Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Fluency, Connected Text, Computer-Based Reading

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Scholars take to computers or devices to boost reading skills using educational software or websites.
Handout
Cincinnati Library

Computers for Beginner

For Students 2nd - 8th
The kids in your class are probably experts at navigating the computer, but do they know the difference between hardware and software? Teach computer skills to any level of computer user with a helpful reference sheet. It...
eBook
Computer Science Field Guide

Computer Science Field Guide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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...
Lesson Plan
Ontario

Computer Hardware —Computer Studies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What kind of components are needed for a computer? Through a differentiated lesson, individuals learn about six hardware computer components. They conduct research to determine the range of options for the components. Class members...
Unit Plan
Queen of Heaven School

Computer Curriculum

For Teachers K - 8th
Need some extra resources to get your class computer savvy? How about several years' worth? Show pupils in K-8 a progression of proficiency in a series of computer lessons. Learners master the basics, then work with the Microsoft Office...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Turn It Upside Down: Introduction to Computer-Aided Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore a computer-aided design program. Students chart out roller coaster design, computer graphics and architecture. Students focus on understanding the connections between mathematics, science, technology and innovation.
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Computer Science Education Week

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Equip students for the 21st century by exploring the fun of computer science.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Computers: Inside & Out- Programs Matching Worksheet

For Students 4th - 6th
In this computer education matching worksheet, students draw a line from the task to the type of program that would be best suited to the task. They match 10 tasks to their programs.
Lesson Plan
Ontario

Animation Programming—Computer Studies

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Introduce high schoolers interested in animation programming to fundamental programming concepts so that they can plan and write simple programs.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Physical Education: Video Snapshots

For Teachers K - 5th
Physical education classes share the skills they have explored using photographs and videos. The projects can be filled with teacher-made films of learners engaged in different activities. Each picture or video should include a caption...
Lesson Plan
Microsoft

Variables

For Teachers 6th - 8th
You won't want to replace the resource with anything else. Future computer scientists use Minecraft to learn about variables in computer coding. They engage in several activities to master the variable code block, then apply it in an...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Feature Column: Virtual Field Trips

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars discover ways to stay healthy by utilizing Internet education software.  For this computer technology lesson, students investigate Internet programs that simulate a field trip by showing images and video.  Young...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Escher-Esque Tessellations

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Middle and high schoolers participate in a seven-part lesson creating Escher-Esque tessellations. They demonstrate their knowledge of geometric transformations after viewing a PowerPoint presentation, conducting Internet research, and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Musical Sounds

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate music appreciation by completing worksheets. For this musical arts lesson, students complete worksheets in which they identify different musical instruments, the sounds they make and the family of instruments they...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparing Animal and Plant Cell Structure

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work as a team to use the ProScope Digital USB Microscope and a computer to collect microscopic images from a variety of organisms. When they compare these specimens, they are able to determine how they are alike and different...
Lesson Plan
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Chicago Botanic Garden

Carbon, Greenhouse Gases, and Climate

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Climate models mathematically represent the interactions of the atmosphere, oceans, land, sun, surface, and ice. Part two in the series of four lessons looks at the role greenhouse gases play in keeping Earth warm and has participants...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sound: Are All Sounds Loud?

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore physics by utilizing education software. In this sound properties instructional activity, 1st graders discuss the different sounds associated with different materials and perform an object dropping experiment...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Telling Time Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Judy Clocks are a great invention. Here, learners review telling time to hour and half hour on Judy clocks, begin telling time to quarter hour, use clock stamps to practice, and play computer games using Trudy's Time and Place House...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Visit to Hogwarts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
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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Code.org

Star Wars: Building a Galaxy with Code

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Welcome to the code side. The interactive lesson introduces coding in a game format with familiar characters. Young computer experts learn to develop code to control the interaction of the characters in the game. The activity ends with...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

An Irish Blessing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore Irish culture by participating in a creative writing activity. In this good will writing lesson, students define "Irish Blessings" and utilize computer software to create a template for a blessing they will write....
Activity
Discovery Education

Artificial Intelligence

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What makes human interaction different from interaction with computers? Learners consider the question as they build Turing tests to determine whether a computer thinks like a human. They begin by looking at current versions of Turing...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The "U's" Have IT!

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the maximum and minimum values of parabola. For this exponential equations lesson, students use graphing calculators or TI Interactive Software to calculate values of parabola and graph x-intercepts of parabola.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Computers: Get Plugged In!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the significance of learning to use the computer and the Internet. They watch and discuss a video, conduct Internet research on a celebrity or historical figure, and teach a lesson to a person about navigating the Internet.