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Complex Networks and Graphs
Show your class how engineers use graphs to understand large and complex systems. The resource provides the beginnings of graph theory by introducing the class to set theory, graphs, and degree distributions of a graph.
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Native American Unit: Using One Computer to Record Data
Students explore methods to manage a classroom with one computer. Prospective teachers observe a video of students collecting information on Native American tribes. They discuss the use of white boards and electronically recording...
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START Phonics Practice, Computer Style
First graders type words that match a given sound or phoneme on a computer.
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Approximating Roots of Polynomials
Students use the bisection method to approximate the roots of a polynomial. They evaluate functions for a given point, graph linear and quadratic functions, and recognize the elements of polynomial expressions.
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Melody Words
Fourth graders compose a melody by placing words on the music staff. They play their melody words for the class.
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Weather Words
Third graders gather together as a class and share any facts or words about the science unit "Weather Elements". They listen to the story/poem, "Listen to the Rain" and recall any weather related words from the story.
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Breaking News English: Podcast is 2005 Word of the Year
For this English worksheet, students read "Podcast is 2005 Word of the Year," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Fractions-Word Problems
Learners participate in completing a math worksheet of word problems that involve fractions. The worksheet is included in this lesson plan along with the answers to the word problems. The worksheet can be used as the assessment piece...
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A Picture's Worth 500-700 Words
Students write a narrative or short story of 500-700 words based on an assigned work of art.
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Word Stress
In this pronunciation worksheet, students listen to the teacher say 10 words. Students underline the stressed syllable. There are no examples.
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Exposition
Students brainstorm, plan, and organize expository essay topics, and practice word processing and writing skills at the computer.
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Elections Word Problems
In this math and social studies worksheet, students find the answers to word problems that are centered around the topic of political elections.
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Vivid Verbs in Writing
Eighth graders explore how to incorporate vivid verbs in their writing. They review action verbs in sentences and view a Power Point presentation discussing possible verbs and their meanings. They view a website and retell a Greek myth...
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Rooting One's Way To Meaning
Pupils use a thesaurus on the internet to explore the meanings of Greek and Latin roots. They find definitions of given words, draw a concept map for root words, and write four synonyms for each word. Students discover how Latin and...
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How to Score in the Word Series
Students examine an object in the classroom and write a description of it employing exciting language. They brainstorm and outline ideas for an original article about an event they participated in or attended.
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Proof of the Primate-ive Roots of AIDS
Students explore recent breakthroughs in H.I.V. and AIDS research, as well as research various epidemics that have devastated the world population at various points in history.
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Colors
In this colors worksheet, students drag the word to match each color on the computer. Students drag 4 words to match the correct color.
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Mammal's Around the World
Fifth graders, exploring all the ins and outs of using a computer, publish their own mammal papers with the use of word searches, thesaurus and spell checks. While in the computer lab, they research their mammal and country on the...
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Techno-correspondent
Students play the role of a correspondent and write a news article about a famous landmark. In this correspondence activity, students use a computer template to build word processing skills. Students edit a story in order to...
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Computer: Keyboarding for Kids
Students discover keyboard positions by playing a game on a body-sized keyboard placed on the floor. They learn the key positions by associating them with words easy to remember such as "animals in the snow dig for food," for the ASDF keys.
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Travel Scrapbook/Blog
Your young historians will design an ongoing travel scrapbook or blog as they learn about the major locations that have impacted the development of democracy in the world, including ancient Rome,...
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What's in the Time Capsule? A Technology-Connected Lesson Plan
Twelfth graders use computers and the Internet to research a specified area, word processors to prepare an essay, a digital camera, a video camera gather visuals, and a scanner to add visuals to a PowerPoint presentation as they discover...
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Rectangles and Shapes
A rectangles and shapes online worksheet in which young learners determine what fraction is shaded in eight rectangles. They also answer three word problems and color the parts shown and requested on five shapes. They get immediate...
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Float or Sink?
Experiment with mass and density as scholars figure out what makes things float or sink. First, they watch a podcast introducing these concepts. Be sure to use the comprehension question to test their understanding. Young scientists...