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Curated OER

Like Comparing Bison and Fish

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the cultures of early American Indians in North America and how geographic characteristics impacted the development of American Indian cultures. Students discuss Lewis and Clark, their journey, the Plains Indians,...
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Curated OER

The Sum of the Parts

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders observe some everyday common objects in order to attempt to learn about simple systems and how they fit together. They observe small details in order to identify the parts of a whole design.
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Curated OER

The Great Migration

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the uses of herbal plants. They read the book Pharmacy in the Forest and discuss the vocabulary words that pertain to the structure of a plant. Students create a summary of what they have read and watch a video on...
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Curated OER

A Little Reminder to Take With You

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use information already gathered on a specific public health issue to create a public service message in the form of a bookmark. They consult multiple sources to compile sufficient information to create the public service...
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Curated OER

A Voyage of Endurance

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students apply the three different types of journal writing by composing one of each type on the subject of Shackleton's expedition to Antarctica. They also write a dialectical journal summarizing the facts of the expedition and...
Instructional Video
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Blossoms: Computer Network Topologies & Malaysian Weddings

For Students 9th - 10th
The aim of this video lesson is to teach students about the different topologies of computer networks and how they function. The approach that is used is highly correlated with common knowledge about weddings and the local Malay culture...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Computer Networks

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the internet, the world's largest computer network.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Computer Networks

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the basics of computer networks.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Computer Network Architect

For Students 9th - 10th
A big name for a big job, the network systems and data communications analyst works with computer networks within companies. Science Buddies offers a career profile outlining the many duties of the systems analyst as well as the...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Computer Science #28: Computer Networks

For Students 9th - 10th
This video focuses on computer networks, a three episode arc on the rise of a global telecommunications network that changed the world forever. We're going to begin with computer networks, and how they grew from small groups of connected...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Computer Network

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers the definition of the term, "Computer network," including the range, functional relationship, topologies, functions, and protocals.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Computer Science: Computer Networks

For Students 9th - 10th
We're going to begin with computer networks, and how they grew from small groups of connected computers on LAN networks to eventually larger worldwide networks like the ARPANET and even the Internet we know today. [11:57]
Instructional Video
Common Craft

Common Craft: Computer Networks

For Students 9th - 10th
This video focuses on the basics of computer networks, and how data and information are shared.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Computer Network

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of computer networks.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Physical Network Connections

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the physical connections in computer networking.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ip Packets

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about IP packets in computer networking.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Network Types and Topologies

For Students 9th - 10th
Read all about computer networks. Then take an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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University of Canterbury

University of Canterbury: Cs Unplugged: Routing and Deadlock

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Computer networks are based on passing messages from computer to computer. This sounds simple in principle, but in practice all sorts of contention and bottlenecks can occur. This activity gives some first hand experience of such issues,...
Interactive
ACT360 Media

Act Den: The Museum of Modern Technology

For Students K - 1st
Informative, fun, and humorous tutorial that uses cartoon characters to provide an introduction to information technology. The tutorial covers operating systems/desktops, email, the world wide web, and networks.
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Other

Internet Society: A Brief History of the Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of the internet, written by those who were involved in the development evolution of the Internet. This history revolves around four distinct aspects: the technological evolution, operations and management aspect of a...
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University of Canterbury

University of Canterbury: Cs Unplugged: Steiner Trees

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Steiner trees are another way to approach finding efficient networks between points. This is another tough problem from computer science, converted into an activity which is easy to explain, with variations suitable for higher-level...
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University of Canterbury

University of Canterbury: Cs Unplugged: Minimal Spanning Trees

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
This puzzle shows students the decisions involved in linking a network between houses in a muddy city. It can lead on to a discussion of minimal spanning tree algorithms for optimizing networks.
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University of South Florida

School Networks: Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive glossary on networking terms.
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Other

Communications Specialties: Introduction to Fiber Optics [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents information on fiber optic network cable technology. Includes an introduction, optical transmitters, optical fiber, receivers, and designing a fiber optic system.

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