Sample
Technology Activities
Appendix A
Sample Technology Activities
| Topic:
Language Arts |
Grade Level:
Kindergarten, First, Second |
| Standards:
TECK.1.1, TEC1.1.1, TEC2.1.1, TECK.2.3 |
| Activity: When
listening to a story on cassette, students should
cooperatively operate the audiocassette player (on,
off, fast forward, and/or rewind). |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts, Social Studies |
Grade Level:
Kindergarten, |
| Standards:
TECK.2.1 |
| Activity: Have
students interview their parents to see how they
use technology as a tool to make work easier. Create
a book of findings discovered. |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts, Social Studies |
Grade Level:
Kindergarten, First |
| Standards:
TECK.2.2, TEC1.2.2, TECK.2.4, TEC1.2.4, TEC2.2.4 |
| Activity: Discuss
appropriate manners/respecting the rights of others
when working on the computer. Talk about taking care
of computers and other technologies. Make a poster
or bulletin board of these ideas and review/reinforce
as needed. |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies |
Grade Level:
Kindergarten, |
| Standards:
TECK.2.3 |
| Activity: Students
take turns clicking the mouse when working on a CD-ROM
together |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts, |
Grade Level:
Kindergarten, |
| Standards:
TECK.1.2, TECK.4.1, TECK.4.2 |
| Activity: Read
a story and illustrate with digital camera images.
E-mail another class or the principal of your school
about your experience, sharing your story as an attachment.
While completing these activities, incorporate appropriate
terminology (see Vocabulary List). |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts, Science |
Grade Level:
Kindergarten, |
| Standards:
TECK.5.1, TECK.5.2 |
| Activity: Students
work cooperatively to create a book about the animals
that live on a farm. Identify the computer as a resource
for finding information about farm animals. Identify
other potential sources (video or cassette tapes,
web pages, CD-ROMs) |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards 1st Grade
Activities for Tech Standards
| Topic:
Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies |
Grade Level:
First, Second |
| Standards:
TEC1.1.1, TEC2.1.1, TEC1.1.2, TEC2.1.2 |
| Activity: When
incorporating a video with instruction, have students
operate the VCR (start, stop, fast forward, rewind,
and/or pause). At the end of a work session, students
appropriately power off the VCR. |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies |
Grade Level:
First, Second |
| Standards:
TEC1.1.4, TEC1.2.3, TEC2.1.4 |
| Activity: When
using a CD-ROM (Magic School Bus) to reinforce a
lesson, students open the program, do the assigned
tasks, and exit the program when complete. When working
in pairs or teams, students allow others to work
uninterrupted. |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts |
Grade Level:
Kindergarten, First, Second |
| Standards:
TEC1.1.2, TEC2.1.2, TECK.1.2, TEC1.1.3, TEC2.1.3,
TEC1.1.5, TEC2.1.5 |
| Activity: Use
a Living Books CD-ROM to experience a story in another
format. While using this software, incorporate appropriate
terminology (see Vocabulary List). At the end of
a work session, students appropriately shut down
the computer. |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts, Social Studies |
Grade Level:
First |
| Standards:
TEC1.2.1 |
| Activity: At
the beginning of the school year, tour the school
and identify how people use technology in their jobs.
Take digital pictures and create a class book of
the findings discovered. |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts |
Grade Level:
First |
| Standards:
TEC1.1.3, TEC1.3.1, TEC1.3.2, TEC1.5.1, TEC1.5.2,
TEC1.6.1 |
| Activity: Make
a class ABC book (Kids Works, Kid Pix, PowerPoint).
As a class, use the automated library system and
other multimedia reference sources with guidance
to locate books to use for research in preparing
your class book. While completing these activities,
incorporate appropriate terminology (see Vocabulary
List) |
| Resources: http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids/lesson_abc_book.htm |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts |
Grade Level:
First |
| Standards:
TEC1.4.1, TEC1.4.2 |
| Activity: Interview
parents (via e-mail as a class?) and school staff
members to determine uses of telecommunications at
home and at school. Compare and contrast findings
with a Venn Diagram. |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Guidance, Language Arts, Social Studies |
Grade Level:
First |
| Standards:
TEC1.4.3 |
| Activity: Have
students investigate a career and interview someone
in the field of interest (e-mail). Have students
do a dress-up report and take digital pictures. Put
together a book or another electronic presentation
with pictures and findings.. |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Guidance, Language Arts, Math, Art |
Grade Level:
First, Second |
| Standards:
TEC1.6.1, TEC2.6.1 |
| Activity: Explore
any logical thinking CD-ROM (Thinking Things). |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards 2nd Grade
Activities for Tech Standards
| Topic:
Language Arts, Science |
Grade Level:
Second |
| Standards:
TEC2.1.1, TEC2.1.5, TEC2.2.3 |
| Activity: Use
an electronic encyclopedia to find three facts about
an animal from South America. Work in pairs or small
groups and practice working cooperatively and collaboratively.
Have students type up findings with a word processing
program or presentation software. |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts, Science, Social Studies |
Grade Level:
Second |
| Standards:
TEC2.2.1, TEC2.5.1, TEC2.5.2, TEC2.6.2 |
| Activity: Have
students keep a log of the technology they use in
one day. Research a day in the life of someone who
lived during another time in history. Use a variety
of multimedia reference sources for locating this
information. Recognize the accuracy and appropriateness
of the electronic information sources accessed. Compare
and contrast the use of technology. Draw conclusions
about how technology impacts everyday life. |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts, Social Studies |
Grade Level:
Second |
| Standards:
TEC2.1.3, TEC2.2.2, TEC2.4.1 |
| Activity: When
introducing Accelerated Reader or another computerized
reading incentive program, discuss the importance
of passwords. Explain how this software can be accessed
on the school network only. Incorporate appropriate
terminology (see Vocabulary List). |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts, Social Studies |
Grade Level:
Second |
| Standards:
TEC2.3.1 |
| Activity: Use
the automated library system to locate a biography.
Create a class list of the biographies students choose.
Have students do a dress-up report of their biographies.
