Visit this website to find out about your local Tesco
supermarket. There is a store locator that provides maps and you can email
to find out about school visit arrangements.
http://www.tesco.com
Visit this web site to explore the world of textiles.
Usefor for "What can you learn from a textile tree?"
http://www.textilesonline.org.uk/world.htm
The British Nutrition Foundation is a charity that
provides independent scientific information on the relationship
between food, nutrition and health. Their website is bright and
colourful with a large education section including nursery and primary
phases.
http://www.nutrition.org.uk/
The Design Council website has information about
educational initiatives.
http://www.design-council.org.uk/
You and your class can find out about a long
established jam manufacturer by visiting this site. Useful for
What shape will your pastry be?
http://www.tiptree.com
Visit this web site to find out about the way
toasters work by going to FAQs and clicking on How does my
toaster work?
You can also see toasters from 1900 to 2000 by clicking on the
Cyber-Toaster Museum.
http://www.toaster.org
This is the website linked to the TV programme.
Go to their website and type "technology" into the search box.
This will bring up a selection of useful stories.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/tw
There is a brief but fascinating history of
toys at this site; useful for "How fast should your buggy
be?"
http://www.moah.org/exhibits/archives/toys.html
To see how computer technology is being
used with traditional pop-up books, look at Archive
section of this site and read the article 'Pop-up books
meld real with virtual'
http://www.trnmag.com/Stories/
Visit this website to find a wide range
of recipes using tropical fruit:
http://www.tropicalfruitworld.com.au/store/welcome.cfm
Visit this site and click on the TTS
shopping site. Use the search engine to find the
different sorts of card you could buy for example.
http://www.tts-shopping.com/
To find out more about the many
different uses of Tyvek look at this web site.
Useful for "What can you learn from a textile tree?"
http://www.tyvek.com/
This website provides some
interesting examples of pop-up books produced for
children.
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/rbx/popup.html
This site gives literally hundred
of images of different sorts of vehicles.
You can use it to produce an image board for
your class for "How fast should your buggy be?
http://www.photovault.com/Link/Vehicles/VEHICLESMASTER.html
This website provides some
interesting examples very contemporary pop-up
books. You can share the images with your
class.
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/popup/contemp.html
The design & technology hub
on the Virtual Teachers' Centre has useful
links to curriculum resources and OFSTED
reviews of design & technology teaching. Go
to the web site and select Design and
Technology.
http://vtc.ngfl.gov.uk
If you or members of your
class become interested in animation then
this website provides guidance on drawing
cartoon characters.
http://www.warnerbros.com/kids/learntodraw/index.html
On this website you can
find the reasons lots of people give for
liking their favourite fruit as much as
they do. You can use this to help
children in your class see written
descriptions of varying quality! You
could get your class to email the site
with their reasons for liking a fruit.
http://www.otan.dni.us/webfarm/emailproject/fruit.htm
To find out about
different types of weaving looms, look
at this website. Useful for "What can
you learn from a textile tree?"
http://yarnatwebsters.com/weaving.html
Visit this web site
to find out about the manufacture of
margarine – just type "margarine"
into the search engine and press
return.
Useful for "How do you like your
toast?"
http://www.rudimentsofwisdom.com/
Technology Education in Education
Systems
around the World
Professional Associations
Journals, Magazines and Television
Programs
Museums, Government Bodies,
Universities, etc.
Resources
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A Home among the Gum
Trees: The story of
Australian houses
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Winner of the Children's
Book Council 1998 award for
information book. This book
is about interesting homes
and houses that are
particularly Australian in
design, construction or
setting. Building styles
start with simple,
environmentally available m
...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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A K Peters
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An independent US publisher
dedicated to publishing
high-quality science and
technology books. Suppliers
of robotics titles such as
RugWarrior Pro - an
expandable, programmable,
mobile robot kit. The
following titles are of
particular interes ...
Date Submitted: Sunday, 30
May 1999
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An Electric
Generation: Teacher's
Resource for Primary S&T
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This kit aims at helping the
community to better
understand electricity and
the benefits of its safe and
wise use. Ten tasks are set
for students, with each task
clearly defined, and task
outcomes and assessment
stated, eg. design and
present a promo ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Ask Jeeves for Kids
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A natural language Internet
search engine for children,
Jeeves even checks spelling!
