A Chocolate Library
This lesson is to be completed after reading the book The Chocolate Touch. Students create books that would be found in a chocolate library and explore chocolate related web sites.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1, 3, and 4.

Analysis of People and their Civil Rights
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
Student have been studying civil rights and the groups of  people that were affected by the lack of basic rights. They have discussed people and topics like; Harriet Tubman,  slavery, the Underground Railroad, women's rights, George Washington Carver, Nat Turner, Sourjourner Truth and Martin Luther King Jr.  This lesson will allow the students to use U.S. census data, graph it, then analyze  the data for a particular issue to study further.  Some examples of variables the students could graph and analyze are; 1850: number of free blacks in the  population, 1870: number of native peole who can't write, 1930: number of persons 7-13 years old who are  attending school, 1950: number of civilian women in the workforce, 1960:  number of married couples with their own household. This lesson should be taught in a 4-5 day time period in order to allow students enough time to collect and prepare data as well as prepare for an oral presentation for the class. Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1, 4, 5, and 6.

An Eye for Bar Graphs
Students gather and organize data to create a bar graph.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1 and 3.

Art and the World
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
Students will choose their best artwork from three different pieces they created.  If the chosen work is 2D, the student will scan their work.  If the chosen work is 3D, the student will take a digital picture of the work.  Students will create a page for the Painted Sky 2 and 3D Photo Album.  All student pages will then be uploaded to the Painted Sky Art Photo Album.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 3 and 4.

Beware of Lightning
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
Students will predict how lightning occurs based on their observation and previous knowledge. Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 3.

Book Report Using Technology
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
Students have completed a variety of book reports throughout this school year.  They are aware of story elements and have presented several book talks using diverse visual aids.  This last quarter of the year, students will again be invited to complete a book report and present it as a “book talk” for their peers.  Students must decide which of the computer programs that they’ve learned this year would be best suited for helping them present their book talk.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1, 3, and 6.

Books We've Read
Students help create a classroom database collecting information on books that students have read.  Students can then sort, filter and evaluate the data and can later create other products from their findings. Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1, 3, and 6.

Comparing the Development of Digital and Traditional Photo Essays
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
Students will compare and contrast the processes and results of creating photo essays using traditional 35mm cameras and digital cameras.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 4.

Computer Basics-Just the Beginning Creating a Title Page using Student Writing Center
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
Students will learn some computer basics use by creating a title page for a story or report.  While creating the title page
using Student Writing Center, the students will learn proper posture, various parts of a computer, and how to use educational software to create a finished product. Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 1.

Danger on the Internet
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
With technology being such a big part of our lives, students need to realize that "Stranger Danger" lurks.  This lesson is designed to help children learn how to be safe as they use the Internet.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 2.

Details Please
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
Monster Exchange is designed to encourage the development of reading and writing skills while integrating Internet technology into the classroom curriculum.  Classrooms from a variety of schools worldwide are paired together; the students 
in each classroom are split into groups, each of which designs an original picture of a monster. The students must then write a description of the monster. The partnered classes then exchange their descriptions via e-mail and the Internet. These students are then challenged to use reading comprehension skills to read the descriptions and translate them into a monster picture. The true challenge involves creating a redrawn picture as close to the original picture as possible without looking at the original and using only the written description of the monster.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 4.

Endangered Animal Research
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
In this lesson students will use the CD-ROM (World Book Encyclopedia) to find information on their endangered animal for their research project to learn about the issues involved.  Students will use this information on future assignments (organize notes, write a research paper, create a poster to encourage people to save animals, participate in debates, write and perform plays that depicts their animal, and create a Kid Pix Slide Show presentation that will illustrate their understandings).  Students will be evaluating their own assignments, as well as evaluating classmates assignments.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1 and 5.

Exploring the Solar System
Students identify the planets of the Solar System and what effects the sun and moon have on the planets. Students work in groups to research planets and present their information projects.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1, 3, 4, and 5.

Famous Americans
Students use the Internet and multimedia encyclopedias to research a famous American and create  cards about that person that can be shared with the class.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1 and 5.

Famous Scientists
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
Students will locate information on five scientists using teacher web resources.  Students will then pick one of these scientists and compose an essay detailing what the world would be like without this person.
Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 5.

Food for Thought
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
In the study of nutrition, students will use research skills to learn about the food guide pyramid and nutrients. Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 3, 4, and 6.

Getting Along at Computers
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
In this lesson, students will discuss what appropriate behaviors are needed to be ”good” computer users. They will then generate a chart of computer expectations, which can then be hung in the classroom - using Word. The chart will then be shared & discussed with their parents at either a Net Buddy Nite or in a handout at home with their parent (if they are unable to attend a Net Buddy Nite).  Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 2.

Graphing Nutrition
Students will collect data from fellow students about food group choices.  Students will then  use Excel to create, print, and explain a graph generated from the spreadsheet data. They will use the graph they create to talk about changes that could be made in their food group choices.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1, 3, 5, and 6.

