Have you ever thought about how we determine the likelihood of certain events happening? Computational models are mathematical representations of real-world phenomena, while simulations mimic real-world processes. In this lesson, we will discuss computational models and simulations, and then perform a simulation to determine if the mathematical probability of getting heads when we flip a coin matches what we find in real life.

How do you think screen-related distractions affect your productivity? How can we investigate this? In this lesson, we will design an investigation to answer this question. We will collect and analyze data to give us a better understanding of our experience.

This lesson about examining advertising claims is a great excuse to eat some cookies.

Students will get a real life look at ways to be responsible online. 

What better way to use technology than to keep track of your students during an at home project! This lesson will help you track your students’ progress and keep them on task as they work from home. 

This engaging light lesson will allow your students to combine science, basic computer science and art concepts to construct their own understanding of how light passes through various materials.  Students will build their own light box to use for making art, and even be able to troubleshoot basic hardware problems all in one lesson!

Use an online simulation and a spinner wheel to compare food webs to understand how presence of food and/or predators will affect their life stability, how relationships exist between predators and prey, that these relationships are modeled in food webs; how the availability and use of resources may lead to competition/ cooperation; and how the symbiotic relationships support the survival of different species.

Today we do lots of activities online. Students need to know the importance of having a secure password to keep their information safe when using the internet. In this lesson students will learn to make a safe password with a hands on activity.

Magnets are Amazing! Students will enjoy this review lesson discovering and creating things with magnets.  Students will also learn how magnets are essential to electronics and talk through troubleshooting

Students will examine the impact of technology on elections and the spread of information.  Concepts include Deepfakes, chatbots, AI and fact checking. 

Students will be using 3 different ways of communication to talk about the Empire of Mali.  This activity will encourage different students to participate in different ways.

Need a quick way to review the location of Ancient Civilizations along with Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America geographical features. I got just the thing! Print these maps poster size and fire up some robots and let's get to reviewing this important information in a fun way for the kids to enjoy!

Students race through time to deliver a message.  Can they conquer all the challenges ahead?

Students are given a visual arts project to create a Mixed Media Anatomy artwork where they must decompose the process of completing the project into sub-components. Students will create prototypes (sketches) and will conduct the project as an iterative design by taking daily progress photos, making adjustments to the original design, and having peer feedback.   

This gives students two different things to do with what they have learned and read about Storms and precipitation. Not only will students have a good time using stamps but they can also take what they read and interpret it into a graph. This is a very vital skill throughout school all the way up until 12 grade.

Celebrate Earth Day with this lesson full of activities to show your students why we need to take care of our environment. 

This lesson teaches students about artificial intelligence and its use in history. Students will be able to use AI technology to create drawings about Native Americans.

First, students will listen to the read-alouds listed above over several days.  Students will begin to be able to identify and sort items according to needs vs. wants.  The students will have to choose items carefully and responsibly in order to ensure that their wants are not getting in the way of their needs.  Next, students will listen to the “Needs and Wants Explained - Facts for Kids” video.  Students will then complete an interactive Word Wall sort by sorting needs and wants into their correct categories.Then, the teacher will give each student a scenario (Example:  I need you to collect 3 needs and 1 want).  Students will bring them to the carpet where students will sort their chosen items into two groups (needs vs wants).  Teachers and students will discuss the sorted items and allow students to explain the reasoning behind their choices.   Finally, students will discuss why we need to be responsible with our choices when we use technology.

Students will solve system of equations and break it down and compare it to breaking down information to transmit it using the internet.

In this lesson, students will be learning about different ways we communicate and how some of this communication has changed.  The students will also be learning about different community helpers and discuss ways the community helpers use communication in their jobs.