Kenan Fellows
Assembly Required and the Design Process Too!
Do your part to make manufacturing more manageable. A capstone project challenges each group to identify and research a manufacturing process for a product. To complete the activity, they create a presentation for business and community...
Code.org
Identifying People with Data
How much information about you is out there? Scholars explore this question as they investigate data breaches and how these violations occur. They then take part in an activity where they research how easily people could get access to...
Curated OER
The Parts of a Newspaper
Tenth graders examine the parts of a newspaper. They observe a PowerPoint presentation. Students participate in a research project to recognize the different types of materials each newspaper section contains. They read, summarize, and...
Curated OER
Using a Computer to Write a Letter: Verbs
Review the procedure of using a word processor to write a letter. Writers read 20 sentences that are each missing one action verb. They use the words in the word bank to complete the sentences.
Curated OER
Using a Computer to Write a Letter: Verbs (Sequencing)
Review sequencing by providing your English language learners with this mix of sentences. Cut the paper into 20 strips, and have each learner rearrange them into the correct order. Don't forget to keep one copy with the correct order!
Curated OER
Parts of Speech Are Fun to Teach to My Friends
Fifth graders will practice the six parts of speech. They will also create a storyboard about one part of speech. The project will create ownership of the knowledge because of the freedom to do one's own assignment.
Curated OER
Parts of a Spreadsheet
Students create their own spreadsheet. They identify the different parts that make up a spreadsheet and organize their data. They practice using functions and formats.
Ergonome
Preventing Computer Injury
Do your hands cramp up after a long day of typing? Learn the proper and ergonomic ways to type on a keyboard with a helpful "hand" book. From relaxing elbows and wrists to massaging and stretching tired hands, the strategies in the book...
Khan Academy
Challenge: Exploding Sun
Animating an object by moving it across a computer screen can be accomplished by drawing the object repetitively, each time adjusting some aspect of the drawing slightly. This activity is an easy introduction to animation in JavaScript,...
Khan Academy
Challenge: Your First Painting App
Ever wonder how those neat painting applications work? Completing this coding activity will give you some insight. First, starting with a simple function that draws a small circle as the mouse moves around the screen, adjust the function...
EngageNY
End of Unit Assessment, Part 1: Drafting Body Paragraphs of an Essay to Inform
Anybody can write a body paragraph! Pupils analyze the development of ideas in a body paragraph from a model essay. Next, using what they've learned, they draft the body paragraphs of their My Rule to Live By informative essay.
EngageNY
Researching Digital Sources, Part 1: Guided WebQuest
We are living in a technical world. Scholars learn how to examine digital resources for their research on DDT. They explore a list of websites using a Digital Resources on DDT sheet. Learners examine their research notebook to determine...
Beyond Benign
Drafting Bubbles
Let's start designing a house. Future architects create floor plans for a house given certain constraints. They calculate the area of each room in the house. This is the 11th lesson in a 15-part unit.
Curated OER
You Are What You Eat
Youngsters listen to the story of Gregory the Terrible Eater and write a similar story using the same pattern. In the new book, Herman is requested to eat things that are nouns. They must supply the correct part of speech for the class...
Curated OER
Part-Time Protectors
Learners research the roles of the reserve armed forces in a variety of United States military conflicts, then create a documentary that illustrates the contributions of part-time soldiers.
Curated OER
Computers: Inside & Out- Operating Systems Matching Worksheet
For this computer education worksheet, students draw a line to match the 5 operating systems to the correct type of computer. They draw a line from the part of the operating system to the place it is stored in a computer.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Arduino Blink Challenge
Emerging engineers read about Arduino software and how it can be used. Then they follow a nine-step tutorial to connect an Arduino board to a computer and put it to work! The objective is to code a program that will cause an LED to...
College Board
GridWorld Case Study
The gridline is not just for Friday. Created for the first year, the GridWorld case study was part of the Computer Science course, the resource provides suggestions for integrating it throughout the course. Four instructional components...
Khan Academy
Project: Design an Animal
Combine creativity and coding in an activity where you are free to create your own animal. Try for something recognizable or not, the design is up to your unique students. The challenge is to use variables and variable expressions so...
Curated OER
Understanding Symmetry Through Visual Art
Have your class explore symmetry, radial balance and fractional parts in natural and man-made objects in their environment. Learners list examples and identify symmetrical and asymmetrical designs. Pupils are given a box of crayons and...
Curated OER
Eyes On Me
Students investigate the human eye. In this biology lesson, students read the book Look At Your Eyes and locate the various parts of their eye. Students play the game "I Spy."
EngageNY
End of Unit 2 Assessment, Part 2: Revise Essay Drafts
Positive feedback is a great way to improve writers' skills. Scholars receive their draft essays back with teacher comments and start the revision process. Next, they prepare to begin their final drafts at home.
EngageNY
End of Unit 2 Assessment, Part 1:Drafting the Argument Essay
An informative resource instructs pupils on how to write their essay drafts about the theme of control in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Next, scholars complete an Exit Ticket, listing their three favorite characters from the...
EngageNY
End of Unit 1 Assessment, Part 1: Drafting the Argumentative Essay
Time is of the essence. Pupils spend time completing the first draft of their essays based on Katherine Paterson's novel Lyddie. Using everything they've learned throughout the unit, they craft their arguments about whether Lyddie should...