Data and PredictionsComputer Science Strand: Data and AnalysisData can be useful to make predictions from trends in the data. A trend in the data is the general direction in which something is developing or changing. Based on the direction the data is going, you can make a prediction as to what may happen next. A prediction is when you use data to make an informed guess as to what may happen in the future.

This lesson reviews citizenship expectations as students effectively communicate in small groups and the whole-class setting to prepare for a trip to the Science Museum! Students analyze and sort behaviors into categories, based on the attributes or actions described while reviewing vocabulary critical to a museum visit. Special thanks to the Science Museum of Western Virginia and the Center for Educational Networks and Impacts at Virginia Tech for their advisement and resource contribution to this lesson. 

Students will sort and graph attributes of the Lakota, Powhatan, and Pueblo tribe. They will then rotate through groups and make models of items.

Students will be split into groups to create materials and items that belong to their assigned Native American tribe. While in groups they will collaborate with one another in each of them making an item that belongs to their assigned tribe. The teacher will be able to access the groups understand of their tribe based on their groups representation of their assigned tribe. 

Students will warm up by participating in a Kahoot to see how many logos to online communication they recognize.  The students will review electronic communication they were taught in first grade, email and social media, and be introduced to blogs and video conferencing as additional ways information can be electronically communicated.

This resource offers a safety guide to young online users. It should be used as a way to open discussions on internet safety with young children and help them navigate the obvious pitfalls of online life. SOL 2.14 The student will identify and model responsible behaviors when using information and technology.

Students will use an unplugged computer science task of sorting networks to order numbers, least to greatest.

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. 

Looking for a fun way to teach both scientific method and cybersecurity? Well great job, you found it. Students will not only learn 5 characteristics to making a good password but they will also be using all of their 2.1, 3.1, and 4.1 strands to build and rebuild a structure using different materials that are probably inside your classroom right now.  Need a STEM activity for a club day? Need a “Friday and I can’t teach anymore content” lesson? This is for you. Roll up your sleeves and let the students do the work and problem solve in a simple and fun way.

Let’s learn circuit knowledge while playing!  Students will have access to a variety of electronic components (kits) to design, assemble and troubleshoot different types of circuit designs.  Will you sound a horn, blow a small fan, operate a speaker or make a traffic light?  The possibilities are endless! 

Students will be creating models of the houses of the three American Indian Cultures. Using the Templates provided and the 3Doodlers you will be creating the shelter and other characteristics of the cultures. The 3Doodlers start+ are for ages as low as 6.  What better way to remember the types of houses than making them!

This activity will get your students out of their seats! They will be actively engaged with their classmates to solve the puzzle as well as navigate the sphero mini robot around on the rug! This lesson will have everyone singing about the continents way after the unit is complete!

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. 

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

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.

A breakout box is a great way to get students thinking and problem solving! What a fun, engaging way to get all classmates involved! Everyone will have busy hands and brains while working on this activity! What a great way to get your students thinking and problem solving as a team!

This lesson will track the weather for a week.  It will get students actively engaged in checking the weather.  This will help teach responsibility as a child can prepare how to dress for the weather as well.  Students will learn great science vocabulary as well as spark an interest that may lead to further weather investigations.

What would kids today do without the internet? This lesson will take them “back in time” to learn how to research before the internet! This lesson will create a greater appreciation for the technology that we have today. Kids today just don’t know how easy they have it, not having to wait for dial up internet!