Students explore the role of the Internet in people's daily lives. In this Internet ethics lesson, students examine right-to-privacy issues as they research privacy policies on popular websites. Students also discuss Internet safety.

Students discover the positive and negative effects of technology. In this technology instructional activity, students give examples of technology advances from the past few years. Students get into groups and debate whether a particular...

Students examine the topics of copyright and fair use, plagiarism, and evaluating websites for content. They conduct Internet research, evaluate a variety of websites for authenticity, and write about and define plagiarism and copyright...

Learners complete a unit focusing on the creation of a student-generated website. They read and evaluate articles about business ethics, critique websites, and develop a student-created webpage.

Fifth graders create a HyperStudio book report after reading a novel. They work in pairs or small groups to design a HyperStudio stack about a previously-read novel. They use a variety of graphic organizers to have Students gather...

Students gain basic insight to technology of the computer, study ethical responsibility, and develop positive attitudes toward the technology. Students know what the basic key functions are on the keyboard and how to use them properly....

Young scholars examine the rules of computer sharing rules of respect in this lesson. They discuss the legalities of respecting the work of others that is stored and saved on the computer/internet. They discuss the rules of computer...

Students engage in activities to help them develop computer skills and other various problem solving methods. They also work collaboratively, and apply technology in an ethical way.

Students investigate how effective SNEAK strategies are in detecting hackers. For this technology lesson, students explain the ethical issues about hacking. They graph and analyze their experimental results.

Eighth graders watch a Lab Safety video and discuss particular questions related to lab safety. Lab equipment is then distributed and the students inspect the equipment and record their finding in their journal. Finally, in groups, 8th...

Third graders, in groups, discuss their chosen invention and how it works. In preparation for a Powerpoint presentation, they research the inventor, the impact of the invention on society, and what llife would be like without it....

Is your building a smart building? Pupils learn what makes a building smart and about the internet of things. After viewing several videos on the topic, they conduct an activity collecting data from sensors and brainstorm ways to improve...

It's time to save endangered species through engineering. The third lesson in a nine-part Life Science unit has young environmentalists study species extinction. An engaging discussion leads to some ideas on how to use engineering design...

Third graders discover how to use digital video cameras to record introductions of themselves for Powerpoint presentations. They decide what to say, which points to highlight, and how to interest viewers. Their Powerpoint presentations...

First graders visit the library or media center to research sea creatures using encyclopedia. They find two facts and research the Internet to find a picture of the sea creature. They create a class sea creature booklet.

First graders express themselves in simple sentences through the use of computer generated greeting cards. In this greeting card lesson, 1st graders use Microsoft Publisher to design a cover and create text for the inside of a greeting...

Students explore links on the Internet to collect facts about cloning then prepare an essay on their findings. In this research writing lesson plan students examine how to include their opinions on what they have found in their...

Pupils explore computers. They type their names and use different fonts. They create mini-posters using Kid Pix software and use the Oregon Trail software to discover the westward trek in United States history. They explore websites...

Students research a possible career in computer animation. In this computer animation lesson plan, students research the amount of money you could make in computer animation and the kinds of jobs you could acquire.

Learners create multimedia presentations on stereotyping. In this stereotyping lesson plan, students have discussions on different kinds of stereotyping, how it makes people feel, and create a multimedia presentation on it.

Students explore physics by participating in an engineering activity. In this rocket lesson, students define a list of scientific vocabulary terms such as "re-engineering" and "trade-off." Students identify the rocket creation process by...

Third graders create Powerpoint presentations to explain their ideas about inventions. They include research information they have collected on the slides and choose background colors and fonts to use.

Students use the tools of data analysis for managing information. They solve problems by generating, collecting, organizing, displaying histograms on bar graphs, circle graphs, line graphs, pictographs and charts. Students determine...

Second graders use Yahoo to locate their home locations on maps. They discover the diatances from their homes to school to determine who lives the closest. They experience the Internet as a source for information.