Fourth Grade
   
 
Theme: Introduction to the Lab & Basic Computer Vocabulary

Unit Plan - September Plan

Troubleshooting Poster *Choose "Scale to fit" under print options - Printing Poster 1 -

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1. Intro to Lab (expectations and rules), assign seats, and visit vocabulary words.

Talk about what to do when you need help.

Students learn about expectations and behavior in the lab. Introduction to plagiarism and citing resources will be shared.

Seating arrangments may be completed if time.

Comm 1.1.1; 1.1.2;

1.5; 2.5; 7.1; 7.2; 7.3; 7.4; 7.5; 7.7; 7.9

 
Theme: Microsoft Word or Publisher 404
Unit Plan
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Critter Alliteration

Students draw a picture of a "critter" using Kid Pix or Paint. When students are finished they name the creature then write an alliteration poem about the critter.

   

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Example #2

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My Scavenger Hunt

  1. www.historychannel.com/today
  2. http://www.zelo.com/firstnames/index.asp
  3. www.mapquest.com
  4. www.weather.com
Students explore 4 websites to find information then, place the information into a form.      
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Sense Poem

     

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Theme: Keyboarding 403
Unit Plan
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Game 1: Keyboarding Baseball (words)

Students practice keyboarding words by playing baseball

   

 

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Game 2: Keyboarding Baseball (sentences)

Students pratice keyboarding sentences by playing baseball.      
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Game 3: Keyboarding Baseball (sentences)

Students pratice keyboarding sentences by playing baseball.      
Theme: Microsoft PowerPoint 403

Unit Plan

PowerPoint Planning Forms: 1-slide \ 1w-slides \ 2-slides \ 2w-slides \ 4-slides \ 6-slides

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Washington State Post Card Lesson Plan

Students will design a post-card by inserting a picture and writing a letter to someone about a trip they took in Washington.

   

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

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Water Cycle Lesson Plan

  • Planning Handout

Students will create a picture of the water cycle using PowerPoint tools.

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Which State Am I?

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Theme: Microsoft Excel 402
Unit Plan
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Human Body Graph

Students will record their data from the Human Body science kit heart rate activity. Students will use an Excel Template & learn vocabulary words related to the program.

 

1.7, 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9, 4.1, 4.6, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

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Group Human Body Graph

Students will use one set of data collected during their study of the human body to create a graph using Excel. Vocabulary words will be reinforced.   1.3, 1.4, 1.7, 1.9, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.6

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Gather & Graph Your Own Data

Students will gather data on a question then graph the solution. Excel vocabulary words will be reinforced.  

1.3, 1.4, 1.7, 1.9, 2.1, 2.3, 2.7, 2.10, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.6

 
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Choose Your Own Question

Students will generate a question and gather data. To extend this further, collect the data from another class or email the questions to another lab.   1.3, 1.4, 1.7, 1.9, 2.1, 2.3, 2.7, 2.10, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.6  
Theme: Internet Explorer 405

Unit Plan

Search Stragegies Posters *Choose "Scale to fit" under print options - Poster 1 (Use Keywords) - Poster 2 (Use Quotation Marks) - Poster 3 (Cite Your Sources)

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How a Bill Becomes a Law (Washington State)

       
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United States Facts and Government

       
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Human Body Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunts

Extra Time

Students will skim text to find the answers to questions. This is a beginning research activity to locate information.

 

 

 

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Theme: Kid Pix 405
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