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Beijing: An Important City in China
Students investigate Beijing by reading an essay. In this Chinese Geography activity, students read an essay written about Beijing and answer questions on a comprehension worksheet. Students may research Beijing further by utilizing...
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Cyberbullying
Learners investigate internet safety by discussing harassment on the web. In this cyber safety instructional activity, students identify the causes and effects of cyber bullying behavior. Learners discuss actions to take if they or...
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Podcasting Gone Digital
Students prepare a podcast activity for their instructional activity on tall tales. In this tall tales and technology instructional activity, students work in groups to prepare sentences about tall tale characters. Students make drawings...
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Test Your Research Skills: Spotlight on Australia
In this Australia research worksheet, students use the Internet or a research library to answer questions about Australia.
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World Wide Web 2
In this research skills instructional activity, students identify the countries and match the web address extension with the country it represents.
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City Quiz Series: Derby Industrial Museum
In this research skills worksheet on the Derby Industrial Museum, students use the Internet or library to answer questions about the Derby Industrial Museum at the Silk Mill.
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Making a Pictorial Timeline
Students create a pictorial timeline of a biographical character. In this timeline lesson, students create a slide show illustrating the life of the person from a biography they've read. Students also use Kid Pix to create a pictorial...
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Visit My Class Wikis
Students visit the links on the blog site to learn about class wikis. In this technology integration lesson, students visit the links to view class wikis.
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Historical Temperatures
Students research historical regional temperatures for their current season. In this historical weather instructional activity, students conduct weather station and Internet research to learn about historical regional temperatures....
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Stained Glass in the Middle Ages
In this Middle Ages worksheet, learners read the 7 questions related to the Middle Ages. Students type in their answers and email to the teacher.
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Explorit's Chemistry Quiz
In this chemistry activity, students complete a six question multiple choice quiz about chemistry. This is an on-line interactive activity.
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Safe Surfing! What Would You Do?
In this activity on safely surfing the web, students select the best answer to a set of 5 situations in order to reinforce safe use of the web.
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Safe Surfing! Surfing Lingo Word Scramble
In this Internet surfing worksheet, students unscramble the Internet web surfing words in the box and then match them to the definitions below.
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Do Some Research: Chemistry 6
In this chemistry research worksheet, students read the sentence and research in the library or on the Internet to find the answer and then write it on the blue line. Students then write a short report about this topic: the process of...
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Do Some Research: Chemistry 5
For this chemistry research worksheet, students read the sentence and research in the library or on the Internet to find the answer and then write it on the blue line. Students then write a short report about this topic: the _____ point...
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Do Some Research: Chemistry 9
In this chemistry research worksheet, students read the sentence and research in the library or on the Internet to find the answer and then write it on the blue line. Students then write a short report about this topic: a substance that...
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Searching the Internet
In this computer research activity, students read 9 detailed instructions on how to properly conduct an Internet search. There are no questions.
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Good E-mail Manners
Students discuss online e-mail safety and etiquette rules and how they should apply the same rules in cyberspace as they use when encountering strangers in the face-to-face world. They participate in mock situations and tell what the...
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Technology: The State of the Internet
Students develop ratings criteria for evaluating Websites. Once they brainstorm lists of qualities for Websites, students, in pairs, browse various Maine Websites and create evaluation systems. As a follow-up activity, students may...
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Element Investigation
Students examine the process for gathering information about an element using at least three Internet websites. They gather the data about the element on a investigation worksheet which is graded using a rubric.
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Who Says?
Students evaluate websites for scientific accuracy and usefulness. They explore various content evaluation criteria and observe a demonstration on evaluating web sites. They select and evaluate a website for its content information on a...
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SIRS Discoverer - Narrowing a Search
Students discover how to obtain precise information during an internet search. They work in pairs to develop skills in using SIRS Discoverer to find an article on a specific topic. They evaluate the article on relevance to the topic...
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Where Exactly Am I, Anyway?
Students are introduced to the components of an URL. They explore several websites in groups and evaluate the reliability of each. Students identify sites that they believe will provide reliable information and complete a worksheet.
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TV Without the Television
Students consider their own understanding of advertising on the Internet and examine the latest form of advertising online to create "How it Works" posters for a variety of Internet technologies. They reflect on how these technologies...