3 R's - Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle , The (K)
Topic: Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle. This lesson will continue the discussion with kindergarten students on ways to help our earth. Our landfills are running out of space. We will define concepts of reducing, reusing, and recycling trash. Students will sort pictures of trash into these three categories through the use of various technology tools such as the interactive whiteboard, projector, and computer. Students have had prior experience sorting objects which will be necessary before they participate in the following activity. (2007 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

All About Me (1)
Topic: Word webs. The students will learn to use the program Kidspiration to create their own word webs. This program will enable students to generate ideas to share about themselves. Student partners will learn to take a digital picture of each other to enhance their “All About Me” word web. A PowerPoint presentation designed by the author for use with this lesson is at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc04/allabout.ppt (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

All Roads Lead to China (2)
Topic: Ancient China, Written Language, Inventions, Contributions of ancient China. This lesson will introduce students to the written language of China through a variety of video and web-based activities. Students will participate in hands-on activities that allow them to comprehend the complexity of the Chinese written language. Students will recognize how the invention of paper furthered the Chinese written language. At the completion of the lesson students will be able to recognize and use some simple Chinese characters. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

All We Need Is a Yellow Submarine! (3 - 5)
Topic: ocean life, pressure, salinity, temperature, science, oceans. This lesson will introduce students to the physical characteristics of the ocean through video and web sources. At the end of the lesson students will be able to explain differences in salinity, temperature, pressure, and life in the different levels of the ocean and how the ocean has been explored. (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

American Civil War, The: Why Did the North Win? (4 - 6)
Topic: Civil War, Stonewall Jackson, Virginia battles. In this lesson students will watch video clips from United Streaming and gather data from the videos about the different resources, leadership, and strategies of the Union and Confederacy during the American Civil War. They will analyze that data and describe how the different leadership and strategies overcame differences in resources for a short while, but eventually the differences in resources commanded the final outcome of the war. (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

And We Thought They Were Clean (3 - 4)
Topic: Health, personal hygiene A statistic from www.shroomery.org says that only 68% of the population washes their hands after using the bathroom. This lesson teaches students that their personal hygienic behavior affects the prevention and transmission of illnesses. Students will differentiate good and bad hand washing. Playing a simple hand toss ball game, students will see why proper hand washing is important. Students will be online answering questions about hand washing. Using all gathered information, students will create posters advertising proper hand washing. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Animal Adaptation (2)
Topic: animal needs. The students are able to identify the basic needs of all animals: air, food, oxygen, water and shelter. The students are able to name different biomes that are homes to animals. The students will identify ways in which animals adapt to the unique challenges of the biome it lives in. In this lesson the students will sort pictures of animals that prepare for changing seasons by hibernating or migrating. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Around and About (4)
Topic: perimeter, area. The students will use art projects, video clips, and the Internet to learn about perimeter and area. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

