Nancy Slonneger -
Technology Integration Specialist
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Grades 6 - 8 Class Projects & Links General Technological Awareness Resources
Introduction to Excel
Keyboarding Resources
Class Projects
Subjects: Social Studies, Language Arts, Technology skills Students become virtual travel agents researching a trip for their clients and then publish and present the data in a PowerPoint presentation. Subjects: Technology, Math, Language Arts Required Software: Microsoft® Internet Explorer or Netscape, Microsoft Excel Time Allotted: 3 - 4 class periods Grade Level: Intermediate - Middle School In this lesson, students create various spreadsheets from statistics gathered about the Iditarod dog sled race and then prepare charts from the data collected. Students learn about different chart types and their suitability for various types of data.
Subjects: Art, Language Arts Required Software: Microsoft® Internet Explorer or Netscape, Microsoft® PowerPoint Time Allotted: 3 - 4 class periods Grade Level: Intermediate - Middle School In this lesson, students create a presentation based on their study of tall tales. They learn about exaggeration and simile as well as introductions and summaries of their topic. Math Games - Educational math Web sites for students in grades six through eight. Odyssey of Life - Human Development Creating Your Own Ad Grade Level: Middle School
Southeast Asia Grade Level: Middle School
Central Asia Grade Level: Middle School
Europe Grade Level: Middle School
Mythology Trivia - use Websites to find answers to the questionnaire Subject: Language Arts Grade Level: 6 - 8 Students create a newsletter featuring their original poetry as well as topical information important to them and their academic lifestyle. Subject: Language Arts.
Science Grade Level: 4 - 8
Poetry can be used to express motion. Students learn the various poetry styles and also motion words which can be related to science by creating their own poem and setting it to motion in a PowerPoint presentation. Subjects: , Math, Social Studies, LA Grade Level: Middle School - High School In this lesson, students get data from the Internet and learn to parse the data in a spreadsheet using Microsoft Excel. They then learn to sort and filter the database to find the answers to selected questions regarding the average rainfall data they have obtained. Using Excel for a Timeline and Crossword Puzzles Creating a Database of Civil War Battles Subjects: Social Studies, LA Grade Level: Intermediate - Middle School In this lesson, students create a database using Microsoft Excel after conducting research on the Internet and learn to sort and filter the database to find the answers to selected questions regarding Civil War battles. Harriet
Tubman Timeline Project Grade Level: Intermediate - Middle School In this lesson, students create a multimedia presentation timeline describing the main events in Harriet Tubman's life. Subjects: Technology skills, Language ArtsRequired Software: Microsoft® Internet Explorer or Netscape Optional Software: Microsoft® Encarta® 98/99 Encyclopedia Deluxe Grade Level: Middle School - High School Students learn the basics of conducting research on the Internet using safe searching techniques. Students use educational Web sites where they can get homework help that gives them a safe way to find the answers to their questions online. Subjects: Music, Language Arts, ScienceRequired Software: Microsoft® Word®, Microsoft® Internet Explorer or Netscape Optional Software: Microsoft® Encarta® 98/99 Encyclopedia Deluxe Grade Level: Middle School - High School The purpose of this lesson is to develop an understanding of why skepticism is important in research by looking at Internet articles regarding studies about the effect of playing Mozart's music to children/students. In this lesson, students create a report based on research they do about the pros and cons of The Mozart Effect. They read articles from the Internet about the pros and cons of this controversial topic and then decide which side of the topic on which to base their report. Subjects: PE, Nutrition, Health, Language ArtsRequired Software: Microsoft® Internet Explorer or Netscape, Microsoft® Word Time Allotted: 3 - 4 class periods Grade Level: Intermediate - Middle School In this lesson, students learn about health and nutrition using webquests. Art History - Research and Reporting Subjects: Art, Language ArtsRequired Software: Microsoft® Internet Explorer or Netscape, Microsoft® Word Time Allotted: 3 - 4 class periods Grade Level: Intermediate - Middle School In this lesson, students create a report based on research they do using search engines and online encyclopedias. They learn search techniques in addition to reporting skills. Subjects: ScienceRequired Software: Microsoft® Internet Explorer or Netscape, Microsoft® PowerPoint or HyperStudio Time Allotted: 3 - 4 class periods Grade Level: Intermediate - Middle School In this lesson, students create a multimedia presentation describing a constellation and such attributes as: what it looks like, its brightest stars, which months it is visible, which month it will appear closest to its zenith, how it got its name, etc. Students will learn how to research their constellation on the Internet to find pertinent information to place in their presentation. Subject: Science Grade Level: 6 - 8
Subject: Language Arts Grade Level: 4 - 8
Subject: Math Grade Level: 4 - 8
Virtual Journey Travel Service Subjects: Geography, Math,
Language Arts Time Allotted: 3-4 class periods Grade Level: Middle School - High School
Required Software: Microsoft® PowerPoint, Microsoft® Internet Explorer or Netscape Grade Level: Middle School This activity reinforces standard characteristics of twenty common elements on the periodic table of elements as well as teaches students more skills using PowerPoint. Subjects: Science - ChemistryRequired Software: Microsoft® PowerPoint, Microsoft® Internet Explorer or Netscape Grade Level: Middle School Students learn about an element of their choice by creating a PowerPoint presentation wherein they attempt to convince their audience to vote for their element. Students continue their exploration of PowerPoint by adding graphics, sounds, video, etc. to their presentations. Subjects: Math, Language ArtsRequired Software: Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® Excel Optional Software: Optional Software: Microsoft® Internet Explorer, Microsoft® Works Grade Level: Intermediate - Middle School
This lesson shows students the benefits of using graphs to communicate information, answer questions, and solve problems as they investigate color distribution in bags of M&M's. Working with actual bags of candy, students will sort and classify contents, summarize their findings on a worksheet, convert the numbers into charts, and make predictions about color distribution in other bags of candy. Subjects: Science, Social Studies, GeographyRequired Software: Microsoft® Encarta® 98/99 Encyclopedia Deluxe, Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0, Microsoft® Word 97/98, Microsoft® FrontPage 98 Optional Software: Microsoft® Encarta® 98/99 Virtual Globe (Windows only) Grade Level: Middle School - High School From El Nino to killer heat waves, weather extremes capture headlines and the popular imagination. This science and geography activity builds on kids' natural fascination with weather disasters. Researching & Reporting About Composers Subjects: Music History, Language ArtsRequired Software: Microsoft® PowerPoint®, Microsoft® Internet Explorer or Netscape Optional Software: Microsoft® Encarta® 98/99 Encyclopedia Deluxe Grade Level: Middle School - High School The Music History Hall of Fame is currently developing its nomination list for inductees. Students have been assigned the job of nominating a candidate for induction into the Hall of Fame by submitting nominations in the form of a biographical sketch audio-visual presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint persuading voters to elect a candidate. Subject: Math, Social
Studies, Science Grade Level: 4 - 8
Students learn best when they make a personal connection to the subject at hand. In this activity, they become their own raw data to analyze, compare, and convert. Subject: Language Arts Grade Level: 4 - 8
Outlines are a useful organizational tool for writing essays. They help the writer to arrange data and thoughts in a logical order. This exercise instructs students in the use of creating outlines as an integral part of writing an essay. Subjects: Language Arts Required Software: Microsoft® Word Optional Software: Microsoft® Internet Explorer Grade Level: Intermediate - Middle School
The five sentence paragraph is explored here helping students to understand not only the fundamentals of paragraph construction, but also the basics of using a word processor such as Microsoft Word to create it and to jazz it up.
Fun & Games
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