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The following lessons have been created by educators from cultural heritage institutions and schools around Colorado, using digitized collections that are available through Heritage Colorado and other on-line databases of primary source materials. Many of these lessons are aligned with Colorado Model Content Standards and have been piloted in the classroom. Lessons are available on a range of subjects.

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19 Sound Model lessons

Title

Subject

Grade Level

 

Allen Ginsberg's "American"	English Language Arts	9-12

Blues #1- Lorenzo Thomas Lecture excerpts	English Language Arts	9-12

Blues #2- Lorenzo Thomas Lecture excerpts	English Language Arts	9-12

Blues #3- Lorenzo Thomas Lecture excerpts	English Language Arts	9-12

Clouds	Science	Multi-age
The students will learn the names of different types of clouds, identify the characteristics of different types of clouds, reconstruct formation of clouds using construction paper, glue, and crayons, learn to take digital pictures of cloud formations and print the photographs, learn to search the internet to help identify names and characteristics of cloud formations, record observable data in their journals.

Grand Canyon Critters	Science	1-5
After completing this lesson, students will be able to identify and name animals native to the Grand Canyon, answer questions about animals native to the Grand Canyon, demonstrate research skills, identify specific animals habitats

Harryette Mullen's "Dim Lady"	English Language Arts	9-12

Lisa Jarnot's "Ode"	English Language Arts	9-12

Poetic Forms using Lorenzo Thomas Lecture excertps, Lesson 1	English Language Arts	9-12

Poetic Forms using Lorenzo Thomas Lecture excertps, Lesson 2	English Language Arts	9-12

Quiet Village	Social Studies	1-5
By reading about the early city in the 1900's and the improvements that occurred, the students will learn how a town that was initially a farming community grew to become a city.

Ron Padgett's class on writing poetry	English Language Arts	9-12

Teaching with Sound through Heritage West	English Language Arts	9-12

The Light Bulb Comes On - Electrical Circuits	Science	1-5
Students will learn about electricity, including the concept of electricity, series and parallel circuits, flow of electrons, and conduction/insulation

The Tale of Two Smiths: Teaching with Sound at the Southwest Studies Center	English Language Arts History	9-12
Students will learn how interview questions affect the quality of responses and perspectives in oral history interviews. Students will learn the difference between different interview techniques and learn to identify good interview questions.

Trees on the Plateau of the Grand Canyon	Science	1-5
Students will use the inquiry process to observation, question, and hypothesize about the trees, animals, and environment of the plateau of the Grand Canyon/Colorado plateau. They will formulate relevant questions about the properties of trees, animals and events of the plateau of the Grand Canyon/Colorado plateau environment using their observations and prior knowledge. They will also locate information (e.g., book, article, website) to create a presentation in relation to the investigation of the plateau of the trees, animals and environment of Grand Canyon/Colorado plateau environment.

Types of Rocks in the Local Area of the Grand Canyon	Science	1-5
Students will be able to: identify and classify rocks by their observable properties, record data accurately, describe the formation of sedimentary rocks and describe the process that formed the Grand Canyon.

Wind Watchers	Science	1-5
Students will understand that weather changes day to day and some changes are more common to their area. Students will learn to become observers of weather. Students will learn to graph wind patterns.

WWII Veterans Project	History	9-12
Students will learn to use oral histories of Veterans and other resources to research the major theaters of war in World War II.