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Accounting -- Journalizing Purchases and Cash Payments

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students fill in an outline of information about accounting as the teacher lectures. They use computers and internet to complete online activities and a quiz over the materials.
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Acceptance of Learning Disabilities

For Teachers K - 12th
Students explore methods to assist them in dealing with their personal learning disabilities. Students meet individually with the teacher to develop a learning plan. They identify the strengths and weaknesses. Strategies are discussed...
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Promoting Yourself Through Advertising

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders design their own ads and complete a full-size comprehensive of the final ad which showed color and final layout of the printed piece.
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Space Presents Problems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students 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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House Builders

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils name the workers involved in building a house. They label tools used by different workers and the parts of the house that the workers are responsible for.
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Starting to Build: Framing and Roofing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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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Oh Sew Easy:Sewing Duvet Covers and Curtains

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students, using the "Oh Sew Easy" book, create a duvet cover. Along with the duvet cover they create a a shower curtain. Students perform the hands on activity by using fabric and a sewing machine.
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Path Animation

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students realize that an object moving along a path has a spatial relationship to its environment by using path animation and programming techniques. They explore how to recognize and trace animated path with their fingers on the...
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Native American Unit: Introduction to Internet Searching Strategies

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students observe a model classroom of students using the internet. Prospective teachers explore the advantages to taking kids to search engines while in a computer lab. They discuss strategies that are appropriate to teach students and...
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Number Stories 2: Self and peer Assessment

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students observe a video of a model classroom. In the video, children are creating a checklist outlining what makes a good number story. Students discuss teacher methods to ensure a task is accomplished. They discuss how to determine...
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Mercer Mayer 2: Peer Experts Teach Kispiration

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students observe a model classroom of cooperative groups in action. After the video, students discuss how to organize the classroom to promote cooperative learning. They examine the difficulties in allowing students to work in small groups.
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Using Input/Output Storage Devices

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students determine the use of their left and right hands as they study the use of the home row of keys and the spacebar. They label the keys on a paper keyboard before practicing the home keys using a website based activity.
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Can You Find It?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover how to do an Internet search. They reviewi traditional rescources used to find answers in the classroom and are introduced to electronic sources. They discuss terminology for navigating the Internet using the...
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Iowa Leaders

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students begin to use the internet and compare characteristics of famous Iowa leaders.
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Who Will I Be Tomorrow?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine various careers and character traits. They create an Affinity Chart using career survey results, compare/contrast personality traits and character traits, and discuss why character traits are important for jobs.
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Ingredient Function and Purpose

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate the purpose of each ingredient in a quick bread.
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Working

For Teachers K
Students draw a picture of a work setting previously discussed in class.
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Into the Future

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate how new inventions and technology change how we live.
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Goals And Objectives for Units of Study And Lesson Plans

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students determine the role that goals and objectives play in lesson planning. They identify the difference between goals and objectives.
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Trades People

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils 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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Easy Horizontal Rules

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create horizontal rule lines with different thicknesses. They create horizontal rule lines with different widths. They create horizontal rule lines without 3D shading.
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META tags

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Young scholars write HTML to have one web page automatically advance to another page. They add embedded information that help others find their web site using Internet searches.
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Values

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine their work values through "The Work Importance Locator Assessment" and discover occupations that match those values.
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The Safe Operation of a Portable Electric Hand Drill.

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read the safety rules for the use of an electric hand drill and demonstrate the ability to operate the hand drill safely and correctly as they drill holes in specified locations.