Unit Title	Author
2008
The Sankofa – Hip Hop Connection	Karen L. Brinkley
Keywords: analyze and critique, comparative analysis, Critical thinking, Ghana, hip-hop, importance of music, movies, past traditions, primary source documents, rap music, sankofa, Technology, Twi language
Harlem, Hughes, and Hip-Hop	Leslie Carlis
Keywords: 12th grade, acting, analyze, drama class, educational websites, graphic organizers, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, hip-hop, Hughes, interpret, Langston Hughes, perform the production, power point presentations, public speaking, read, short stories, themes of poems, themes of short stories, videos
Dissecting Lyrics	Lisa Katzer
Keywords: 4th Grade, 5th grade, display, dissecting lyrics, figurative language, hip-hop, listening skills, meaning and awareness, meaningful learning, perform, rap music, vocabulary, writing poetry
Using Rap Lyrics as a Resource in the Secondary English Classroom	Lisa Kelly
Keywords: African American, African-based American art form, analyze, Bronx, city students, comments on current events, enjoy, literary devices, literary skills, literary styles, rap music, rap tells stories, relevant to student life, tells stories, trace themes
Scratching beyond the Surface: Hip Hop and Its Art of Persuasion	Samuel A. Reed, III
Keywords: commercial and community, Critical thinking, hip-hop, hip-hop lyrics, media literacy, non-print media, persuasion, persuasive digital stories, persuasive techniques, persuasive writing, rap music, Reading, social studies, traditional literacy, writing
Science, Science Fiction and American History	Myrtle Bastien
Keywords: Civil War, fiction, History, invention, ironclad ships, Monitor and Merrimac, naval warfare, science fiction, secret weapon, submarine
Science Through Science Fiction in a Hot Air Balloon	Nancy Baulis
Keywords: aeronautics, air machines, Dirigibles, fantasy, Hindenburg, hot air balloon, Math, Philadelphia Zoo, Science, science fiction, social studies, weather, Wizard of Oz, writing
Genetics through the Eyes of Tomorrow	Wendy J. Hafford
Keywords: Beyond This Horizon, Brave New World, creativity, Critical thinking, Gattaca, genetics, Media, Science, writing
Possible Worlds (I)	Elizabeth M. Harvey
Keywords: biological sciences, Biology, Blood Child, Brave New World, environment, genetics, governmental structures, I, robot, Science, societal structures, Technology
Teaching Inquiry with Science Fiction	Christine Lokey
Keywords: broaden vocabulary, literacy and inquiry, oral language, Reading, real world experience, Scientific inquiry, scientific reasoning, writing
Possible Worlds (II)	Kate Reber
Keywords: American History, Bloodchild, Brave New World, Humanities, interdisciplinary, Math, possible world, Science, Technology, world history
Is it Still a Brave New World?	Deborah Samuel
Keywords: Beyond This Horizon, Biology, Brave New World, English, literacy, neuropsychology, technological advances
Science Fiction of the Fifties: Reflections of Cold War Themes	Steven Shust
Keywords: American History, Cold War, cold war culture, cold war politics, cold war technology, conformity, control, destruction through the lens of science fiction, fear, films, History, novels, science fiction, themes of alientation
Teaching Science with Science Fiction	Stuart Surrey
Keywords: atomic structure, audiovisual, chemical reactions, Chemistry, energy, English, flow of energy, matter, printed, Science, science fiction
Seek and Save the Yeti Campaign	Maxine Tumaian
Keywords: art critique, career, conservation quests, cross-curricular, cryptozoology, film interpretation, Middle School, scientific process, vocabulary builders, Yeti
Phat Math	Anne Cherian
Keywords: childhood obesity, eating behaviors, exercise programs, growth patterns, obesity, obesity prevention, physical activity, weight control
What Do Brad Pitt and Einstein have in Common?	Cheryle Jackson
Keywords: 5th grade, alternative eating, childhood obesity, Health, journals, nutrition, obesity, population-based intervention, public health, recipes, Science, Standard American Diet, vegetarianism
Me—A Wonderful Eater	Catherine Cmiel
Keywords: analyze, charts, choose good foods, classify foods, elementary school, food pyramid, healthy bodies, Literature, need, nutrition, nutritional games, want, worksheets, writing
Eating Kid Healthy and Exercising	Daun U. Sandlin
Keywords: Body Mass Index, children, diseases, eating right, elementary school, exercise, healthy bodies, healthy lifestyle, parent involvement, unhealthy diet
Childhood Obestiy in America	David H. Adams
Keywords: body fat, childhood obesity, daily exercise, fast food, healthy good choices, Middle School, poor diets, processed foods, science lab, self esteem