Students are surrounded by technology throughout their daily lives, but do they ever really stop and think about the impact that technology has on life? How has technology changed the way we live our lives? Computers and technology play a large part in our lives. This lesson will focus on the effects that computing has on daily lives, the aspects of the technology in positive and negative ways, the impacts it may have locally, nationally and at the global levels. The lesson looks at behaviors and cultural interactions and how they rEnglishte to cultural practices rEnglishted to technology. The students will learn to be informed and responsible to make decisions and understand the social implications of the digital world.

Exploring congruent triangles, using constructions, proofs, and coordinate methodsMathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.

Use the relationship between addition and subtraction to aid in developing fluency with addition and subtraction within 10.Mathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.

Using a "Thirty-Second Look" activity, students will look closely at and describe the painting A Centennial of Independence. The students will read their ideas and note line, shape, and other details. Then students will create a favorite outdoor memory inspired by the painting, using crayons and the elements of art to guide their work. They will also make connections to the theme of "teamwork."

Science Instructional Plans (SIPs) help teachers align instruction with the Science Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the content and the scientific and engineering practices found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.

The lessons in this module are empirical – abductive. The teacher helps students identify the activity of substances within pizza dough. The teacher announces the students will conduct chemical reactions to explore how matter is conserved during a chemical change. After the class compares their reasoning, the teacher provides clarifying and direct instruction with videos, guided practice and supported computer simulation practice for students to learn to balance chemical equations. Students complete a problem-based investigation to apply their learning by writing, testing and explaining a lab procedure that will help an absent classmate to gather evidence and gain an understanding of the Law of Conservation of Matter. This module was developed by Patricia Kramolisch as part of a Virginia Commonwealth University STEM initiative sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education.

Water is a natural resource that is limited and needs to be conserved.  Students will collect data about how much water they are using at home, design a plan to conserve water, implement the plan, and again take data to determine their success.

Description: Water is a natural resource that is limited and needs to be conserved.  Students will collect data about how much water they are using at home, design a plan to conserve water, implement the plan, and again take data to determine their success.

Students will construct a program to help their friend safely retrieve their stuffed animal.  They will debug their program if needed.  They then will observe whether there are patterns in their codes which could be looped.  AS they discuss their programs, they will be encouraged to use ordinal numbers.

Constructing and analyzing scatterplotsMathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom

Completing constructions, using a straightedge and compass Mathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.

Compute the sales tax or tip and resulting total. Compute the simple interest and new balance earned in an investment or on a loan.Mathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.

Using proportions to convert between and among measurement systems.Mathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.

Energy is continuously transferred from one place to another and transformed among various forms. In this lesson students will learn and demonstrate how energy is transferred from one form to another through various sequences. Additionally, they will explore binary code and how it can be converted from one form into another and transferred from one object to another.

Identify, write, represent, and compare fractionsMathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.

Counting and comparing collections of coinsMathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.