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Dinosaurs: Creatures of the Past
Students search for information and pictures of dinosaurs to distinguish between meat-eating and plant-eating dinosaurs. They explore theories about their extinction, and create illustrations of dinosaurs using Kid Pix or other drawing...
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Doggy DNA: The Power of PCR
Students listen as the teacher lectures about Polymerase Chain Reaction, and the technical information about its uses. They collect dog saliva and run/analyze a gel electrophoresis. Students use a computer to integrate information, and...
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Research and Report
Students research topics from their social studies or science curriculum. Working in groups, they use the writing process to communicate what they discovered from Internet resources. Research is then presented using PowerPoint,...
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Plant Journal
Students measure the daily growth of plants in this technology-based science lesson that uses Timeliner to record student data. The lesson allows students practice at basic computer skills (typing/data entry).
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Eagles and Other Raptors
Pupils become familiar with basic facts and behavior of the American Bald Eagle using a combination of classroom presentation, Video, Internet searching, "hands on" computer activity, and touching of feathers and displays.
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Dinosaurs - Creatures Of The Past
Pupils use the Internet to search for dinosaurs, then distinguish between meat-eating and plant-eating dinosaurs. They explore theories about the extinction of dinosaurs and create illustrations of dinosaurs using Kid Pix or other...
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Geographic Information Systems
Learners examine the concept of geographic information systems (GIS) and its basic components. They explore an application program using GIS technology and list the various uses for GIS.
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Compare and Contrast Planets Using a Venn Diagram
Students use the Venn diagram template to complete the assignment or prepare their own Venn diagram using the Draw program on their computer (if available). They share their Venn diagrams with the class.
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Interactive Physics & Projectile Motion
Students explore projectile motion using an interactive program and the projectile launcher. In this physics lesson, students calculate a give projectile motion problem. They compare their answer to Interactive Physics' answer.
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Creating Plants
Students create their own plants and write about them using digital cameras, AppleWorks, and the educational program Kid Pix. Emphasis is placed on the creative process and reflective writing.
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A Study of Plants
Pupils study and become familiar with parts of a plant by using multi-media resources. They publish a story about plants using a word processing program and include new plant vocabulary that they have learned.
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Graphing Water Temperature
Students graph water temperature using probe software and a Palm on a class field trip to a lake or pond. Emphasis is placed on collaboration with high school science students and the use of ImagiProbe software.
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Where Does Earth's Heat Come From?
Students try to determine how the Earth is heated by the sun and other sources. In groups, they identify the other sources of energy and discover why different parts of the world are heated differently during the year. They complete an...
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Hare vs. the Tortoise
Seventh graders identify and create questions and hypotheses, dependent and independent variables and form a conclusion that can be answered and tested through scientific experimental investigation. In this relationship lesson, 7th...
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Inspiration!
Students create a diagram based on rocks using a computer program. They use the program to put their thoughts in order and to have a sheet to reference to.
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Diesel Bus Case Study
Students research the diesel retrofit program underway in Norwich, Connecticut and identify the health risks of diesel fumes - in particular the emissions of fumes from school buses. They outline ways of reducing diesel emissions.
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Food Web
Students use a software program to create a food web. Using the web, they identify the path of energy using arrows and label organisms as either producers or consumers. They show and explain their food web to the class.
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The Space Shuttle
Students share what they comprehend about the space shuttle program. They are given information about the first space shuttle mission. Students work in groups to investigate the different shuttle missions from April 1981 through January...
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EcoKids Web Site: Food Chain Game
Learners use the EcoKids web site to explore food chains and the associated terminology. They answer the questions about food chains and their importance. Students use the Kidspiration program to add information to an Animal Fact Web.
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Secret Agents of Dissolved Oxygen
Students determine the changes in different types of water in a sealed container over time. They investigate how to measure dissolved oxygen, temperature, and carbon dioxide with calculator or computer probe-ware. Students determine the...
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Geography Fieldwork River Study
Eighth graders collect, record, and analyze data from a local river and input the data into the computer. They collect and record the information, discuss the data collected, and enter the data into a spreadsheet and charts to compare...
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Water Conservation
Students create short videos about water conservation using the computer program iMovie in this cross-curricular lesson provided by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology.
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Action at Plate Boundaries
Pupils diagram the spreading of the ocean floor. In this earth science lesson plan, students read an article on plate boundaries of the ocean. Pupils are expected to diagram the oceanic convergent boundary, and give a...
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Researching the Planets
Pupils use a search engine and links on the Internet to gather research. They record data and cite references used. They organize research into an outline and use a Word Processing program to publish a report.