Using the list and prior knowledge, have the class
guess who a student is portraying. Take digital pictures
and create a book to share. |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Social Studies |
Grade Level:
Second |
| Standards:
TEC2.3.1, TEC2.3.3 |
| Activity: Create
a simple PowerPoint presentation to share facts learned
about Africa. Discuss why PowerPoint would be appropriate
software to use for presenting these facts. |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Math, Science |
Grade Level:
Second |
| Standards:
TEC2.3.1, TEC2.3.2, TEC2.3.3 |
| Activity: After
weighing several objects on a balance scale, students
read to perform a task and create a picture that
illustrates their findings (Kid Pix). Discuss why
Kid Pix (or other drawing tool software) would be
appropriate to illustrate findings. |
| Resources:
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids/lesson_weighing_objects.htm |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts |
Grade Level:
Second |
| Standards:
TEC2.4.2, TEC2.3.3 |
| Activity: Create
a class newsletter. Have students brainstorm topics
to include, conduct interviews if appropriate, and
write up articles. Decide what software to use to
publish newsletter. Could introduce scanner, import
graphics, and involve students in word processing. |
| Resources:
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids/lesson_weighing_objects.htm |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts |
Grade Level:
Second |
| Standards:
TEC2.1.3, TEC2.4.1, TEC2.6.1 |
| Activity: Explore
the Inspiration software on your school network as
a source for managing information with graphic organizers.
Explain how this software can be accessed on the
school network only. Incorporate appropriate terminology
(see Vocabulary List). |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
Third Grade Activities for
Tech Standards
| Topic:
Compare the Brain to the Computer -Science |
Grade Level:
Third, Fourth |
| Standards:
TEC3.1.4, TEC3.3.1, TEC3.3.2, TEC3.3.4, TEC3.5.4,
TEC3.6.1, TEC4.1.3, TEC4.3.1, TEC4.6.1 |
| Activity: Using
Microsoft Publisher or Inspiration, have students
create a Venn diagram. Insert text boxes to type
in individual characteristics of how the brain and
computer are alike and different. Label the sections
of the diagram and give it a title. Students may
also select font style, color, and size. |
| Resources:
StarkNet Classroom Projects http://www.stark.k12.oh.us/TeachersTips/brain.html |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Use of Technology Interviews - Language Arts |
Grade Level:
Third |
| Standards:
TEC3.1.4, TEC3.2.1, TEC3.2.2, TEC3.4.2, TEC3.4.3 |
| Activity: Take
your students on a tour of your school to observe
and list the many ways people use computers and other
technology at school. Have students interview their
parents at home to learn how they use technology
in their jobs. As a class, e-mail pre-selected community
workers (such as police dept., doctor, post office,
travel agent, etc.) and ask them to describe the
technology used in their work and how it impacts
what they do. Have students list and classify the
information. Students could write and illustrate
a class book or create a class PowerPoint presentation
to share what they learned.. |
| Resources:
North Carolina Technology Activities http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/Curriculum/computer.skills/lssnplns/Database/grad4121.htm |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Technology Vocabulary - Language Arts |
Grade Level:
Third, Fourth |
| Standards:
TEC3.1.2, TEC3.1.4, TEC3.3.1, TEC4.1.2, TEC4.1.3,
TEC4.3.1 |
| Activity: Provide
students with a glossary of technology terms necessary
for grade level. Using the Internet site Puzzlemaker,
have students create crossword puzzles or word searches
using definitions as clues instead of listing the
words to be found. Students can then print the puzzles,
exchange them, and work the puzzles. |
| Resources: Puzzlemaker, http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/ |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Acceptable Use of Technology - Language Arts |
Grade Level:
Third, Fourth |
| Standards:
TEC3.2.4, TEC4.2.3 |
| Activity: Conduct
a class discussion. Define acceptable and unacceptable.
Discuss acceptable and unacceptable school talk/language.
Then discuss the movie ratings system and its purpose
(that some movies are acceptable for children and
some are not). Explain that the Internet also contains
some material that would not be appropriate (acceptable)
for children. Distribute copies of the student Acceptable
Use Policy. Orally read and discuss it. Then have
students write a paragraph explaining in their own
words what the policy means and its purpose. |
| Resources:
District Acceptable Use Policy |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Animal Habitats - Science, Social Studies |
Grade Level:
Third |
| Standards:
TEC3.1.1, TEC3.1.4, TEC3.2.3, TEC3.2.5, TEC3.2.6,
TEC3.3.1, TEC3.3.2, TEC3.3.3, TEC3.5.1, TEC3.5.2,
TEC3.5.3, TEC3.5.5, TEC3.6.2, TEC3.6.3 |
| Activity: Divide
students into groups of 3 or 4. Assign groups certain
animals to research from the various regions of S.C.
Students are to work together to research life cycles,
basic needs, and habitats. Discuss electronic resources
and determining their accuracy. Groups will use electronic
encyclopedias and do limited Internet searches to
gather information. Students need to document sources.
With teacher supervision students will then work
together to design PowerPoint slides, inserting text,
and scanning and inserting pictures. Teacher will
assemble class presentation. |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Planets - Science |
Grade Level: Fourth |
| Standards: TEC4.1.1, TEC4.1.3,
TEC4.1.4, TEC4.2.2, TEC4.2.4, TEC4.2.5, TEC4.3.1, TEC4.3.2, TEC4.3.3,
TEC4.4.1, TEC4.5.1, TEC4.5.2, TEC4.5.3, TEC4.5.4, TEC4.6.1, TEC4.6.2,
TEC4.6.3 |
| Activity: Divide students
into groups of 3 or 4. Assign each group a different planet. Students
are to work together to research important information about each.
Discuss electronic resources and determining their accuracy. Groups
will use electronic encyclopedias, examine relevant sites previously
bookmarked by teacher, and do limited searches to gather information.
Students need to document sources. Because this project will take
some time to complete, students will need to save work on diskettes
throughout the duration. Students will then work together to design
PowerPoint slides, inserting text and scanning and inserting pictures.
