Students engage in a lesson on interest and bank savings accounts. They see why people deposit money at banks and other financial institutions and explain that interest is paid on an annual, monthly or quarterly basis.

Fourth graders use drawing and paint tools to identify, draw and state several geometric terms.

Fourth graders use computer drawing tools to create a house of geometric shapes.

Fifth graders create and modify a database using information from cereal labels.

Fifth graders identify areas of careers that coincide with their individual interests.

Fifth graders study different types of poetry, compose a poem and word process it.

Fifth graders collect artifacts of their fifth grade school year and make a technology based Memory Book.

Fifth graders read the book, "The Talking Earth" and research an animal that is found in the Everglades.

Seventh graders write an essay on the Muslims involved with the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. They express how the attacks made them feel and what they can do to help.

Eighth graders investigate the Holocaust and the persecution of specific ethnic groups in Europe during World War II.

Fourth graders compose a melody by placing words on the music staff. They play their melody words for the class.

Students navigate the North Carolina Art Museum website and find answers to questions needed before a visit.

Students participate in a statewide Battle of the Books competition. They read books and answer questions about them to earn points for their school.

Students examine *5 a Day* Dole program to reinforce facts learned about nutrition.

Students become aware of some of the objects studied in, and concepts associated with, high-energy astronomy. They do this by participating in card games that teach and review these concepts.

Students read the local newspaper and interpret the written information.

Fourth graders research a historical period in their hometown and use PowerPoint to present it to the class.

Students create a spring egg using a repeating pattern.

Students determine the effects of an increase of the amount of nitrate and phosphate levels on the growth of algae. the development of a hypothesis is encouraged and students proceed to a conclusion based on their results.

Students parcticipate in a modeling activity that simulates the cyclical role of experimental and theoretical science. Initially, students measure the mass of popcorn. They also record predictions of the mass of the kernels after they...

Students explore how to access a gopher site using a root menu. Several options are presented with their definitions and the fastest routes examined in this lesson. The lesson is designed for librarians with little or no net experience.

Pupils read an article about Togo's new President. They locate Togo on a map. They practice using new vocabulary they find in the story. They also complete worksheets.

Students complete word work and vocabulary building based on news article about the Dutch EU vote in 2005.

Students examine the distances between the Sun, planets, and smaller objects in the Solar System. They design a model using beads that shows the scale distances of the Solar System using astronomical units converted into a 10 centimeter...