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Devine Design
Pupils examine the functions of the different systems in the body. They discover how different systems must work together to make the body function correctly. They identify the needs of the body to help it survive.
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Using PING to determine factors of Internet delay
Students use the concepts of PING to examine Internet delay. They discuss why PING is used in the Computer Science industry. They practice interpreting data as well.
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Whoo Knew There Were Owls
Learners research information on owls using the Internet and Kidspiration. They work in groups to create a poster which includes habitat, diet and life cycle and present to the class.
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Endangered Animals
Students discuss animals then research endangered animals using the computer and the Internet. They organize information then create a report on a chosen animal using Appleworks.
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Famous Person Admired
Middle schoolers research a famous person they admire. Students conduct Internet research to gather and store facts about the historic person in order to write essay, they also collect pictures for a collage.
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Challenging the Space Frontier
Learners complete an online activity concerning the Apollo Space Mission.
Working in pairs, students explore space firsts and choose two-four to focus on for creation of their time line. Timelines include a written summary of the space...
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Lighthouse Project
Middle schoolers research for Lighthouse information using the internet sites for research. They access how to identify captions that contain important information based on their research. Students design a page on a presentation program...
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Multiplication Slideshow
Students create a slideshow of multiplication facts using Keynote. Students create slides with a multiplication fact and a picture representation for the multiplication facts from 2 through 5.
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Egyptian Inspiration Web
Students conduct Internet research to discover information about scientific, technological, cultural and intellectual achievements in Egypt, along with Egyptian family life. Students create Inspiration webs of their findings.
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Turtle Adaptations
Students identify structural adaptations of different types of turtles, and compare and contrast adaptations of painted turtles, sea turtles, and desert tortoises using a chart.
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Bacteria Buddies
Tenth graders grow two different bacteria cultures. They count the colonies, and then use graphing calculators to predict the number of colonies that are going to appear. Students answer questions from their worksheet after completing...
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Community Service Through Art: Empty Bowls
Fifth graders become more aware of the worldwide poverty issues. Through reading books, they can get a feeling for what the daily life of a person who lives in poverty is like. The research skills studied can be used in different subjects.
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World's Deadly Diseases
Students gain knowledge on the cause/effect of five major diseases. They clearly locate where major diseases are located throughout the world. Students obtain statistical information through research of the population of the world...
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Wetland Ecosystem Conservation
Learners read articles about wetland ecosystem conservation in Florida and other countries. They summarize information found in the articles. Students reflect on the information in the articles and write their feelings.
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Plotting Plates
Students investigate plate tectonics and their correlation with natural phenomena like earthquakes and volcanoes. They use the internet to see real-time data about earthquakes and volcanoes. Students plot latitude and longitude points on...
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What's Down There
Third graders gather and examine samples from the school outdoor environment. They compare/contrast their samples with those of other students. Students record the results of their observations.
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Feel Your Way!
Young scholars investigate the sense of touch as they examine the texture of items in the classroom and from their homes. They watch a computer based video about the senses and draw items that are rough, smooth, soft, and hard.
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Moving in Outer Space
Students participate in a lesson that demonstrates the concepts of rotation and revolution as they pertain to the Sun, the moon, and the Earth. They examine the relative sizes of each. They watch a computer based movie at a subscription...
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Shoe Shuffle
Young scholars review the "word choice" writing trait, and recall how to use descriptive words to paint a picture. They write a description of one of their tennis shoes without sharing it with classmates. They place a shoe on display...
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Getting Geared Up!
Pupils create their own Power Point presentation displaying clip art pictures of simple machines and telling how each machine makes tasks easier. They break into small groups and review information on simple machines from website and...
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Geometric Gymnastics
Students explore the Math Dictionary for Kids site (see Weblinks). (They will discover the second set of terms is synonyms for the first set.) The teacher observes students' progress and provides feedback to students as they work at the...
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Got Space?
Students explore our solar system of planets through research and activities. Using cooperative grouping and interaction, students gain an understanding of how the characteristics of the planets differ from one another.
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Outer Space and Beyond
Students compare and contrast the size, characteristics, composition, and orbits of the planets in our Solar System. They view a PowerPoint presentation, and in small groups conduct Internet research on a selected planet. Each group...
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The Giant Cell
After actively participating in a unit on cells, the students act out and become the organelles. They will act out and explain the functions of what each of the organelles do for the cell.