Teacher will assemble class presentation or each group may create
its own presentation. |
| Resources: |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
Computer Storage Devices -Language Arts |
Grade Level: Fourth |
| Standards: TEC4.1.4 |
| Activity: Use the DISCUS
database and Internet to research the topic "computer storage devices." Divide
class into groups of 4 –5 students and have each group share their
findings. They should compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages
of the various types of storage devices. |
| Resources: DISCUS, Internet |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
Diskettes, Hard Disks, and Disk Drives -Language Arts |
Grade Level: Fourth |
| Standards: TEC 3.1.3, TEC4.1.4 |
| Activity: Have students copy
their created files (from word processing, presentations, etc.)
to a diskette. Also have students copy their created files to a
shared network drive and the local hard drive. Discuss advantages
and disadvantages of using network drives, hard drives, and diskettes. |
| Resources: Computer lab |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
Taming the Computer Acronym Monster (TCAM)-Language Arts |
Grade Level: Third, Fourth |
| Standards: TEC3.1.2, TEC4.1.2 |
| Activity: Have students compile
a list of commonly used computer acronyms and terms (CD-ROM, hard
disk, monitor, etc.). Go to the Tech Encyclopedia web site to research
the unknown (and known) terms. |
| Resources: Tech Encyclopedia
web site http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/ |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
Typing Method |
Grade Level: Third, Fourth,
Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth |
| Standards: TEC3.1.5, TEC4.1.5,
TEC5.1.5, TEC6.1.5, TEC7-8.1.4 |
| Activity: Practice keyboarding
skills using computer keyboard. Hands are to be covered to promote
proficiency. Use various levels of touch-typing program for the
current level of student proficiency. Modify requirements according
to standards and grade level.. |
| Resources: Touch Typing program |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
Copyrights -Language Arts, Science, Social Studies |
Grade Level: Third, Fourth, |
| Standards: TEC3.2.3, TEC
3.5.5, TEC4.2.2, TEC4.5.4 |
| Activity: Have students research
a topic using the Internet and electronic encyclopedias (for example,
famous inventors, types of sea life, or the planets). Include bibliographic
information in the report, correctly citing information sources.
Discuss the difference between copying and using information.
Use correct citation format (see link below). |
| Resources: : Kathy Schrock’s
teacher resource web site for copyright sources http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/referenc.html#cite |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
Information Sources and Reliability -Language Arts |
Grade Level: Third, Fourth, |
| Standards: TEC3.6.2, TEC4.6.2 |
| Activity: Research a topic
(such as causes for the civil war) by searching the Internet and
online resources. Determine whether a source is reliable by comparing
information gathered from various sources. Also differentiate between
fact and opinion in information found (4th grade). Compare
the sites below for accuracy. |
| Resources: http://www.history.com/, http://www.thehistorynet.com/, http://www.historychannel.com/ |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
Sound - ScienceGrade Level: Fourth |
|
| Standards: TEC4.6.3,
TEC4.2.4 |
| Activity: Have
students choose an aspect of Sound to research. Students
are to work in groups of 2 – 3 to prepare a report for the class.
They are to choose an appropriate method to present their information
to the class (presentation software, overhead projector, computer
demonstration, etc.). Students must choose appropriate resources
and tools for their presentation. |
| Resources: 4th grade
science curriculum |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
Math Multiplication Games - Math |
Grade Level: third |
| Standards: TEC3.6.3, TEC3.2.5 |
| Activity: Have students work
in groups of 2 –3 to create a game to help in learning multiplication
facts. They should choose appropriate technology resources to aid
in game playing or in presenting the game to the class. For ideas
go to the resource site below. |
| Resources: Various math games: http://www.yahooligans.com/School_Bell/Math/Games_and_Puzzles/ |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
Research -Language Arts, Science, Social Studies |
Grade Level: third |
| Standards: TEC3.2.5, TEC3.5.1,
TEC3.5.2, |
| Activity: Brainstorm a topic
the class would like to research. Once the topic is decided, break
into 3 – 4 groups to research information. Have one group look
at an electronic encyclopedia, another check for books on the topic
with the automated library system, and the last group (or two)
check for online resources with teacher assistance. Discuss the
advantages and disadvantages of each method. Have each group report
on their findings. |
| Resources: Electronic encyclopedia,
Automated library system, Internet http://www.britannica.com/,
DISCUS http://www.lexington1.net/discus/ |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
Research -Language Arts, Science, Social Studies |
Grade Level: third |
| Standards: TEC3.2.5, TEC3.5.3, |
| Activity: Give students a
topic to research (brown bears, light bulb, etc.). Divide students
into groups of 2 –3 and have them find information to report on.
