Research (by date, oldest first)

Show your students exactly how it should be done with this handy guide. Clear instructions, examples, and a page for their own notes!

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Every year there's that ONE holiday toy that captures the hearts of kids and sends parents off to the store to grab the last one. This mini unit covers the history of Christmas toys through four decades (some of which you will remember!). The unit is divided into three parts and relies heavily on student research. The parts can be done at your own pace over the course of a week or over several weeks.

Part One

-Includes two reading passages, one about the history of holiday gift giving and one about the rise of the toy industry.

-Research Project: Students are given four worksheets, one for each of the decades (1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s), and they must research toy trends for each decade

Part Two

-All of part two is in the included PowerPoint. This covers holiday advertising, starting with the early days of ads, through the department store catalog, and into modern television commercials.

-There are three links to toy commercials from the 70s, 80s, and 90s to watch with students

Part Three

-In part three, students will conduct an interview with an older friend or family member about their own holiday toy memories

-Final Project: Students pick one of three final projects to complete. Each project relates back to a different part of the unit.

This unit is geared towards a classroom, but is easily adapted to a homeschooler...in fact, I originally created it for mine! Every research activity is done solo and the PowerPoint can easily be used just for one or a handful of kiddos. This is also easily adaptable, in case you want to change anything for your students, but is no-prep, ready to go, as it is!

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Support your students creativity when it comes to writing. This polar animals research project is a simple way to guide and teach your child or students about animal research in a fun and engaging way.

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This set is part of the HUGE Animal Habitat Research Writing Project Bundle.

What's included + What will you received:

• 19 Animal research worksheets
• 19 Animal research writing papers (students will write and illustrate what they have learn about their research).

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The following polar animals are included :

1. Arctic fox
2. Arctic hare
3. Arctic skua
4. Arctic wolf
5. Bald eagle
6. Bearded seal
7. Beluga whale
8. Caribou
9. Husky Dog
10. Moose
11. Musk Oxen
12. Narwhale
13. Orca whale
14. Penguin
15. Polar bear
16. Puffin
17. Snowy owl
18. Walrus
19. Woolly bear moth

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Support your students creativity when it comes to writing. This ocean animals research project is a simple way to guide and teach your child or students about animal research in a fun and engaging way.

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This set is part of the HUGE Animal Habitat Research Writing Project Bundle.

What's included + What will you received:

• 14 Animal research worksheets
• 14 Animal research writing papers (students will write and illustrate what they have learn about their research).

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The following ocean animals are included :

1. Blue Whale
2. Clam
3. Coral
4. Fish
5. Hammerhead Shark
6. Hermit Crab
7. Leopard Shark
8. Lobster
9. Marlin
10. Sand dollar
11. Sea Turtle
12. Sea Urchin
13. Seal
14. Squid

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Support your students creativity when it comes to writing. This rainforest animals research project is a simple way to guide and teach your child or students about animal research in a fun and engaging way.

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This set is part of the HUGE Animal Habitat Research Writing Project Bundle.

What's included + What will you received:

• 20 Animal research worksheets
• 20 Animal research writing papers (students will write and illustrate what they have learn about their research).

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The following rainforest animals are included :

1. Anteater
2. Blue Morpho butterfly
3. Capybara
4. Chameleon
5. Chimpanzee
6. Golden poison dart frog
7. Hoatzin Bird
8. Iguana
9. Jaguar
10. Leaf cutter ant
11. Lemur
12. Macaw
13. Okapi
14. Piranha
15. Python
16. Red eyed tree frog
17. Sloth
18. Tapir
19. Tiger
20. Toucan

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Support your students creativity when it comes to writing. This wetland animals research project is a simple way to guide and teach your child or students about animal research in a fun and engaging way.

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This set is part of the HUGE Animal Habitat Research Writing Project Bundle.

What's included + What will you received:

• 16 Animal research worksheets
• 16 Animal research writing papers (students will write and illustrate what they have learn about their research).

