Technology
151 lessons found.
"So, you want to work for the DNI"
This is an introduction to the CyberSecurity aspect of National Intelligence
“Weather” you know or not…. Classroom temperature is a hot topic!
This lesson merges weather, microbit, programming and social impact. Does the temperature of a classroom matter? Yes! In …
“White Energy Journey”
Students will work independently to design a ‘driving base’ using the SPIKE PRIME LEGO sets. Upon completion of the base …
Algorithms
This lesson explains what algorithms are and how they work in relation to computer science. It breaks the concept down …
All about the Internet
How Does the Internet Work? Learning about networks, protocols, TCP/IP
aMAZEing Margaret Hamilton
In this lesson students will begin by reading about Margaret Hamilton in 'Margaret and the Moon' by Dean Robbins. After …
Brochure of Community
This is a research project of students community. After research is complete students will compile data into a …
Can you escape the maze?
Students will use two different maze websites throughout the lesson. They will use speaking and listening skills to exit …
Can You Keep a Secret?
Elementary students will be able to identify the meaning of "password". Students will explain reasons why a strong …
Civilizations by the mile
Civilizations by the mile is a 6th grade social studies lesson with a focus on comparing and contrasting the different …
Coding a Story with Ozobots
In this lesson, the students will create their own story or use one that's already made, and draw out that story on a …
Coding with Santa
Using Seesaw, students will complete the maze to get Santa Claus to the Christmas tree ensuring that he gets two cookies …
Computer Basics (Collaborative lesson with K and 5)
5th grade students will mentor kindergarten students in how to properly care for and navigate their personal computer. …
Computer Basics (Collaborative lesson with K and 5th)
Kindergarten students will be working with 5th grade students to learn about the proper care and use of their computers. …
Controlled Collaboration
Introduce your students to shared document norms while also identifying main ideas and text structures.
Controlled Collaboration
Introduce your students to shared document norms while practicing identifying main idea and key details.
Create a cookie cutter device using technology and 3D printing to understand adding and subtracting fractions.
In this lesson students will create a cookie cutter to help them practice adding and subtracting fractions. They will …
Creating a Strong Username and Password
This lesson will discuss the importance of using a unique username, and help create a strong password using a Caesar …
Critical Infrastructure 2
Students will be able to demonstrate foundational knowledge and skills that are related to cybersecurity
Cybersecurity - Secure Passwords
Online Authentication often revolves around passwords. We will discuss how to develop simple rules to create strong …
Cybersecurity 101 (4th Grade)
The teacher will introduce the topic of cybersecurity by asking students about any personal experience they have had …
Cybersecurity Training part II
How are devices that are not physically connected able to communicate? micro:bits will be used to help students …
Darn! I forgot my password...again!
Middle School Students love to share everything-including their water bottles, their sense of humor and even their …
Darn! I forgot my password...again!
Middle School Students love to share everything-including their water bottles, their sense of humor and even their …
Darn! I forgot my password...again!
Middle School Students love to share everything-including their water bottles, their sense of humor and even their …
Denial of Service Attack
Students will model one type of attack (a denial-of-service attack) and figure out how to protect the network against it …
Digital Citizenship Escape Room
Beginning of the year introduction to digital citizenship. Students work through escape room to perform tasks. The tasks …
Discover Digital Citizenship
Students will use a decoder to decode messages that lead to exploration of Digital Citizenship resources. They will then …
E is for Erosion, C is for Cybersecurity
Students will learn the effects of wind and water erosion. They will create their own landscape to show how water …
E' is for Erosion
Students will learn the effects of wind and water erosion. They will create their own landscape to show how water …
Effective Internet and Database Search Strategies
Searching for information on the Internet can be a frustrating experience. However, with an understanding of how …
Egg Drop Experiment using Microbit
Students will investigate and design an experiment that explores Newton’s 2nd Law, momentum and impulse using a …
Encrypted Messages to Mars
"The NASA Deep Space Network (DSN) is an international network of antennas that provide the communication links between …
Ethics in Technology
Examination of ethical concerns revolving around technology, specifically social media and technology giants like Google
Evolution and Impact of Technology Throughout History
This is going to be one of the first lessons that will be taught this school year as a way to set the stage for the year …
Evolution of the Telephone
Students spend several periods looking at the development of communication over the past 200 years.
