How do databases store and retrieve information? The activities in the resource provide fundamental concepts of databases by introducing an approach that teaches the basics without using computers. The pupils act as the actual data...

Fifth graders are selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts to raise money for their overnight camping trip. They use a database to set to keep track of and record additions to their daily sales. Students then follow the step by step directions to...

There's an app for that! Pupils learn to build an app that will store data on an Android. The lesson introduces class members to the tiny database, TinyDB, for Android devices. A video tutorial provides an example that uses the...

Fourth graders search a database for information on North Carolina lighthouses and Old Mills. Using their research, 4th graders generate further questions on these subjects and then research the answers.

Learners research dinosaurs using text, software, and Internet resources while role playing as paleontologists. They place the information from their research in databases and publish an illustrated page about their findings.

Students explore the basic concepts of a relational database by designing a questionnaire to gather information about their school's student body for use in designing more effective school programs.

Fifth graders collect information about an assigned topic. They organize data by using a database.

Students investigate the usage of databases. They design and create their own databases to hold information. They edit the file and sort/ index the new database. They also generate a detailed report of the data present.

In this database activity, students follow directions on how to make their own database. Students complete 3 steps total.

Second graders collect daily weather information and introduce them to databases.

Fifth graders use a database to gather information on the United States. Using this information, they try to describe the settlement patterns in the various states. They enter additional information into the database and use queries to...

In this technology worksheet, students examine the graphics in order to see how the information is organized for a database. They use the sheet as a reference for making database entries.

Looking for a way to use the Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL) in your classroom? Use this presentation to show your pupils the step-by-step procedure for finding an article on the database. The slideshow would work for secondary grade...

Students analyze hurricanes. In hurricanes lesson, students use the Internet and GIS to analyze hurricanes. Students view the National Atlas of Maps to discuss the direction hurricanes move. Students study the wind and pressure fields to...

Prepare middle schoolers for life in the tech world with a lesson on entering, storing, sorting, and creating database collections. They use a database tool, such as excel, to record the contents of their CD collections. They then...

Middle and high schoolers study significant people who shaped the 20th-century history and are introduced to database tools. Researchers use the Internet to research five 20th century history makers. They write a short biography of five...

Your class is getting ready for its first big research project. While they know how to use the Internet, do they know how to find academic information? Do they know how to find credible sources? Give them this packet and bring them to...

Seventh graders make a fact book about the countries of Africa. They use database applications to create documents related to content areas. Students find basic information as well as information about the people, religion, society,...

Students access the ERIC database and search for the resources on learning theories. They use the features of ERIC to bookmark sources and then use Excel to create a summary of the database search.

Ninth graders continue to work on their research papers including to credit and cite all resources used, incorporate a style manual, electronic databases, online resources as well as a Works Cited page. In addition, they orally present...

Students make a database of their Halloween candy and decide which types are the healthiest. In this diet lesson plan, students make written data charts using their candy, locate dietary information on one type, sort the candy by shape,...

Students record information in a database about the three American colonies. They are comparing and contrasting them. They are to log into a given database and fill in the corresponding sections. Once it is filled in the similiarities...

Middle schoolers are shown how to create their own database using different field types. They are taugt how to design their own layout-chaning font or size and color of text, adding background color and clipart. Students interrogate...

Fourth graders research a specific rock or mineral. They compile the facts into a database which students access for information.