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Internet ABC's for Elementary Schoolers
Students develop basic Internet skills. In this lesson plan introducing the basics of the Internet, students discover how to use toolbars, address bars, how to save a website to revisit later, and how to use the back and forward buttons....
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Don't Print Homework-Email It!
Students practice emailing their homework. In this technology instructional activity, students review how to type an email address correctly and how to send it to the correct address. Students complete their homework and send it to their...
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Know Your Computer Hardware #103
Students discover the different terms and parts of a computer's body. In this computer basics lesson, students become familiar with the parts of the computer, starting in kindergarten and increasing their knowledge through...
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You Can, Too!
Learners and their parents participate in a volunteer opportunity in their community in order to solve a problem. In this problem solving lesson plan, students reflect on historical problems and see how they can solve a current problem.
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The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
For this Screwtape Letters worksheet, students define six vocabulary words from Letter 15 and answer eleven comprehension questions about the reading. Students can also answer sixteen extra credit vocabulary words.
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Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town
Learners research the impact of Big-Box Stores on local merchants and government. They view the program, "STORE WARS," and discuss the role big-box stores play in their lives. They complete an information form.
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Stock Mark Culminating Project
Eighth graders use the Internet to research information of American corporations and the PowerPoint to relate this to their classmates.
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Hit The Road Jack(or Jill)
Students find the approximate area of the court order on a current map of Delaware. They draw a layout of their school and decide where a new hallway or outside pathway would be most needed.
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Role-Playing the Ashland/Wal-Mart Story
Learners, in a talk show format, role-play persons involved in the Ashland/Wal-Mart story.
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The Cost of Art
Fourth graders experience difficult situations where they need to choose values. This instructional activity provides students with a role-playing opportunity to discover alternative ways of approaching these situations.
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Ralph McGill: the "Conscience of the South"
Students view a film, "Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South." As groups of students observe the movie, they list key dates, significant persons interviewed, and cultural characteristics. Upon completion of the movie,...
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A Share in America
Students examine map - reflect on why English colonist kept coming to America (scarcity of land in England / seemingly endless land in America)
Recite line from English poem. They discuss English attitude towards Indians and their lands.
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Lesson L - Hit The Road Jack (or Jill)
High schoolers discuss forms of transportation in Delaware during 18th Century, find approximate area of court order on current map of state, draw layout of their school, and decide where new hallway or outside pathway would be most needed.
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Identifying Career Interests in the Volunteer and Government Sectors
Students create a list of service opportunities in their community. They identify their interests and research volunteer opportunities that they could do. They also complete a survey based on their experiences.
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Citizen Participation
Students compare and contrast political parties and interest groups. They examine the role citizens play in how to improve the community. They develop a survey to determine the needs and services opportunities in their community.
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You Make the Rules
Students explore the nature of rules and see how they help in the formation and operation of organizations. Working in small groups, students create their own charter for a new club
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Radio Program #12-The War On Poverty
Students identify the purpose and core elements of programs of the "War on Poverty" and its projects in southeastern Ohio. Students interview people in their community who have helped the poor in some way. Explore unique ways to help...
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City Spotlights
Learners discover the names and history of cities in San Mateo county. Using the Internet, they research the history of their city and share their information with their classmates. They also write an essay in which they reference...
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Favorite Keyboard Shortcuts
Students study and learn to use keyboard shortcuts. For this computer usage lesson, students learn to keyboard shortcuts to use in Windows programs. Students practice using the shortcuts and may come up with their own as an extension.
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Publisher Skills Assessment
Students complete a technology integration project using Publisher. In this technology lesson plan, students use Publisher to create magazine activities for the American Revolution, indigenous cultures, California missions, colonization,...
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Visit My Class Wikis
Students visit the links on the blog site to learn about class wikis. In this technology integration instructional activity, students visit the links to view class wikis.
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NAFTA Trade Unit
Learners research the geography, economics and government of Canada and how that affects US/Canadian trade relations. In this NAFTA lesson, students play a game, read about Canadian history, and creat a graph.
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The Eerie Canal
Students discover bodies of water in the United States by investigating the Eerie Canal. For this U.S. Geography lesson, students discuss Lake Eerie and the canal that was built in order to transport goods. Students research...
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Lesson 2: How Taxes Evolve
Twelfth graders examine the legislative process of enacting federal income tax laws. They conduct research and report on the Federal Migratory Waterfowl Stamp (Duck Stamp) Act of 1934.