Typing in "how does a raydeo
work?" will prompt a
spelling check with a list
of alternative words like
radio, roadie, and rodeo
listed. The corre ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Australian Libraries
Gateway
-
The Australian Libraries
Gateway (ALG) provides
information about Australian
libraries, their collections
and services - a tool for
other users as well as
library professionals.
ALG is useful for primary
techology learning areas
because it:
* ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 24
May 1999
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Bright Ideas: Design
and Technology
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Although this book has been
written to support teachers
introducing the National
Curriculum in the UK, it
provides a useful starting
point for any teacher
seeking ideas for teaching
Technology to primary
students. The tasks are
linked to themes which ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Built Environment
Education (BEE)
-
This program delivers
information and curriculum
resource materials on the
built environment. It also
provides teacher workshops,
special projects such as
Architects in Schools
and the Your House
kit - ways to focus teaching
o ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 24
April 2000
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Canned Food
Information Service
-
CFIS supports the Australian
canned food industry and its
suppliers of tin plate and
steel cans. It provides
practical, up-to-date
information to consumers of
canned food, from mealmakers
to professional cooks,
educators, students and
health professi ...
Date Submitted: Wednesday,
22 March 2000
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Carrots, Kites and
Traffic Lights: Upper
primary technology
-
Gardening, kite construction
and urban design are among 5
units that highlight the
relevance of technology in
our daily lives and
demonstrate the effective
implementation of technology
programs. The book presents
a variety of ideas and clas
...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Cartooning &
Creative Thinking
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Explores the use of humour
as a strategy to develop
creative thinking skills.
Cartooning is represented in
the form of one-off gags.
This style essentially
combines drawing and humour
generation and is a
foundation for exploration
of animation throug ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Centre for
Alternative Technology
-
CAT is an educational
charity concerned with the
search for globally
sustainable and ecologically
sound technologies and ways
of life. CAT resources
present positive and
practical solutions to
environmental problems, such
as "Can I really p ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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CLICK! Computers and
Learning in Classrooms: K-6
A Professional Development
Resource for Teachers
-
CLICK! will assist teachers
in using technology
effectively in the K-6
classroom to enhance
learning. It is a CD-ROM
developed at the University
of Melbourne by over 100
practising teachers and
academics from Australia and
the USA. CLICK! covers all
...
Date Submitted: Saturday, 1
April 2000
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Computer Skills for
Integrated Learning
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These CD-Roms provide a
complete syllabus of
ready-to-use materials for
Computing Teachers.
Photocopy and edit material
to suit students.
CD#1 Computing Skills for
word processing, database,
spreadsheet, drawing
CD#2 Integrated Units helps
t ...
Date Submitted: Sunday, 16
May 1999
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Computing Resources
for Primary School
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A teacher resource book that
faciltates the learning of
information technology
throughout all primary
school levels. It includes:
worksheet, aim/objectives of
worksheet, teacher notes
that provide theory for the
worksheet, additional theory
to pro ...
Date Submitted: Sunday, 26
May 2002
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Crayola Art
Education
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Mainly Visual Arts, but too
much fun with materials and
colourful interactive Web
effects to miss.
Teachers' section
contains comprehensive
lessons with objectives,
materials and tools, ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Creative Computing:
essential and imaginative
activities using information
technology with children
from five to eleven years
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This book looks at
information technology in
everyday life and suggests
ways of introducing IT and
using this technology across
the curriculum. Some
activities are intended to
increase student's
understanding of the
technology itself, but most
are in ...
Date Submitted: Sunday, 28
November 1999
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Creative Design
Technology
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A series of short projects
compiled in interest and
ability levels for middle to
upper primary. The projects
involve skills development
in research, problem
identification and solving,
creative and practical
design, technical
illustration, model buil ...
Date Submitted: Sunday, 28
November 1999
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CSIRO CREST (CREativity
in Science and Technology)
-
CSIRO, Australia's largest
research organisation,
operates a range of
education projects,
including of particular
interest for Technology
educators the CREST Awards.
CREST students undertake
science and technology
projects requiring cre ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 24
April 2000
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DA Information
Services
-
Whether you're researching,
studying, keeping up-to-date
or just entertaining your
intellect, this site
provides non-fiction books
and CD-ROMs.
DA Information Services
specialise in supplying the
academic, scientific and
professional communities.
...
Date Submitted: Saturday, 15
May 1999
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Degem: Tech-Prep
2000 Technological
Preparation Laboratory
-
Degem provides sophisticated
technological education
incorporating technologies
with Computer-Assisted
Instruction (CAI). Degem
products encompass a range
of product fields such as
mechatronics.
