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Each full lesson or theme contains suggestions that allow for an even mixture of active participation and individual research. Most of the lessons will offer several suggestions and resources from which to choose. Simply choose those that are best for the population you are working with.

The layout follows the acronym POWER (as in "Knowledge is...")!

	PREPARE: This step is designed to hook your students. It's the point of buy-in — the relevancy tie. Look for active participation activities like science experiments/demonstrations, polls, and games. You will notice that many of the suggested activities will take place away from the computer.
	OPEN THE DOOR: This is where you will find suggestions for the elements of direct instruction or personal research. The components in this section are often teacher initiated, but student driven. Our goal here is to provide information in order to facilitate discovery.
	WALK THROUGH: In the world of stage and screen, a walk through is an intense practice before the actual performance. It's no different here. These activities allow students to really dig into the subject at hand before their learning is formally evaluated.
	EVALUATE: Each resource contains both formal and informal evaluation suggestions. Assessment ideas that can be used both during and at the conclusion of each topic or theme are included in each resource.
	RESOURCES & REINFORCEMENT: In this section, you will find books, links, reproducibles, and other helpful tools pertaining to the particular theme or topic with which you are working.