Computer Technology Skills — Grade 7

Coastal Weather Issues: Planning for a Hurricane

The unit is designed for seventh grade students who have been studying Earth and its atmosphere. In this sequence, students are faced with the realistic issue of personal and social decision-making when planning for hurricane strikes, which includes classification, tracking, and monitoring hurricanes, as well as planning for evacuations. The inquiry-based approach involves a WebQuest in which the learner will assume the role of an emergency management team member who must create a preparation plan for the community.

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, and Science)

By Karen Greene.

Interdisciplinary Integrated Unit on DNA/Genetics Part C: Language Arts

This lesson is part of an interdisciplinary integrated unit on DNA and genetics. The idea is that students will complete a week's worth of activities in science, math, and language arts related to this topic. This lesson is Part C: Language Arts. Students will apply information retrieval skills as they investigate controversial issues on human genetic cloning. Students then will develop a point-of-view essay stating their personal opinion on whether human cloning should or should not be allowed.

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Computer Technology Skills)

By Jane Lentz, Jimmy White, Marlene Smith, and Tori Goldrick.

Master Artist Internet Research Project: Timeline

Students apply their knowledge of how to find specific information about a topic on the Internet using an outline created by the class prior to the lesson. Using this outline, the students will create a chronological timeline of the artist's life on MSPublisher.

Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Computer Technology Skills)

By Gail Dreis.

Zoo integrated unit

The unit uses the North Carolina Zoological Park as a teaching tool rather than as a nice place to visit. It can be used by a single teacher or multiple teachers of different subjects, and it is aimed at 7th and 8th graders.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Information Skills, English Language Arts, Social Studies, Computer Technology Skills, Mathematics, and Science)

By Craig Smith.

Lesson plans on the web

Online mayhem I: Metallica versus Napster

In this EconEdLink lesson, students learn about property rights by examining the controversy between Metallica and Napster (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–12 Computer Technology Skills and Social Studies)

Provider: National Council on Economic Education