How Long is That?
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
This lesson introduces students to the world of reading music.  Students will use interactive websites that use games to learn the name of notes and rests symbols.  Some of the sites have the capability that allows students to hear and learn about note and rest duration. After they have learned the names of the notes and rests, students can download worksheets and apply the knowledge that they have gained.  After ample practice, students will be asked to create their own rhythm patterns and perform them for their classmates. Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 1.

In the Beginning with Word
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
Microsoft Word is a basic computer program that many schools use.  It is the program that most of my students use as well.  It is important for the students to understand how the program works if they are to use the program to their advantage – even in the beginning stages.  Students will create a web for their story using the Draw tools in Microsoft Word.  After writing a story, students will create a title page using Microsoft Word.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 1.

Internet Safety
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
In this lesson students will view a Power Point presentation about Internet Safety Do’s and Don’ts.  They will participate in a class discussion about Internet safety. Students will design and create a typed poster in Word to inform other students about Internet safety.  The students will create a Word document that includes text and a graphic. The posters will then be displayed in the computer room.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 2 and 3.

Internet Safety
An Amphi TLCF Lesson Plan
Students will learn about Internet safety and then teach someone, outside of the classroom, what they have learned.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 2.

Internet Safety
An Amphi TLCF Lesson Plan
Students will be learning about responsibilities of using the Internet.  By the end of the lesson they will be able to teach their parents during Net Buddy Afternoon on Internet safety.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 2 and 5.

Label Me
Students use Kid Pix to label and identify input/output computer devices.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1 and 3.

Life in the White House
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
Students will use the White House website to use primary source photographs to compare and contrast past and present photos of life in the White House. Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1 and 5.

Mapping the Classroom
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
Creating maps and labeling them is one of the state standards for Geography in the Primary grades.  During the study of our community, a problem arose in the classroom.  We needed to arrange the classroom so that we had the most available room for not only center activities, but for sitting together for community and reading time.  The students were asked to use the some of the draw tools on Microsoft Office and recreate our classroom.  They were asked to title their “map,” and create a compass rose using cardinal directions.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1 and 6.

Math Fun With Math Maven's Mysteries
This lesson integrates multimedia skills with the Internet to demonstrate the students' understanding of problem solving and critical thinking skills in math concepts.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1, 3, and 5.

Monster Exchange
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
Monster Exchange is designed to encourage the development of reading and writing skills while integrating Internet technology into the classroom curriculum.  Classrooms from a variety of schools worldwide are paired together; the students in each classroom are split into groups, each of which designs an original picture of a monster.  The students must then write a description of the monster.  The partnered classes then exchange their descriptions via email and the Internet.  These students are then challenged to use reading comprehension skills to read the descriptions and translate them into a monster picture.  The true challenge involves creating a redrawn picture as close to the original picture as possible without looking at the original and using only the written description of the monster.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 3 and 4.

Musical Stories
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
Did you know that music tells a story?  Students will be listening to different pieces of music and learning the stories that go with them. They will then listen to a new piece of music and use Kid Pix to draw a picture of their interpretation of the new piece of music.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 2.

My Amazing Animal
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
Students will be researching their chosen animal on the Internet.  They will be making a web via Kidspiration of the information found.  Third, they will type out their final draft.  Lastly, they will decide how they want to present their animal research to their peers.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 6.

My Place in Space
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
Students will practice their map reading and understanding skills by constructing a map of Arizona and completed various tasks with it.

Note and Rest Duration Recognition
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
This lesson helps students practice reading, writing, and performing note and rest duration, while practicing using the Internet to find pre-bookmarked sites, scrolling through the sites, and printing out forms.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 1.

Our School is Cool
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
The basis for the activity is to enable students to become familiar with their school community in a manner that is interesting and meaningful to them. This lesson was written for third grade, but it could easily be adapted for higher grade levels.  It encompasses various elements of the curriculum including technology, social studies, language arts, and reading.  Higher level thinking skills are incorporated both in the “Process” and extension activities found in the “Conclusion" portion of the WebQuest.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 3, 4, 5, and 6.

Our School is Special
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
The students will be presented with the problem of collecting data and creating a brochure to advertise our school to new
enrolling students and their parents. They will use a digital camera to collect pictures to transfer to their pamphlet. Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 3, 4, and 6.

Planet Travel Agency
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
As a result of the decline in the travel industry, the Planet Travel Agency wants to offer something new to the traveling
public—tour packages to other planets in our solar system. Students have been given the job of creating a newsletter to
entice would-be visitors to another planet. (The Planet Travel Agency will be set up for Buddy Night.) Students use a variety
of web sites, electronic resources, and print material for research. Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1, 3, and 6.

Poetry Publishing
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
This lesson teaches children how to find a particular website http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/poetry, write a cinquain poem, and publish it on a website so the world can read their work.  This lesson should be taught in a 3-4 day time period with an average of 20-30 min per lesson.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1 and 3.

Pollution Poster
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
In this lesson students will use Kid Pix 3 to create a compare and contrast poster that is divided into two sections.  One side will represent a clean, natural environment.  The other side will be a polluted environment.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 3.