Students must use information from at least two types of the following
sources: electronic (CD-ROM) encyclopedias, automated library system,
and Internet resources with assistance. Have students report their
findings. |
| Resources: Grade level material,
CD-ROM software, http://www.lexington1.net/discus/, http://www.britannica.com/. |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
Email -Language Arts |
Grade Level: third |
| Standards: TEC3.4.1 |
| Activity: Explore the web
site below for a tutorial on how email works (or order a video
from the site). Have every student explain to a partner how email
works after viewing the site. Use a guided Internet tour in the
computer lab or use small groups. Students should also discuss
the purpose of this web site. |
| Resources: : http://www.emailhelp.com/ |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
Research, Weather -Science |
Grade Level: fourth |
| Standards: TEC4.2.4, TEC4.5.1,
TEC4.5.2, TEC4.5.3, |
| Activity: Have students gather
weather information for various major cities of the east coast
using the Internet resources below. Collect weather facts (high-low
temperature, precipitation, barometric reading, etc.) for a two-week
period. Have students keep their information stored electronically
(spreadsheet, document, etc.). Finally, have the students report
the information with presentation software or graph the information
with the spreadsheet software. |
| Resourceshttp://www.weather.com/, http://weather.yahoo.com/ |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
Presentations -Language Arts, Science, Social Studies |
Grade Level: fourth |
| Standards: TEC4.3.2 |
| Activity: Have students work
in groups of 2 – 3 to research a given topic (famous inventions,
biographies, etc.). Have students prepare an electronic presentation
(PowerPoint) for a report. Students should include clipart to illustrate
or scan pictures to put into the presentation. Invite parents or
another class to watch the presentations. |
| Resources: PowerPoint, automated
library system, electronic encyclopedia |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
Internet scavenger hunt -Social Studies, Science |
Grade Level: fourth |
| Standards: TEC4.4.1 |
| Activity: Conduct a scavenger
hunt on the National Geographic web site. Provide students with
a specific list of things to look for. Use the bookmark function
to guide students through the scavenger hunt. |
| Resources: http://www.nationalgeographic.com |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
Telecommunications -Science |
Grade Level: fourth |
| Standards: TEC4.4.2 |
| Activity: Contact a 4th grade
classroom in another region of the United States. Set up a videoconference
schedule to meet and collaborate on collecting weather data. Each
class is to share their weather data with the other class. Use
a web cam to do the videoconferencing. Use email if a web cam is
not available. |
| Resources: http://www.weather.com/, http://weather.yahoo.com/ |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
GRADE 5 Activities
| Topic:
Benjamin Franklin - Reading, Social Studies |
Grade Level:
fifth |
| Standards:
TEC5.1.3, TEC5.2.4, TEC5.3.1, TEC5.4.4, TEC5.4.5 |
| Activity: While
reading the novel Ben and Me by Robert Lawson,
students will visit and bookmark the "Words of Wisdom
from Benjamin Franklin" web site (maintained by the
Franklin Institute Science Museum) which lists sayings
from Poor Richard’s Almanac. Students will
interpret a saying. After the teacher has approved
the interpretation and discussed e-mail policies
and netiquette, students will post their interpretations
to the web site and read the interpretations posted
by classmates and others. |
| Resources: http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/printer/abc.html |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Animals - Language Arts, Science |
Grade Level:
fifth |
| Standards:
): TEC5.1.1, TEC5.2.3, TEC5.2.5, TEC5.3.1, TEC5.3.2,
TEC5.5.5 |
| Activity: While
reading the novel Island of the Blue Dolphins by
Scott O’Dell, students will work in small groups
and select an animal that would be found in the Channel
Islands off the coast of southern California. Internet
web sites, databases, CD-ROMs and books will be used
to research the animal and locate pictures. Each
group will produce a PowerPoint presentation that
includes pictures of the animals, facts and a bibliography
of information sources. Discuss copyright issues
(ITV has published a guide and produced videos on
this topic) and how to cite sources of information
before students begin. |
| Resources: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/, http://www.seaworld.org/ ,
Multimedia Animals Encyclopedia by Applied Optical
Media Corporation, http://www.mla.org/, http://www.itv.scetv.org/ |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Homonyms - Language Arts |
Grade Level:
fifth |
| Standards:
TEC5.1.1, TEC5.1.4, TEC5.3.2 |
| Activity: Students
will use software to write and illustrate homonyms.
Illustrations may include scanned drawings, photographs
taken with a digital camera, and drawings completed
with a drawing program. Students should store completed
work as directed on a diskette or a hard drive. Work
may be compiled into a slideshow or printed and bound
into a book and then shared with other classes. |
| Resources: A
Chocolate Moose for Dinner by Fred Gwynne, The
King Who Rained by Fred Gwynne |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Tall Tales - Language Arts |
Grade Level:
fifth |
| Standards:
TEC5.3.3, TEC5.3.4, TEC5.5.1 |
| Activity: Locate
tall tales in the media center using the online library
catalog to conduct keyword searches. Locate tall
tales on the Internet using keyword searching and
search engines. Read tall tales and review elements
of tall tales. Students will collaborate to write
an original tall tale about a meeting between two
tall tale heroes. Students will use word processing
software to complete a rough draft, edit, revise,
and print the story. The student will use the proper
techniques to store and retrieve the document. |
| Resources |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Search Strategies for SIRS Explorer (a DISCUS Database)
- All Subject Area |
Grade Level:
fifth |
| Standards:
TEC5.5.2 |
| Activity: An
online workbook is available through SIRS Explorer.
The pages may be printed and used to teach students
to perform topic, keyword, and subject searches.
The SIRS Explorer database may be accessed through
the Lexington One home page. Select Resources > Internet
Resources > DISCUS > SIRS Discover > Workbooks. A
PowerPoint training overview is also available on
the site. |
| Resources http://www.lexington1.net/ |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Biographical Research with InfoTrac (a DISCUS Database)
- Social Studies |
Grade Level:
fifth |
| Standards:
TEC5.1.3, TEC5.3.1, TEC5.5.1, TEC5.5.2 |
| Activity: Students
will select a person they would like to know more
about. Using InfoTrac, the students will conduct
subject and keyword searches and compare the results.
For example, a search on the subject Sacagawea yielded
1 encyclopedia excerpt and 2 periodical references.
A keyword search for Sacagawea yielded 25 citations.
Students will select useful citations and select
appropriate retrieval methods. Retrieval methods
include print from browser, print from ACROBAT Reader,
or e-mail the text. The InfoTrac database may be
accessed through the Lexington One home page. Select
Resources > Internet Resources > DISCUS > InfoTrac. |
| Resources http://www.lexington1.net/ |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Spreadsheet to record Scholastic Reading Counts points
- Reading |
Grade Level:
fifth |
| Standards:
TEC5.3.5 |
| Activity: Create
a simple spreadsheet to record the number of points
earned by each class member. The spreadsheet could
be used to total points, average points, determine
how many points needed to meet goal, etc. |
| Resources |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Writing - Language Arts |
Grade Level:
fifth |
| Standards:
TEC5.1.2, TEC5.3.4, TEC5.6.1 |
| Activity: Students
will use word processing tools to write a descriptive
essay about computers and the use of computers in
the school setting. Appropriate terminology must
be used. Inspiration software would be used to produce
a graphic organizer before the essay is written. |
| Resources:
Inspiration software |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Current Events - Social Studies |
Grade Level:
fifth |
| Standards:
TEC5.2.1, TEC5.2.2 |
| Activity: Students
will locate articles about technology and issues
related to technology in their weekly current events
periodical. The class will discuss these articles.