The Tech-Prep 2000:
Technological Preparation
Lab ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Design and
Technology: a Primary
Teacher's Handbook
-
Whilst supporting the UK
National Technology
Curriculum, this resources
helps teachers to meet
children's needs in a
practical manner and gives
examples of how to manage
resources and organise the
curriculum to maximise
learning in the Technology
Lea ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Design Challenge
Series of Books: Amazing
Machines, Exciting
Electrics, Moulding
Materials, Super Structures,
Teacher's Book
-
Lavishly illustrated with
computer graphics and some
photos ...
Date Submitted: Sunday, 10
March 2002
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Discoveries:
Creative Projects to promote
science, design and language
skills with chn from 5-11
years
-
Lots of colourful photos and
line art support activities
including to design and
make:
* bread
* a paper bridge to support
3kg
* a model which has a light
controlled by a switch
* wallpaper and paste
Clear procedures include ...
Date Submitted: Sunday, 28
November 1999
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Educators Guide to
the Web
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A framework for teachers to
understand the Web and
integrate it in their
classrooms, no matter how
many computers are
accessible. Guidance on
finding and using
age-appropriate resources
for children and dealing
with controversial
information, includi ...
Date Submitted: Sunday, 28
November 1999
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Electricity Supply
Association of Australia
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Obtain information about
Australia's electricity
supply system, visit Web
sites of Australian and
international electricity
companies, access ESAA's
publications, learn about
ESAA education programs.
By exploring links, and
particularly the l ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Engineering Wonders:
Educational Kit for Upper
Primary School Students
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Cartoon characters guide you
across Australia to discover
the work done by engineers.
Projects covering
biomedical, chemical, civil,
electrical, mechanical and
environmental engineering
from over 30 organisations
provide teachers with
current and eas ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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engineeringLinks
Program
-
The engineeringLinks program
is a service available to
educators wanting support
and/or resources to enhance
classroom experiences based
on engineering (mechanical,
civil, environmental,
computer, electrical).
Engineers and engineering
have an im ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Exploring
Technology: Activities for
middle and upper primary
teachers
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Exploring Technology
is designed to promote
learning outcomes in the
technology national learning
statement and make
technology teaching easier.
It also supports state and
territory technology
curriculum documents and
learning progra ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Fabric Technology
Starter Kit
-
Activities with fabrics and
fibres are good examples of
using a knowledge of
materials, information
handling and systems to help
resolve problems and
opportunities, and in doing
so using designing and
making skills. Solutions and
products are evaluat ...
Date Submitted: Wednesday, 2
June 1999
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Gander Academy's
Theme Related Resources -
Machines Theme Page
-
Children and teachers
worldwide can use links from
this site to conduct
research for projects or as
a launch pad to browse the
web without the worry of
inappropriate material or
questionable sites on the
search engine hit list.
Contains links t ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Gears! Gears! Gears!
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A range of gear sets
starting with
beginners'basic which can be
progressively added on to
for both younger and older
children. Young children can
build 3D creations that spin
and twirl using colourful,
versatile gears. Advanced
kits include meshing g ...
Date Submitted: Wednesday, 5
May 1999
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Girls as
Constructors in the Early
Years
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This handbook aims at
promoting equal
opportunities in maths,
science and technology. It
sets out ways of involving
girls in constructional
activities and analyses the
management issues that
determine their achievement.
Diagrams and captioned ph
...
Date Submitted: Sunday, 28
November 1999
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Hands On: Making
computers work in the
classroom
-
A practical book to aid
primary teachers in
implementing computers
across a multiplicity of
learning situations.
Guidelines in the
development of a computer
policy, the effective use of
hardware and software, and
theme-based examples of
using softwa ...
Date Submitted: Sunday, 28
November 1999
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How Stuff Works
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Learn about how things work
in the world around us. What
sort of stuff? technology
and systems ranging from
2-stroke to rocket engine;
stuff around the house from
microwaves to food
preservation techniques;
things you see in the
community a ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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How to be an
Inventor
-
Starting with a problem,
developing into an idea,
followed by research,
planning, creating, and
testing, the invention
process encompasses design,
make and appraise.
Activities may even generate
an idea worth patenting!
