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Biofilms Are Everywhere
Students research biofilms and create brochures. They role play as advertising firm members assigned to educate the general public about biofilms. They create "wanted dead or alive" posters about harmful and helpful biofilms respectively.
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Jobs in the Colonial Period
Students identify jobs and their requirements that were important on the New Hampshire frontier. They analyze the importance of certain jobs and compare and contrast them with jobs today. They also examine the role of technology in...
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All Quiet on the Western Front
Students use unitedstreaming and Google Earth to investigate World War II and All Quiet on the Western Front. In this novel and technology lesson, students view a video about the novel using unitedstreaming video, visit the given...
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Chocolate Fever
Fourth graders read and interpret each chapter of the book in small groups through various exercises. Vocabulary lists are given, as well as rubrics, quizzes and activity sheets. Students create their own PowerPoint presentations to...
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World War II
Students analyze primary sources (photographs) for evidence of American military technology during WWII. They debate the use of the Atomic Bomb. Students view the Rosenthal image. They discuss the image in detail.
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TV on Cell phones? Funny but Profitable
Learners explore the concept of technology. In this technology lesson, students read an article about television on a cell phone. Learners discuss why MobiTV was successful. Students discuss a technology and possible innovations to...
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Microsoft Office Excel
Middle schoolers use Microsoft Office Excel. In this technology lesson plan, students enter data on a spreadsheet using Excel. This programs tallies data and presents it using graphs.
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Measuring Earthquakes
After a brief discussion on earthquakes, make a makeshift seismograph to record the shaking of the table that it sits upon. While the background information will be useful to you as a teacher, the seismograph does not seem like it would...
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Courageous People
Fourth graders research a courageous person by reading a biography and using educational software to locate information. They make a puppet of the person to use while making an oral presentation. They write a report to be used for the...
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All About Me
Learners create and deliver an autobiographical, multimedia presentation. Students are introduced to the concept of multimedia communication. They use the technology that facilitates a public presentation.
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Undercover in the Secret State
Students examine the current conditions in North Korea. They view and analyze a CNN documentary, research a dissident, answer and discuss questions about the documentary on conditions in North Korea, and identify the technology used by...
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ECONOMIC SYSTEM
Students identify two American industrialists within the United States during the second half of the 19th century. They use specific examples, compare and contrast how these two industrialists were successful in their market. Students...
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Lewis Hine
Middle schoolers define the term Industrialization. They use specific examples, discuss why and how industrialization grew during the early twentieth century in America. Students evaluate the contributions of technological advances,...
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True Champions Practice Points-Responsibility
Students explore personal responsibility. In this character development lesson, students discuss and analyze a quote from Mia Hamm, a U.S. soccer player. Students brainstorm short and long term personal and team member responsibilities...
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A Long Walk
Seventh graders identify ways people persevere in a difficult situation. In this character education lesson, 7th graders watch a video about a man with cerebral palsy and discuss ways he perseveres.
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Stick Your Neck Out
Young scholars research stories of teens who care using a website embedded in the lesson. In this character education lesson, students read about young scholars who performed philanthropic acts and discuss the projects that most...
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Let's Talk About Sex
Pupils discuss abstinence. In this self-discipline lesson, students discuss the concept of sexual self-discipline in relationships, dress, and conduct.
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The Letter Cc
Students explore letter Cc. For this letter recognition lesson, students participate in country, state, food, literature, physical education, colors, careers, music, and game activities that are linked to the main lesson page. Students...
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Secrets from the Sea
Students utilize technology for research. They research the potential causes of the sinking of the Hunley.
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OTC Medications
Students become aware of better ways to read and analyze the information provided on OTC labels. This concept is accompanied with the integration of technology, brochures and a Venn Diagram for illustration. They assess medical...
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Indians in Georgia
Students investigate technology used by Native Americans by examining their creations. In this Native American math lesson, students examine the overall area of Mississippian Indian mounds that were built hundreds of years ago....
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Whitewashing Southern History
Students discuss the fact and fiction of slavery in the South. After viewing a video on two New Orleans plantations, they determine the accuracy of the facts presented. In the computer lab, they visit various sites and examine which ones...
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Technology Tackling Biofilms
Students use their knowledge of biofilms to design a model of a new toothbrush to tackle dental biofilms. In addition, they evaluate the product, and communicate the process of the technological design.
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Chinese Lanterns - Technology
Fifth graders investigate the type and use of lanterns in Chinese history, their cultural significance and their role in today's society. They watch a lantern maker and describe the process. Students compare and discuss a range of...