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Valentine's Day: Love Letters
Oh the joys of love! As a special Valentine's Day assignment, budding authors research the life of one of the most romantic poets, Keats. They read the letter, "To Fanny Brawne, 13 October 1819," then compose a love letter of their own....
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Animals Project for German Students
Who doesn't love animals? Young learners will be excited to develop their vocabulary and categorize animals into different lists. This includes a fun extension activity that encourages the older learners to create a PowerPoint...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Google vs. China
Censorship remains a hot topic among teens. Evoke heated discussion with this political cartoon analysis handout, which features 2 cartoons focused on China's internet censorship. Background information gives pupils a brief description...
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Ready-Set-Tech: When a Volcano Erupts
Wouldn't it be a blast to uncover the science behind volcanic eruptions? Explore, research, and examine the nature of volcanoes with three fun hands-on projects kids will love. First the class takes to the Internet to research volcanoes....
University of the Desert
How Do I Feel That My Culture Is Misunderstood by Others?
Using video clips of young adults from around the world describing their cultures and how they can be misunderstood, learners compare their own cultural point of view to that of others through discussion and writing.
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Grade 9 ELA Module 3, Unit 2, Lesson 7
Now that learners have honed their inquiry-based projects down to their strongest few questions, they can conduct independent research. High schoolers pursue answers to their inquiries while assessing sources, establishing a research...
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Consumerism in the Classroom: Effective Strategies for Today's Teenage Consumers
Help class members become savvy consumers with a series of activities that has them analyzing marketing strategies, comparing the value of brand name versus off-brand clothing, and considering the advantages and...
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Chicken Truck: Writing Algebraic Expressions
How did the chicken travel down the road? Given a picture of a chicken truck, class members brainstorm what information they need to determine the total number of chickens on the truck. Pupils research for the information and devise a...
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Hillary Conquers Everest
If a field trip to the summit of Mount Everest isn't in your school budget, make the trek virtually! An interactive lesson allows class members to follow Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's trail up the mountain, and provides...
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Dino Hunt
Students use the Internet to gather information about dinosaurs. They practice navigating through webpages and following directions. They define important vocabulary and practice making a KWL chart.
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Email Around the World
Students send and receive e-mail messages and find the location of each of the messages on a map. Students then write a description and trivia facts about their school to send to others.
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The Jason Technology Project
Fifth graders use the Internet to participate in an interactive tour of the Jason Project. They explore the peninsula, coral reef and marine life off of the coast of Florida.
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A Guided Tour
Students identify differences in information found on the internet and in print books. They practice navigating between different pages and using shortcuts. They evaluate a site and share their findings with the class.
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Public Art Exchange Project
Twelfth graders use the Internet to search for information, communicate with others and create a web page to exchange types of public art. They work together to scan photographs on to the internet and write descriptions. They present...
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E-Mail to Learning
Third graders investigate how to use e-mail for communication and the Internet for a source of information. They establish e-pals and conduct an author's study using the Internet.
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Where in the World is 5T?
Learners use the Internet to research astronomy questions written by another class. As questions are answered, clues are given telling where the other class is "hiding" in the world.
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Computers: Get Plugged In!
Students examine the significance of learning to use the computer and the Internet. They watch and discuss a video, conduct Internet research on a celebrity or historical figure, and teach a lesson plan to a person about navigating the...
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Now, That's a Bright Idea!
Students explore the role that electricity plays in their daily lives, both in school and at home. They conduct research on energy usage in various rooms of the school and in their homes and create posters, graphs, and analyses of their...
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Prom Date
High schoolers use the internet to research the cost of going to the school prom. As a class, they brainstorm about the things needed in order to go to the dance and use advertisements to make a budget. After all of the data is...
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Rationale
Students consider the rationale behind using the Internet as a research resource tool. They develop a research project, consider how to access and assess new information and format their research for presentation to the class.
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Our Five Senses
Students explore the five senses through hands-on and Internet activities.
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ICT Activity 2
Students use the internet and follow links to a bookmarked site. They view the National Gallery web site to become familiar with some of the contents of the Gallery. Students gather around the computer to find the bookmarked site. They...
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The History of the Pencil
Students research and write about the pencil. They organize the research using concept maps and write an essay using the writing process.
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Online Newspaper Search
Students use the Internet to research an article. When they find an article they like, it be printed and they highlight the important information and present to the class.