Science+and+Social+Studies+Technology

**K-2**

 * Social Studies**

**Diigo**

**UEN Lesson Plans**

**IVC Interactive Field Trips**

**Cultural Colors** (Second Grade Social Studies Core Standard 1 (kind of)) >
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 * Create a way to allow students to compare different colors for different emotions or concepts within the same culture, and between cultures. (Spreadsheet demo)
 * @https://docs.google.com/a/nebo.edu/leaf?id=0B9YfwlD0X5i5NGJkM2EwMDgtYTFhZi00ZTI5LTk2N2YtNDQxODg2YzU1OTEz&hl=en_US

**History Pin** (First Grade Social Studies Core 1.2.c)
 * Show a historical picture that students might recognize.
 * Discuss changes over time.
 * Get a current picture of the place and post on history pin.
 * Draw pictures of how they think a building or neighborhood feature might change over time.

**I love my whole house!** (First Grade Social Studies Core Standard 2.1.f) []

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**Family Pictures** (Kindergarten Social Studies Core Standard 1.1.b,c)

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 * Science**

**UEN Lesson Plans**

**Life Cycles** (First Grade science core 4.2.c) >
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**Sorting and Classifying Objects** (First Grade science core 3.2.a,b)
 * The value of careful observation or analysis
 * Use a camera to find and record objects that can't be gathered
 * Create a [|spreadsheet to record observations]
 * Sort by different criteria

**Roots** (2nd Grade Science Core 4.1.a)
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 * Nat Geo (which month?)

**Scientific Method** (all) >
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**Weather Prediction** (Kindergarten Science Core 2.3.c) > []
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**Project Noah**
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**Evernote Peek App**

**3-4**

 * Social Studies**

**UEN Lesson Plans**

**What do we know?** (wiki)

**Cultural Colors** (Third Grade Social Studies Core 2.1.a)
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 * Create (or have students create as much as possible) a spreadsheet that allows students to compare different colors for different emotions or concepts within the same culture, and between cultures.
 * Identify images that represent various emotions or ideas, or draw them.
 * Introduction to spreadsheets as a presentation tool.
 * Basic logic programming.

**Corporate Sponsorship - Beyond Jobs** (Fourth Grade Social Studies Core 2.3.f) >
 * Wal-Mart Skate Park Challenge at Art City Days
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 * Science**

**Diigo**

**UEN Lesson Plans**

**Forces** (3rd Grade science core, 3 and 4)
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**Rocks Absorb Water** (4th Grade science core, st. 3) > []
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 * Water ** (4th Grade Science core, st. 1)
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**Rock Cycle** (4th grade science, st. 3) > **Project Noah**
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**Evernote Peek App**

**5-6**

 * Social Studies**

**UEN Lesson Plans**

**Remix videos** (both grades)

**Mission US** (5th grade Rev War, Civil War) >
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**CIA Factbook** (6th Grade)
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 * Country Comparisons

**Culturegrams** (6th Grade)
 * Pioneer Library through UEN

**World Population** (6th grade social studies core 4.2)
 * June 2011 National Geographic - Image of world's population based on

**1939 World's Fair** (some applications here and there)
 * NYPL Biblion iPad App
 * Culture of that period
 * Oddities (letters)
 * Political side of things
 * Watch out for Crystal Lassies


 * Science**

**Microbe Zoo** []

**UEN Lesson Plans**

**What do we know?** (wiki)

**The Size of the Solar System** (6th grade science core 3.1.c)


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**Solar System Videos and Images** > **Vanished**
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**Moon Zoo** (6th grade science core 1.1, 3.2.d) > **Stellarium** (6th Grade science core 3.2) > **Helpful Yeast** (6th Grade science core 5.3.c)
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 * http://www.stellarium.org/
 * [|http://kidsciencechallenge.com]
 * Magic microbes section

**Heat Videos and Images**
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**Sound Videos and Images**
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**Scale of the Universe** >
 * Cool! Scale in and out from very big to very small
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2010 Workshop Topics

 * Google Earth**
 * Find and study locations using a different (overhead) perspective.
 * Explore the concepts of distance and direction.
 * Explore the relationship between physical resources and settlement patterns.


 * Economics**
 * Hot Shot Business This is a site from Disney where students participate in simulations of starting businesses. It provides some good basic economics information, and is very well-designed. Probably grades 4 - 6. It would definitely require teacher involvement, and I would suggest a lot of discussion.
 * I think the link is now this for Hot Shot business. Click me. Updated June 2011.
 * Lemonade Stand--classic game I played in elementary


 * Communities**
 * [|ZipSkinny] is great for getting a quick overview of the demographics for a city, or for comparing a city to others.


 * Wikis or Blogs**
 * Use a class wiki or blog to record discussions, ongoing projects.
 * Keep a class history on a wiki or