First graders investigate the three main parts of a plant. In this plant parts lesson, 1st graders explore vocabulary for the topic and read a story about plant parts. Students view a PowerPoint and take a quiz for the topic....

Students create projects on Astronomy using math concepts and use of Internet resources.

Students visit MainFunction every Friday for a Reality Check. Students discuss questions or complete an activity about real-world topics.

Pupils visit MainFunction every Friday for a Reality Check. Students discuss questions or complete an activity about real-world topics.

Young scholars create The Very Hungry Kindergartner books. In the books, students will write in and illustrate a page for each month they are in school.

Pupils research when and why Route 66 was started and how mom and pop businesses fit in with Route 66. Students associate what they've learned with the song.

Learners research teen smoking and present a PowerPoint presentation, which be their personal anti-smoking campaign for their peers.

Students study the concept of symbolism. Many students know what the different patriotic symbols are, but they do not know why these things symbolize patriotism. They identify classic American symbols, explain why they are symbols and...

A basic introductory course to computer science. Covers what computers are, their parts, and what they do; what the Internet is and how it works; some basic programming concepts; algorithms; data analysis; and global impact of computers...

This MIT course is an introduction to Java programming and software engineering. The focus is on developing high quality software that solves real problems.

This MIT course covers a wide range of copyright issues in the digital age. Peer-to-peer file sharing, DVD encryption, fair use and GNU licensing are just a few of the topics discussed in the video lectures.

A complete course on algorithms presented at the college undergraduate level. The course includes video lecture, course materials, assignments and exams. Answer keys are provided for all assignments and exams.

A set of eight activities that teach students basic computer science concepts using the programming language Scratch. Includes lots of additional supports for teachers. All materials are free and teachers sign in to create a class. This...

Online, college-level course on electronics. Class features the practical introduction to electronics with a focus on measurement and signals. Accessible components include downloadable lecture notes, assignments, and previous quiz and...

This MIT course presents the C++ programming language to students that have little or no programming experience.

Introduction to cryptography.

Introduction to the cryptography challenge including rules.

College-level electrical engineering course highlighting electric power systems. Course introduces electric power and the conversion of electrical to mechanical energy. Course features include readings, assignments, and quizzes.

In this video and computer game science fair project, students will discover how changing the timing between different frames of an animation can change a player's perception of how powerful a video game punch is. The Science Buddies...

In this video and computer games science fair project, design and build a city of the future using SimCity. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed by a...

Each computer receives input from a variety of devices, processes that data with the CPU and memory, and sends results to some form of output. This diagram visualizes that flow.

This course provides an introduction to the Java programming language. It was designed for students at MIT that lack sufficient Java skills. The course covers a fairly wide range of Java topics in a compact form.

The concept of modeling sequences of random events using states and transitions between states became to known as Markov Chains. Introduction to Markov chains. Created by Brit Cruise.

As an introduction to the study of diversity of life, science students will use hands-on inquiry experiments to discover the microscopic world through a microscope. Students will use computers to create a brochure or slideshow...