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Build a Paper Structure

For Students 9th - 12th
Who knew that paper is an amazing building material? Scholars learn about the properties of planar materials, such as paper, as well as their structural capabilities in the sixth lesson plan a series of 11 on architecture. Working in...
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Curated OER

Follow Your Dreams: Career Goals

For Teachers 11th - 12th
It is so important for impending high school graduates to start thinking about their potential careers. Here, they discuss the persistence of Blondie Hasler and his impressive transatlantic trip. They follow various routes on a map and...
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Marcellus Shale: Who Pays?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
After viewing short clips of unfortunate events, your class will consider two sides of a homeowner's court case, and then learn about the Marcellus shale deposit beneath the state of Pennsylvania and the hydraulic fracturing process. In...
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In the News

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders will use AlphaSmarts/Neos to create a one page newspaper in Word which features an early explorer. This lesson can be done entirely in the classroom. The students will perform research about the explorer prior to the...
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TryEngineering

Give Binary a Try!

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Digital, analog, and now binary clocks? The lesson teaches individuals how to interpret binary code. They use an online software program to read binary clocks.
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TryEngineering

Solving Problems with Decision Trees

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Combat crime with computers. The lesson teaches young computer scientists about decision trees and how to use them. They consider telecommunications subscriptions and how decision trees can help detect fraud.
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Technology and Changing Social Attitudes

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students investigate three examples of how changing circumstances, linked to technology and social attitudes, affect a business. They complete an activity and participate in discussion.
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Creating A Teaching Plan For A New Diabetic

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students investigate the concept of diabetes. They use the internet to conduct research. The information is used to communicate the facts of the disease for a hypothetical patient in a clinical situation. Students work in small groups to...
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House Floor Plans

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the mathematical concept of area. They are given a certain square footage and asked to draw the initial floorplan for a house. Students use computers to create the plan. To finish the drawing it must include the...
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How to keep a timecard in Excel

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students fill out a timecard of family activities in Microsoft Excel. In this Excel lesson plan, students use the program to fill in times they do various activities with their families.
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The Three Gorges: Should Nature or Technology Reign?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the construction of the Three Gorges Dam in China. In this Three Gorges Dam instructional activity, students research Internet sources pertaining to the dam. Students discuss the geography and culture of East China as...
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Creating a Database: Africa, Technology, Social Studies

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students use technology to create a database demonstrating their knowlede (in the case) of the African Continent. This project could be applied to almost any other concept studied.
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What's the Point? A Lesson on Point of View

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read the book, Good Dog by Alexandra Day. In this writing lesson, 4th graders re-write the story from a chosen character's point of view. This lesson can be used with many other wordless picture books.
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How Has Technology Affected the Presidential Election Process in the U.S.?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners measure technological advancements as they consider how they impacted the election process in the United States. In this presidential politics lesson plan, students research technological changes since the 1900's and create...
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Computer Security:

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students watch a video on computer safety and then complete activity sheets about the characters in the video. For this safety lesson plan, students are provided with the worksheets.
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Giving Game--Planning to Make The World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers, in groups, examine plans to make the world a beter place. They evaluate the plans based on feasibility, practicality, and do-ability by students their own age.
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Defining Technology

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore technology by completing word processing assignments in class. In this software lesson, students utilize the software KidPix and familiarize themselves with the options, techniques and content the program offers....
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My Digital Story

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write and direct digital stories to be presented to their classmates. In this digital stories lesson plan, students can use camcorders, microphones, headphones, storyboards, and more. Students edit their story and present it to...
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Game Plans

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners consider the online game Neopets as a springboard to developing the characters, settings and plots for online fantasy games. They draft technical plans that describe how their games be presented and played on the We
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Solar System Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils explore the internet to answer specific questions about the solar system. They use worksheets to record information about planets. Students increase awareness of the solar system through exploration of websites.
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Kids With Cameras Make a Difference

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners use cameras to take pictures of their community and create an exhibit to raise money. For this cameras lesson plan, students learn basic photography techniques and send their money to the "kids with cameras" project.
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Lesson Exchange: Kite Construction (Elementary, Science)

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students learn the technology of kite making and how to make a kite and fly a kite.
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Shakespeare Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss Shakespeare's background and their initial opinions and perceptions of him. In groups, they are assigned a topic to research and to relate one of Shakespeare's plays to the topic. They present a summary of the scenes...
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Culture Universals Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars perform research on specific cultures. They write a short paragraph on each of the universals and explain how each universal relates to their home culture.

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