Each activity guides ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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I can make my robot
dance: technology for 3-8
year olds
-
This book embraces the
philosophy that successfully
educating children in
technology means engaging
them in purposeful
activities which draw upon
children's existing
understandings and skills
and moves them to more
sophisticated knowledge a
...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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I Spy Technology:
practical ideas for gender
equity in primary technology
studies
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This book is designed to
support primary teachers to
integrate technology
studies. It addresses equity
of student access to
resources and equipment to
assist their learning, and
particularly strategies to
involve and enthuse girls.
Girls ne ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Ideas for Technology
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A good starting point for
teaching technology. Full of
practical ideas on where,
how and why to teach
technology across all
primary levels. Themes
covered include a series of
lessons about air and
flight, and another about
construction and buildings
...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Integrated Design
and Technology: A complete
work package
-
Downloadable sample pages of
this book are freely
available on the R.I.C. Web
site. Activities are
designed to develop the
technological process within
the subject areas of Studie
...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Integrating
Technology Enhancing
Learning
Across the school. Within
the classroom
-
A useful resource for
classroom teachers and
school administrators for
developing learning
technology plans. The
introduction provides a
pedagogy in the approach to
teaching and learning using
Learning Technologies.
Section 1: Leading and
Managi ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Intellecta: using
computers in science and
technology
-
Intellecta® Technologies
develops computer based
resources for the science
and technology curriculum.
Mechatronics integrates
construction materials,
mechanical ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Introducing Design
and Technology
-
Downloadable sample pages of
these books are freely
available on the R.I.C. Web
site.
Each book has 2 units as
well as extension activities
and a checklist student
appraisal she ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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InventorLabs:
Technology
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Enter the laboratories of
three great inventors to
witness their discoveries:
Thomas Edison's light bulb,
Alexander Graham Bell's
telephone, and James Watt's
steam engine. Explore
aerodynamics, electrical
currents, circuits and
resistance, gears, hea ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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InventorLabs:
Transportation
-
Meet the inventors of
technological advances that
led to modern
transportation. Join the
Wright brothers as they
design and test their
amazing flying machine.
Gottlieb Daimler
demonstrates his internal
combustion engine and
conducts experiments with
...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Investigating
Technology
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Problem solving activities
for primary. Each book
contains 40 challenges based
on themes of building,
clothes, communication,
conservation, food, home,
recreation, school,
transport and the world at
work. Themes start close to
students, moving into w ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Kid-Friendly
Computer Book (The)
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Across curriculum activities
that provide structure for
students to explore word
processing and painting
computer applications, and
develop their computer
skills, eg.
* Construct a flow chart
diagram using paint software
* Use pai ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Kite Factory (The)
-
The Kite Factory specialises
in kites, inflatables and
other interactive products.
What does The Kite Factory
have to offer schools?
* kite making resources,
including materials, books
etc
* kite kits complete with
instructions
* e ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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K'nex Construction
Kits
-
K'nex has colour-coded parts
- connectors, rods, tyres,
and pulleys - which can be
used to build anything from
simple flat models to
complex moving
constructions. Each set
comes complete with
instructions with
colour-coded diagrams for a
number of mo ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Kodak's Enhancing
Learning Through Imaging
K-12 Solutions
-
This Kodak site provides
support for photography in
education - using digital
and imaging technology as a
teaching /learning tool. Be
prepared to spend some time
reading and searching.
Useful sections for primary
technology educators
include:
* Le ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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LEGO
-
The LEGO Group provides a
range of construction and
educational materials
designed to stimulate
imagination and creativity,
and challenge children to
explore their own world.
There are products suitable
for a variety of ages and
purposes. T ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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LEGO Dacta
-
LEGO Dacta is the
educational business within
the LEGO group and provides
a range of products and
support literature, which
are particularly appropriate
for teachers and groups of
children. Studnet of all
ages and levels of schooling
can use the LEGO ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Little Blue Readers
-
These factual texts provide
early readers with a series
of books focusing on
technology and reflecting
the everyday experiences and
interests of children.
Technology is shown as the
product of need, the outcome
of seeking solutions to
problems. Text ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Magna-Mates Magnetic
Educational Products
-
Magna-Mates is a self teach
system that has proven to be
both effective and enjoyed
by children. Use with
magnetic paint, magnetic
boards etc ...
Date Submitted: Friday, 1
June 2001
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Making Christmas Fun
With Technology
-
Make a special Christmas
gift - hand lotion, moulded
chocolates - then make a
box, decorated paper and
card to wrap it! Light up
Santa's tree and decorate
the door with a Christmas
wreath.
