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Iowa Leaders
Students begin to use the internet and compare characteristics of famous Iowa leaders.
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Using Publisher
Students, in groups, design web pages that highlight and promote awareness about a particular endangered animal.
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Space Presents Problems
Middle schoolers use the internet to research problems related to space. They complete a questionaire to direct their research before beginning. They create a database of moon and planet characteristics.
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2004 Summer Olympics Internet Scavenger Hunt
Third graders participate in an Internet scavenger hunt as they search for the answers to questions about the 2004 Summer Olympics. They complete scavenger hunt in the classroom looking for items/information in the classroom.
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Creating a Nutrition Table in MicroSoftExcel
Students access the internet to find Nutritional information from a restaurant of their choice and compile their information into an excel spreadsheet.
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Transit Vehicle Electronic Technician
Students explore the work that Transit Vehicle Electronic Technicians do for BART.
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Lesson 2: Student Poster Collage
Eighth graders create a poster explaining who they are and what they would like to acquire in the future.
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College Here I Come!
Young scholars research colleges to determine possible choices based on established guidelines. They compile a portfolio of information gathered during their searches.
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Making the Most of TeachNet for Supervisors of Observer-Interns
Students analyze the components of supervision and apply them to their observations of interns.
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Working for What You Want
Second graders write a story about someone who works in order to earn money for something they want.
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Internet
Young scholars, in groups, are given a list of terms in which they use the Internet to find out more about them. They present the information they found to the class and they must create a worksheet to be filled out by other students...
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Comparison of Tangential (Plain Sawn) to Radial (Quarter Sawn)Dimensional Change When Moisture is Added or Removed
Young scholars investigate the dimensional changes that occur in wood samples when moisture is added and subtracted. The shapes and sizes of the pieces are compared and contrasted to decide which is best for cabinetry construction.
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Trades People
Students discuss the names of the people who work on various stuctures. They examine the many different roles people in construction can have. They match tools with the correct job and sing songs about workers.
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Starting to Build: Framing and Roofing
Students examine how a building's foundation is its frame and support system. They compare the frame of a house to the skeleton of the body. They draw roofs and select flooring.
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More for Images and Lists
Students design a hyper-linked graphic without a bounding border. They examine how to place a framing border around an inline image. They apply HTML to list using a number styles.
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Clickable Image Maps
Learners understand the difference between server-side and client-side processes. They create an inline image that has different portions hyperlinked to other web pages, pictures, and other sites on the Internet.
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Skills You Need to Succeed
Students identify basic skills needed to succeed in the world of work, including communication skills, computation skills, problem solving skills, and interpersonal skills.
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Scavenger Hunt II
Young scholars use the internet to complete a scavenger hunt. They must answer specific questions given to them by their teacher. They discuss the accuracy of websites as well.
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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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PenPal Letters with Imported Pictures
Students brainstorm components of a friendly letter and create a rough draft to type or type directly on computers using Microsoft Word. They then examine how to take pictures of each other using the digital camera and scan pictures of...
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TV Without the Television
Learners 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...