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Fix It

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Word processing practice and vocabulary blend with proofreading in a multi-purpose lesson that makes excellent use of an hour in the computer lab. Learners edit the grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors in a given paragraph (not...
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Designing a 2-liter Pop Bottle Piece to be Used for Water Rockets

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design and create water rockets using recycled materials. In this technology lesson, students measure and sketch their project design before drawing them using SolidWorks. They construct the bottle as accurately as possible.
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Feeling Good About My Body: A Lesson on Self Esteem

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the concept of self esteem. In this health lesson, 3rd graders participate in several classroom activities that address developing a positive self concept.
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The Introduction and Diffusion of Household Technology

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students conduct research and develop a matrix demonstrating the introduction and spread of common household items from 1900 to 2000 in the U.S. They conduct Internet research, watch and discuss a video, and develop the matrix.
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The Important Thing About Technology

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students assess the advantages of modern technology tools by creating a page in a class book utilizing pattern writing as well as the writing process. They organize and develop a composition on a selected topic after going through the...
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The Iditarod Adventure

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use the internet to follow the Alaskan Iditarod race as well as perform research. This project-based activity will result in students creating many desktop publishing documents.
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Missing in MiG Alley

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars consider how technology impacted American conflicts. In this technological advances lesson, students read, "The Changing Face of War," and then describe how technology made differences in World War I, World War II, the...
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I Feel Renewed!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a simulation of the equal and unequal distribution of the earth's renewable resources. They discuss renewable resources and how food resources can increase and decrease, participate in the simulation, and analyze...
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Is That Natural?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine how they use and waste natural resources. They participate in a class discussion about natural resources, in small groups complete a worksheet identifying ways students misuse natural resources, and create an...
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Money Math: Lessons for Life

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students develop a budget for a college student using all of the influences that the student would have.  In this budgeting lesson plan, students use real life examples to create a budget spreadsheet.  Students read and study...
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Using Technology to Design Animal Habitats

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study the relationship between an animal and where it lives.  In this habitats lesson students research to obtain data and create a professional report. 
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TE Lesson: How Clean is that Water?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the factors the affect water quality, and allow for animals and plants to live. They look at how engineers apply water quality information when making stream modifications in order to ensure drinking water quality. They...
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A Differentiated Way through Think Dots

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars examine reasons that led people to explore, identify "West" as defined following Revolutionary War, explain importance of finding natural resources, develop time line of dates and events leading up to Lewis and Clark...
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Land of Milk and Honey Relocated or Not (Lesson 3)

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice their research skills. For this North Carolina history lesson, 4th graders examine primary resources and draw conclusions regarding the birth of the city of New Bern, North Carolina.
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Design a Recycling Game!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover that recycling is using a product more than once so that natural resources can be saved and so that we won't need so many garbage dumps and landfills. They see that there are different ways to recycle. Students design a...
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Architects and Engineers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners examine the roles of architects and engineers. In this engineering lesson, students design a parking garage based on a descriptive scenario.  Learners compare how architects and engineers work together on projects and how...
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Shake, Rattle, and Roll: Mt. St. Helens - Lesson Plan 2

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compile information on volcanic activity at Mount St. Helens.  In this earth science lesson, students use the information they gathered on Mount St. Helens to answer questions and create charts in Excel.  Then students...
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Creating an Online Disease Pamphlet Using Online and Print Resources

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Eight grade health learners choose a disease to research. They compose their information and create a brochure to give to people who are affected by their chose disease. They address the history, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and...
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Make Your Point with Power

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a PowerPoint presentation. In this technology lesson, 7th graders use information they're learned in previous lessons to create a PowerPoint presentation.
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State Database Lesson

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create a database about the geography of the United States. The access to a computer is essential for this lesson. The outcome is that technology is used as a tool to measure student understanding of geographical locations....
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What's The Solution With Technology

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the use of technology and how it could be used to solve problems. They conduct research using the resource links included in the lesson plan. The teacher chooses a problem for students to solve and leads them to the...
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Geography Made Fun with Technology

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students incorporate knowledge box into their classroom activities. In this technology integration lesson, students fill out a graphic organizer using Glossopedia to analyze a new subject.
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What are Brazil's Natural Resources?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students appreciate the gifts of natural resources on our planet and foster ways to protect them. They develop an awareness of the natural resources that are found in Brazil and use the Internet to research Brazil's resources.
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Digital Divide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore thedigital divide. In this technology skills lesson, students discuss the attributes of a divide. Learners then research and discuss the digital divide.