Help children enjoy the
process of designing,
construct ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Making It Mine:
Technology and Mining for
Primary Schools
-
Covers the Materials,
Systems and information
Strands of Technology. All
tasks cover the process of
Investigating, Designing,
Producing and
Evaluating/Appraising ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 24
April 2000
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Mark Gillow's Choose
Your Own Adventure Website
-
This website will assist
teachers in improving their
use of computers in the
classroom. It is in the
format of a "choose your own
adventure" book. The user
makes various selections
until they get the info that
they need at that particular
moment (jus ...
Date Submitted: Sunday, 6
August 2000
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Material Pleasures:
Creative Ways of Using
Fabric
-
Colourful and creative
projects including dyeing,
printing and painting,
resist work, weaving and
winding, stitching, cards
and book covers, textured
and 3D work, backgrounds.
Fabric used in imaginative
and investigative ways
across the curriculum, ...
Date Submitted: Sunday, 28
November 1999
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Mechanical Harry
-
Harry Newton takes after his
ancestor Isaac Newton in his
use of the principal 'that
every action has an equal
and opposite reaction'. When
his breakfast arrives it
hits the lever that strikes
the match that lights the
fuse that fires the cannon
that ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Mineral Magic
-
Is it animal vegetable or
mineral? This kit, developed
by educationalists
nationwide, provides
comprehensive support for
teaching about Australia's
mineral and energy
resources, using an across
curricular approach.
Activity examples include
investiga ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 24
April 2000
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Minerals Council of
Australia: National
Education Program
-
The Minerals Council of
Australia is the peak
national industry
association for the
Australian minerals industry
which involves the
exploration and mining of
minerals to the stage where
a basic mineral commodity,
such as refined aluminium
and raw ste ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 24
April 2000
-
Morphun Construction
Sets
-
The product was shortlisted
and reached the final five
for Primary New School
Product of the year in the
UK in 1998 its first year,
and has won an award in the
USA as well. ...
Date Submitted: Friday, 22
December 2000
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Mouse Art: Creating
Art on the Computer
-
This book encourages
students to design and draw
using the computer as a
tool. Activities are
suitable for across platform
computers with common
software including Claris or
MS Works, or specific
paint/draw titles such as
Kid Pix, Kid Works, even Hyp
...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Multiple
Intelligence - How
Technology Enhances Howard
Gardner's Eight
Intelligences
-
Technology that enhances
Verbal-Linguistic,
Logical-Mathematical,
Kinesthetic, Visual-Spatial,
Musical, Interpersonal,
Intrapersonal and Naturalist
Intelligence ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 24
April 2000
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NASA: Educational
Resources
-
Suited for Spacewalking -
A Teacher's Guide with
Activities for Technology
Education, Mathematics and
Science is a 1959K PDF
file for Teachers Grades
5-12 (USA) is just one
example of NASA's resources.
The guide begins with
brief discuss ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Nuffield Primary
Design & Technology
-
The Nuffield Foundation
supports research and
innovation in Education
through the Nuffield
Curriculum Projects centre.
The Primary Design &
Technology project is
committed to all primary
teachers becoming successful
design and technology
teachers. Th ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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On The Spot Science
and Technology
-
The book at each level
contains 75 activities
matching the national
Science and Technology
outcomes. A grid integrates
science and technology
strands. Each activity is
presented in a two-page
format. The teacher page
presents an activity
summary, mat ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Online Worksheets
-
Online worksheets are
designed as a short research
activity, a quick and easy
way to get your students on
the internet. All worksheets
are based on the NSW
Curriculum. ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 19
August 2002
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OzLogo
-
This is a support site
developed for and by
teachers in classrooms using
Logo, Logowriter, LegoLogo,
Microworlds and StarLogo.
The OzLogo group website has
projects, articles, links,
MW plugin downloads, chat
spaces and general advice
designed to be ...
Date Submitted: Friday, 7
May 1999
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Primary
Investigations
-
A science, technology and
environment program for
Australian primary schools.
Students work in teams to
carry out hands-on
activities, using simple
equipment. Teacher books
provide lesson plans,
questions for class
discussion, lesson
commentaries and ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Primary School
Technology Activities
-
Adaptation of work published
by the Center for
Implementing Technology
Education, Ball State
University, Indiana USA.
Copyright granted for school
use.
