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Unit Plan
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Excel Formulas: Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
A function is a predefined formula that performs calculations using specific values in a particular order. All spreadsheet programs include common functions that can be used for quickly finding the sum, average, count, maximum value, and...
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Unit Plan
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Excel Formulas: Simple Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the most powerful features in Excel is the ability to calculate numerical information using formulas. Just like a calculator, Excel can add, subtract, multiply, and divide. In this lesson, we'll show you how to use cell references...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Go Beyond the Hour

For Students 9th - 10th
Continue learning the basics of using SQL to create tables, insert data, query data, and aggregate that data.
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Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Spreadsheet Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
A simple introduction on how to create a spreadsheet.
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Lesson Plan
University of Regina (Canada)

Univeristy of Regina: Math Central: Patterns Here, There, and Everywhere

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson plan on early patterning is well written, well planned, and extensive. The math content is substantial for this age. There are lots of connections to other content areas. Materials needed are readily available or provided for...
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Activity
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Elementary Level Problems 1999

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pre-service Faculty of Education students from the University of Regina created this collection of real-world math problems that address Saskatchewan elementary mathematics content. The problems are geared towards students in grades four...
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Interactive
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Central Tendency Activity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An Internet activity that creates data to be evaluated using statistics skills such as central tendency, data analysis, and graphing. The topic of the exercise is the average height of a student's class.
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Android Acceleration Application

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit includes two sequential lessons. In the first, students create mobile apps that collect data from an Android device's accelerometer and then store that data to a database. This lesson provides practice with MIT's App Inventor...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Storing Android Accelerometer Data: App Design

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners work through an online tutorial on MIT's App Inventor to learn how to create Android applications. Using those skills, they create their own applications and use them to collect data from an Android device accelerometer and...
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Lesson Plan
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Journey of Discovery

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The "Journey of Discovery" project through Yad Vashem serves to make sure we know the stories behind the victims of the Holocaust in order to see them as humans and not numbers. Using the database and information on Yad Vashem, students...
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Interactive
National Geographic

National Geographic: Interdependence

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this interactive to explore how interconnected the global economy is. After creating a character, gather some clothes together and enter their origin information into your database. Then look at your own interdependence map and...
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Website
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Air Data

For Students 9th - 10th
The AirData website gives you access to air quality data collected at outdoor monitors across the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U. S. Virgin Islands. The data comes primarily from the AQS (Air Quality System) database. You can...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Renewable Energy Living Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students become familiar with the online Renewable Energy Living Lab interface and access its real-world solar energy data to evaluate the potential for solar generation in various U.S. locations. They become familiar with where the most...
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Interactive
Other

Umuc: Secrets of My Research Success

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This 35-minute interactive tutorial models the research process via the story of Quentin, a UMUC student. It takes him through the various research process steps: understand how to locate background information on his topic by showing...
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Website
Other

Minecraft Edu World Library

For Teachers K - 1st
A searchable database of Minecraft worlds created by educators. Includes descriptions. Filter worlds by a wide range of subject areas and age levels, or by type of Minecraft world. Full access to the site's resources involves the...
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Lesson Plan
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Shape Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Two and three-dimensional geometric shape are explored in these exercises. Each activity has teacher notes, activity instructions, and a worksheet when necessary.
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Lesson Plan
A to Z Teacher Stuff

Lesson Plan z.com: Drama

For Teachers 9th - 10th
LessonPlanZ.com, a searchable online database of lesson plans, provides a listing of drama-related lesson plans.
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spreadsheet Software: M2: L5: Show Me Your Skills: Practice Skills

For Students 9th - 10th
In Module 2 Lesson 5 of this course on spreadsheets, students review what they have learned in the previous four lessons about formulas, functions, and manipulating a spreadsheet. Content is stored in the Resources section. Practice...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Protecting Your Identity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will create a database of Identity (ID) Theft Protection Services. Students will create a database report with recommendation regarding individual companies' that provide identity theft protection services and which company has...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mapping Your World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This activity serves as an introduction to mapping skills and the classroom. Students will create a map of the classroom, analyze and determine qualities that make a clear, concise map, then create a database of qualities they will use...
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Article
Harvard University

Royal Astronomical Society: Steady State Theory of an Expanding Universe

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In-depth research about the steady-state theory of the expanding universe found within a bibliographic database of astronomical literature. Learn about the theory that asserts that new matter is continuously created as the universe expands.
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Website
Other

Fast Web: Matching Students to Scholarships

For Students 9th - 10th
Search a database of over 500,000 private-sector scholarships, grants, and loans. There is no fee, but you will need to create a profile. There is a student resource center to assist in college planning.
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Website
Other

Canadian Centre for Dna Barcoding

For Students 9th - 10th
The Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding was started in 2003 by Dr. Paul Hebert. He came up with the idea of barcoding the DNA of all known species and creating a database to them. You can find a good explanation of what DNA barcoding is,...
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Website
Other

The Center for Interim Programs

For Students 9th - 10th
INTERIM offers individuals of all ages and backgrounds the opportunity to explore different areas of interest via a personally tailored, experience-based format. Since its inception, INTERIM has designed creative "Time on," for over...