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Technology and the African American Inventor
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Lesson Plan
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The purpose of this lesson is to create an awareness and understanding that important technological advances within our culture, in a variety of areas, are the result of the work done by a diverse group of people, many of whom are African Americans. To this end, students will be actively involved in discussions, research, and sharing sessions. Between six and ten class periods will be necessary for this lesson.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/252.shtml
Grade Level(s):
6-8
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WebQuest: Children in Colonial America  |
Online Activity
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Your team has been transported back in time to colonial America. You are one of eight children in your family. Your task is to compare your life in this time to your life in the Twentieth Century.
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/WebQ97/COLAMER2.HTM
Grade Level(s):
3-5, 6-8
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| Poetry and the Planets |
Online Activity
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This lesson is specifically designed for English classes from grades 6 to 12. It involves creative writing, the internet and use of computer hardware and authoring software, and Science, specifically the planets, to a lesser extent.
http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/resources/webquest/index.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8, 9-12
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| Cracking Dams |
Online Activity
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Learn about dams and cracks, engineering and computer simulation.
http://simscience.org/cracks/intermediate/mintro.html
Grade Level(s):
6-8
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| Advertising Webquest |
Online Activity
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This Quest looks at advertising in general and political advertising in particular.
http://www.geocities.com/horton_quests/
Grade Level(s):
6-8
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| Polio WebQuest |
Online Activity
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The student will: 1. Read and answer questions about polio 2. Learn about other microbes. 3. Using "real player" listen to a survivor tell his story. 4. Using a world map, list areas that are known transmission areas, high risk areas and low risk areas. 5. Visit other web sites to learn about polio.
http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/Health/Body_Systems_and_Senses/BSS001...
Grade Level(s):
3-5, 6-8
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| Holocaust: A WebQuest |
Online Activity
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Working in groups of two or three, students visit Holocaust museums, libraries and databases all over the world using the Internet, and answer the listed questions.
http://www.greenepa.net/~wgsd/computerlab/Holocaust/Holocaust.html
Grade Level(s):
6-8
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