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Technology at Work 2

For Teachers K - 5th
Students discover the positive and negative effects of technology. In this technology lesson plan, students give examples of technology advances from the past few years. Students get into groups and debate whether a particular item has...
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Modern Issues

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine how modern issues of the world affect their lives. They listen to a lecture about the differences between developed and developing countries, act out physical representations of charts and pictures on the overhead,...
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Technology Newsletter

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars discuss impact and value of modern technological inventions on society, contemplate world without technology, skim magazines and newspapers for advertisements highlighting modern technologies, and work with partner to...
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Industry!

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students investigate the history of technology development during the twentieth century as a preparation for visiting the Intel Museum. They complete worksheets, review timelines and research specific topics in technology for...
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Technology

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students trace and analyze the impact of the atomic bomb on warfare, society and government. They apply this process to other more modern technological inventions in our lives.
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History of Flight Timeline Activity

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Scholars are introduced to the significant events that led to the development of today's modern forms of air travel. They create a timeline to identify the vital events that are related to man's flight. In addition, they research various...
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Intelligence in the Internet Age

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
Does technology affect our intelligence? Stefanie Olsen's article, "Intelligence in the Internet Age," and the thought provoking reading comprehension questions that follow, are sure to generate a lively discussion. 
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Animal Science as Agriculture

For Teachers 9th
The methods by which farming and agriculture became a valid area of study and research are detailed in this PowerPoint. Also presented are the steps involved for improving productivity and efficiency.  The use of scientific method and...
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Global Oneness Project

The Value of Ancient Traditions

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Imagine having to give up cell phones, computers, and TV? What would be lost? What gained? An examination of the Drokpa, a nomadic people who live in the grasslands of Tibet, provides class members an opportunity to consider how access...
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Master of the Airwaves: How FDR Used Radio to Ease the Public’s Fears

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
The political and economic climate during the 1930's was uncertain and tumultuous. But Americans' minds and hearts were eased with the reassuring words of their president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and addresses over the radio. High...
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Design and Build a Road Sign Support

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Emergent engineers plan, construct, and experiment with a spaghetti noodle structure that could be used to hold a load. Set them up for success by first showing them a four-minute video on engineering design and a slide show of different...
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Modern Day Pen Pals, Connecting Our Art Room to the Rest of the World!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Initiate an international pen pal program! After establishing communication with an art class in another country, groups share pod casts and video streams of their work. The scripted resource details how to prepare for the pod casts, but...
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Rise of the Modern World

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze art and examples of Cubism art. In this art analysis lesson, students analyze how artists use symbols and complete image based discussion. Students make a list of technological innovations and design a symbol for each...
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Technology and Invention Farm Equipment

For Students 4th - 5th
In this technology and invention worksheet on farm equipment, students describe equipment being used in each of 3 farming scenes. Then they outline the differences between the early tractors as compared to the modern tractors, including...
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Eisenhower & the New Modern Republicanism (5)

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 10 matching questions regarding the presidency of Eisenhower and New Modern Republicanism. Students may check their answers immediately
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Music and Technology

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students analyze the lyrics, instruments, sounds and technology from the song "Vertigo" by U2. They view a video presenting interviews with the band and complete a stage design for the live playing of the song.
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From Ada to Grace to Sandy - Women Have IT

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Explore the significant contributions women have made in the field of information technology with an instructive lesson plan. Through class discussion and research, students discover how women have aided in the growth of the field of...
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Simple Machines Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine machinery in the modern world by completing a scavenger hunt.  In this technology lesson plan, 3rd graders utilize a computer to view photographs of simple machines they must locate.  Students take photographs with...
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The Right Tool for the Job: Fishing Tools and Technology

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use modern technology to research the history, design, and function of a specific tool or piece of fishing technology. They create a timeline and story about the evolution of the tool.
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Processing the Future: Innovations in Computer Technology

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students visit a website that takes them inside of a computer to see how it works. They investigate the people who contributed to computer technology.
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Explore Modern Day Exploration

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Use an adaptation of the cubing technique to take a multi-perspective look at exploration.
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Weather Forecasting

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
According to the Farmers' Almanac, the weather will be nice today. Class members examine how weather forecasting plays a part in their lives with a resource that provides information on the history of forecasting, from using cloud...
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Cornell Cooperative Extension

Rope Making

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Jump ropes, dock lines, cables. The science and technology behind rope making is the focus of a seven-page packet that ends with a rope making challenge.
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Media Smarts

Movie Heroes and the Heroic Journey

For Teachers 11th - 12th
An exciting twist on the study of the classical hero and the heroic quest! Using film to explore modern-day tales of heroes, the resource contains complete, ready-to-use lesson plans for as many as twelve days of instruction. Throughout...

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