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Interactive
Google

Google Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive site provides 3D visual images of any place on earth.
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Lesson Plan
Google

Cs Education at Google: Cs First: Gumball's Coding Adventure

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Teaches basic computer science concepts using the programming language Scratch. In this activity, students use characters from Cartoon Network's "The Amazing World of Gumball" to create an animated story.
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Lesson Plan
Media Smarts

Media Smarts: Lesson: Internet Time Capsule [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson plan, students learn about the concept of "time capsules" and then apply the idea by selecting time capsule contents to represent both the time they live in and their own lives and tastes. They then extend this idea to...
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Unit Plan
Other

Kid Citizen: Congress and Child Labor

For Students 3rd - 5th
Congress is made up of a group of people who work together to improve the quality of lives of citizens throughout the nation. Long ago Congress decided that it was important to pass labor laws to protect children. Why did they think that...
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Unit Plan
Other

Kid Citizen: Capture the Flag

For Students K - 1st
By investigating primary sources displaying the American flag, students will explore the various ways people use the flag to show characteristics such as pride, loyalty, and unity for the nation. In this tutorial, students will engage in...
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Unit Plan
Other

Kid Citizen: Snap a Photo: Agent of Change

For Students 3rd - 5th
How did photographers help convince Congress to pass child labor laws? This module explores some of Lewis Hine's photographs that exposed children's working conditions and advocated for child labor laws to protect them. In this tutorial,...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Wisconsin Education: Into the Map

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this learning module, students will explore the world of geography by creating and analyzing maps.
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: 100 Ways to Use Digital Cameras

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource presents 100 different ways to use a digital camera in the classroom.
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Lesson Plan
Other

National Council for the Social Studies: A Picture's Worth

For Teachers 1st - 5th
When using historical pictures in the classroom, students will need help drawing their observations together to reach conclusions about the lives of people at a particular time. Sets of photographs - along with probing questions and...