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Sherlock Holmes Database Investigation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct a character study using the literature of Sherlock Holmes. They use a database with different cases that need to be solved. Students use the computer software to work through a list of suspects and match them with the...
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Exploring Teen Numbers

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore place value.  In this numeration instructional activity, students use ten frames to represent numbers greater than ten.  Students read two digit numerals and build the corresponding number using counters and...
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Trading Pennies and Dimes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, while in the computer lab, explore the strategy of making and grouping to ten. They assess how to trade pennies for dimes and create original word problems along with corresponding number sentences to illustrate grouping...
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Fractions

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, while in the computer lab discuss Fraction Action by Loreen Leedy, practice solving problems involving fractions. They explore non-unit fractions by describing parts of a set utilizing their attributes to categorize the...
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Patterns

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders recognize shape and number patterns. In groups, 5th graders use strategies to find patterns. They extend the patterns and give explanations as to how they found the pattern. Students use the computer and the hundreds...
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Inherit the Wind

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the theory of evolution and read the play Inherit The Wind and a series of articles and essays about the famous Scopes trial that centered around the right to teach evolution. They incorporate technology as they research...
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How to Teach Geography with KidPix 1

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create a compass rose. In this geography lesson, students create a compass rose using the computer program KidPix 1.
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Excel Turns Data Into Information

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students use excel to analyze data. In this technology activity, students enter data into the excel program to find averages and organize data.
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Sign Language

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create short video tutorials on various American Sign Language signs. This lesson is a six-day project that begins with internet research and ends with student self-evaluations of project results.
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Using Excel to Draw a Best Fit Line

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create line graphs for given data in Microsoft Excel. Students follow step by step instructions on how to create their graph, including how to create a trend line. Students print graphs without trend lines and manually draw...
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About Me

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students develop their English and technology skills by having them write about themselves--their family, their home and neighborhood, their interests and hobbies, their education, and their future plans. They produce an electronic text...
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Onion Skins

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore the structure of a plant cell. They carefully peel a single layer of onion skin from a slice of onion and stain it with methylene blue to observe the structures inside. They use a Digiscope connected to a computer to...
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Exploring the Families of Instruments

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners investigate the families of instruments. For this instrument lesson, students discuss how each instrument family makes their sound. Learners then make their own instruments. Students write a paragraph about their favorite...
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Going Batty

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a research project involving bats. They collect information for their project on the Internet and other educational sites. They participate in a field trip to discover more about bats at the zoo.
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Catalog Display for the Novel : The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Carlson

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explain the novel through creative descriptions, learn importance of word choice in descriptive writing, and implement technology skills of searching the Internet, typing, cutting and pasting, graphic designs, and...
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Fruitvale Extension

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students determine sources and extent of ground water contaminate, apply mathematics to model in real world simulation, and use technology to present results.
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GarageBand Orientation

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create short percussion pieces using the computer program GarageBand. Emphasis is placed on student feedback and discussion after performances of the songs are complete.
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Quilt Squares

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research the history of the quilt in American History and view a PowerPoint Presentation. They create a quilt square with colored paper using polygons, transformations, rotations, and reflections on the computer and on a...
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Geometric Lines: Parallel / Transversal / Perpendicular

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils in grade 7 and 8 work on outcomes related to spatial sense and geometric concepts, properties, and relationships. The activity integrates technology and helps students be exposed to multimedia.
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Heroes and Their Characteristics, Past and Present

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a PowerPoint presentation. In this Internet research and technology lesson, students pick a hero to research on the Internet. After conducting research, they create a PowerPoint presentation on the hero of their choice.
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The Life and Times of Tomie dePaola

For Teachers 1st
First graders research information about the author Tomie dePaola. In this author studies instructional activity, 1st graders use the computer to find information about Tomie dePaola's life and writing accomplishments. Students create...
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Clay Animation

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students are introduced to the history of clay animation. The use of construction, technology, and integration of curriculum make the lesson unique. The highlight of the project is the creation of a storyboard.
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An Introduction To NGO's Gender Equality Program

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders are introduced to the hardships women are facing to the projects of a variety of organizations. They assess Canada's participation in world affairs with reference to human rights and modern conflicts. Pupils compare...
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Selling Solutions

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify, design and present specific information to sell their idea for reducing the impacts of climate change. Students create a television or print advertisement. Students utilize technology to create a final project....