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  • Albert Hill Middle School
  • Richmond, VA
  • Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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I am always looking for ways to both bring literacy skills and practice into my science classroom, as well as connecting broad concepts to my students' personal life experiences. 'Life As We Knew It' is a young adult novel that explores what happens to an ordinary family in a normal American town when their world changes forever. An asteroid hits the moon, knocking it into a closer orbit. This causes all kinds of environmental disasters that bring the world to a halt. Without shops, food, electricity, heat and water, the main character and her family face problems together and struggle to survive. I will be working collaboratively with the English teacher, employing a cross-curricular approach to this project. As our students read Life As We Knew It they will work through literary elements in their English class, while discussing the scientific concepts in my class. For their culminating project they will have a choice of three projects to complete, including journal entries from the main character's perspective, designing a disaster plan, or compiling a research presentation on three natural hazards. This varied approach will allow our students to express their understanding of the novel and the scientific topics within it in the way that best matches their learning styles.

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I am always looking for ways to both bring literacy skills and practice into my science classroom, as well as connecting broad concepts to my students' personal life experiences. 'Life As We Knew It' is a young adult novel that explores what happens to an ordinary family in a normal American town when their world changes forever. An asteroid hits the moon, knocking it into a closer orbit. This causes all kinds of environmental disasters that bring the world to a halt. Without shops, food, electricity, heat and water, the main character and her family face problems together and struggle to survive. I will be working collaboratively with the English teacher, employing a cross-curricular approach to this project. As our students read Life As We Knew It they will work through literary elements in their English class, while discussing the scientific concepts in my class. For their culminating project they will have a choice of three projects to complete, including journal entries from the main character's perspective, designing a disaster plan, or compiling a research presentation on three natural hazards. This varied approach will allow our students to express their understanding of the novel and the scientific topics within it in the way that best matches their learning styles.

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