Exploration with Tetrix
Tetrix: In this lesson students will sort/ organize the school's Tetrix sets to ensure each set is complete. After …
Explore Block Programming with Free Scratch
Students are introduced to block programing for the first time and are given several sets of tasks to complete to show …
Exploring Outputs with an RGB Light Strip
In this lesson you will be introducing the connection of color with computer science through the use of a micro:bit and …
Exploring Potential and Kinetic Energy by Using Hot Wheels and Micro:bits
Students will be exploring potential and kinetic energy (how mass and velocity changes KE, when does an object have the …
Fat Bear Fishing
My 5/6 grade class will use micro:bits to design a predator/prey program on micro:bits that assigns each device a fish …
Fundamentals of Cyber Safety
Students will listen to a short presentation about three of the six cybersecurity hand concepts. Students will then be …
Future Job Research
Student is required to 'explore future occupations' as defined by Occupational Outlook Handbook at …
Game of Life Spelling
This lesson is meant to introduce what coding is to elementary aged students and how to use block code. Students will …
GEMS and Algorithms
In this lesson students will engage in discussion about whether order matters. Students will write the steps to their …
Geocaching with Microbits
Geodynamics powers the Earth’s magnetic field, which is magnetic north. There is also a true north which is the Earth’s …
Geographic Information Systems: Introduction and Map Creation
This lesson introduces Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to students. We explore ways in which GIS impacts our …
Gesturing for Cybersecurity
Students will receive a demonstration and introduction to using a Mnemonic to help them understand and recall the areas …
Get to Know Me
Students will participate in a community building activity that will integrate Computer Science through the use of the …
Get to Know Me
Students will participate in a community building activity that will integrate Computer Science through the use of the …
Get to Know Me Keynote Activity
Students will participate in a community building activity that will integrate Computer Science through the use of Key …
Getting Active with Microbit
They are introduced to variables and develop their understanding through a mixture of unplugged and practical …
Getting started with Micro:bit
Students will explore the functions of the MIcro: bit. Students have not had experience with this and I have very …
gingerbread man stem
Students will plan, create, and test a raft to help the gingerbread man cross the river.
GIS Watershed Information
Students use GIS online software to analyze local watersheds and draw conclusions about earth changes over time and …
Health Care Devices
In this lesson students are reminded about the ever growing uses of technology devices within the healthcare profession, …
Health Care Devices
In this lesson students are reminded about the ever growing uses of technology devices within the healthcare profession, …
HexBug Mazes
In this lesson/activity students will learn about who Margaret Hamilton is and what she did for NASA. Students will be …
How do we know if a source is reliable?
The students will analyze three different websites. During their exploration the students will answer three questions. …
How Information is Transferred Over the Internet and Internet/Database Search Strategies
Students will be introduced to the concept of data/information transfer across computer devices and the Internet, …
I = Integrity
Students will locate, read and research articles from sources to better understand using credible sources for research.
I Am a Weather Watcher
Students will become weather watchers. They will journal the weather everyday and document the temperature using the …
Input/Output what's it all about?
Students will learn the definition of input/output as it relates to computing and will use the Micro:bits to demonstrate …
Integrity and Keep It Simple
The purpose for this lesson is to help you understand the notions or aspects of integrity and the simplicity with which …
Internet Information Research and Retrieval Processes and Effective Search Strategies
This lesson will introduce the concepts of information research strategies, information storage, and retrieval systems …
Internet Safe!
Students will understand what it means to be an active, safe, and responsible citizen when participating in an online …
Internet Safe!
Students will understand what it means to be an active, safe, and responsible citizen when participating in an online …
Intro to Coding a Microbit
In this lesson the students will be introduced to the website MakeCode with programing the microbit simulator. To start …
Intro To Coding a Microbit
Students will be introduced to block coding using the website makecode.org. They will code a virtual microbit by …
Intro to Coding: Unplugged
This lesson will help students gain familiarity with algorithms and how to create a path on a coding mat. This will help …
Intro to Cybersecurity HAND Concepts Part 2
This lesson will take two days to go over the 6 parts of the hand in relation to cybersecurity. We will do a general …
Intro. to Chromebooks
Students will be able to identify the parts/features of a chromebook, and sign technology agreement.