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The following wetland animals are included :

1. Alligator
2. Beaver
3. Bobcat
4. Crane
5. Crayfish
6. Dragonfly
7. Duck
8. Frog
9. Heron
10. Mosquito
11. Otter
12. Platypus
13. Snail
14. Snake
15. Trout
16. Turtle

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Support your students creativity when it comes to writing. This grassland animals research project is a simple way to guide and teach your child or students about animal research in a fun and engaging way.

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What's included + What will you received:

• 16 Animal research worksheets
• 16 Animal research writing papers (students will write and illustrate what they have learn about their research).

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The following grassland animals are included :

1. Aardvark
2. Baboon
3. Bison
4. Cheetah
5. Dung Beetle
6. Elephant
7. Gazelle
8. Giraffe
9. Hyena
10. Kangaroo
11. Lion
12. Ostrich
13. Prairie Dog
14. Rhino
15. Secretary Bird
16. Zebra

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Are you looking for a print and go president biography writing assignment? This easy to use research pack will help your student research each president with important facts and write a detailed biography.

Support your student’s creativity when it comes to writing. This is a complete US Presidents research project. It is a simple way to guide and teach your child or students about all The United States Presidents in a fun and engaging way.

✨What is included✨

• 45 President Research Biography Worksheets
• 45 President Research writing papers (students will write and illustrate what they have learned about their research).
• 45 Color Posters with a short excerpt about each president
• 45 B&W Posters with a short excerpt about each president 
• 2 KWL Chart (with and without lines)
• 1 Rubric Page with notes section
• 1 Pick your President Cover
• 1 US Presidents List
• 185 working pages total

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✨Presidents Currently Included✨

1. George Washington
2. John Adams
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. James Madison
5. James Monroe
6. John Quincy Adams
7. Andrew Jackson
8. Martin Van Buren
9. William Henry Harrison
10. John Tyler
11. James K. Polk
12. Zachary Taylor
13. Millard Fillmore
14. Franklin Pierce
15. James Buchanan
16. Abraham Lincoln
17. Andrew Johnson
18. Ulysses S. Grant
19. Rutherford B. Hayes
20. James Garfield
21. Chester A. Arthur
22. Grover Cleveland
23. Benjamin Harrison
24. Grover Cleveland
25. William McKinley
26. Theodore Roosevelt
27. William Howard Taft
28. Woodrow Wilson
29. Warren G. Harding
30. Calvin Coolidge
31. Herbert Hoover
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt
33. Harry S. Truman
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower
35. John F. Kennedy
36. Lyndon B. Johnson
37. Richard M. Nixon
38. Gerald R. Ford
39. James Carter
40. Ronald Reagan
41. George H. W. Bush
42. William J. Clinton
43. George W. Bush
44. Barack Obama
45. Donald Trump
46. Joe Biden

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Support your students creativity when it comes to writing. This desert animals research project is a simple way to guide and teach your child or students about animal research in a fun and engaging way.

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• 20 Animal research worksheets
• 20 Animal research writing papers (students will write and illustrate what they have learn about their research).

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The following desert animals are included :

1. Armadillo 
2. Camel
3. Coral snake
4. Coyote 
5. Elf owl
6. Fennec Fox
7. Gila monster 
8. Golden eagle 
9. Jack rabbit
10. Javelina 
11. Long Eared Bat
12. Meerkat
13. Ostrich
14. Rattlesnake
15. Road runner
16. Scorpion 
17. Sonoran Frog
18. Tarantula
19. Tortoise
20. Vulture 

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Support your students creativity when it comes to writing. This HUGE animal habitat research project is a simple way to guide and teach your child or students about animal research in a fun and engaging way.

