Software Development Lesson Plans

Students determine the costs and benefits of converting or combining sustainable technology to their schools power production portfolio using software developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. They watch a video, analyze data, and complete various worksheets.

Students get involved in a unique collaboration that enhances their knowledge of architecture and design. Develop organizer resources with others. They are engulfed into a world of architects and museum specialists to facilitate the appreciation of the demands and potential of technology.

Students compare the antitrust case against Microsoft with other historic antitrust cases. After exploring the notions of capitalism, monopolies and trusts, students examine the current case against Microsoft.

Students explore the relationship and impact of information technology in the business arena. They describe one or two aspects of IT jobs that interest them and identify one or two ways to further explore the world of IT careers.

Students explore the concept of appeal and analyze its role in the American justice system. By building their understanding of the Microsoft antitrust case and its subsequent appeal, students examine all sides of issue and speculate outcome of the case.

Students use software to determine the costs and benefits of renewable energy. In this clean energy lesson, students find out the most cost-effective use for clean energy grant money. They use free Internet-based software to assist them with the lesson.

Demonstrate how to engage in a polite and professional conversation with this banking and interfacing lesson. Focusing on explanatory and informaitonal texts, middle schoolers write sentences using banking and finance terminologies. Additionally, they design their own company and audit each others finances. There are several activities to augment your unit on explanatory text.

Students study basic computer programming and the work of software engineers.  In this creative lesson students create their own software game.

Students explore Vancouver. In this Vancouver geography and English language building lesson, students brainstorm what they know about Vancouver and predict what their text will cover. Students listen to the informational content of their geography lesson while following along in the book. Students complete a related vocabulary worksheet. This lesson is intended as supplementary support for ELL students.

Young scholars compare and contrast the Aztecs in Mexico with the Lenni-Lenape in Pennsylvania. In groups, they describe how various climates affect the way people live, the food they eat and the activities they participate in. They discuss the importance of location of both groups and how nearby cultures influence one another.