Here is lesson 5 from a 7 lesson unit on using blogging to create a community of writers. The aim of this lesson is to get students writing about what Archaeologists do and how they use material data to study the past. They compose a...

The second lesson plan in a unit of 15 introduces pupils to text compression. The class begins with discussing how they already use text compression when sending text messages. Pairs learn more about the subject as they work to compress...

Pupils define spelling/vocabulary words using an online dictionary. In this Internet resources lesson, students learn how to use an online dictionary to look up the definitions of their spelling or vocabulary words.

If you could travel anywhere in the United States, where would you go? Use this question to interest your fourth, fifth, and sixth graders as they experiment with Mapquest or other direction-based resources. They choose where they'd like...

View Byzantine architecture from the comfort of your classroom. A PowerPoint presentation introduces important vocabulary terms and examples of Byzantine architecture in the ninth lesson of the 11-part series. A Jeopardy game reviews...

Discover how to analyze architecture from a geometric standpoint. The fourth installment of an 11-part unit on architecture first provides a presentation on axis, balance, basic form, formal, pattern, proportion, symmetry, and tripartite...

In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students make a crossword puzzle from their vocabulary words. Students follow 6 sets of directions to make the online puzzle.

Young historians explore how technology and science affected life in the state of New Hampshire. They define technology and give personal experiences of how technology affects people and how people have used technology. They compare the...

I'm compressed. Groups do a rapid research of different file types to determine what kind of compression the formats use and how it works. They share their information with the rest of the class until everyone has all the information for...

Third graders complete a research project on a weather topic using a variety of resource materials. They demonstrate the use of dictionaries and encyclopedias. They write a report using the research material and grade level appropriate...

Students visit a puzzle maker website and follow a list of instructions, creating a word scramble using sea animal vocabulary. They copy and paste graphics at the bottom of their puzzle, and print them out for other students to solve.

Research the interrelationship between math and science. Search the Internet to discover the history of several branches of mathematics and make text-to-world connections between the concepts covered in each branch with related...

Students explore the online dictionary portion of the EnchantedLearning.com website. They copy pictures and text to create an on-going, student-created classroom book which exposes them to different countries, cultures, animals, etc.

Young scholars conduct Internet research about various websites noting the design and appearance of them. Working in small groups, they compare and contrast the sites and share their opinions of them with classmates. They also examine...

Learners practice technology skills such as open, save, print, type, font size, font type. They also do graphics, importing,text wrapping.Critical thinking,graphic design, presenting are other skills practiced.

Third graders explore the structural composition of buildings and houses. In this math lesson, 3rd graders explain how architecture is related to mathematics. They create a blueprint of a structure with at least three different spaces.

Third graders create brochures that include landforms, natural resources and pictures of a country that has been researched or studied in class.

Students define technology and how it is used. They give a personal account of how technology has affected people and in what ways they have used technology. Students compare the technology of today with technology used in one era of...

Students use four different computer estimation applets with several classroom estimation activities.

Fourth graders complete an Internet treasure hunt. They define terminology related to the Internet and after reviewing the various ways to conduct an internet search, they complete an Internet treasure hunt provided by the instructor.

Third graders write, type, and print imaginative stories about any phase of winter.