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Slide Show Review

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a five question slide show which reviews the chapter or unit they have just completed in class. They create multiple choice questions based on the review material.
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Cooking Super Star Meals with Kids

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Pupils explore the benefits of allowing and providing specifically designed age-appropriate cooking experiences for young children. They "cook" a variety of creative, healthy dishes designed for 3-5 year-olds to make and to help them...
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Plant Cycles

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify plants parts and their functions.  In this plant cycle lesson, students examine parts of plants and how the parts help them survive in its environment. Students use graphic organizers, the internet, books and...
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Get Your Calcium - Rich Foods

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore personal health by identifying positive food choices. In this calcium sources lesson, 5th graders discuss the common ways a human can receive calcium such as consuming dairy products. Students view a virtual tour of...
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Communication

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Pupils identify good listening and talking skills and discuss verbal, written, and non-verbal communication. They create collages of magazine pictures demonstrating non-verbal communication.
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Multi Media "self" Presentation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars create a three-five minute presentation that visually illustrates major aspects of the their lives. Using Movie Works software as a base, they integrate video, photography, artwork, graphic elements, and sound to produce...
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Intro to PowerPoint-with KidPix Pictures

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students construct a four sentence creative story by using KidPix software. In this computer technology lesson, students use KidPix software to develop slides about themselves, their family, and their house. Students illustrate each...
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Basic HTML

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students work with basic HTML elements to build a better knowledge of web page construction. They write a simple web page using HTML elements.
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Job Applications and Specifications

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students can navigate job choices, understand the application process, and find characteristics of a company they many be interested in. Students research the Family Dollar Company and find out about the coporation, types of jobs...
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How a Seed Grows: And Who Grows It

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore botany by viewing video clips in class. In this seed growth lesson, 2nd graders identify the types of seeds that grow specific plants and what the optimal conditions are for growing seeds. Students view a video...
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Evaluating Web Sites

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students examine how to evaluate a website. They discuss a graphic organizer, conduct Internet research, and apply a checklist of criteria to various websites.
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Keyboarding Lesson - Type Reach

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students locate and type letters e, h, and o keys and practice a new technique: type reach. They review the home row with all letters learned.
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Building a House: Laying a Foundation

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine how a house is staked when preparing to build while they discover what the foundation is made of. They study how the foundation is poured and that the plumbing is included. They identify the workers and tools used...
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Technology and Health Care - A Healthy Partnership

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders research advancements in technology from the past twenty years that affect health care. In small groups, they conduct Internet research, and develop a presentation to present to the class.
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Introduction to the Principles of Design & Balance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the relationship of the principles of design to the elements and also the principle of balance. They demonstrate knowledge of fashion strategies. Students distinguish between line, texture, color, shape/form and...
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Teaching Elementary School Social Studies

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore numerous instructional materials that may be used in an elementary social studies classroom. After analyzing each type of material, they discuss and make informed decisions concerning the quality and use of the material....
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Don't Print Homework-Email It!

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students practice emailing their homework. In this technology lesson, students review how to type an email address correctly and how to send it to the correct address. Students complete their homework and send it to their teacher.
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Beginning Understanding of Computers and the Internet

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore the use of a computer and the Internet. In this beginning computers lesson students students show what they know about the computer and Internet and demonstrate their skills. They investigate the computer training...
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Firefighters: Community Helpers

For Teachers K
Students, after reading the book, The Fire Station Book, discuss how a firefighter helps people in a community. They also participate in songs and games about firefighting.
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Introduction to Internet for Primary Teachers

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, who are elementary teachers in real-life, explore how they can enhance their lessons by using the Internet. They complete an online scavenger hunt.
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COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review their understanding of web design principles and HTML and continue working on academic projects.
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Create A Business and A Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students look through a phone book and pick a business they think they would enjoy. They brainstorm ideas about the needs of a business. They set their prices to payback their investment into the new business.
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Sorting Nets

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore sorting networks.  In this computer science lesson, students problem solve as they investigate a parallel processing sorting network. 
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Cyber Safety

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore internet safety. In this cyber safety lesson plan, students gain information on how to choose safe websites. Students get tips on what types of information is safe to share on the internet and things to be aware of.