Each activity has topic
background information,
classroom activities for
lower and upper pri ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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PRITECH - The
Primary Technology
Association of Western
Australia (inc)
-
PRITECH is a WA professional
association of educators
interested in the learning
area of Technology and
Enterprise whose objectives
are:
* to promote the teaching of
Technology and Enterprise in
primary school
* to foster the Professional
...
Date Submitted: Monday, 10
May 1999
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Push and Pull:
simple machines at work
-
"We do work in the
playground?!" After watching
this video and following up
with discussion questions
from the teacher's guide,
students can identify how
simple machines in the
classroom and playground do
work for them - scissors,
see-saws, flag pole ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Quality through
Progression in Design and
Technology
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This UK book has something
for all teachers delivering
programs - preschool,
primary, middle and
secondary school teachers.
It demonstrates the
progression of students
through the key stages in
technology education from
ages 3 to 16 and older. The
...
Date Submitted: Wednesday, 2
June 1999
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Questacon - The
National Science and
Technology Centre
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Questacon promotes
understanding and
appreciation of science and
technology through a wide
variety of interactive
exhibitions and programs.
The Centre assists teachers
to adopt an interactive
approach by providing
professional development
progra ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 24
April 2000
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Science and
Technology in Society:
Technology
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The Technology book
contains 21 units mostly
appropriate for upper
primary. Units include
The Kneeling Bus - problems
of physical disability
and Controlling Machines.
Each unit has a list of
contents and outcomes, tips
...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Softplay
Construction Sets
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· Soft Play kits are made
from tough waterproof foam.
These large construction
bricks are suitable for age
3+. Over 50 different toys
can be made from each pack
of 68 pieces.
· Interlinks kits come
with instructions for 300
model ...
Date Submitted: Friday, 22
December 2000
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SPECIAL NEEDS
STORAGE & DISPLAY TABLES ART
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FURNITURE & EQUIP FOR EARLY
CHILDHOOD/PRIMARY/ SPECIAL
NEEDS ...
Date Submitted: Wednesday,
11 October 2000
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STEPS: Science and
Technology Education in
Primary School
-
STEPS is broadcast live on
television every 2 weeks
through the Interactive
satellite learning network (SOFNet
Vic), and is supported by a
Web site. The program aims
to assist teachers in the
delivery of science and
technology education within
the Cu ...
Date Submitted: Saturday, 15
May 1999
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Super Solvers Gizmos
& Gadgets!
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Morty Maxwell, the Master of
Mischief, has taken over the
Shady Glen Technology Center
and claims he can build the
best auto, air, and
alternative energy vehicles.
Now, he's challenging all
Super Solvers to outrace
him. To win, students need
to build ...
Date Submitted: Tuesday, 8
June 1999
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T.E.A.C.H. Pty Ltd
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TEACH supplies technology
education resources
including Valiant Products -
Roamer, Inventa and Tronix.
TEACH also supplies
educational technology and
special needs adaptive
hardware and software, such
as Concept Keyboards.
Demonstrations and suppo ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 10
May 1999
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Teachers' Resource
Handbook, Technology
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Developed to provide support
for the technology learning
area of the Victorian
Curriculum and Standards
Framework, teachers
elsewhere can use the
materials to the extent that
it meets their requirements.
Each of the six units of
work contains:
* b ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Teaching Ideas for
Primary Teachers
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Designed for UK teachers,
ideas can be modified by
Australian educators. The
ideas, activities and
worksheets are organised by
subject area, with Design
and Technology (D&T), and
Information and
Communication Technology
(ICT) of interest to
technolog ...
Date Submitted: Friday, 14
May 1999
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Tech Ed: A Problem
Solving Approach
-
Activities emphasise
problem-solving, critical
thinking, creativity, and
cooperative learning. The
activities engage students
in reading, writing,
researching, designing,
building and evaluating.
Various authors for each
book present activities in
di ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Technology Education
catalogue 2001
-
Three catalogues of 'hands
on resources' for teachers
of Technology have been
published in South Australia
in recent years. The most
recent catalogue (published
in February 2001) is free to
teachers on request. Email a
request to Bob Wright
Manager ...
Date Submitted: Tuesday, 13
February 2001
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Technology Education
for Early Learners
-
This book is a companion
volume to Introducing
Technology Education R-7.
