| History
|
Colonial
Maryland: 1639 - 1800 |
| Cells
Workshop Lessons |
Several
activities introduce the basic characteristics of cells, including
DNA and cell replication. |
| Using
the Web In the Classroom |
A
brief description and a link to one example of each type
of activity gives you an introduction to web use. |
| Introduction
to Internet Research |
This
site is a series of lessons on how to find information on the
Internet for middle school students. The lessons include a simple
research assignment, learning search techniques,and a writing
assignment. |
| PhotoShop
Tutorials |
Very
basic introduction for creating web graphics and icons for
web pages;a brief discussion of image formats, searching for images,
and web based image resources is included; a description of online
PhotoShop tutorials is listed. |
|
|
Numerous
Internet sites are available for research on this non-indigenous
invading species. This exercise focuses on the characteristics
of the zebra mussel, why it is so invasive, and what the economic
impact is. |
|
|
Students
use Internet resources to research taxonomy, life history and
morphology of gastropods. A series of questions follows the Internet
site investigation. |
| Comparison
of Mars and Earth |
Mars
and Earth have similarities and differences. This is the first
of three lessons that focuses on researching the differences. |
| Writing
an Abstract To Summarize Research |
Students
complete an experimental project and follow the steps to write
a brief abstract summarizing their findings. |
| Web
of Life Game |
This
exercise focuses on the characteristics of the zebra mussel, why
it is so invasive, and what the economic impact is. |
| Newton's
Laws of Motion Workshop Lessons |
Simple
hands-on lessons that demonstrate the three laws of motion. |
| Machines
Workshop Lessons |
This
sequence of experiments introduces the six simple machines in
novel combinations. |
. Email your comments. These pages were developed through GirlTECH '96, a teacher training and student technology council program sponsored by the Center for Research on Parallel Computation (CRPC), a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center.