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What's included + What will you received:

• 105 Animal research worksheets
• 105 Animal research writing papers (students will write and illustrate what they have learn about their research).
• 210 pages total

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The following animals are included in this bundle:

Desert Habitat:

1. Armadillo 
2. Camel
3. Coral snake
4. Coyote 
5. Elf owl
6. Fennec Fox
7. Gila monster 
8. Golden eagle 
9. Jack rabbit
10. Javelina 
11. Long Eared Bat
12. Meerkat
13. Ostrich
14. Rattlesnake
15. Road runner
16. Scorpion 
17. Sonoran Frog
18. Tarantula
19. Tortoise
20. Vulture 

Ocean Habitat:

1. Blue Whale
2. Clam
3. Coral
4. Fish
5. Hammerhead Shark
6. Hermit Crab
7. Leopard Shark
8. Lobster
9. Marlin
10. Sand dollar
11. Sea Turtle
12. Sea Urchin
13. Seal
14. Squid

Rainforest Habitat:

1. Anteater
2. Blue Morpho butterfly
3. Capybara
4. Chameleon
5. Chimpanzee
6. Golden poison dart frog
7. Hoatzin Bird
8. Iguana
9. Jaguar
10. Leaf cutter ant
11. Lemur
12. Macaw
13. Okapi
14. Piranha
15. Python
16. Red eyed tree frog
17. Sloth
18. Tapir
19. Tiger
20. Toucan

Arctic Habitat:

1. Arctic fox
2. Arctic hare
3. Arctic skua
4. Arctic wolf
5. Bald eagle
6. Bearded seal
7. Beluga whale
8. Caribou
9. Husky Dog
10. Moose
11. Musk Oxen
12. Narwhale
13. Orca whale
14. Penguin
15. Polar bear
16. Puffin
17. Snowy owl
18. Walrus
19. Woolly bear moth

Grassland Habitat:

1. Aardvark
2. Baboon
3. Bison
4. Cheetah
5. Dung Beetle
6. Elephant
7. Gazelle
8. Giraffe
9. Hyena
10. Kangaroo
11. Lion
12. Ostrich
13. Prairie Dog
14. Rhino
15. Secretary Bird
16. Zebra

Wetland Habitat:

1. Alligator
2. Beaver
3. Bobcat
4. Crane
5. Crayfish
6. Dragonfly
7. Duck
8. Frog
9. Heron
10. Mosquito
11. Otter
12. Platypus
13. Snail
14. Snake
15. Trout
16. Turtle

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Includes 6-9 weeks of fashion design lessons including fashion design history, a digital notebook with 22 pages of lessons including color, design, vocabulary, fabrics, digital portfolio, writing activities and careers; famous fashion designers, a related math lesson, and the opportunity for students to create their own fashion (or fashion line).

This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.

This fashion design bundle includes five different fashion related lessons:

History of Fashion Design

Files included:

• Teacher & Student Resources

• Student Instructions, Expectations and Grading Rubric for individual lesson

• Student Instructions, Expectations and Grading Rubric for partner/team lesson

Digital Fashion Design Notebook (Design Basics)

Files included:

• Teacher & Student Resources

• Editable (MS Word) Student Instructions, Expectations and Grading Rubric for the notebook (two versions: full lesson instructions to let students work at their own pace, and individual lessons by page)

• Teacher instructions for each page of the notebook

• Student Digital Notebook for Fashion Design (editable in MS PowerPoint)

Famous Fashion Designers & Their Influence on Society

Files included:

• Teacher & Student Resources

• Student instructions, expectations and grading rubric

• Suggested list of famous fashion designers

Designing Your Own Fashions

Files included:

• Teacher & Student Resources

• Fashion Design Creation Lesson - Student Instructions, Expectations and Grading Rubric (two versions: short (1 design) and long (6-8 designs)

• Writing Reflection Lesson (two versions)

Real World Math: How Fashion Designers Use Math

Files included:

• Teacher & Student Resources

• How Fashion Designers Use Math Activity/Handout

• How Fashion Designers Use Math Activity Answer Key

Included in this Bundle:

