This lesson plan explores Artificial Intelligence using Teachable Machine, a program that uses images and sounds to create machine models. 

Students will use map skills to compare using online maps and GPS to traditional maps. Then, they wll be led in a discussion about the adcantages and disadvantages of each,

This Social Studes lessons incorporates the use of emoljis as a way of informal communication. Students will create emojis in the spaces provided that communicate each statement. This is an opportunity for students to be creative while reviewing the material in Virginia Studies.

Social Media has changed how we gain information about people, places and events. Imagine if there were social media sites furing the time of Columbus, John Smith, or the Civil War.Students will use the Historical Social Media Profile template to create a profile and social media page for a historical figure. Students will use the spaces provided to draw a profile picture, write a biography, and social media posts for the person they have chosen.  

This slideshow can be used as a lesson starter about how computers have influenced changes at home. It could be utilized as a whole class activity or as an individual assignment. 

4.15 The student will give examples of computing technologies that have changed the world and express how those technologies influence, and are influenced by, cultural practices.Students will use this printable to:Research India’s culture and society. (No more than 10 min)Research India’s traditional education system. (No more than 10 min)Develop a plan to use technology (computing devices and internet) to provide online classes to children in India. For this assignment, do not worry about cost.What cultural and societal elements from India would you need to include in online classes for students in India?

Students will follow along with the slide deck to discuss changes in technology, as well as changes to the U.S. Constitution.  Students will then work to correctly place statements in a Venn diagram.  With extra time, students will do a Roll & Read activity with Plus Plus or Pixel blocks. 

Students will conduct an experiment to see how light affects plant growth.  The teacher and students will use a computer to analyze and display the data.  The class will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using computers to evaluate data.

A lesson plan complete with a video and STEM activity to help students identify the usefullness of Artificial Intelligence with the use of everyday tools. 

Students will be learning how art and engineering intersect by using Tinkercad, 3D modeling software, produced by Autodesk, to create a physical, 3d printed, product. In this Tinkercad introduction project, students will produce a text-based keychain.

How do you find out if a tornado or hurricane is coming? Can you predict it yourself or do you have to rely on the weather channel to tell you? What happens when they miss detecting a storm? Let’s dive in and look at ways that technology can help predict powerful storms!