PowerPoint in the Lower Grades
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
Students will create a 5 slide PowerPoint Presentation as the culmination of our study and research of different countries. Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 4 and 5.

Preparing for Natural Disasters
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
In this lesson students will work in groups of four to complete a WebQuest on natural disasters.  Each group member will have a role.  There will be a reporter, a citizen, a paramedic and a mayor.  The group will have to research potential natural disasters that can affect their area.  Then each group will create a way to inform the public on how to prepare for a natural disaster.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 6.

Presenting Spiders Using Microsoft PowerPoint
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
Students will spend about three weeks using a variety of resources to learn about spiders.  They will use different organizational tools to record what they learn: note cards, charts, and diagrams.  Students will then create an individual Microsoft PowerPoint presentation to share with others.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 3, 4 and 5.

Pumpkin Seeds Galore
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
Students will work in small groups to collect data from eight classroom pumpkins. Students will collect data about the number of seeds each pumpkin has and then use Microsoft Excel to create a bar graph to represent the data.  Students will use the graphs to write addition and subtraction story problems for each other to solve.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 3.

Rebus Story 
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson 
The students will create a written rebus story to be published on the
Storybook website-http://www.kids-space.org/story/story.html. 
This meets the Arizona Language Arts and Writing Standards and also
Arizona State Technology Standards 1, 3, and 4.

Resources to Research Inventors and Inventions
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
Students will use at least three different types of resources to research inventors and inventions and will then compare and contrast the information for completeness and accuracy.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 1.

Rock On!
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
Students will be learning about the three kinds of rocks.  By the end of the lesson they will be able to discuss the difference between each kind of rocks and also be able to give examples of each.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 1.

Safety In Chat Rooms
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
Students are beginning to use the Internet for both work and play.  Chat rooms are becoming very common with even younger children.  I have several students that are already involved in friendly chats online.  They need to realize that “Stranger Danger” lurks.  This lesson is designed to help children learn how to be safe as they use the Internet for both work and play.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 2.

Short Story Presentation
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
In this lesson, students will select & read a short story of their choice (selected from the classroom library so that I can be assured students are selecting appropriately leveled text). In their cooperative groups they will need to set goals  of what needs to be read daily so that they'll finish reading within the timeline. At the beginning of each session they will have the opportunity to meet & discuss their thoughts of the text. A variety of organizers will be made available to note pertinent information. Upon finishing the text, students will determine which type of software (Word, PowerPoint, Publisher or Student Writing Center)  to use as they develop a product that summarizes/recaps the short story. They will be expected to select software that best meet their needs & the criteria of the assignment within the timeline provided.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6.

Square of Life
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
During our unit of study on “Saving the Earth,” our kids will plot square meters of land in our schoolyard and in the desert area just outside our fence.  We will record both the living and non-living things that we find. This information will be submitted via  e-mail to a project database.  This database is accessible to all members that have joined the project.  We will compare and contrast our information with other classes. Each group will compose a report or presentation that we will e-mail to the project and it will be posted to the project web site. We will find a “buddy class” online to compare and share our information with as well.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 4.

Square of Life
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
In this project students will plot square meters in their schoolyards and record the living and non-living things that are found. They will submit this information to the project database, this will allow viewing via the Internet. Students will then compare and contrast their information with that submitted by other classes from around the world and prepare a brief report or presentation that will be posted to the project web site. Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1 and 5.

The Voice of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
This lesson is near the end of a culminating unit on civil rights. We have been learning about Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, and The Underground Railroad.  This lesson is an opportunity for students to see, hear, and analyze the words of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech, I Have a Dream.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 3.

Wanted Posters
Students can create the sign feature in Student Writing Center to created a wanted poster of a literary character.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1, and 3.

Weathering the Weather
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
Our present unit of study is the weather.  Through class discussions, I found that many of my students are not aware of the differences in weather around the world or even in the United States.  Through this activity students will investigate weather phenomenon both locally as well as in countries around the world.  This will also heighten student awareness of the use of maps and the effect of the weather on different environments.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 5.

What Do You Recycle?
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
'In this lesson students will survey the entire third grade about what items they recycle at home.  After collecting the data students will work in groups to create a bar graph in order to interpret the data.  Each student group will then express a solution to the problem in a Power Point Presentation which includes their graph.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 3 and 6.

What's In Your Lunch
An Amphi TLCF Lesson
This lesson involves individual students researching, analyzing, and creating multimedia slideshows to present nutritional information to their third-grade peers.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

Wonderful World of Weather
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
Students will use a website to track and observe the weather of other states or countries where they have friends or relatives living. This meets Arizona Science, Social Studies and Technology Standards. The students will then use the information that they have gathered to compare and contrast the weather in the state they live in to the weather of another state.  Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1 and 5.

You're Invited!!!
An Amphi Ed Tech Lesson
The frozen turkeys have been purchased.  The decorations are underway.  We are learning that living in a community is more than having an address within the city limits.  The plan is to have a Thanksgiving Pot Luck.  Parents will be invited to celebrate Thanksgiving.  They must bring a dish to share.  The excitement is stirring – the invitations need to be created!!! Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 3.