school or community. From the research and their own survey they will be asked to draw some conclusions and make suggestions on how to stop intolerance.

The purpose of this research module is to develop a small business plan based on information in the provided websites. The students will work in teams. They need to develop a product or service. The students need to submit a business plan as well as a power point presentation to the class.

Note: A financial worksheet may need to be developed to make the financial portion of the business plan more beneficial for the students.

In order to educate others about the problem of world hunger, students will first need to educate themselves by visiting many web sites. The class will then be divided into groups of six. This way, each pair can cover one of three main questions and then they will compile their information into a final product. (Depending on the availability of computers, however, you may decide to work on all of the pieces as a complete group.) Each group will develop a pamphlet to hand out to a particular audience: other students in your school, your parents or community leaders. This assignment will take about five days in the computer lab to complete. Throughout this process, students will be answering various questions about world hunger which they will include in their informational pamphlet.

There are six steps and different websites to visit for High School Students. This is a great way for students to learn about Historical Events that happened in Maryland. This would make up a wonderful lesson plan for High School Students (hint for high school teachers!)