Classroom teachers share
insights, approaches, ideas
and practical guidelines to
assist teachers in planning
and implementing a primary
technology program. Content
inc ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Technology Resources
-
CMIS identifies curriculum
materials that support West
Australian school curriculum
applications. All forms of
resources are reviewed. The
Technology Focus section of
this web site has sections
including:
* current educational
research and pedago ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
-
The Inventa Book of
Mechanisms
-
What is a gear? What is a
rack and pinion? This book
has the answers. Through the
use of cartoons, gears,
pulleys and chain, wheels,
axles, winches, rollers,
levers, cams, ramps, wedges
and screws are explained.
Students can enjoy the
diagrams a ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
-
Thematic Problem
Solving Using Technology and
Enterprise
-
A collection of theme based
problem solving activities
from the WA Technology and
Enterprise Learning Area,
and nationally applicable.
Theme examples include
community, recycling and
transport. Activities are
based on a 'design,
make,apprai ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
-
TIPS: Technology in
Primary Schools NSW
-
This interest group has been
established to support and
enhance teaching and
learning in Technology
Education K-6 across
education sectors in NSW.
TIPS provides professional
development and support
through informal meetings,
conferences, newsletters ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 10
May 1999
-
TTAP SA: Technology
Teachers Association Primary
South Australia
-
TTAP is an active group of
classroom teachers. TTAP
provides training and
development through
publications and workshop
programs, such as Getting
Started Teaching Primary
Technology and Moving
On ...
Date Submitted: Friday, 7
May 1999
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UNITES (Using Novels
for Interdisciplinary
Technology Education and
Science)
-
UNITES is a program that
uses children's literature
as a focus for mathematics,
science and technology
education across the
curriculum. Thirteen sample
activities on the Web site
outline objectives,
materials, procedures, and
evaluation, an ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
-
Using Tools in the
Classroom: R-7 technology
and science
-
How do I use a glue gun? How
do I manage its safe use in
the classroom? What is the
difference between a coping
saw and a hacksaw? What
student level are they
suitable for?
This book will improve
your confidence in teaching
technology by enhancin ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
-
Virtual Teacher
Newsletter
-
Announcing a great new
newsletter - Virtual Teacher
- Computer Solutions
Teachers The VirtualTeacher
Newsletter Delivered FREE to
your e-mail box every
fortnight. Online Lesson
Plans, Great Sites, Free
Stuff, Tips, Time savers,
and templates. ...
Date Submitted: Saturday, 8
April 2000
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When we all go to
Nan's House
-
A fun picture book that
highlights the role of
engineers in society and the
problems they help solve ...
Date Submitted: Saturday, 1
April 2000
-
World Wide Web for
Teachers
-
Become a 'techno-teacher'
* learn to use the power of
the Web for yourself and in
your classroom
* create Web pages
* try learning centre
activities for using the
Internet in the classroom
* browse educational Web
sites
* eva ...
Date Submitted: Sunday, 28
November 1999
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www.drugsafe.org
-
Outcome of teachers using
this resource is integration
of technology across the
curriculum. Each resource
has been developed to
address outcomes of the
Australian national
PE/Health curriculum for
secondary schools; and
across a number of key
learni ...
Date Submitted: Wednesday,
23 August 2000
-
Your House Built
Environment Education
-
This kit introduces the main
issues which affect our
built environment through
the familiar places of the
home and school. Clearly
stated aims provide a
starting point for a class
program with a technology
focus. The introduction to
each unit provide ...