Capabilities and limitations of technology will be
stressed along with the positive and negative impacts
of technology. |
| Resources Current
events periodicals such as "Current Events" or "Scholastic
News." |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Telecommunications -Science |
Grade Level:
fifth |
| Standards:
TEC5.4.2 |
| Activity: Students
will use the "How Things Work" web site to locate
information about modems, e-mail, etc. Students may
also use this site to explore other interests. |
| Resources http://howthingswork.com/
or http://howstuffwork.com/ |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Field Study Booklet, Language Arts, Science, Social
Studies, Any |
Grade Level:
fifth |
| Standards:
TEC5.5.1, TEC5.2.5, TEC5.2.6, TEC5.3.2 |
| Activity: The
teacher will demonstrate the responsible use of the
digital camera, scanner, printer, and other equipment
to be used by students and review the computer lab
rules and procedures. Students will take digital
photographs of field study activities. Students will
work in groups to produce a booklet about their field
study. Digital photographs, images scanned from brochures
or postcards, or images from web sites will be used
to illustrate the booklet. Students will write text
to describe their experiences. The booklets will
be printed. |
| Resources |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts, Science - Ecology |
Grade Level:
fifth |
| Standards:
TEC5.1.3, TEC5.1.5, TEC5.2.5, TEC5.3.4, TEC5.5.1 |
| Activity: After
completing the ecology unit in science, students
write a persuasive business letter including heading,
inside address, etc. Topics might include: saving
the rain forests, pollution, water conservation,
acid rain, endangered animals, etc. |
| Resources:
: http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/sci-tech/scien.html |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
: Social Studies, Language Arts – Tall Tales |
Grade Level:
fifth |
| Standards:
TEC5.1.5, TEC5.2.5, TEC5.6.1 |
| Activity: : When
studying tall tales, have students write their own
tale. Then in teams on the computer, they combine
their tales into one tale that incorporates all the
characters. Microsoft Word works well for this activity. |
| Resources |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Science – Ecology |
Grade Level:
fifth |
| Standards:
TEC5.1.4, TEC5.3.1, TEC5.3.2 |
| Activity: Using
Paint create and draw an animal (real or imaginary)
that has at least 2 characteristics of a carnivore,
herbivore, or omnivore. Put drawing into PowerPoint
and share with the class. |
| Resources:
Electronic Zoo http://netvet//wrustl.edu/pix.html |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Math, Social Studies – Average Family |
Grade Level:
fifth |
| Standards:
TEC5.3.5 |
| Activity: A
typical colonial family contained an average of 6
people (2 parents, 3 children, and either 1 grand
parent or servant/apprentice). See how the
typical family has changed by creating a simple spreadsheet. Use
formulas to find total parents, grandparents, etc.
in class’s families (web site listed below contains
the formulas necessary to find averages). Create
a graph to display data collected. |
| Resources: http://www.stark.k12.oh.us/TeachersTips/gradebook.html |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts, Social Studies - Poetry |
Grade Level:
fifth, sixth |
| Standards:
TEC5.3.4, TEC6.3.4 |
| Activity: Read
poem “If I Were in Charge of the World” by Judith
Viorst. Students write their own poem entitled “If
I Were in Charge of the World” on the computer using
the Tab key instead of the space bar to align the
poem. Use other editing tools such as font selection,
spell check, text alignment, etc. |
| Resources:
: Computer Activities Through the Year Teacher
Created Material, Inc., Susan Gimotty, M.A. p.
10. |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Math - Averages |
Grade Level: fifth, sixth |
| Standards: TEC5.3.5, TEC.6.3.5 |
| Activity: Children and keep
running averages for their grades by entering grades into spreadsheet
and using formulas to find the average. Refer to the web
site listed below for formulas and directions. |
| Resources: http://www.stark.k12.oh.us/TeachersTips/gradebook.html |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
Math -Circumference of Circles |
Grade Level: fifth, sixth |
| Standards: TEC6.1.3, TEC.6.3.1,
TEC.5.1.3, TEC.5.3.1 |
| Activity: Students use interactive
site listed below to practice finding the circumference of a circle.
(There are other math skill related reinforcements at this site). |
| Resources: http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol2/challenge_vol2.html |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:Character
Education, Social Studies, Language Arts – Courage |
Grade Level: fifth |
| Standards: ): TEC5.1.2, TEC5.1.3,
TEC5.1.4, TEC5.3.1, TEC5.3.2, TEC53.3, TEC5.4.1, TEC5.5.1, TEC5.5.2,
TEC5.5.3, TEC5.5.4, TEC5.5.5, TEC5.6.1, TEC5.6.2, TEC5.6.3 |
| Activity: While studying
the 20th century, students research people who have exhibited courage. Students
use various search engines and electronic encyclopedias to find
information. Compare information from different sources to
insure accuracy. Cite sources of information. Create a PowerPoint
project to present to the class. This may be done individually
or with a partner. An extension would be for the student
to write a paper describing how he or she exhibits courage. |
| Resources: Search engines: Alta
Vista, Ask Jeeves, Yahoo, Yahooligans …. |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts, Social Studies – Brochures |
Grade Level: fifth, sixth |
| Standards: TEC5.1.1, TEC5.1.3,
TEC5.1.4, TEC5.2.6, TEC5.3.1, TEC5.3.2, TEC5.3.3, TEC5.4.1, TEC5.4.2,
TEC5.5.1, TEC5.5.2, TEC5.5.3, TEC5.5.5, TEC56.1, TEC6.1.1, TEC61.3,
TEC6.1.4, TEC6.2.6, TEC6.3.1, TEC6.3.2, TEC6.3.3, TEC6.4.1, TEC6.4.2,
TEC6.5.1, TEC6.5.3, TEC65.4, TEC6.6.1 |
| Activity: Before going on
a field trip, students research the place that you are visiting. Most
attractions have a home page. The students find information
that will help plan the trip (ie. Cost of admission, hours of operation,
a short history of the place, whether souvenirs are available,
what they will should expect to see, etc.). A brochure can
be created using Publisher. Pictures can be imported from
the Internet and clip art can be used to make the brochure attractive.
