Lessons_and_Units

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Lessons and Units

Here you will find links to lessons and units on the Internet that integrate technology into the curriculum.

If you have any questions, suggestions, etc. please leave a comment on any entry of my blog at http://techjulia.edublogs.org

Thanks!

Subject	Link	Description	Grade Level
Science	http://intgrunits.olivet.edu/internal/	Units found here were created by classroom teachers. Each unit integrates technology and contains a learning challenge, an action plan, team and individual activities, and ways to present team findings. Topics include Genetics, Community Growth, Crime Investigation, Nuclear Energy, Space Travel, Junk Food, Animal Rights, and Community Disaster Plan.	4-12
	http://www.thetech.org/education/programs/classroom/	Students can study renewable energy sources, observe changing weather patterns, design a product using microchips, or insert DNA into bacteria to learn how medicines are made. Design challenge lessons include Magnet Circus, Physics of Roller Coasters, Rover Landing, and Exploring Buoyancy.	3-8



Math	http://math.dartmouth.edu/~matc/math5.pattern/index.html	Look at the relationship between art and math through an exploration of repeating patterns and symmetry. Investigate mandalas, block printing, Klimt, Islamic art, and Escher. The lessons provide an opportunity to challenge students to think about math in new and different ways.	9-12


English	http://books.google.com/	It delivers reviews, purchasing and borrowing information, Web pages, key terms, and popular passages. Use Google Book Search to examine the cover art from any book.



Authors & Books	Jan Brett- http://www.janbrett.com/	Jan Brett- this site includes activities, reproducible materials, videos, readalongs, games, and eCards.	elem.
	Dr. Seuss http://www.seussville.com/	Create stories, play games that reference different Seuss books, & find out about events.	elem.
	Sue Monk Kidd http://www.suemonkkidd.com/	Find out about this author and her books including The Secret Life of Bees.
	Roland Smith http://www.rolandsmith.com/	Find thematic units to go along with his books including The Captain's Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe	elem/middle

	Charlotte's Web http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/charlotte/	This site discusses the book and includes an ABC book, chapter summaries, quizzes, games, poems, and even a virtual field trip to a pig farm.	elem.
	Madeline http://www.madeline.com/	Discuss character and plot development with your students at Madeline's site. You can also play word puzzles, get trivia questions, and class discussions questions.	elem.
	Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney http://www.funbrain.com/journal/Journal.html	Read middle school student Greg's diary that his mother made him write! You can also jump ahead in the calendar and create your own entry.	middle