During WWII the Marines enlisted Navajo code talkers to send messages. The Navajo language is not written down and is very difficult for non-native speakers to speak and understand. The Marines started with 29 Navajo men for this project. Their code became unbreakable and fast. They could decode 3 lines of English in 20 seconds versus the normal 30 minutes.In this lesson students will hear audio of spoken Navajo language. They will make predictions on what language they think is being spoken. After learning the language they will research the Navajo code breakers. Students will then use the Navajo dictionary to practice creating and deciphering messages. Students will then be able to make connections to cybersecurity. 

Use the Google Jamboard to compare and contrast features of Local Access Networks and Wide Area Networks.

The student will create an action plan to begin an online campaign to promote the importance of conservation of energy. The student will integrate . Within the action plan the student will: address the platform that will be used to promote the campaign, specific strategies or ways that households can conserve energy, create and design a campaign logo, and address negative backlash such as cyber attacks or cyberbullying against their campaign.

This lesson is for Networking and the Internet. The student will learn the difference between a network and the internet. They will be reminded of the importance of internet security and safety and how not everything on the internet is real. This lesson will use videos, books and hand on time to understand the how a network vs the internet works.

Technology has not just changed over time.  It has changed the way citizens live their lives and perform their jobs.  This lesson will discuss how communication has changed over time in the local community.

Students will be creating a timeline outlining the important dates, events, and people tied to the beginning/formation of colonial Virginia all the way up until the Revolutionary War.

Students will preform three mini-lab activities with no previous knowledge of Newton's laws of motion. Each lab activity demonstrates one of Newton's laws of motions. Students will write their observations from the three mini-labs and then use these observations later to connect which lab went with which law of motion, after the teacher formally introduces Newton's Laws of Motion.

“No Cap” is the modern day way of asking if someone is lying or not. The Internet has opened up a world that can be positive to our students but can also be very misleading. This is relevant to Mathematics, especially in the real world, as graphs are an easy target for “doctoring” to provide a visual lie or misinterpretation of the truth.

This lesson introduces students to the attribute of singular or plural with the focus on nouns. They will practice categorizing different nouns in both a group and individual setting. Additionally, they will learn about If/Then statements and use them to predict the rules for making nouns singular or plural.

Students will create a storyboard to share their scientific data collected while experimenting with liquids & solids in water. They will work in pairs (pair programming) to map out a story that shares their results in a creative way. Students will then create a video using their storyboard. If accessible, students will experiment with stop motion video using an app called OSnap.

Words matter, and the words we say to ourselves matter most of all.Through a series of reflective questions, students find their "one word" of focus to encourage and inspire them in the coming months. Appropriate for the beginning of the school year, the start of a new calendar year, or anytime in between, this lesson plan includes ideas for incorporating personal goal setting with writing, digital learning integration, and a follow-up lesson integrating computer science. 

This is a follow-up lesson to One Word: My Mantra which will allow students to write their "one word" in a different language and create classroom decor that will remind them how the classroom community is linked together to support one another in staying focused on their goals.

These Google Jamboard slides can be used for class discussion about types of online communication. Definitions are from the CS Standards of Learning Curriculum Framework for Grade 2.

In this exciting and interactive experiment, students will have the opportunity to discover and understand the relationship between force and mass regarding the movement of various-sized balls. Through the use of Spheros, these ingenious devices will enable students to apply force to balls of different sizes, including the wiffle ball, racquetball, softball, and ping pong ball. By observing the fascinating dynamics at play, students will gain invaluable insights into how force and mass influence the trajectory, speed, and overall movement of these balls. This hands-on activity is sure to spark curiosity and foster a deeper appreciation for the principles of physics in a fun and engaging manner.

This is a lesson plan to be used when teaching about the different parts of a computer's operating system. This should be used in conjunction with PowerPoint presentations which are not included. 

Students will research different careers in computing and non-computing fields. They will find their pay rates and salaries and correctly write them down in standard form as well as scientific notation. After their research, they will put the careers in order from least salary to highest and analyze this information. They will then verbalize what they have learned about different careers and skills necessary for them.

Students will order a set of three numbers from least to greatest and greatest to least. Students will then code their Bee-Bot on the matching numerals from least to greatest or greatest to least.

In this lesson, students will learn about alphabetical order and how it is used in the library. Students will practice putting call numbers in alphabetical order while coding a Bee Bot to visit each call number in order. 

Students will be able to use a visual tool to map out a mathematical expression and be able to code into the pyret computing program.