Students can also use different fonts and background colors. Projects
can be stored on CDs or network drives. |
| Resources: World Wide Web |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
: Language Arts, Social Studies – Newspapers |
Grade Level: fifth, sixth |
| Standards: TEC5.2.1, TEC5.2.2,
TEC6.2.2 |
| Activity: Have several hard
copies of the State or USA Today for comparison purposes. Launch
the Internet and most recent copy of either newspaper. Discuss
the similarities and differences in the Internet and the hard copy. Discuss
when might it be more useful to use the Internet instead of the
hard copy. Make up questions for the children to answer. Have them
discover which might be easier to use for specific kinds of things. |
| Resources: www.usatoday.com www.thestate.com |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts – All About Me (Good activity for Open House) |
Grade Level: fifth, sixth |
| Standards: Tec 5.1.1, TEC5.5.1,
TEC5.2.5, TEC5.2.6, TEC5.3.2, TEC 6.1.1, TEC6.3.2 |
| Activity: Students create
a PowerPoint presentation entitled “All About Me” Have
them create a simple 4-slide presentation. Slide one: Title – “All
About ……..” Slide two: “My Family” Slide
three: “Three Interesting Facts About Me” Slide Four: What
I Hope to Accomplish This Year” A picture of the child should
be included using a digital camera or scanner. Show these
at Open House along with one the teacher has created about her/himself. |
| Resources: Computer Activities
Through the Year Teacher Created Material, Inc., Susan Gimotty,
M.A. p. 100. |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
: Language Arts , Science – Acrostic Poem – Earth Day |
Grade Level: fifth, sixth |
| Standards: TEC6.3.4, TEC5.3.4 |
| Activity: Students type an
acrostic poem spelling EARTH DAY vertically. Each line should
be a few words or a phrase. Use spell check to check spelling.
Highlight first letter of each line (which spells EARTH DAY). With
the first letter highlighted, change font color, bold it, and increase
the size. Add appropriate clip art.. |
| Resources: Computer Activities
Through the Year Teacher Created Material, Inc., Susan Gimotty,
M.A. p.26. |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts – Creative Writing |
Grade Level: fifth, sixth |
| Standards: TEC5.1.3, TEC5.3.4,
TEC5.4.1, TEC5.6.1, TEC6.3.1, TEC6.3.2, TEC5.1.3, TEC6.4.1 |
| Activity: Students launch
the site listed below. There are interactive stories where
the students can submit the “middle” to the story. A beginning
and ending is provided. There are also many stories the children
can read at this site. |
| Resources: http://www.yahooligans.com/School_Bell/Language_Arts/Online_Stories/ |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts - Cinquains |
Grade Level: fifth |
| Standards: TEC5.1.3, TEC5.3.1,
TEC5.2.5 |
| Activity: Students write
their own cinquain on the computer using a form that tells how
many syllables go in each line. This activity could be done with
partners. |
| Resources: http://www.eduplace.com/tales/c/cinquains.html |
Use your browser's BACK button to
return to standards
GRADE 6 Activities
| Topic:
Social Studies – Ancient Egypt, Pyramids |
Grade Level:
sixth |
| Standards:
TEC6.5.1, TEC6.5.2, TEC6.5.3, TEC6.5.4 |
| Activity: Using
sources such as Internet sites, online magazines,
books, electronic encyclopedias and databases, students
will work in groups and research the tools and methods
of pyramid construction. Students should compare
the information obtained from various cites and determine
if the author of the site is qualified to provide
the information. Students will then design a model
of a pyramid. A bibliography of reference sources
will be required. |
| Resources: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/, http://www.mla.org/ |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Science – Hurricanes |
Grade Level:
sixth |
| Standards:
TEC6.1.3, TEC6.2.5, TEC6.3.5, TEC6.4.1, TEC6.5.1 |
| Activity: Working
with partners, students will use web sites to obtain
coordinates of a hurricane and plot its path on a
hurricane-tracking map. Students will also obtain
data about past hurricanes that hit South Carolina
(top wind speeds, category, damage estimates, etc.)
and construct a database which averages the top wind
speeds, totals the amount of damage, etc. Questions
about hurricanes may be directed to meteorologists
at WIS by selecting "Contact WIS" on the WIS web
page. |
| Resources http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/, http://www.wistv.com |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Social Studies – World Leaders |
Grade Level:
sixth |
| Standards:
TEC6.5.1 |
| Activity: Students
will select a world leader (past or present) and
use information from research (biographical information
and accomplishments) to write a bio-poem. A bio-poem
is a poem based on a character sketch of a famous
person. Use a variety of sources (DISUS databases
web sites, CD-ROMs, electronic encyclopedias) to
collect research. |
| Resources:
DISCUS databases |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Science – Science Experiments/Projects |
Grade Level:
sixth |
| Standards:
): TEC6.1.1, TEC6.2.6, TEC6.3.2 |
| Activity: The
teacher will demonstrate the responsible use of the
digital camera, scanner, printer, and other equipment
to be used by students and review the computer lab
rules and procedures. Working in groups, students
will use the digital camera to take pictures of the
steps in their science experiments. These pictures,
and other images (scanned from books or copied from
web sites) will be used in a PowerPoint presentation
to show how the activity was conducted. |
| Resources |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Math – Telecommunications project |
Grade Level:
sixth |
| Standards:
TEC6.3.5, TEC6.4.1 |
| Activity: Participate
in the Global Grocery List Project. Create a spreadsheet
to manage and average the grocery prices that are
collected by students. |
| Resources: http://landmark-project.com/ggl/index.html |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Any subject area – Evaluating web page design |
Grade Level:
sixth |
| Standards:
TEC6.2.4, TEC6.4.3 |
| Activity: Review
the Acceptable Use Policy. The teacher should select
several sites for students to view and evaluate based
on criteria such as:
Speed – Does the page load quickly,
are the pages too long, are the graphics too
large?
Appearance – Is the page attractive,
do you want to continue to explore the site,
are enhancements such as backgrounds and blinking
words distracting, are font sizes appropriate?
Navigation – Is it easy to move
from link to link, are the links useful, are
there enough links to move forward and backward
easily, is there a link back to the home page?
