Young scholars examine patterning in Chinese and Japanese artwork prior to creating their own tessellations using styrofoam plates in this creative cross-curricular lesson for upper-elementary/middle level classrooms.

Learners use the Canadian Atlas to discover the natural resources available in various areas of the country. Using the region known as the "Tar Sands", they identify the area's characteristics and develop hypothesis about the future...

Fourth graders create fictional stories and demonstrate the use of various writing techniques. After selecting their main ideas, they find appropriate graphics to use as illustrations. In groups, 4th graders apply Hyperstudio in...

During this unit, young scholars will explore many aspects of the book Charlotte's Web. Students will work as a group to develop a presentation, design a web page, and prepare a newsletter. They will also complete a WebQuest about...

In this activity students explore writing and performing poetry in various forms: writing poetry, choral readings, mime, and preparing a multi-media presentation by designing a web page.

Students will be shown an overview of the language of the web. Students will be shown the most popular HTML tags that are commonly used. They will then work with the teacher to create their first HTML page. This is an Commerce and...

Young scholars will learn how to gather information, design, and create a presentation, publication, and a web page that reflect a desire for the students to make a difference in their world. Essential components of each multimedia will...

Learners will create a personal Web site consisting of a home page and three additional pages. A variety of images will be used including images from digital cameras, scanners, and the Internet. The Web site must also include a theme,...

This lesson plan, provided by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), encourages students to evaluate literature in a variety of multimedia formats and answer the question, "Who Am I?," Students are then asked to...

This simple lesson plan is designed to introduce young students to the characteristics of a spider and to classify whether a spider is an insect or an arachnid by analyzing its characteristics.

This simple lesson plan is designed to introduce students to the structure of a spider and to classify spiders according to observable attributes and habitats.

Students deal with common issues that arise when designing web pages in HTML. Students will correct errors in a sequence of increasingly complex web pages. In the process they will learn the importance of comments, whitespace, and...