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What's Inside My Computer?

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pupils draw a picture of what they think a computer looks like inside. They learn the function of each part of a computer, the definitions of unfamiliar computer terms, and complete a worksheet of definitions of computer parts.
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"Who am I?"

For Teachers K - 5th
Pupils of all ages work in pairs to find information about themselves and record a digital "Who am I?" They observe and measure each other, write clues, and illustrate before having others guess who is described.
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Rename That State!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
As Shakespeare famously wrote, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet," but can the same be said for a state? In this elementary geography instructional activity, students are assigned specific states to research using the...
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Polar Scientists: Polar Science

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Research skills are extremely important and they can be linked to any subject. Get your class thinking about scientists that study the polar region, what they do, and how they get funded to continue their research. Each child uses a...
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Kid-Created Biographies

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create biographies on the people they know best-- their teachers! students use various skills to collect information, organize details, publish the biographies and present the information.
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Our 50 States

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the location of the 50 states using an interactive map. They practice geography skills by playing a fun game. Pupils become familiar with the state abbreviations for the US states. Students become familiar with the...
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A Holiday Card in KidPix

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create a holiday card using computer software.  In this computer card making lesson, students design an original holiday card using a variety of tools.  Students navigate the software utilizing various tools.
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Pizza Muffins & Podcasting

For Teachers K - 6th
Students investigate life skills by participating in a voice recording activity. In this baking lesson, students identify the ingredients needed to create pizza menu items and the steps which should be taken to bake them. Students...
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Fantastic Flying Journey

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders listen to a teacher reading of the "Fantastic Flying Journey." students research each country/continent using the Internet and creating a travel journal.
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The Monarch Butterfly Watch

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students explore monarch migration through the Journey North web site. In this butterfly lesson plan, students use the internet to identify a butterfly's migration pattern. Students write in electronic journals.
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Measuring Animal Sizes (and Relative Sizes in our Animal Environment)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover the actual size and weight of many insects and animals. In this biology lesson, students investigate animals and insects to determine their actual weight and size. In groups, students create an animal or insect of their...
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A Growing Success

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create a multimedia presentation as a culmination of a plant unit.  In this hyperstudio lesson,  students research from assigned sites and create a Hyperstudio stack.  Students write a cinquain. 
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Portfolio Autobiographies

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create an autobiography on the computer. They write, design and illustrate using word processing and graphic tools on the computer.
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Doing Dewey Decimal

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine the Dewey Decimal System and locate books in the nonfiction section. They examine a shelf of books and try to determine how the books are arranged, then watch a short video "Media Mania." Students then match construction...
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Geography Puzzles

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners study the continents of the world. In this Internet geography lesson, students connect to online mapping games. Learners collaborate in order to develop their understanding of world geography, including countries and capital...
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Seaside Science

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students research sea life using laptop computers. In this sea life lesson, students participate in a field trip to the beach and enter observations into their laptop computers. Students classify shells and sea life.
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Animal Diaries

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students read Diary of a Worm by Foreen Cronin. In this journal writing lesson, students research an animal and write a diary by their animal. Students apply the research they've completed in their writings. Students share their diaries....
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My Hero Learning Circle

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students participate in a collaboration activity. In this My Hero Project lesson, students discover what a hero is to someone halfway around the world and themselves. Over the 16-week session, circles, made up of between 6-9 classes from...
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Compare Topography of Earth and Mars with a Worldwide Telescope

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students compare geography to topography. In this topography lesson, students examine the topography of the surfaces of the Earth. Students compare one feature of Earth to one feature of Mars and present in a PowerPoint.
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Photoshop for Fifth Graders: the Basics

For Teachers K - 5th
Students review the basic tools for Adobe Photoshop.  In this Photoshop instructional activity, students choose a picture and discuss its properties.  Students use tools to see how pictures are altered. Students use layers to change...
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Understanding Characters

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students analyzing characters from a story by creating an article about one.  In this story analysis lesson, students read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, and pick one character to write descriptively about.  Students...
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Let's Learn about Symmetry

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore symmetry in architecture.  In this cross curriculum art  and architecture lesson, students fold paper to illustrate symmetry and identify symmetrical and asymmetrical shapes.  Students observe photographs or take a walk...
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The Froggy Page

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners investigate the cycle of life by observing tadpoles.  In this biology lesson plan, students utilize the Internet to read stories, observe pictures, and listen to sounds of frogs.  Learners create a poster board collage using...
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Famous Landmarks

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate countries by identifying their national landmarks.  In this World Geography lesson, students utilize the Internet to research a historic landmark in a foreign country and complete a landmark survey worksheet....

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