http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 19:51:15 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 19:51:15 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=540295 This is a writing assignment that ties the song, The Impossible Dream, in with the movie, "The Pursuit of Happyness" and Martin Luther King's, "I have a dream" speech. Instructions are provided to students, and lyrics to the speech and the song are provided. Students will probably have to do some additional research to obtain information. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=540290 This is a writing assignment that combines the Lewis and Clark expedition with the lyrics from a song by Garth Brooks. Also provided are some simple essays from 7th graders. Students can make connections between a song with which they are familiar and history. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=518399 This is "a hands-on Flash-based application that helps students learn course concepts by having them gather energy consumption data from the appliances in a virtual home and then calculate the energy usage, estimate environmental impact of this usage, and suggest ways in which electricity consumption can be reduced.״