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Practice PT - Design a Digital Scene
The final performance task for the unit requires class members to utilize what they have learned to create a personal digital scene. Groups work together to develop a scene and then, using top-down design, break the scene into...
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Slush Rush
Students navigate software to help students understand the benefits of computer models. In this computer models lesson, students use computer inquiry tools to record simulated events and how they affect objects such as houses or...
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Hector's World
Students discover how they can protect a computer from a virus. In this computer awareness lesson, students discover that strong passwords can protect computer files. Students watch a video regarding technology in their world...
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Technoartist
Young scholars explore the Microsoft paint program to examine artwork styles and recognize certain features. In this graphic art lesson plan, students incorporate computer technology with visual arts while acquiring basic computer...
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History of Computing – EEEEK- A Mouse!
Students examine the concepts of computer and mechanical engineering. They dissemble a computer mouse and create a new design for the mouse. They also design new enhancements for the mouse over time.
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Give Binary a Try!
Students apply binary code in software applications for computer engineers. In this binary code lesson plan, students read about binary code and its applications to computer engineers. They download software and read an online binary...
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A to Zap!
Students are given a play telephone, the students correctly dial their phone number 3 out of 5 times. They use the computer program A to Zap!, students complete the telephone activity by correctly clicking on the numbers of the phone...
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The Games Robots Play
Students learn about how robots are programmed to play games. They then construct robot applications (basic computer codes) for playing tic-tac-toe comprised of if-then logic sequences. Students then compete in teams using their...
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Don't Settle for a Byte... Get the Megabyte on Technology
Students use word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software. For this multi-day computer software usage lesson, students complete a research project that requires the use of a word processor, Excel, FrontPage, and PowerPoint to...
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Hector's World Cyberbullying: You're Not Alone
Learners watch an episode of Hector's world regarding cyber-bullying and begin to understand what hurtful actions are in relation to someone's feelings. In this Cyber-bullying lesson, students are introduced to the idea of good character...
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Musical Sounds
Students investigate music appreciation by completing worksheets. In this musical arts activity, students complete worksheets in which they identify different musical instruments, the sounds they make and the family of instruments they...
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Beginning Understanding of Computers and the Internet
Students explore the use of a computer and the Internet. In this beginning computers lesson students students show what they know about the computer and Internet and demonstrate their skills. They investigate the computer training...
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Understanding Cell Division
Learners collect and describe cells from an onion root tip which are undergoing the stages of cell division. They use a ProScope USB microscope to identify and compare cells in five phases of mitosis.
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Understanding Character
Readers practice character analysis by reviewing Gary Soto's short story "La Bamba" with the whole class (anything you've read together will work). They design t-shirts that feature traits and story elements to reveal the nature of a...
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Native Americans - Searching for Knowledge and Understanding
What do you know about American Indians? Upper graders compose an informational essay based on the research they conduct. They choose a Native American group to study and, using the provided list of web links, gather information and...
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Understanding URLs
Study the different domain suffixes in web address becoming familiar with the types of organization that each suffix indicates. They evaluate web site using specified criteria.
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Speak Write! Understanding the Hidden Meaning of Words
Students investigate connotation and denotation as a basis for greater examining of language. They identify the literal meaning of words and explore the greater implications and impact of word usage.
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Building Understanding of Rate of Change/Slopes Using Alice
Students explore slope as a rate of change. In this eighth grade mathematics lesson plan, students investigate real-world problems to determine rate of change and transform it into a linear representation, thus determining slope....
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"Can Do!" Reading, Writing, and Understanding the Art of Technical Writing
Technical and informational writing is the most common type of writing that students will encounter. Using this SMART board activity, teach your 10th graders the four different types of technical writing. They can then practice following...
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Detective Digis and the Computer Caper
Mathematicians participate in an hands-on activity to investigate the binary number system and write messages in binary code and have classmates decipher the messages. A said video on the topic does not seem to be available, but the...
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Understanding Poetry
Students search the Internet to find a poem to research, analyze and present their interpretation of the poem to the class. They develop their interpretation in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage: Grades 6-8
To gain a better understanding of Hispanic heritage and culture, as well as to build informational comprehension skill, learners explore facets of Hispanic American History. They engage in a class discussion, research three facts, and...
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Planet Designer: Martian Makeover
Mars used to have liquid water, can you make it come back? Use the lesson and simulation to understand why Mars lost its magnetic field, why atmosphere is important, and what gravity has to do with it. This is the third lesson...
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World Hunger - Causes And Solutions
An online Sim City type game from the BBC website guides learners to complete a World Food Programme mission. They investigate the causes and of hunger in different parts of the world and then research a particular region's hunger...