Instructional Technology Resources

Use Tall Tweets to convert your Google Slides presentation into a high-quality animated GIF image that you can download to your computer or share directly to Twitter.

Here is an example I created from the Fall SOL Test Training

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Terrific platform for teens and older learners to explore and examine cutting-edge issues such as ecology, evolution, renewable energy, cybersecurity, RNA, and more. Accompanying each standards-aligned lab is a guide for educators. Users can create a free account to track their progress.

Purpose

In this lesson students will identify common Thanksgiving foods and their farm source, determine if those foods can be produced locally, and locate the common origins of their Thanksgiving day dinner. Grades 9-12

Estimated Time

1 Hour

Materials Needed

• Computer with internet access, projector, and screen
• Geography of Thanksgiving Dinner food cards, 1 copy per class
• Thanksgiving Dinner Map to project on screen
  
  

Vocabulary

commodity: a primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold

crop: a cultivated plant that is grown and harvested, especially a grain, fruit, or vegetable

livestock: farm animals (such as cows, horses, and pigs) that are kept, raised, and used by people

Did You Know?

• Thanksgiving didn't become an annual tradition until 200 years after the pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving.
• Venison was the meat of the first Thanksgiving feast, not turkey.
• Pumpkin pie and potatoes were not a part of the first Thanksgiving feast.
  

The rest of the lesson can be found at https://agclassroom.org/matrix/lesson/736/