Consumer technology has made it possible for filmmakers to create entire movies from the comfort of their home computer. Guide high school film buffs through the process of designing a documentary with an extensive unit published by...

Students recognize the importance of saving energy to save natural resources. In this saving energy lesson, students complete a worksheet to find types of electricity meters in their homes. Students use meter readings to calculate energy...

To wrap up your year of general chemistry, have lab groups compete in a tot wire chemical vapor deposition (HWCVD) competition. With their foundation in chemical nomenclature, stoichiometry, and gas laws, each group completes several...

Help 9th graders identify lines, points, rays, and planes in geometry. They  practice identifying, measuring, and drawing angles of different degrees. This is a fundamental lesson to help students learn the building blocks of geometry.

Students examine the significance and effects of outsourcing jobs to India and Malaysia. They conduct Internet research, create a map and a timeline, write an editorial of their view on the use of outsourcing, and participate in a class...

Middle and high schoolers construct a triangle using Cabri Jr. They construct squares on each of the legs and hypotenuse of the triangle. Pupils show that the area of the squares on the leg equal the area of the square on the hypotenuse.

Take your class up, up, and away with an engaging weather balloon simulation! Individuals get hands-on experience in creating and launching their own airborne labs to study how temperature and pressure affect substances at 100,000...

In this instructional activity, the young scholars will create a certificate of completion with borders, text, check boxes, and vector-based medallion. There is software that is necessary for the instructional activity to be conducted...

Pupils use word processing software to create slogans for products. They write their own jingles and create their own packaging for products they design. Then they write and act out their own television commercials for their products.

Students explore learning strategies that may be incorporated into a classroom. In groups, they prepare a role play that demonstrates a specific learning strategy. students discuss necessary materials,l take notes on the learning...

Twelfth graders determine how scientists study the universe and particular astronomical objects using Internet research, images and NIH software. They work in groups to examine and use imaging software as they study astronomical objects.

Students use satellite tracking software to monitor different satellites. They predict and graph the motion of the space station. They create a 3-D display of its path and share it with the class.

Fourth graders draw a magic mask with special powers based on one aspect of health. They write 1-2 paragraphs descibing the mask's special powers. Then they scan the images using a computer software program and write a new paragraph on...

Eighth graders research a specific Civil War battle including important date, major events and outcomes of the battle. They use their notes and information to create a timeline of the battle using Timeliner software. Finally, they decide...

Students discuss different ways to spread infectious diseases. In this bioterrorism activity, students model the rate of smoke emission using CalRoad software. They analyze the effects of airborne release of...

Pupils practice planning budgets as they create a budget for ten employees of a company to attend a professional convention. They use the Internet, and spreadsheet software to complete their assignment.

Students research the reform movements in connection to the suffering of women, African American rights, temperance and prohibition, education reform, etc... They brainstorm in groups in order to come up a historical analysis of the...

Students explore computer publishing software. They layout guidelines for a business card, import background and logo graphics and create and format text. Students duplicate the card.

This lesson is the fourth in a series of six that teaches basic Desktop Publishing skills with QuarkXPress. Other DTP software can also be used. In this lesson, students will lay out an over-sized document (tabloid size) and irregularly...

Students explore publishing software. They create a multi-fold brochure. Students recognize common folds. They demonstrate correctly placed text boxes, bullets and graphics. Students develop a resume to be used for future employment.

High schoolers use Excel to graph monthly mean Greenwich sunspot numbers from 1749 to 2004. They perform a spectral analysis of the data using the free software program "Spectra". Short answer and thought questions related to the...

Learners explore the rotation of the planets from various locations on Earth Using planetarium software, they will make observations, and explain how the rotation of the planets varies based on ones location on the Earth. Students...

Students brainstorm new technological devices that apply cutting-edge 3-D computer modeling software to benefit different professions.

Students examine and discuss artwork by the artist Ellsworth Kelly. They create an abstract picture of two-dimensional geometric shapes using Kid Pix software based on a photograph taken by the student.