Date Submitted: Monday, 3
May 1999
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Middle school Technology
WebQuests
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2030: Homesteading Mars |
Compare homesteading in the
Midwest to homesteading Mars |
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A License To Drive |
Designed to guide
adolescents through the process
of getting a drivers license. |
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A Pizza Family Reunion |
Use spreadsheets to modify a
recipe and develop a shopping
list for a large party. |
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A Wind in the Door |
Just how close is fact to
fiction? Compare and contrast
what you read in this sci-fi
fantasy to the facts you learn
in your biology class. |
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Ajude a Salvar a Natureza |
WebQuest na ‡rea de Educa¨‹o
Ambiental, procurando levar o
aluno a uma reflex‹o sobre sua
responsabilidade com a natureza. |
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Amazon Food Web |
Students research Amazonia,
identify organisms that exist
there, determine the food
relationships between those
organisms, create an
informational website and design
a food web poster. |
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Atlantis Quest |
You are about to embark upon
an expedition to uncover the
truth about Atlantis. |
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Back to the Future |
Students are asked to look
back at the 1900s and look ahead
to the year 2002 and beyond and
make some predictions about the
future. |
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Culture: Dispelling the Myth |
Cultural diversity,
specifically focused on Native
American culture. |
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Desert Quest |
A research project on the
Arizona Sonoran Desert. |
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Dream A Dream, Reach A Goal |
Create a realistic fiction
story with information about a
musher, his dog team, the trail,
the weather, and the checkpoints
along the Iditarod Race. |
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Edgar Allan Poe: Father of
Horror |
Take a creative look at
Poe's troubled life and how it
shaped his stories of horror. |
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Franchise |
Convince your classmates to
invest in the franchise business
you've selected. |
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GE Foods - Friend or Foe? |
What are genetically
engineered foods and are they
dangerous to our health and to
our environment? Look at both
sides of the issue and then
discuss findings at the "World
Food Conference". |
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Hockey Salary Creator |
Use mathematical concepts to
evaluate the hockey players of
National Hockey League teams. |
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Keep the Fire Burning |
Research topics alluded to
in the lyrics of Billy Joel's We
Didn't Start the Fire |
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King Tutankhamun: Was It Murder? |
Analyze and synthesize
information about the death.
Mirrors the controversy among
Egyptologists. |
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Landfill Controversy |
A community is faced with
the issue of allowing bordering
states access to their landfill. |
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MagLev: Moving Into the Future |
Research the science, the
existing systems and pros and
cons of magnetic levitation
trains. |
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Math-Scape |
This webquest has students
create a landscape design. |
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My Schoolhouse Rocks! |
Design & build (in 3D CAD) a
new school that meets current
code. |
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On the Cutting Edge: Searching
for the Perfect Website |
Develop a rubic for
assessing the quality of a Web
site. |
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Open up your Business Here in
Longwood |
Persuasive writing to
influence businesses to settle
in a small town. |
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Paper Airplane Exploration |
Aerodynamics, paper
airplanes and problem solving |
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PeaceQuest |
PeaceQuest is designed to
engage society in a dialogue to
eliminate hatred and bigotry, to
foster understanding and
tolerance and to bring peace to
our world. |
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Publish with Po-Etree Inc. |
Creating and publishing
poetry |
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Reduce, Reuse, then Recycle to
Save our Future |
Evaluate your school's
recycling program, make
suggestions about how to improve
it, and inform and educate other
school students and faculty
about the benefits of recycling. |
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Robots: New Age Assistants |
Design a robot to explore
Antarctica |
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Rules and Change in Society |
Using Lois Lowry's novel The
Giver, students perform research
of seemingly Utopian societies
and customs to make decisions
about the idea of "release" in
the novel. They then write an
html hyperfiction final chapter
in which their changes are
implemented in the novel's
society. |
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Simple Machines - Rube Goldberg
I |
Invent a Rube Goldberg
device that uses simple
machines. |
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Simple Machines - Rube Goldberg
II |
Invent a Rube Goldberg
device that uses simple
machines. |
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States For a Change |
Learn about the 50 United
States by designing a new state
quarter. |
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Take a Trip to Latin America |
An integrated webquest,
designed to enhance student
learning of Latin American
Countries. |
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The Dilemma of the Dangerous
Meatloaf |
Students determine and
defend a position on the
healthfulness of a food through
analysis/research |
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The Holocaust: Fact or Fiction? |
Study Holocaust material
from ethical, literary, and
sociological points of view |
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The Technowarp Cyberquest |
Go back in time to 2001 to
prevent the destruction of the
world by investigating the
damage caused by technology. |
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This Mission is Possible |
Become a camp counselor and
develop a healthy menu, exercise
program, and brochure. |
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Time Travel Agent |
Sell a time travel trip to a
decade in the 20th century. |
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Walker's Watermelon |
Students search for
information to solve a question.
They work individually at first,
then form a group concensus.
They then present their answer
to the question in video format
using IMovie 2 to edit the
video. |
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Watching the Colors Come Alive |
Ancient China and kite
design/building |
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WebQuest Texas |
Combines technology and the
content of 7th grade Texas
social studies into a
challenging and enjoyable
end-of-year student project. |
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WEBQUEST webquest |
A webquest that deals with
creating a Webquest |
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When I Grow Up |
This is a career exploration
WebQuest that asks students to
research a career. |
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You Teach the Decades |
An opportunity for students
to become the "teacher" while
learning about the 20th Century. |
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