• Zip (compressed file) with folders for each lesson above

• Teacher Notes for the Bundle

Materials Required:

• Computers with Internet access for each student (or pair of students)

• Access to Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides (Digital Notebook)

• Access to Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop or Microsoft Paint (optional – suggested Web 2.0 tools above can be used in place of these) for Designing Your Own Fashions

• Drawing tablets (optional, but will allow students to achieve more professional results) for Designing Your Own Fashions

Approximate Lesson Duration:

Lessons can be completed in any order and take approximately six to nine weeks to complete, depending on which version of the fashion design creation lesson is used.

• History of Fashion Design: 3-4 days (longer if students present to class)

• Digital Interactive Fashion Notebook: 2 weeks

• Famous Fashion Designers and Their Influence on Society: 3-4 days (longer if students present to class)

• Designing Your Own Fashions: 1-3 weeks (depending on which version of the design lesson is used)

• Real World Math – How Fashion Designers Use Math: 1-2 days

Lessons are organized in folders within a compressed (.zip) file for easy access, and can be printed or delivered digitally to students. These lessons are suitable for Family and Consumer Science, Fashion Design, Principles of Arts, A/V Technology & Communications, and other Technology classes. The project was created for grades 7-8 but could easily be used with high school students.

Each unit is available individually, if you prefer.

• History of Fashion Design: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/History-of-Fashion-Design-Research-Presentation-Project-3421546

• Digital Fashion Design Notebook: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Digital-Fashion-Design-Notebook-Editable-3423834

• Famous Fashion Designers & Their Influence on Society: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Famous-Fashion-Designers-Research-Presentation-Project-3423806

• Designing Your Own Fashions: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Designing-Your-Own-Fashions-3424329

• Real World Math – How Fashion Designers Use Math: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/How-Fashion-Designers-Use-Math-in-their-Career-Real-World-Math-2343917

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This short computer research WebQuest/Scavenger Hunt is a fun activity to lead into a unit on the history of computers and technology. It is also a great quick activity to fill a day prior to starting a new lesson or to use with a substitute teacher.

The lesson includes student handouts, teacher resources, and a grading key for the teacher. This lesson was created for middle school, but would work well with upper elementary or early high school also. Student questions are available as a print or digital version (both are editable). Additionally, a word search puzzle with answer key is included, perfect for early finishers or to use as a part of the lesson.

This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.

Files included:

· Teacher & Student Resources

· WebQuest questions for students - print and digital versions (editable)

· WebQuest Answer Key (non-editable, .pdf)

· Word Search Puzzle with Answer Key

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This short computer research WebQuest/Scavenger Hunt is a fun activity to lead into a variety of units in Technology, CTE, Science or Engineering. It is also a great quick activity to fill a day prior to starting a new lesson or to use with a substitute teacher.

The lesson includes student handouts, teacher resources, and a grading key for the teacher. Editable student question files allow the lesson to easily be printed or completed digitally. Additionally, a word search puzzle with answer key is included, perfect for early finishers or to use as a part of the lesson. This lesson was created for middle school, but would work well with upper elementary or early high school also.

Files included:

· Teacher & Student Resources

· WebQuest questions for students - print and digital versions (editable)

· WebQuest Answer Key (non-editable, .pdf)

· Word Search Puzzle with Answer Key

This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.

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In this project based learning unit, middle school/early high school students learn about city planning and architecture as they research and design their own city. In addition to using Internet search skills, they'll utilize CAD skills using Sketchup (free download) and finally build the city from chipboard and other recyclables and name their final creation. .

Unit download includes:

1. Teacher Resources and Materials List

2. Expectations and Overview of the Unit

3. Introduction to City Planning (research and vocabulary) – includes key

4. “What’s in the City” – team worksheet

5. Project Proposal – group planning worksheet

6. Create the City in SketchUp (CAD)

7. Building the City Information (hands on construction)

8. Student Team Work Log

9. Student Daily Work Log

10. Building scale information and examples

11. Sketchup and Building Examples

12. Project Written Reflection

I've used this lesson with an 8th grade Engineering class and every year students start work on this BEFORE the bell they enjoy it so much! I know your classes will enjoy it too!

