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Celebrate The Four Seasons

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate cause and effect and compare and contrast how recurring cycles are evident in multiple aspects of their education. They answer questions in the chosen field. Students model each aspect by interpreting, perceiving and...
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Minerals and the Products of Mining

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain any perceived relationship between mineral resources and political/economic power. They test knowledge through puzzles and classroom activities and research different minerals and educate one another about their...
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Careers: Exploring the Job Market

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore career opportunities by completing job applications, writing resumes, and composing cover letters. After discussing careers, they compile job portfolios using items contained in their job kits. Once students have set...
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Introduction of Careers in Technical and Engineering

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore career opportunities in technology and engineering. In this engineering lesson, 9th graders design plans and build machines to perform tasks.
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Astronomy

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore the rotation of the Earth and observe the shapes of constellations. After discussing how the Earth moves. volunteers use a flashlight and globe to model the movement of the sun-Earth system. Using Digitalis technology,...
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Practice Exercises in IT Skills Pack 4: Presentation Graphics

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners explore how to annotate and align clip art as well as create Powerpoint presentations. In this presentation graphics lesson plan, students expand their IT skills set by completing 4 projects employing clip art and presentation...
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An Atlas of Health Care

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use educational software to create an alphabetical directory of maps that indicates the precise location of the community's health care facilities.
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Communication Skills for Seeking a Job

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss and identify four careers they have an interest in. Using the internet, they choose one career to research to discover the educational requirements, salary and training. They interview members of the community in...
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The Importance of Buffalo Culture to Blackfeet Indians

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine importance of buffalo in culture of Blackfeet Indians, and explore types of technology used by Indians to kill large numbers of buffalo. Students research transition of Blackfeet from subsistence economy to capitalist...
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all About the States

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students conduct Internet research about the states and use educational software to graphically organize the facts they have studied. As a class, students create posters and bulletin boards of the 50 states.
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Light and Optics

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students encounter different technology assignments that are related to light and optics. The activities are resource links that can be accessed directly from the directory that is given.
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READ 180 Routine Assessment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete assessments to determine strengths and weaknesses in their reading and writing skills. They use an educational software package to complete a computerized assessment. Afterward, they write a narrative about a memory in...
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Innovations That Stand the Test of Time

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a class presentation that explains the value of an innovation to society. In this design innovation lesson, students discuss relationships among math, science, technology, and engineering, read a story about design...
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When Getting There is More Than Half the Battle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate the 'Design for the Other 90%' exhibition about low-cost solutions to give the "other 90% of the world's population" access to services and amenities many of us take for granted. In this technology design lesson,...
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Plant Parts

For Teachers K
Students use "Kid Pix" to explore plants. In this science and technology lesson plan, students become familiar with plant parts and label them on a plant. Students tell the functions of each of the plant parts.
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All The Seasons

For Teachers K
Students explore winter, spring, summer, and fall. In this science and technology lesson plan, students use "Kid Pix" to draw pictures that represent the four seasons.
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Create a Computer Story

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will create their own story and read it aloud. In this literacy/technology lesson, 2nd graders use computer software to create their own story, which is read back to them while they write it. Afterward, the student should...
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Endangered Animal Power Point

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students construct a Powerpoint presentation on endangered animals. In this technology lesson, students use the Internet to gather research notes on an endangered animal. Students use an outline to create a Powerpoint presentation on...
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The Lift Equation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use the FoilSim educational software program to complete an activity regarding lift. They solve a multivariable equation for each of the variables and apply the results to various problems in different situations.
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Ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers research cuneiform and hieroglyphics from the internet and use educational software to create their own cuneiform tablet in this excellent World History lesson. The use of the computer software program Inspiration 7.5...
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South America Commercials

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create commercials that promote travel to South American countries in this middle-level instructional activity for the Social Studies classroom. The instructional activity suggests using educational software including MS Word,...
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Servings and Choices

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
An important part of balancing caloric intake to energy expenditure is knowing how many Calories you are consuming. In the fifth of a seven-lesson series on food and energy, learners estimate their daily caloric intake, then use a...
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Cesar Chavez and the Mexican-American Field Worker Experience

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
After researching and learning about the work of Cesar Chavez, your young historians will design a booklet on the conditions and needs of today's field workers and the Mexican-American field worker experience.
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Basic GPS

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners discuss benefits of global positioning systems (GPS) and practice using them on the school grounds. A personal navigator, such as, the Garmin eTrex is necessary for this lesson.

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