Students practice using KidPix to create illustrations. In this visual arts lesson, students define key vocabulary words, such as "palette" and "toolbar" to familiarize themselves with the KidPix program. Students create...

Second graders study short and long vowel sounds. They hear each word or picture by clicking on it to hear each rhyme. There is also the option of letting some students type their own rhyming sentence in this program. They complete a...

Students read Charlotte's Web, view variety of trading cards, discuss what they know about trading cards and their purpose, choose character from story, complete bubble map about character, and create character trading card using...

Students explore angles and their use in Geometry. Students investigate three different kinds of angles: obtuse, acute, and right angles through an online activity. They identify pairs of angles with special relationships: vertical,...

Students estimate and calculate the sale price of five items using the original price and a designated rate of discount. They use percent to calculate the rate of discount and the original.

Students watch streaming video, Holiday Facts and Fun: Thanksgiving, define and discuss acrostic poetry, complete circle map using words associated with Thanksgiving, and create acrostic Thanksgiving poems to be typed in Microsoft Word...

Students are introduced to the notion of surface area and volume, learn the terminology used with surface area and volume and have experimented with the surface area and volume of different prisms.

Learners visit various websites and calculate various prices of five items. They estimate the sale price of five items using the original price and discount rate, use percent to calculate the rate of discount and the original price, and...

Students create "fact families" using digital pictures of their classmates and knowledge of basic math concepts (subtraction and addition) in this technology-based math lesson intended for use in the early-elementary classroom. A...

Students explore functions, function rules, and data tables. They explore terms of linear functions. Students use computers to analyze the functions. Students write short sentences to explain data tables and simple algebraic expressions.

Students explore art when it is used as a source of information about society and material culture. They communicate with students in a foreign country, and share ideas and experiences in order to create drawings of their homes to exchange.

Learners uses atlases, maps, and Web resources to generate and examine maps of their own neighborhoods. This activity serve as background for the map-reading tasks in the next lessons.

Students obtain and review copies of school's severe weather action plan (if one exists) and discuss how plan can be used in an actual severe weather emergency; if no plan exists, students develop, write, edit, and present one to school...

Students explore and define the concept of probability. They utilize a random number generator to determine the fairness of a game. Internet and printable versions fo the activities are included.

Students examine functions and function notation. They use computer activities to discover how to graph functions, and conduct a vertical line test. Students describe spatial relationships using coordinate geometry.

Students, utilizing technology and its avenues, create, produce and publish a variety of works. They generate a bubble map to brainstorm words that describe a specific vacation spot as well as create a pattern book with graphics about...

Sixth graders examine the main parts of an airplane and explain their functions. They inquire about a flight simulator. They study a flight plan and what happens when they move the flight controls. They view and keep a logbook.

For this personal characteristics worksheet, students, with a partner, discuss the unusual characteristics that four famous people have in common and start a conversation with seven main questions about left-handed people.

Fourth graders research to find the regions of Texas.  In this technology instructional activity, 4th graders create a Kid Pix project showing the location of various regions of Texas.  Students show where in those regions...

Students create a short PowerPoint about themselves. They brainstorm and record on board slide ideas for an "All About Me" PowerPoint. They use different backgrounds on each slide. Clip Art is also utilized.

Second graders understand the appropriate sizes for food portions. In this food groups instructional activity, 2nd graders create and measure a meal using correct portion sizes and correct measurements.

Students conduct research on specific severe weather patterns of interest and collect data to be shared with other students on these phenomona. They write (or review) a severe weather action plan for the school and presents their findings.

Students predict outcomes of scientific experiment,.conduct a scientific experiment with control groups, and plant seeds to observe, measure, and compare growth across groups. They gather, record, analyze, and share data with other...

Second graders are introduced to basic Internet navigation. They access Yahooligans and work in pairs to explore sites. Students use the "back" button, scroll up and down a screen and practice opening Netscape.