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Oh, What a Tangled Web!
Students research how different World Wide Web search engines work and navigate these engines to find information on a specific topic. They write a reflective journal entry about the in-class topic search on the World Wide Web.
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The Silk Road: Connecting the Ancient World Through Trade
Introduce learners to The Silk Road, the first world-wide web. The narrator of this short, animated video traces the pioneers of globalization and the impact they had on culture and economy. The Scythians, Darius the First, and Alexander...
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Test Your Research Skills: World Wide Web 1
For this research skills worksheet, students match web address extensions with the country represented by researching on the Internet.
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World Wide Web 3
In this research skills worksheet, students use the world wide web to match the web address extension with the country it represents.
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World Wide Web
Students are able define or describe what the Internet is and how it developed. They are able to Describe an IP packet and what is meant by the phrase "packet switching network". Students are able to describe the World Wide Web. They are...
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World Wide Web 2
In this research skills worksheet, learners identify the countries and match the web address extension with the country it represents.
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Aquatic Life
Sixth graders work in pairs to research information related to aquatic life using references from the World Wide Web. They present their findings in the form of an oral presentation to the class.
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Small World Project
Students participate in the Small World Project that develops their interest and abilities necessary to find reliable information from the Internet and through global communication. They develop homepages, research topics, and produce a...
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World Wide Web Institute Lesson Plan
Students write about healthcare in their native country vs. what they have experienced since being in the USA using the writing process approach with assistance from their teachers. They submit the original and final draft to their peers...
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Weaving Weather Maps with the World Wide Web
Learners access the Internet and use real time data from the American Meteorological Society to create a detailed weather map. They make weather predictions based on the data collected.
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Computer Applications - 2
Students define terms related to the World Wide Web and Netscape. They identify the key components of the Netscape browser and evaluate web sites after determining which characteristics make up a well-designed website.
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THE INS AND OUTS OF THE INTERNET
Through this fun unit, students learn the ins and outs of the internet and how information is passed from computer to computer. Students make a visual spider web of their own to represent the world-wide-web and demonstrate their new...
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Searching Specialized Databases: The Invisible Web
Students examine the useful information to be found on the "invisible web." They find the best sources of relevant information.
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Network Browsers
Students are able to Utilize the special features in Netscape. They are able to use both Netscape and Lynx, open World Wide Web (WWW) sites by clicking on a site, entering the URL, and accessing a bookmark. Students are able to Create a...
National First Ladies' Library
What Does It Mean to Give Your Time?
Students identify and consider what it means to sacrifice time and effort in helping others. Then they decide areas where their help may be needed, and pursue this area in the local community. Students also search the World Wide Web to...
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Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt
Second graders complete a scavenger hunt on the World Wide Web in which they locate facts about Thanksgiving using a Power Point presentation. Once they are done answering the questions of the hunt, they take turns typing their answers...
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Currency Conversion
Students use the World Wide Web to research and convert US dollars to foreign currency and create a budget for a trip.
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Building Web Pages
Pupils examine local community agencies and their contributions to the community. They create Web pages that profile the community agencies and their interviews with the volunteers.
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WWW, Part1: Hypertext
Students explore the World Wide Web and its interconnecting threads providing data. The lesson was originally written for librarians with little or no net experiences.
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Art and Patriotic Culture
Art forms, especially government-sponsored "poster art", very effectively conveyed specific cultural values during World War II. Understanding the role that visual images play in expressing issues and ideas is critical to developing...
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History of the Net
Pupils examine the history and the development of the net from its defense creation in 1969 to Vice President Gore's Information Superhighway in the ninety's. this lesson was originally written for librarians who have had little or no...
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Computer Applications - 3
Students become familiar with the web-based projects underway during the school year. They determine what their own interests are in respect to participating in the web-based projects.
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Coral Reef Conservation
High schoolers conduct discussions on current threats to coral reefs around the world and write letters to conservation organizations urging support for coral reef protection.
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Oceanic Heat Budget Activities
Students map and research imaginary islands located in different parts of the world. They describe the weather and climate of their island and show how local currents, water temperatures and waves may influence the weather patterns.