Information – Is the information
organized and labeled, is a contact person or
e-mail address available, is their enough information
to make the site useful and interesting, does
the site achieve its purpose? |
| Resources |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Science – Narwhals (Demo directory and search engine
searches) |
Grade Level:
sixth |
| Standards:
TECH6.4.2 |
| Activity: Assign
the research topic narwhals to students and instruct
them to locate a useful web page using a directory
and a search engine. For the directory search, students
may use Yahooligans and follow this path: Yahooligans > Science
and nature > Animals > Mammals > Marine mammals > Whales > Toothed
whales > Narwhal. AltaVista is an example of a search
engine. The student would type narwhal in the find
this box. Students will compare the results of the
subject and keyword searches. |
| Resources: http://yahooligans.com, http://altavista.com |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
All subject areas – Bulletin board related to computers
in society |
Grade Level:
sixth |
| Standards:
TEC6.2.1, TEC6.2.2 |
| Activity: Throughout
the school year, ask students to bring in articles
that are related to the use of computers and technology
issues. Examples could include articles related to
privacy issues, missing hard drives from Los Alamos,
barcode technology, robotics, and safety on the Internet.
Students could enlist their parents to help search
for articles. Articles could be discussed at home
and in the classroom. The abundance of information
would emphasize the important role technology plays
in out daily lives and society. |
| Resources:
Newspapers, magazines |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Social Studies – Middle Ages ABC Book |
Grade Level:
sixth |
| Standards:
TEC6.1.1, TEC6.1.2, TEC6.1.5, TEC6.2.3, TEC6.3.1,
TEC6.3.3, TEC6.3.4 |
| Students will
work in small groups and use a variety of resources
to locate information about topics related to the Middle
Ages. Students will use the information to make a booklet
about the Middle Ages. Students will produce a page
for each letter of the alphabet. For example: K is
for knight. This page would include a report and a
graphic or picture about knights. Students should be
reminded of copyright laws as they apply to copying
graphics. A title page and a bibliography should also
be required. As students plan and discuss the equipment
and strategies to be used, they should use the proper
terminology. Students should take turns and demonstrate
proper keyboarding techniques, word processing skills
and storage and retrieval methods. |
| Resources |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Language Arts – Graphic Organizer |
Grade Level:
sixth |
| Standards:
TEC6.6.1 |
| Activity: Students
should use Inspiration software to produce a graphic
organizer when they begin an essay. |
| Resources Inspiration
software |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Reading – The Midwife’s Apprentice |
Grade Level:
sixth |
| Standards:
TEC6.5.2, TEC6.6.2 |
| Activity: While
reading the novel The Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen
Cushman, the teacher will guide students to visit
and evaluate at least three web sites about the medicinal
uses of plants. The following are examples of questions
that could be asked to evaluate the web sites: Is
the site easy to access and navigate? Is the information
presented accurate? Is the information current? When
was the site last updated? Is the information appropriate
for the grade level? Is the web site appealing? Is
the information consistent with other published material
on the topic? Is the author of the site qualified
to provide this information? Is the author trying
to provide information or influence opinion? Who
is sponsoring the page? Can you contact the author?
Is the information free of grammatical, spelling
and typographical errors? Is the information easy
to understand? Does this source provide useful links?
Do pictures, maps, or charts supplement the written
text? |
| Resources |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Social Studies Ancient Egypt – Mummies – Pyramids |
Grade Level:
sixth |
| Standards:
TEC6.1.1, TEC6.1.3, TEC6.1.4, TEC6.3.2, TEC6.3.3,
TEC6.3.4,TEC6.5.1,TEC6.5.3, TEC6.6.6, TEC6.6.2 |
| Activity: Students,
in teams of three or four, research mummies or pyramids
using the site listed below and electronic encyclopedia. Create
a PowerPoint presentation to share their finding
with the class. Save project to network drive. This
site has good information, as well as, Egyptian graphics
that could be imported. |
| Resources:
http://www.homeworkcentral.com/knowledge/vsl_sections.asp?sectionid=141&tg=REGION&flt=KE |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
Seventh and Eighth Grade Technology
Activities
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Current Events - Social Studies, Language Arts |
Grade Level:
sixth, seventh - eighth |
| Standards:
7-8.1.1, 7-8.1.5, 7-8.2.3, 7-8.3.1, 7-8.3.2, 7-8.3.3,
7-8.4.1, 7-8.5.1, 7-8.5.2, 7-8.5.3, 7-8.5.4, 7-8.5.5,
7-8.6.1, 7-8.6.3, 7-8.6.4 |
| Activity: Students
analyze political cartoons in order to understand
different viewpoints about a current event topic.
Use the Cartoon Bingo and/or Scavenger Hunt found
on the Resource Page listed below to familiarize
students with the concept of symbols.
Students can select either a current
event or a topic related to a current unit of
study and create a political cartoon to illustrate
their opinion on the topic. Cartoons can be drawn
using a drawing program on the computer, or they
can be hand-drawn and then scanned. A class PowerPoint
presentation can be compiled of the original
cartoons or a class web page can be created to
share the cartoons. |
| Resourceshttp://cagle.slate.msn.com/teacher/middle/lessonplanMS3.asp |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Acceptable Use Policy - Language Arts |
Grade Level:
seventh - eighth |
| Standards:
7-8.2.4 |
| Activity: Use
the Reflect-Pair-Share strategy for students to review
the district's acceptable use policy. Have each students
read a copy of the district policy and spend a couple
minutes jotting notes about its most important points,
then pair students to discuss . Finally, as a large
group share each pairs listings of the important
points. Assign each pair one of the points and have
them create a scenario in which a judgement would
need to be made as to whether the policy has been
violated. The scenarios could be made into an on-line
test by using FunBrain's on-line test maker. |
| Resources: http://www.lexington1.net/technolo/techres.htm, http://funbrain.com/quiz/index.html |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Research - Social Studies, Language Arts, Science |
Grade Level:
seventh - eighth |
| Standards:
, 7-8.1.5, , 7-8.2.3, , 7-8.3.1, , 7-8.3.2, 7-8.4.2,
7-8.4.4 |
| Activity: Students
select a topic being studied for research. Using
Inspiration, create a graphic organizer to outline
and organize their ideas. Use the internet, Discus
databases, appropriate CD-ROMs, and print materials
to locate information on the topic. Cite all references
using proper MLA form (see first reference below.
