Action Plans and Resources from
The Greatest Places Leadership Institute

Museum Action Plans

School Action Plans

Resources on the seven places featured in the film

Action and Lesson Plans for Greatest Places in Schools

"Broadcast News"	Joyce Fisher, Milwaukee Public Schools
Classroom Integration/ Fall 97	Krista Wilson, Wilson Middle School, Tampa, FL
Comparing and contrasting landscapes	Gale May, Markham District High School Markham, Ontario
Cooperative Learning Study of "The Greatest Places"	Andrea Levin, Bok Technical High School, Philadelphia, PA
Culture Bag Activity	Linda Brown, Carnegie Science Center Pittsburgh, PA
Culture Trunk Exchange	Krista Wilson, Wilson Middle School, Tampa, FL
Great Landforms in Our World & Our State	Lauri Sparks Briarhill Middle School Highland Village, TX
The Greatest Places Are Everywhere	KERMIT A. SIMONS MUNFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL, MUNFORD, TENNESSEE
Greatest Places - A Journey of Discovery	Sally Mc Ginty Dulles High School Sugarland, Texas
Greatest Places Around You	Anne LaLonde-Laux, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Greatest Places - Before and After the Film	Marcia Lile, Middle School Geography Teacher Jefferson County Public Schools Louisville, Kentucky
The "Greightest"	Mary Crampton, Central Middle School Eden Prairie, MN
Integration of Physical Processes	Elisabeth Dawson Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School Vancouver, B.C.
Lesson Plans for English (7th Grade)	Dolores A. Pallan, Aliquippa Middle School Aliquippa, PA
Lesson Plans for Social Studies (7th Grade)	Dolores A. Pallan, Aliquippa Middle School Aliquippa, PA
Make a Chart Activity for Schools	M. Sanchez, Papalote Museo del Niño
Mapping the Greatest Places	Mary Crampton, Central Middle School Eden Prairie, MN
Maps, Maps, Maps	Anne LaLonde-Laux, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Mr. Help Is Our Friend	Anne LaLonde-Laux, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
My Place, Our Place, Their Place, Greatest Places	John Northcutt, Orchard School Jeanette Booth, Children's Museum of Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana
Pen Pals USA	Krista Wilson and Stephanie Hale Wilson Middle School, Tampa FL
Picture This	Anne LaLonde-Laux, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Plan for informing social studies teachers in local school districts	Dolores A. Pallan, Aliquippa Middle School Aliquippa, PA
Spring 98	Krista Wilson, Wilson Middle School, Tampa, FL
Great Culture Box Exchange	Collaboration among schools
Traveling Through The Greatest Places	Ann M. Brown Piedmont Lakes Middle School Apopka, Florida
Unit of Study for the Transition Years (grades 7-9)	Shirley O’Neil, Sudbury Board of Education, Sudbury,ON, Canada
Using geography as found in The Greatest Places across the curriculum	Dolores A. Pallan, Aliquippa Middle School Aliquippa, PA
Using The Greatest Places to Introduce Geographic Inquiry	Stephen Prendergast St. Charles Borromeo Academy San Diego, CA
Water and the Greatest Places	Marcia Lile, Middle School Geography Teacher Jefferson County Public Schools Louisville, Kentucky
Water as an agent of diversity	Elisabeth Dawson Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School Vancouver, B.C.
Where are they really?	Chris Yancone, George T. Cromwell Elementary Glen Burnie, Maryland
Where in the World...	Rich Grommet Parker Road School Florissant, MO
Wildlife Animals in the Namib Desert	Selma Shituleni, Ongwediva Senior Primary School, Oshakati, Namibia
The World's Greatest Places Lesson Plans for Science (7th Grade)	Dolores A. Pallan, Aliquippa Middle School Aliquippa, PA
Your 8th Greatest Place	Anne LaLonde-Laux, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Your Greatest Place	Krista Wilson, Wilson Middle School, Tampa, FL

Museums Action Plans for Greatest Places

Alabama’s Backyard, Passport to Literacy and Other Program Plans	Jennifer Ernisse, McWane Center, Birmingham, AL
Education Department Plan	Melissa Proebstle, Education Department Memphis Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, TN
Educational Marketing Plan	Jane Houghton, Ontario Science Center
Family Days	Aly Evans, Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center, San Diego, CA
Educational Programming and Activities	Mary Korenic Milwaukee Public Museum
Exploring Materials and Resources from The Greatest Places	Garth Wiens, Science World British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia
Fort Worth Museum Action Plan	Colleen Blair, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Greatest Places Camp-In	Kathy Ketterer St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, MO
Greatest Places Communication Plan	Jeanette Booth, Children's Museum of Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana
Greatest Places Companion Program	Jeanette Booth, Children's Museum of Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana
Greatest Places Discovery Center	Eileen A. Pokrzywa, Louisville Science Center
Greatest Places Museum Trunk Program Planning	Donna Salem, Science North Sudbury, ON
Greatest Places Naturalist Forum	Linda Brown, Carnegie Science Center Pittsburgh, PA
Greatest Places Ohio	Gerald Warmack, Cincinnati Museum Center Cincinnati, OH
The Greatest Places Omnimax Preshow	Garth Wiens, Science World British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia
Greatest Places Professional Development Workshops	Linda Brown, Carnegie Science Center Pittsburgh, PA
Greatest Places Program Plans	Anthonette Carragill Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) Tampa, FL
Greatest Places Programs	Aly Evans, Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center, San Diego, CA
Greatest Places Teachers' Workshop	Kathy Ketterer St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, MO
Highlights of San Diego Plan	Aly Evans, Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center, San Diego, CA
Louisville Science Center Greatest Places Plans Overview	Eileen A. Pokrzywa, Louisville Science Center
Museum Class Plan	Aly Evans, Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center, San Diego, CA
Links to PA and NJ Geography Alliances and Carnegie Science Center	Lorie Moffat, The Franklin Institute Philadelphia, PA
Museum Loan Kits	Jeanette Booth, Children's Museum of Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana
Museum Teacher Workshop	Mary Crampton, Central Middle School Eden Prairie, MN and Maija Sedzeilarz, Science Museum of Minnesota
Museum Trunk Programs and Demonstrations	Aly Evans, Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center, San Diego, CA
Papalote Action Plan	Papalote Museo del Nino team
Preview Activities	Eileen A. Pokrzywa, Louisville Science Center
School Group Exhibits Guide	Maija Sedzielarz, Science Museum of Minnesota
School Programs	Aly Evans, Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center, San Diego, CA
School Workshops	Donna Salem, Science North Sudbury, ON
Teacher Development	Jeanette Booth, Children's Museum of Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana
Teacher Previews	Donna Salem, Science North Sudbury, ON
Teacher Private Screening/Preview	Maija Sedzielarz, Science Museum of Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota
Teacher Programs	Aly Evans, Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center, San Diego, CA
Teacher Workshops	Donna Salem, Science North Sudbury, ON
Teacher Workshops (School-Museum)	Krista Wilson Wilson Middle School Tampa, FL
Teacher workshops, demonstrations, family guides, tours, Omnitheater line activities, and guest lectures	Lorie Moffat, The Franklin Institute Philadelphia, PA
Welcome to Our Place! Hands-on Discovery Workshop	Diane Yoder, Orlando Science Center Orlando, FL
Whazzit and wherezzit from?	Garth Wiens, Science World British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia
Your Greatest Place	Anthonette Carragill Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) Tampa, FL
Youth Programs	Linda Brown, Carnegie Science Center Pittsburgh, PA

Resources and Information on the Places