The student will learn the input and output of a computer and how it is used in the real world. The student be given a play computer to explore and talk about what types of job computers are needed for and how the information gets into the computer.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Interactive
Students will learn the basic parts of a desktop computer through the hands on building of an air dry clay model. Students will have to label the parts of the computer by placing toothpicks with small labels on them into the model at the appropriate place.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Lesson, Lesson Plan
This lesson allows students to experience coding in a low stress, engaging environment while reinforcing thier learning about food webs and the interrelationships of the animals. No prior coding experience is required for the teacher or the students. Teachers and students will be walked through the steps of creating a cartoon demonstrating the transfer of energy in the food web. They will learn to use sequencing, loops, variables, and opperations on those variables all while creating a fun moving cartoon. Once students have learned the basic moves, they will be able to code further steps independently to add more interest to their cartoon.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Student Guide
Do you want to show your students in a fun way how an ecosystem collapses if a species is removed? Check out this lesson using squishy circuits (that’s play dough and safe circuits)! Students will get to learn about ecosystems and circuitry all at the same time.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan
Students will use Google Slides to create an artifact that illustrates their learning about Harriet Tubman & the Underground Railroad. Slides will include specific components (i.e. video book talk).
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson
Let’s play with our hands and minds and discover our favorite STEM station!
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Game, Interactive, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Reading, Teaching/Learning Strategy, Visual Media
Children are always taught “not to play with their food” but in this sensory lesson, that’s exactly what we are going to do. We are going to use our five senses to explore some healthy fruits. We are going to learn how to gather, use and analyze our data to answer questions.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Interactive, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Reading, Visual Media
Explore science while inputting data into a google form to chart results! Students will get to investigate electrical voltage with meters. The student will answer a question by using a computer to manipulate data in order for the student to draw conclusions and make predictions.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
Problem solving can be so much fun when you are building cars! Let’s learn to troubleshoot on our computers and use those skills to create a working, rolling, car!
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Interactive, Lesson, Lesson Plan
Let’s graph our favorite holiday and learn about each other! This lesson introduces holidays and then allows children to choose their favorite and graph that information as a whole class.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Interactive, Lesson, Lesson Plan
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!
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Visual Media
This engaging lesson offers students multiple opportunities to collect data and create their own charts and graphs as they rotate through fun and exciting stations that incorporate computer science, math, science, and visual art.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Data Set, Interactive, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Visual Media
Kindergarteners explore the scientific method in a fun and engaging way!
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Every line, shape, and color tells a story of fun and learning for your kindergartner in this graphing adventure!
Material Type: Lesson Plan
This hands-on science experiment allows students to observe the effects of water in plant growth. Students will also be able to assemble, program, and monitor the humidity of the soil.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Students will explore kinetic, potential, energy, speed, force, motion, light, and wind energy. Students will be able to understand that energy can be converted into different forms. Student will learn to make predictions, record, analyze, and make conclusions about data.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Your opinion matters! You have a responsibility to your classroom to help make decisions through the process of voting. You will make predictions, collect data, and organize data while casting your vote.
Material Type: Interactive, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Simulation, Teaching/Learning Strategy
Using sensory bins, wiki sticks, and magical water painting art, students will merge their knowledge of Virginia’s civil rights icons with strong password dos and don’ts.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Interactive, Lesson
Do you know what is safe to share online? Let’s learn about cybersecurity in a fun scientific process that is just right for kindergarten students.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Interactive, Lesson, Lesson Plan
Students will be able to distinguish between weak and strong passwords and how passwords could have looked in Ancient Egypt! Using the stamps, hieroglyphics stamps, magnetic letters, and papyrus paper, the students will be able to create passwords. Dive into the differences in Ancient Egypt and today and learn how to keep your information safe!
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan