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This webquest / Internet scavenger hunt is a perfect one day activity for middle schoolers to learn more about the Sir Isaac Newton's laws of physics and their application. In addition, they'll learn a little about some of the other things Newton was famous for!

Lesson includes resources for the teacher and student, the student handout and an answer key. An editable version of the student questions is included that can be used as a printed handout or completed digitally. Additionally, a word search puzzle with answer key is included, perfect for early finishers or to use as a part of the lesson. This is a great lesson to leave with a sub too!

This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.

Files included:

· Teacher & Student Resources

· WebQuest questions for students - print and digital versions (editable)

· WebQuest Answer Key (non-editable, .pdf)

· Word Search Puzzle with Answer Key

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Teach the basics of computer hardware and software while letting students explore what's inside the computer! This unit helps students explore and understand the basic components inside the computer. This is perfect for any technology class in upper elementary or middle school. All files provided are fully editable, allowing teachers to make modifications for differentiation or personalization if they choose.

A Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (fully editable) is included to introduce the topic to the class and can be used as a whole class presentation or provided to students to explore on their own. The first part of the assignment involves students identifying and defining the parts of the computer, using either MS PowerPoint or Google Slides to create a presentation. Next, students research specific computer hardware components and “build” two different computers, using either MS Excel or Google Sheets, and remaining within a given budget. A template in Excel that can also be opened in Sheets is provided. Teacher and student resources are included with instructions, sites for research and lesson extension ideas. A basic grading rubric for each project, is also included.

The projects can be completed individually, or students can work in pairs. These projects were created for grades 7-8 but could also be used with upper elementary students.

Materials Required

· Access to computers for each student (or small group)

· Internet access

· Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel OR Google Slides and Sheets

Project Duration (approximate, per topic)

· PowerPoint presentation: .5-1 (50 minute) class period

· Definitions – Student Presentation project: 1-2 (50 minute) class periods

· Research and “Build” Computers project: 2 (50 minute) class periods

Files Included with this Lesson

· Teacher & Student Notes and Resources

· Computer Components PowerPoint Presentation (editable)

· Student Definitions Presentation Project Expectations & Grading Rubric (editable)

· “Build a Computer” Project Student Expectations & Grading Rubric (editable)

· MS Excel Template for project – can be opened in Google Sheets (editable)

My 7th and 8th graders loved this project - particularly when they got to take apart and reassemble old computers that were donated to us at the end of the unit! I hope your students enjoy it as well.

This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.

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In this lesson, students use critical thinking and research skills to determine how a specific form of technology evolved. Working with a partner or small group, students start with where their chosen technology was prior to 1900 and then take it through 5 more steps of evolution to the present day. Students use the Internet for research to determine what had to happen between each step to move their technology to the next iteration. Worksheets are provided for six high interest topics, with an editable blank form (PowerPoint) if the teacher chooses to add another topic (or let students choose a different topic). The worksheets are two pages (print front and back). Resources for the teacher and students include a short list of Internet sites as a starting point for each research topic. A sample completed worksheet is also included for one topic. Topics included are:

• How We Listen to Music

• How We Watch a Movie

• How We Take Photographs

• How We Communicate on the Telephone

• How We Research Information

• How We Tell Time

This lesson was designed for middle school (grades 6-8) but could be used in upper elementary as well.

Files included:

• Teacher & Student Resources

• Technology Then & Now Student Expectations, Instructions and Grading Rubric

• Technology Then & Now Student Worksheets (6 topics, plus an editable blank – both color and black and white versions of each)

• Sample Project

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In this lesson, students learn interesting facts about the history of Rock & Roll as they complete several projects including a WebQuest (Internet Scavenger Hunt) to answer questions about the topic.    A complete answer key is provided for the WebQuest for easy grading, along with resources for both teachers and students.  The student questions are included in both a print version and a digital (editable) version to make it easy for students to complete the lesson digitally or on paper.  Also included with this lesson is a word search puzzle that includes an answer key, perfect for early finishers or as a part of the lesson.  Finally, students research their choice of a Rock & Roll musician and create a presentation about their contributions to the field of Rock & Roll using their choice of Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides. 

This lesson is intended to be an introduction to the topic and was designed for middle school (grades 6-8) but could be used in high school as well.  This lesson could be used in a music, history or technology class and is also a great lesson to leave for a substitute teacher!

This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.

Files included:

· Teacher & Student Resources

· The History of Rock & Roll WebQuest Activity (print and editable digital
files included)

· The History of Rock & Roll WebQuest Answer Key

· Word Search Puzzle – The History of Rock & Roll Vocabulary (includes answer key)

· The History of Rock & Roll Presentation Project Expectations with Rubric

Approximate Lesson Duration:

· WebQuest - 1 (50 minute) class period

· Word Search Puzzle – 15 minutes

· Presentation Project (including research) – 1.5 -3 (50 minute) class periods

· Optional:  additional time for students to present their project to the class (time will vary depending on class size).

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This project lets students learn about the engineering and design of hotels as they research and design one with their team. After introducing the lesson with a short video (link included in resources), students complete a math project about hotel design that focuses on perimeter, area, square footage, measurement and scale skills (formulas are included). Next, they work with their team to research information about the design and engineering involved in hotel construction and plan the design, materials and budget for the hotel they will design. Then, they work individually to create their own hotel to scale in Sketchup (a free CAD software program, download available at: https://www.sketchup.com/download ) and after completion, determine which of the team’s designs they will actually construct. Finally, they build a model of their hotel using recycled materials, following the Engineering Design Process with their team. After completing their hotel, students present their project to the class and explain their design choices. Finally, students reflect on and summarize their learning with short answers to questions about the experience and what they learned.

This lesson was created for 7th and 8th grade, but could also be used successfully in upper elementary grades or high school as well.

Files included:

• Teacher & Student Resources

• Team Sign Up Sheet

• Team Planning Sheet, Budget Sheet & Price List (editable)

• Hotel Design Math Project – Student Questions and Answer Key (editable digital and print versions)

• Math Formula “Cheat Sheet”

• Engineering & Design Research Project – Student Questions and Answer Key (editable digital and print versions)

• Hotel Design in Sketchup Project - Student Instructions, Expectations and Grading Rubric

• Hotel Building & Construction Project – Student Instructions, Expectations and Grading Rubric

• Engineering Design Process Planning Sheet (editable digital and print versions)

• Reflection Questions (editable digital and print versions)

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In this lesson, students learn more about the history of the computer. The lesson starts with a Microsoft PowerPoint whole class presentation that gives an overview of computer history from the 1950’s through current times. Next, students work in small groups to research history information from an assigned decade and then to create a presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint (or Google Slides) to share with the class. Students take notes during the presentations and then culminate their learning with a short quiz over the material. A study sheet is provided to cover the material from each decade that will be tested to give students an opportunity to review the information (or to assist in the case of absences or presentations that are incomplete). This lesson was designed for middle school (grades 6-8) but could be used in upper elementary grades or high school as well. Files included: • Teacher & Student Resources • Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (for teacher presentation to the class) • Note sheet for PowerPoint presentation and student presentations • Team Planning Sheet • Student Expectations, Instructions and Grading Rubric for History Presentation Project • Study sheet: Computer History Facts • Multiple choice quiz (includes answer key) Remember to leave feedback for credits on future purchases! ************************************************************************** Connect with us for free technology tips, resources and curriculum: Follow our blog Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Pinterest Visit our Website