Intro. to Chromebooks
The students will be able to identify the parts/features of a chromebook, sign a technology agreement and use their …
Introduction of Cybersecurity/ Confidentiality Availability
1. Test students' prior knowledge
Introduction to Computer Science and SpeedGeeking 101
Part 1: Gauge student understanding of computer science and introduce basic CS vocabulary. Part 2: Teach students about …
Introduction to Cybersecurity Hand Concepts
This lesson will take two days to go over the 6 parts of the hand in relation to cybersecurity. We will do a general …
Introduction to Micro:bits
Students will learn what micro:bits are and how they can be used. They will also learn how to code their own micro:bits. …
Introduction to problem solving: It's getting hot in here
Students will use micro bit and/ or Lego EV3 with temperature sensor to record temperature in the room and outside of …
Keep Your Lips Sealed
There are multiple ways to gain information. Many people will openly provide information with minimal thought to how the …
Kindergarten Bee-bot Letter identification/sounds Activity
In this lesson kindergarten students practice identifying and matching uppercase and lowercase letters along with given …
Kindergarten Beebot Number Identification (1-10) Activity with Movement
Bee-bots are utilized collaboratively by students to problem solve while reinforcing the skill of identifying numbers …
Lesson 8: How does a cup’s surface affect how light warms up a liquid inside the cup?
This is modified from OpenSciEd under the Creative Common 4.0 License. We carry out an investigation to test the …
Lesson Plan 2-First LEGO ® League “White Energy Journey”
Students will work independently to design a ‘driving base’ using the SPIKE PRIME LEGO sets. Upon completion of the base …
Lesson Plan 3-Security Risks & Consequences
Students will work individually and in groups to determine how they have been “hacked” and one item “stolen” from them. …
Library - Robotics for Students in the Functional Life Skills (FLS) Program
This lesson provides robotics opportunities in the library for students with complex needs in the Functional Life …
Magellan and Technology
Adapted from: Flocabulary.com 7/2020 “Become a Map-Maker and Explorer” Use this lesson plan to commemorate Magellan’s …
Magic 8 ball
Make your own magic 8 ball! Students will code a micro:bit in makecode.org to tell other's 'fortunes'.
Making Books Come Alive!
Students will use an app of the teacher’s choosing (I prefer Voice Recorder with the red speech bubble) to record …
Making Good Decisions Online/Computer Parts (Kindergarten)
In the first activity, with the slideshow displayed, the teacher will facilitate a discussion about making good …
Micro bit Block Programming - 'Customizing Displays'
This lesson focuses on the LED array and how to customize graphics plus LED intensity. Students will program in Block …
Micro Bit Block Programming: 'Hello World'
This lesson introduces the basic components of the microbit, a beginners program, and teaches how to download a program …
Micro-Pythag
This lesson will walk students through the process of writing a micro-bit program to solve basic math problems. It will …
Micro:bit Level Up
This lesson provides an introduction to micro:bits and 4 levels of activities to learn about the possibilities of the …
Micro:bits / Makerspace
The lesson is for coding with micro:bits. It is written broadly for implementation as an activity for a whole group of …
Micro:bits / Makerspace
The lesson is for coding with micro:bits. It is written broadly for implementation as an activity for a whole group of …
Microbial Computer
Students will play Conways Game of Life after studying microbial behavior. Students will use The game of life to …
Microbit compass
THIS A DRAFT-Student will program a microbit that locate magnetic north, south, east and west. They will create …
MicroBit Guitars
Students will create a 'guitar' from cardboard, aluminum foil, and a micro:bit and explain how energy is converted from …
MicroBit Multiplication
In this lesson students will work on their multiplication math fact fluency and practice coding using a MicroBit. …
Microbit programming
Creating a program for their microbit 'pets'. Their program must include noise, pictures and words/phrases
Microbit programming-Creating a Micropet
Students will create a micropet and then program it to perform various outcomes depending on what they do to it. …
Microbits Introduction
This lesson is used to introduce microbits to students. Students will be able to code with inclusion of sequences, …
Modeling Plate Motions using Microbit Technology
This lesson is going to be a supplemental lesson to our OpenSciEd Plate Tectonics unit that we are implementing this …
Moving the LED with Microbits
In this project, you and a partner will code a program that can make an LED move left, right, and up on the microbit …
Multiplication with MicroBits
This activity allows students to practice their multiplication fact fluency while also covering computer science …
Nature Art: Merging Nature, Algorithms, and Programming in an inclusive environment
This lesson is an introduction to computational thinking and the BBC micro:bit. Students learn how to create nature …
O' is for Outlaw
Students will by studying outlaws and law enforcement in Wyoming History. We will talk about how technology has changed …
O' is for Outlaw
Students will be studying Outlaws and Law Enforcement in Wyoming History. We will talk about how technology has changed …
Online Mindfulness
On the internet, students interact with websites, peers, and strangers throughout the day. With that said, students must …
Ozobots- Race Tracks
Students will use the drawing paper, colored markers, and the various codes available to Ozobot to create a racetrack. …
Plant Growth Experiment with Micro:bits
Students will plan an investigation into what plants need in order to grow. Students will measure the height of their …
Powerful Passwords
This activity teaches students the importance of creating a safe and secure password. In addition, students will also …
Powerful Passwords
This activity teaches students the importance of creating a safe and secure password. In addition, students will also …
Protect Your Passwords
This activity teaches students the importance of creating a safe and secure password. In addition, students will also …
Radio Communicating with Microbits
In this project, you and a partner will code a program that is capable of sending a coded message to each other. Each of …
Radio Kindness
Sharing and receiving kindness is a good way to support your well-being and that of your friends. In this activity you …
Real World Cyber Security Historical Event
Cybersecurity and personal information protection go hand in hand. This is the second of a three lesson unit that offers …
Real World Cyber Security in the Present
Cybersecurity and personal information protection go hand in hand. This is the third of a three lesson unit offering 5th …
Real World Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity and personal information protection go hand in hand. This is the first of a three lesson unit that …
Representing Information
This lesson introduces the concept of sending bits of information from one place to another.
