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Interactive
iCivics

County Basics

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
To understand the concept of a county government system, scholars read a short passage, view a helpful visual aid, use the web to conduct some research about their local areas, and then answer related questions online.
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US Department of Commerce

Sample Means - Exploring Sampling Variability

For Teachers 7th Standards
Sample an excellent resource on sampling variability. Pupils analyze census data on the percentage of homes in each state that have Internet access. They take random samples of different sample sizes, determine the sample means, and then...
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California Department of Education

An Online Tool I Can Use

For Teachers 6th Standards
Scholars explore the California Career Center website to gain insight into future career options. A scavenger hunt challenges pupils to locate multiple tabs and answer questions on a worksheet.
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Curated OER

Online Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students participate in an online scavenger hunt to answer questions posed by the teacher.  In this Internet search instructional activity, students are given specific questions and they have to use the Internet to locate the...
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Curated OER

Energy Adventure Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars complete a scavenger hunt. In this energy lesson, students use various Internet websites to explore forms of energy, non-renewable sources, renewable sources, electricity, uses of energy and energy efficiency.
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Common Sense Media

Going Places Safely

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
How can places on the Internet be dangerous? Youngsters draw important connections between traveling online and staying safe in the real world. They also discover three key online safety rules to guide them throughout their...
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Curated OER

"No News Like Ancient News"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Want to know more about Ancient history? Young historians will read a minimum of two web sites to complete the chart "Residents of Olympus". They choose one Greek god or goddess to research. This could be a small group activity or...
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Common Sense Media

The Power of Words

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Give youngsters the tools to approach cyberbullying and hostile language on the Internet. This lesson plan includes a variety of handouts and worksheets that will prompt discussion and inquiry with your class members around harmful...
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Curated OER

Lights! Cameras! Action!: Creating a Drama About the Lyme Art Colony

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Discuss the lives of artists in the Lyme Art Colony in the 1900s with this resource. Young historians write and perform a short scene depicting individuals who lived in the Griswold boardinghouse, used by the colony artists. They use the...
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University of Rhode Island

The Interactive Boston Computer Museum Tour

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use the Internet to use an interactive program which helps them explain the Internet better. They take a tour of a computer museum and focus on how the Internet works through an exhibit.
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Curated OER

Dino Hunt

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students use the Internet to gather information about dinosaurs. They practice navagating through the different websites. They also practice listening to directions and also explore how to fill out a KWL chart.
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Curated OER

Pharaoh Phonetics

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore ancient Egypt. In this Egypt lesson, students use the Internet to research ancient Egypt and then participate in several activities that help them better understand Egyptian culture.
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Curated OER

Internet ABC's for Elementary Schoolers

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars develop basic Internet skills. In this lesson introducing the basics of the Internet, students discover how to use toolbars, address bars, how to save a website to revisit later, and how to use the back and forward...
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Curated OER

Predicting Temperature: An Internet/Excel Learning Experience

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use the Internet (www.weather.com) to find the high temperature for our locale and the high temperature for another city around the world. They keep track of the temperature in these two locations for 10 days.
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Curated OER

Tech Smart

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders practice computer skills. In this technology lesson, 6th graders use programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Print Shop, and PowerPoint. They use the Internet for research and data collection to be incorporated in their...
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Curated OER

Looking Blue

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students participate in a research project that is exclusively using the internet. The author states that traditional labs are hard to conduct for a light lab. This one uses the internet with the intention that students can manipulate...
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Curated OER

Hurricanes

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use the internet to research the characteristics of hurricanes. Using this information, they read about past hurricanes and use a weather map to trace current disturbances in the oceans. They also discuss hurricane safety and...
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Project SMART

Travel the World Via the "Net"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to create a travel brochure of a foreign country of their choice. They use the Internet to research their information. They create graphics showing interesting locations. They write in their journals at the end of...
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Curated OER

Eudora Welty Internet Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use the Internet as a research tool. they read, comprehend, identify, evaluate, and select the correct answers to contextual questions.They write a rough draft, edit/revise, and a final draft summarizing the information located.
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Curated OER

Internet Word Search

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this Internet terminology worksheet, students define, discuss, locate and circle on a word search puzzle ten key Internet terms used on a daily basis.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Simple Machines Internet Research

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars identify six types of simple machines, then use the Internet for research.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Test Your Research Skills: Fears and Phobias

For Students 5th - 6th
In this research skills worksheet, students use the Internet or other research sources to define 15 names of fears or phobias. Students write the definition next to each word.
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Curated OER

Habitats Past and Present

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars explore the changes in animal habitats. In this ecosystem lesson, students use the Internet to explore the changes in the environment since the 1700's. Young scholars complete a Venn diagram to compare the differences in...
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Curated OER

Flutter By!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify and list the four main stages of a life cycle of a butterfly. In this butterfly lesson plan, 2nd graders use the internet and videos to learn about the life cycle and be able to list them on their own.

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