| Curricular
Area |
Module
Title |
Program
|
Description
|
Prerequisite
Skills |
Social
Studies: General |
A
Class Friend Who Am I |
PPT,
Word |
Students
create a Who am I? puzzle about a classmate. They
make a slide with a photograph of the mystery person,
hide the photo with shapes then uncover it one shape
at a time. They add written clues to help their friends
guess the mystery person. Teacher Tips:Students and
teachers could brainstorm to create their own interview
lesson. |
Students
will need to be familiar with basic procedures in
PowerPoint. All skills specific to this special project
will be explained in the resource sheet. |
Science:
Life Science |
What
Am I: Endangered Species |
Power
Point, Word |
Students
create a What am I? puzzle about an endangered animal.
They make a slide with a picture of the mystery animal,
hide the picture with shapes then uncover the picture
one shape at a time. They add written clues to help
their friends guess the mystery animal. |
Same
as listed for "Who Am I?" lesson described
above. |
Social
Studies: Geography |
Latitude
and Longitude Maps |
Power
Point |
In
this activity, the student will learn how to locate
places on a map by using latitude and longitude lines
and will create his or her own latitude and longitude
map of an imaginary continent. |
Basic
PowerPoint, using a mouse, opening and saving a document,
etc. |
Science:
Physical Sciences,
General |
Fingerprints
|
Excel
|
Students
investigate their fingerprints and classify them according
to the main types. They use Excel to calculate the
percentage of each type of fingerprint in their class.
They create a visual representation of the data using
chart wizard. |
|
Math:
Number & Operations
Pattern |
Pascal's
Triangle |
Excel
|
Hundreds
of years ago mathematicians discovered a triangular
arrangement of numbers that creates interesting patterns.
Students recreate this arrangement, then find those
numeric patterns. |
Locating
points on a grid using coordinates. |
Math:
Geometry |
Symmetry
With Geoboards |
SchoolKiT
Geoboard |
After
an introduction to basic symmetry concepts, SchoolKiT
Geoboard is used to create designs first with one
line of symmetry then with two lines of symmetry.
Students can work alone, or with a partner. Selected
for use with 3rd grade curriculum . |
None
Listed |
Math:
Problem Solving |
Latin
Squares |
Word
|
In
this activity, the student will be introduced to the
concept of Latin Square puzzles and how to use them.
He or she will begin by solving 4 by 4 puzzles in
Word. As an extension, the student is introduced to
a 5 by 5 puzzle. Latin Square puzzles are great for
solving logic clue problems. |
Open
and save a Word document, and use a mouse.
|
Math:
Geometry |
Playing
with Pentominoes |
Word
|
In
this activity, students partner to create a set of
twelve pentominoes and then challenge each other to
a strategy game using the created shapes |
None
Listed |