Students can present the results of their research
by creating a PowerPoint presentation or constructing
a webpage. Appropriate graphics can be added to the
presentation or website by scanning pictures, downloading
pictures from the internet (being sure to follow
copyright statements on the site) and/or using the
digital camera. |
| Resources: http://www.mla.org/style/sources.htm, http://www.lexington1.net/discus/ |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Evaluation of Internet Resources -Language Arts,
Technology |
Grade Level:
seventh - eighth |
| Standards:
7-8.4.2, 7-8.4.3, 7-8.5.3, 7-8.6.2 |
| Activity: Show
students several examples of reliable web pages and
discuss the components that suggest its reliability.
Divide students into small groups and give them each
a paper copy of a website to evaluate using the resource
below. For detailed instructions on this activity,
visit the first resource listed. |
| Resources http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/brush/intles3.html, http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Careers in Technology-Language Arts, Math |
Grade Level:
seventh - eighth |
| Standards:
7-8.1.3, 7-8.2.1, 7-8.3.1, 7-8.3.5, 7-8.3.6 |
| Activity: Have
students brainstorm as a class in 5 minutes as many
technology-related careers as they can, listing them
in a spreadsheet as they are brainstormed. Have students
generate things they may want to find out about jobs
such as skills needed, education required, starting
salary, etc. Make these categories in the spreadsheet.
Divide students into small groups and , using the
links below, or doing their own searches, challenge
each group to find at least five "new careers" and
fill in the information about them in the spreadsheet.
As a writing activity, students could use Publisher
to create a brochure "advertising" the job to other
students. These ads could be posted so as to increase
awareness among other students about careers in the
technology fields. The salary information could be
used to do averaging activities using spreadsheet
formulas. |
| Resources http://www.stc-va.org/fjobstart.htm, http://www.go4it.gov/, http://www.job-search-engine.com/ |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Civil War - Social Studies, Mathematics |
Grade Level:
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh - eighth |
| Standards:
7-8.2.5, 7-8.3.3, 7-8.4.1, 7-8.4.5, 7-8.5.1, 7-8.6.1,
7-8.6.4 |
| Activity: Students
will first learn about mathematical codes, then use
the word processor to assist them in re-creating
the Visionaire code used during the Civil War. Using
the Internet, students will then research the Civil
War using the links provided to learn what generals
might message to one another using code. Students
pretend to be generals and then compose their own
coded messages and send them via e-mail to other
student "generals" for decoding.
For detailed lesson plans and helpful
links, connect to the following resources: |
| Resources: http://205.146.39.13/success/lessons/Lesson2/Lesson2a/MMAa2_L.HTM
http://www.educationplanet.com/articles/civilwar.html |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Civil War - Social Studies, Language Arts |
Grade Level:
eighth |
| Standards:
7-8.1.3, 7-8.1.5, 7-8.2.3 |
| Activity: Using
the internet, students research the Civil War and
then create a diary of a Confederate or Union soldier.
Using downloaded internet images, scanned images,
and/or digital photos, students can illustrate their
diaries, which can be done in either Word or PowerPoint.
The third resource listed is a good source of music
appropriate to the Civil War era. |
| Resources: http://www.cr.nps.gov/csd/gettex/home2.htm, http://www.nancy-johnson.com/civilwar.html
http://users.erols.com/kfraser/music.htm |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
World War II - Social Studies, Language Arts |
Grade Level:
eighth |
| Standards:
7-8.4.1, 7-8.5.1, 7-8.5.3 |
| Activity: In
this lesson, students read The Diary of Anne Frank.
Using the EPals Web site, they establish a email
writing relationship with Bosnian/Croatian children.
Students compare the plight of Anne Frank with that
of present day Bosnian/Croatian children. Students
research cultures of various ethnic groups and participate
in a Bosnia/Croatia Culture Day. For detailed plans,
follow the link below: |
| Resources http://twister.coedu.usf.edu/tnt/DisplayLesson.asp?id=lp155, http://www.epals.com |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
E-mail Stories - Language Arts, Technology |
Grade Level:
seventh - eighth |
| Standards:
7-8.1.3, 7-8.2.5, 7-8.2.6, 7-8.3.2 |
| Activity: In
this lesson, students from different schools form
cooperative writing teams. One member of the team
sends an opening and closing sentence for a story
to the other team member at the "other" school. The
first student must create the sentences in a word
processor, save the file to the disk, and send it
via email. When the other student receives the two
sentences, they must complete the body of the story.
For detailed plans for this lesson,
follow the following link: |
| Resources: http://twister.coedu.usf.edu/tnt/DisplayLesson.asp?id=lp200 |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Recycling - Mathematics, Science |
Grade Level:
seventh - eighth |
| Standards:
7-8.3.6, 7-8.6.1, 7-8.6.3, 7-8.6.4 |
| Activity: The
students are directed to bring their leftover lunch
wrappings to the classroom instead of throwing them
away. They are then to separate them into recyclable
and trash items and record weights into a spreadsheet.
This can be done over several days in conjunction
with lessons on the importance of reusing, recycling,
and reducing trash items. The spreadsheet can be
used to track the reductions in the amount of garbage
and graph the total amount of waste created (or reduced)
over longer periods of time. This lesson can be used
as an introduction into topics on natural resources,
environment, and conservation and individual responsibility.
For detailed plans for this lesson, follow the following
link: |
| Resources: http://twister.coedu.usf.edu/tnt/DisplayLesson.asp?id=lp537 |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
| Topic:
Planning the Perfect Vacation - Math, Language Arts |
Grade Level:
seventh - eighth |
| Standards:
7-8.2.5, 7-8.3.4, 7-8.3.5, 7-8.3.6, 7-8.6.1, 7-8.6.3,
7-8.6.4 |
| Activity: Students
are grouped into teams of two. Together, the students
decide on a destination for a vacation. They have
$3500 to spend on the vacation. The students use
the Internet to research transportation, lodging
and prices for activities. The students create a
spreadsheet listing necessary expenditures, an itinerary
listing daily activities, a written document describing
the vacation destination and activities they want
to do, and a colorful cover page with pictures. A
PowerPoint presentation is a extra credit option.
. For detailed plans for this lesson, follow the
following link: |
| Resources: http://twister.coedu.usf.edu/tnt/DisplayLesson.asp?id=lp616 |
Use your browser's BACK
button to return to standards
Maintained according to Lexington
County School District One Internet Publishing Guidelines
©2000 — All
rights reserved.
Last
updated August 17, 2000 |
Connect