Robotics for Students in the Functional Life Skills (FLS) Program
As the library exists to offer an inclusive space for everyone, this lesson is geared toward giving students with …
Scratch Multi-Level Maze
Students will use Scratch to create a multi-level maze. Students will program a main sprite, obstacles and a goal, which …
Secrets Told!
Kids love to talk in code so parents and teachers can't figure out what they are saying. Enter the world of emojis and …
Security Risks & Consequences
This lesson can be done either in person OR virtually. Students will work individually and in groups to determine how …
See Ya Later, Alligator: Coding and Ratio Tabless
Students will work in pairs to build ratio tables defining a list of data for distance traveled by various animals over …
Self Driving Moral Dilemma and Machine Learning - 1
This lesson asks students to create their own moral dilemma scenario and create possible outcomes for their scenario. …
Shark Tank
Students will design an application to solve a problem that exists in 'their world'. They will need to create something …
Sight Word Bowling
Students will draw a sight word card and then program either a kibo or bee bot to knock down the matching bowling pin.
Student Choice Mission
In this final project for the course, students team to Independently, scope the features of a piece of software,or …
TALK TO THE HAND - KEEP IT SIMPLE
The students will be able to create a handbook using the Hand Method of CyberSecurity.
TALK TO THE HAND – DEFENSE IN DEPTH
Defense in depth is a strategy that leverages multiple security measures to protect an organization's assets. The …
TALK TO THE HAND – INTEGRITY
The students will be able to create a handbook using the Hand Method of CyberSecurity.
TALK TO THE HAND – THINK LIKE AN ADVERSARY
In this lesson, future CyberSecurity specialists (aka students) will develop a CyberSecurity handbook where they will …
Thanksgiving Day Parade
This lesson is a great one to do right before Thanksgiving. Students will read or listen to the book Balloons Over …
The Problem with Plastics
3rd grade learns about Jacques Cousteau and his conservation efforts to clean up the ocean. Plastic waste has become a …
Think Like a Hacker
Students will pretend they are in charge of cybersecurity for a app. Their job it to retain users and increase the …
Trickster Tales
Students learn about trickster tales in different cultures, then learn about how algorithms tell a story using …
Understanding Pseudocode
In this lesson, students explore the methods of writing pseudocode to complex problems. Writing pseudocode is a great …
Unplugged Coding
To start students will learn to code with a desk of cards and manipulatives. Students will have jobs such as the …
Using Microbits to measure light level of sunlight for optimal plant growth
Students will investigate and design an experiment that explores the natural world using microprocessors. They will …
Virtual Pet
Students will create a virtual pet using micro:bits and then collect data for their pet as it interacts with its …
Volcano Animation
Students use flowcharts and repetition to explore building a volcanic eruption on a Micro:Bit.
Volcano interactions with Earth's Spheres
In this lesson students will use the microbit to develop volcanic eruptions.
Wax Museum Part 1
In this lesson series, students will research ways that technology has impacted the world. They can choose to research …
Wax Museum Technology Part 1
In this lesson series, students will research ways that technology has impacted the world. They can choose to research …
Weather Station
In this activity, students develop a 'weather station' where they collect at least three types of weather data.
What is Coding
This lesson is meant to introduce what coding is to a younger age group. Students will learn what it means to program or …
What's the 'W' word in Wyoming?
Students will build an anemometer to measure the wind and predict weather patterns in Wyoming.
What’s the Weather
Micro bit will project temp - students will graph the data accordingly Arduino will be set up as a weather station
What’s the Weather ?
START HERE - get excited about weather!
WonderBots
We are going to start by introducing the WonderBots to the children. I will introduce them to the program and the IPad …