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A Visit to Hogwarts
Students collaborate in groups to read excerpts or entire selections from two Harry Potter books, use educational software to create concept maps detailing similarities and differences between first two Harry Potter books, and analyze...
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Feature Column: Virtual Field Trips
Students discover ways to stay healthy by utilizing Internet education software. Â In this computer technology lesson plan, students investigate Internet programs that simulate a field trip by showing images and video. Â Students...
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An Irish Blessing
Students explore Irish culture by participating in a creative writing activity. In this good will writing lesson plan, students define "Irish Blessings" and utilize computer software to create a template for a blessing they will write....
Computer Science Field Guide
Computer Science Field Guide
Imagine computer science all summed up in one book. This resource provides 16 chapters that cover many aspects of computer science, ranging from algorithms to software engineering. The e-book contains links to applets to help explain...
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Designing a Web Page
Students utilize educational software to create their own websites. Â In this web design lesson, students collaborate in groups to create web page designs based on workers and figures from their community. Â Students research other website...
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The Very Grouchy Ladybug: Telling Time
Students practice telling time by reading a children's story. Â In this time keeping lesson, students read the book The Very Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carl, and create a schedule for the ladybug to complete certain activities. Â Students...
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Today is Monday - Calendar Math
Students practice memorizing the seven days of the week and keeping them in order.  In this calendar instructional activity, students read aloud the book Today is Monday by Eric Carle, and create their own calendar style book using...
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History of Television
Young scholars investigate the history of Television by using the Internet. Â In this timeline lesson, students discuss and take notes on the 10 main events in Television history and create a timeline through education software. Â Young...
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A Vacation Expedition: Universal Design and Differentiated Instruction Lesson
Students plan a vacation to either a mountain, deep-sea location, rainforest or to the moon. In this vacation planning lesson plan, students research information about the location of their choice. They watch video clips on the...
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Foodborne Illness Educational Materials
Students work in teams to research and create educational material succinctly summarizing known salient fact, including prevention, of a particular foodborne illness. Pupils educational materials are presented in both oral and written...
US National Archives
WWII: Western Europe 1939-45 – D-Day
D-Day, also known as the Normandy Invasion, was a true turning point for the Allied forces and one of the most successful campaigns of World War II. After researching the factors that contributed to the campaign's success, high schoolers...
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Tools of the Trade
Students investigate different jobs that require specific tools. Â In this occupational activity, students describe a tool one of their family members uses for their job and why it is necessary to have. Â Students create computer pages...
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Discovering Dewey's Decimal System
Middle schoolers discover the Dewey Decimal System. Â In this fractions lesson, students utilize education software to discover how the Dewey Decimal System works. Â Middle schoolers create a PowerPoint presentation in groups or a...
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Technology in the Early Education Classroom
Young scholars explore computers. They type their names and use different fonts. They create mini-posters using Kid Pix software and use the Oregon Trail software to discover the westward trek in United States history. They explore...
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An Introduction to the Night Sky and Movement Astronomy
Basically, this is an interactive exploration of educational astronomy software and an app. Young astronomers discover how the apparent motion of the sky relates to Earth's movements and the position of the observer. It is out of this...
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African Folktales
Students study the elements of folktales. They write, perform and produce their own African folktales using camcorders and movie software.
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Book Ads
Students observe book ads from Reading Rainbow and decide on a book to write an ad for. They prepare an ad and produce it using a digital camcorder and software.
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Musical Sounds
Students investigate music appreciation by completing worksheets. In this musical arts lesson, students complete worksheets in which they identify different musical instruments, the sounds they make and the family of instruments they...
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Millie's Math House Lesson Plan
Students count, match and arrange unordered fixed objects. Millie's Math House Cookie Factory educational software is used in this lesson.
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Ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian Writing
Students research cuneiform and hieroglyphics from the internet and use educational software to create their own cuneiform tablet in this excellent World History lesson. The use of the computer software program Inspiration 7.5 is...
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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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My Family Tradition
Students examine different family traditions to further explain social patterns. They complete a graphic organizer using educational software.
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Using Waste Heat to Generate Electricity
High school energy enthusiasts will be able to explain how thermal energy that is a byproduct of industry can be used as an alternative way to generate electricity. After some discussion, brainstorming, listening to podcasts, and...
Polar Trec
Science in Antarctica
PolarTREC brings polar researchers and educators together to benefit both science and education. Pupils select one research project in Antarctica to explore and present to their peers. Scholars polish research and presentation skills as...