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Working with Spreadsheets

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students integrate physical education and technology. They give their best during jogging time and keep tally of the number of laps they run during their jogging time each day. They record this on a tally sheet and enter a formula which...
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Then and Now: Public Health from 1900 to Today

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Throughout the 20th Century, the world has become a healthier place. By examining the public-health issues and diseases doctors faced during the 1900's, young scholars will compare and contrast life from today vs. life in the 1900's....
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Big Brother vs. Little Brother: Updating Orwell's 1984

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Government surveillance is an enduring conflict that has become increasingly complex with our nation's use of technology. Add to the understanding of Orwell’s 1984 by using the resources here that display the contemporary actions of Big...
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Technology and Medicine

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students watch a video and continue with research of Ancient Rome and the quest for knowledge. They form expert groups to study one aspect of life in Ancient Rome and share with the rest of the class.
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National Wildlife Federation

Conceptualizing Module II - Putting It All Together

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
"Creativity is just connecting things." - Steve Jobs. After weeks of researching climate change, the ninth lesson in a series of 21 combines the data and analysis to address essential questions. It covers natural phenomenon, human...
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Television CensorChip

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Explore the current television rating system, its content descriptors, and the new V-chip technology that more readily allow parents to control their child's television viewing. Help learners develop a survey that will determine the pros...
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Searching for Answers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
How does a judge in the federal judicial court decide on a verdict? Give your middle and high schoolers a better idea of how final decisions are made in the judicial system. Then split your class into four groups, assigning each group a...
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The Internet of Things: IoT

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
How has the Internet of Things affected our lives? Scholars examine the massive influence of mobile devices in this analysis lesson, which begins with a seven-minute documentary clip. They also read a New York Times article (linked)...
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Edible GMOs?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The debate over genetically modified organisms is on! Young biologists imagine that they have been asked to choose which corn chips will be sold for a fundraiser, one made with GMOs or one without. This four-day lesson plan requires...
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Out of Order

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars consider the role technology plays in their lives and create one-act plays illustrating how reliance on a certain technology can be problematic if the gadget is not working properly.
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Fields of the Future

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate India's technology outsourcing, and examine their own career choices to determine what technology is required in the field. Students dermine how careers have changed over time and speculate future changes, then write...
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Television Goes Digital

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the difference between analog and digital televisions. They examine how the technology works and the impact of television through history. They also compare older television sets to ones found today.
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The Ups and Downs of Technology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a visual timeline of skyscrapers built in the past 20 years. In this physical science lesson, students research important facts about the building. They discuss the challenges architects face when building skyscrapers.
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Bridging History and Technology

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study the history and importance of the Triborough Bridge in New York City, and then research different bridges and prepare presentations about them. They, in groups, research a bridge and prepare a poster about it.
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Cyberspace Safari

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers go on an information gathering hunt on the Internet to study West African empires. They work in teams; meteorologists, bankers, writers, and archaeologists. They collect data on all sorts of topics related to West...
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Go for the Gold!

For Teachers 5th - 12th
The options are vast with this Ancient Greece and Olympics research project! Using Scholastic online resources, historians have interactive and educational supports to guide them through researching and writing about the 2004 Olympics in...
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Playing the Cards of Place Value

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Third graders explore place value to the ten-thousands place. For this amazing, 21-page place value lesson, learners represent numbers in standard and expanded form, and use technology to represent numbers to 9,999.
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Teach Engineering

Capturing the Sun's Warmth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Passive solar heating is a technology that's been in use for thousands of years. Here, elementary schoolers are exposed to this type of heating, the materials that are used in passive solar heating, and they study how engineers design...
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Agriculture in the Classroom

A Holiday Tradition: Which Christmas Tree Will You Choose?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Different varieties of Christmas trees provide an interesting way to combine social studies, science, math, and technology. Class members not only research the history of the Christmas tree holiday tradition, they compare and contrast...
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Mapping the Deep-Ocean Floor

For Teachers 7th - 8th
How do you create a map of the ocean floor without getting wet? Middle school oceanographers discover the process of bathymetric mapping in the third installment in a five-part series of lessons designed for seventh and eighth graders....
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Southern Poverty Law Center

Evaluating Reliable Sources

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
A lesson plan instills the importance of locating reliable sources. Scholars are challenged to locate digital sources, analyze their reliability, search for any bias, and identify frequently found problems that make a source unusable. 
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Examining a Microchip

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this computer technology lesson students investigate silicon microchips.  Students explore microchip technology using a microscope.  Lesson contains hands on investigations.
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Web Puts Undiscovered Musicians, Listeners In Tune

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students read an article from USA Today about technology and the music business. In this news article instructional activity, students read an article about failed musicians and their new roles in music and technology. Students discuss...
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Technology: Powerpoint, Lesson 2

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create Powerpoint slide shows, entitled "All About Me." Their presentations include information about their families, hobbies, along with tables and charts. In addition, students use animation and sound in their projects.

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