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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Completing the Circuit

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In the everyday electrical devices we use - calculators, remote controls and cell phones - a voltage source such as a battery is required to close the circuit and operate the device. In this hands-on activity, students use a battery,...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Using Cellphones and Computers to Transmit Information

For Teachers 11th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about changes in communication after computers and cell phones. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: News Debate Phone Patrol

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the police being able to search through cell phones without a search warrant. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Article
Other

Pc Magazine: Smartphones

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the next generation of phones, which have the brains and brawn to take mobile productivity to the next level.
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Read Works

Read Works: How Does a Cell Phone Work?

For Teachers 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about cell phones and how they work. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Paying Attention to Technology Reviewing a Technology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains plans for five lessons that ask learners to write reviews of pieces of technology (cell phones, webcams, ink pens, satellite dishes, etc.) like they would write reviews of books. In addition to objectives and standards, this...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What's a Smartphone Made Of?

For Students 9th - 10th
If we broke open all the newest phones and split them into their component parts, that would produce around 85,000 kg of gold, 875,000 of silver, and 40,000,000 of copper. Kim Preshoff investigates the sustainability of phone production.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Microwaves

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Microwaves and their uses, and how cell phones and radar work.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Listen!

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This small group lesson addresses a very specific skill that some students need to improve their reading skills - self-monitoring. Using play phones, the students will listen to themselves very carefully to see whether what they are...
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Article
Childnet

Childnet: Online Safety: Location Services

For Students 9th - 10th
Your location refers to where you are and devices often track this in the background even when you don't have internet or reception. These location-based services are found on most smart devices including phones and use technology to...
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Article
Other

Youth Time Magazine: Does Over Reliance on Tech Affect Our Ability to Spell?

For Students 9th - 10th
Technology can bring a lot of convenience into our lives. But it can also make us rely a little too much on our phones, tablets, laptops, and smart watches. Spelling and grammar is something that seems to suffer due to our over-reliance...
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Website
Other

Smart Motorist: 15 Most Common Causes of Car Accidents: Tips for Prevention

For Students 9th - 10th
Research shows 90% of car accidents are due to human error. Read about the top 15 most common causes and how to mitigate them.
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Website
Other

Deafness in Disguise

For Students 9th - 10th
Enlightening history of hearing aid devices from the 19th century on.
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Handout
Other

History of Telephone Sets: Graham Bell Invents the Telephone

For Students 9th - 10th
A short summary of how Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) came to invent the telephone.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: I'm Not in Range

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this role-playing activity, students learn how cellular phone service works, its advantages and its limitations. Students also learn about the advantages and limitations of satellite phone service. Phone communication involves many...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Telephones: Then and Now

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how telephones have changed throughout time. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Mean Machines

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the growing problem of cyberbullying and what can be done to stop it. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Unit Plan
Learn My Way

Learn My Way: Using a Touchscreen

For Students 1st - 7th
In this online course, students will learn about how to use a touchscreen on a mobile phone or tablet computer. The course will cover basic and more advanced touchscreen controls.
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Article
Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Prepaid Phone Cards

For Students 9th - 10th
This article might help students avoid the problems often associated with prepaid phone cards.
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Article
Other

Aap: Constantly Connected: Adverse Effects of Media on Children & Teens

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This article shares information about the adverse effects of the media on children's health.
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Unit Plan
Get Safe Online

Get Safe Online: Smartphones and Tablets

For Students 9th - 10th
Most people do not think their mobile phone is a security risk. However, smart phones and phones that use wireless connections such as Bluetooth are susceptible to security threats unless they are configured properly. This resource...
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Cell Phone Novels: 140 Characters at a Time

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Cell phone novels are short stories designed to be read on cellular telephones. This article examines the Japanese trend and its potential in America.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Shape Shifting Future of the Mobile Phone

For Students 9th - 10th
Fabian Hemmert demos one future of the mobile phone- a shape-shifting and weight-shifting handset that "displays" information nonvisually, offering a delightfully intuitive way to communicate. [4:15]
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Other

The Skeptic's Dictionary: Electromagnetic Fields (Em Fs)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores what electromagnetic fields are, how they are caused, and their link (or lack thereof) to cancer.

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