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Studying the Food Pyramid
Students explore the food pyramid and how to eat a healthy diet. In this nutrition lesson, students use pictures to make charts of food from the different food groups, record the food they eat throughout the day, investigate the...
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Absolutely and Relatively: The Puerto Rico Quarter Reverse
How much does your class know about Puerto RIco? How much can they learn from the back of a 2009 quarter? Use the coin, part of a series of quarters that depict US territories, to teach learners about the geography, culture, and history...
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Thanks for Your Service
Students thank their freedom fighters. In this Veteran's Day lesson, students honor members of the U.S. Armed Forces by designing a program to pay tribute to them. Students use technology tools to conduct interviews, take pictures, and...
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Career Connections
Young scholars research information to create a career projects where technological skills will be utilized. In this career projects lesson plan, students create a project relating to a selected career of personal interest.
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Learning Made Fun Using Technology
Students access internet websites to research cross curriculum material. They also open a file or click on an icon to open a website that has been saved to the desktop. They utilize websites which use smart boards or other interactive...
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What is Technology and How is it Used in Schools?
Students use KidPix to describe their view on technology. They share their work with others in the class. Students brainstorm ways teachers use technology with students. They differentiate between productivity and instructional tools....
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Microsoft Excel Lesson Plan
Fifth graders collect, organize, interpret data. In addition, they compare different textures, color including graphical representations such as bar graph, line graph .Students also describe the uses of rocks and how to use that to...
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Designing a homepage
Pupils study the concepts necessary to design a homepage on the internet. They evaluate various other sample homepages to brainstorm ideas. Then students create the homepage as directed.
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How Has Technology Affected the Presidential Election Process in the U.S.?
Students measure technological advancements as they consider how they impacted the election process in the United States. In this presidential politics lesson, students research technological changes since the 1900's and create...
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Teaching the Instruments of the Orchestra to Young Students using the San Francisco Symphony Kids’ Website
Using the San Francisco Children's Orchestra web site, first graders build listening and instrument identification skills. Each child wears head phones, listens to ID, and finds various instruments on the included worksheet.
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An Opportunity to access and use the Internet for Research and Study.
Students analyze how to begin hands on research for science projects and experiments. They develop a problem and design a systematic effort to resolve it.
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A Tale to Tell!
A creative spin occurs when one pupil acts as author Ann M. Martin. Using a Q & A at the back of her book A Dog's Life, other classmates ask the "author" questions. They discuss the reasons why they know the book is from a...
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Vowels Short And Long: Elevators
Second graders study short and long vowel sounds. They use a variety of drill and practice software to support basic skills acquisition and simple menus to locate information, with teacher assistance. They watch the movie and listen...
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Welcome to the Blogosphere
Create a blog spot for your classroom and promote online discussions. There are several blogging websites listed here, and you can create one specific to each class or one collective site. Teach your learners how to post on the blog, and...
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Bridge Building
Learners design and build their own balsa wood model bridges. The technological development of bridges, the science principles that apply to bridge building, and the construction techniques and skills necessary for creating a bridge be...
Chicago Botanic Garden
Micro-GEEBITT Climate Activity
A truly hands-on and inquiry based learning activity bridges all the lessons in the series together. Beginning with a discussion on average global temperatures, young meteorologists use real-world data to analyze climate trends in order...
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Then and Now: Public Health from 1900 to Today
Throughout the 20th Century, the world has become a healthier place. By examining the public-health issues and diseases doctors faced during the 1900's, students will compare and contrast life from today vs. life in the 1900's. Their...
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Fields of the Future
Young scholars investigate India's technology outsourcing, and examine their own career choices to determine what technology is required in the field. Students dermine how careers have changed over time and speculate future changes, then...
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TECH:Introduction to Programming (IT)
Students complete an activity that illustrates the concepts of giving accurate instructions and computer programming. They also identify the relationship of the instructions/code to computer programming. Students then create a peanut...
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Excel, Word, and Basketball
Wow, this instructional activity packs a punch. Pupils interview basketball players, write about a game, and use Excel to organize statistics related to the players and the points scored. Afterward, they create posters, presentations,...
Agriculture in the Classroom
A Holiday Tradition: Which Christmas Tree Will You Choose?
Different varieties of Christmas trees provide an interesting way to combine social studies, science, math, and technology. Class members not only research the history of the Christmas tree holiday tradition, they compare and...
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Video Communication
Students explore information and communication technologies. They plan, organize, produce, and edit a video to show to peers. They express themselves in an activity combining music and video shot from their own surroundings.
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When Moore Is Less for Microprocessors
High schoolers in technology classrooms review how microprocessors work, examine Moore's Law, and relate it to the predicted end that is in sight for silicon dioxide-based transistors used in billions of chips.
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Let's Get Organized
Sixth graders identify table and each of its parts, including cell, column, row, header, and formula bar. Students then explain how tables are used to store and organize information in database, organize and categorize information...