The students will learn about how New England, Mid-Atlantic and the Southern Colonies were unique in their specific economic specialization and the goods they produced. They will describe the flow of goods and resources between the regions, forming a complex trade network, and will show their interdependence. Students will create an artifact (map)that will model the attributes and behaviors of the colonies.

Students will show off their computer science debugging skills, through this unplugged grammar lesson. Just like computer scientists must debug, correct, analyze or improve algorithms, students will use this same concept in helping them to edit grammatical errors in simple sentences. Using the Squash the Bugs worksheet, students will use their revision knowledge to “squash” the bugs or edit the sentences properly.

This is a rudimentary lesson which only takes part of one period. It will enable the learner to visualize and analyze the simple elements which need to be present to begin a sedentary, permanent community. In the lesson, students will create a flowchart to consider what makes an acceptable location to begin a permanent community and what may divert their people to a different location.

Students will construct sets of step-by-step instructions (algorithms) using events. Students work independently and then in groups to create algorithms to describe events.

Students will learn how technology can cause problems at home / school by determining what cyberbullying is, how to remain safe online, Emotional distress symptoms and social isolation. How to use media messages to direct safe online practices.

In this lesson, students will work to solve single-step story problems using manipulatives or pictures following step-by-step instructions throughout the process.

In this lesson, students will understand the importance of plants as natural resources and the many ways they impact the environment around them. Students will connect that knowledge to create storyboards to write and create stories about the impact that plants have in their geographic area.

Why do we use passwords? What makes a password strong? What kind of information would you want to protect with a password? Why is it important not to share passwords? This lesson will help your students know the answers to these questions!

Students will identify positive and negative influences of computing on daily life. Students will summarize these influences positively affecting their lives.

At the start of the lesson the teacher will introduce storyboards to the students through examples and the definition. The teacher will read a story of their choice to the class and have them summarize it by beginning, middle and end on a graphic organizer. Next the students will make their own three box storyboard by using the summarizing graphic organizer that they just completed. At the end of the lesson the students will compare how a program is like a story.

In this lesson, students will explore the concept that the sun heats the earth while also creating a sequence of ordered instructions for making sun-sational s’mores.

In this lesson, students will learn how to sort objects by shape. As students begin to gain mastery of sorting, the students will then be given the opportunity to sort items by different attributes and learn how to categorize them.

In this lesson, students will use a computer simulation/model that represents natural selection and observe the results of the computer simulation. By playing with the simulation, they will be strengthening their overall understanding of natural selection and how it impacts population growth and ability to survive. They will also be practicing and analyzing data and drawing conclusions.

In a small group, students will be given a collection of animal cards. The teacher will ask them to look at their cards and think about what is the same and what is different. Students will sort the animal cards based on similarities and differences. After sorting, the class will discuss how each group sorted. Then, students will talk about how they can further sort the cards into a subset and go into more detail. This will lead into later sorting synonyms,antonyms, and homophones and connecting this to computer science and algorithms and sequencing.

Students distinguish between facts and opinions in a nonfiction text. They use those statements to create a byte of binary code (numeric values to represent nonverbal ideas in the computer) that, when placed together, forms a picture of either a flower, house, sailboat, rocketship/robot, or a smiley face.

Students will learn how information is transmitted using computing devices via a network, and explore different technologies and platforms for communication such as email, text, social media and video messaging.

Students will work in partners to decompose The Boston Tea Party and share the causes of the American Revolution. While researching about the event, students will work with a partner to create an artifact that will show the parts leading up to the event and the effect on the American Revolution. Students will share artifacts with others digitally or face to face (depending on time allowed).

This lesson focuses on CS vocabulary and poetry composition. The students will write an original poem using specific CS rEnglishted vocabulary. The teacher may choose what type/form of poetry to focus on. This lesson is to be completed in small groups and requires the students to seek and incorporate feedback from their peers to refine their finished product.

We make decisions based on expected outcomes. IF we flip a light switch, THEN the light comes on. IF the bulb is burnt out, THEN the light won’t come on. This is true in everything we do; not just lights. While this seems pretty obvious, often we do not realize how pervasive it is. Being able to recognize how it works, how it affects life, is something altogether different.

This lesson provides students with practice categorizing items according to how they feel by using their sense of touch. First, the students will review the five senses by singing a song. Then, they will take turns picking items out of a bag blindfolded. They will use their sense of touch to determine if the item feels soft, hard, smooth, or rough. The students will categorize the items by the attribute of touch.