K12 students and teachers are creating unprecedented opportunities for inquiry-based learning by expanding the geographic boundaries of their classrooms - - virtually and cost effectively.

Famous Americans – Early Elementary
Grades 2-3

Have your students explore American History as they research and portray famous Americans as part of this engaging, interactive videoconference! Each participating class will give three "60 second" presentations about three different famous Americans. Snapshots should include pertinent facts about the famous American - - and the student representing the famous American should be dressed like...

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Famous Americans – Upper Elementary
Grades 4-5

Have your students explore American History as they research and portray famous Americans as part of this engaging, interactive videoconference! Each participating class will give three "60 second" presentations about three different famous Americans. Snapshots should include pertinent facts about the famous American - - and the student representing the famous American should be dressed like...

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Fleshing the Bones
Grades 7-9

[img: hadrosaurus_ansp.jpg] In 1868 the first dinosaur skeleton, Hadrosaurus foulkii, was mounted and put on display at The Academy of Natural Sciences. This momentous event was the result of a collaboration between and artist and a scientist. The ability to visualize an extinct animal as a living creature continues to be the work of scientists and artists working together to study the...

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Focus on the Issues
Grades 9-12

Join Governor Edward Rendell for this unique, interactive civics program!

During the video conference, your students will have an opportunity to interact with the Governor as well as other students from across the Commonwealth to share their thoughts on making college affordable, balancing the forecasted economic benefits with the possible environmental damage of the Marcellus Shale...

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Focus on Youth - A Conversation with Students from Ghana
Students in Grades 9-12

Join Passaic Valley Regional High School for a videoconference with students and teachers from Ghana. Our videoconferencing class has developed a special relationship with students from Ghana over videoconference. Now, they are visiting us in New Jersey, staying with host families for one week (from May 28th - June 4th), and attending our school for several days. We are excited to be hosting...

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Global Passport to Clean Water
Grades 9-12

One of the eight United Nations Millennium Development Goals agreed upon by the world’s countries and leading development institutions is to reduce by half the number of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation by the year 2015. This six month program will introduce students to the facts about the world water crisis, allow students to investigate and...

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Haunted Poe
Grades 8-12

Brat Productions, a theatre company in Philadelphia, will host a videoconference to highlight the collaborative process of creating HAUNTED POE, an interactive, site-specific show based on the short works of terror by Edgar Allan Poe. Presented in a 10,000 square foot warehouse, HAUNTED POE features scenes and scares from The Tell-tale Heart, The Raven, The Black Cat, The Fall of the House...

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