B's the Thing (K)
Topic: Phonemic awareness and letter identification. In this lesson the students will learn to identify the letter b and the sound of the letter. The students will watch a video clip using a computer with an Internet connection and an LCD projector. Hands-on activities will include finding the letter b in print, identifying objects that begin with the sound of the letter b and sorting and cutting out pictures that begin with the letter b. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Baby, You've Changed (K)
Topic: Living things change, human life cycle. This lesson is intended to show that humans change over time through the use of various technology tools (projector, computer, scanner, Kidspiration, interactive whiteboard, printer). Students will discover that people change as they go through the life cycle. Students should be familiar with plant life cycles (pumpkins, apples, flowers…). (2007 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Back to the Future – Hidden Agenda (8)
Topic: advertising, bar graphs. The purpose of the lesson is to have students understand that media can hide products and services and try to persuade them to purchase something or do something. Students will look at typical advertisements for hidden persuading as well as a movie clip. They will take their video results and construct a bar graph. (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Bad Wolf/Good Wolf (4)
Topic: point of view, fairy tales. Stories have a narrator, one of the characters or someone outside the story. The storyteller’s point of view affects the story. Student groups will explore how point of view affects a story and write a rough/first draft of a fractured fairy tale. (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Bar None (Graphing That Is!) (2)
Using a stations-approach, this lesson provides practice in surveying, using tally marks, completing and creating bar graphs. Students will complete and create bar graphs using the interactive Smart Board, interactive websites, and hands-on activities. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Bargain Shoppers! (7)
Topic: percentages. Students will reinforce skills in calculating a percent of a number by creating a receipt from a mock purchased outfit based on prices from the internet. First, students will identity the key parts of a receipt and check calculations on a sample receipt. Secondly, students will fill-in missing information on a receipt based on an outfit purchase. Lastly, prices for an outfit will be gathered from a website on the internet and a receipt will be created that incorporates a twenty percent discount on one item and Virginia state sales tax. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Being a Square in Writing (2 - 5)
Topic: English, paragraph, topic sentence. Students will learn to develop an expository paragraph using the 4 square graphic organizer. In it, they will develop a topic sentence, three supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence while connecting all sentences with transitional elements. Students will eventually use this format in formulating and developing a five paragraph essay. The two PowerPoint presentations designed by the author for use with this lesson are at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc04/beingsquare1.ppt and beingsquare2.ppt (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Big Lady Liberty (1)
Topic: American symbols American symbols, the Statue of Liberty. Students will recognize The Statue of Liberty as an American symbol and understand the meaning behind this patriotic symbol by interacting with a web based fast facts, re-creating several components of the statue to life-size, and watch a video about her history. Students will then draw and write using KidPixs or other drawing programs which will be used as a culminating piece. This lesson is part of a larger unit on American Symbols. (2007 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Big Lady Liberty (1)
Topic: American symbols, the Statue of Liberty. Students will recognize The Statue of Liberty as an American symbol and understand the meaning behind this patriotic symbol by interacting with a web-based fast facts, re-creating several components of the statue to life-size, and watch a video about her history. Students will then draw and write using KidPix's or other drawing programs which will be used as a culminating piece. This lesson is part of a larger unit on American Symbols. (2007 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Bird Beaks and Feet: How Unique! (1)
Topic: Bird Adaptations. Bird beaks are designed for the food they eat. The beak and feet are adapted to a bird’s behavior and habitat. This lesson will help students understand how these bird body parts are suited to the bird’s lifestyle. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Born Free (1)
Topic: Patriotic Symbols. The purpose of this lesson is to have students identify patriotic symbols, including the American Flag, Bald Eagle, Washington Monument, Statue of Liberty, Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, and the White House. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Boy Named Sioux (and his family, too), A (2)
Topic: First Americans, focusing on the Sioux of the Plains In this lesson the students will learn about the homes, food, and natural resources used by the Sioux. It includes web applications and video streaming for enhancing the learning process. (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Building Blocks (5)
Topic: Science, matter, atoms, molecules. This lesson will provide students with the opportunity to explore and learn about atoms and molecules, the building blocks of matter. Students will observe ice melting, and view a video that gives information about the phases of matter. Students will create a writing assignment from the perspective of an ice cube. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

By George, I Think We've Got It! (2)
Topic: George Washington. Students will learn the contributions made by George Washington. Students visit websites to determine if statements about Washington are true or false. After false statements are changed to true statements, students make a poster in a publishing program. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Cause It's Effective! (3 - 5)
Topic: fiction, cause and effect. Students will use a United Streaming video segment to distinguish cause and effect. The students will create a circle story on a SmartBoard following the sequence of the book If You Give A Pig A Pancake. Lastly, students will create their own cause and effect chain using Kidspiration software. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Causes of the American Revolution (4 - 5)
Topic: U.S. History, American Revolution. Students will be learning about the causes of the American Revolution by using a cooperative learning activity in which each group becomes an expert about one cause before sharing it with an overhead transparency with the rest of the class. Then by working in Kidspiration, students will make a web about the causes of the American Revolution. After making the web, students will use Kidspiration to change the web into an outline. Comparing the two printed pages (the web and the outline), students can see how their web relates to their outline so that later they can use the outline rather than the web to write a short essay. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Caution...Plants Parts Ahead! (K - 2)
Topic: plant parts. This lesson reviews the parts and needs of a plant. A PowerPoint presentation designed by the author for use with this lesson is at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc05/caution.ppt. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Choose Wisely (3 - 4)
Topic: Health, Food Guide Pyramid, Food Groups, and Nutrition. In this lesson, students will use video, hands-on activities, and the internet to learn about the food guide pyramid and how to make healthy food choices. Students will use video to define the food guide pyramid, distinguish between food groups, and learn recommended daily servings. Students will use the internet, and magazines to produce their own food guide pyramid collages. Activities from the website www.dole5aday.com will be used to reinforce “choosing wisely.” Finally, student will record their food and beverage intake for a 24-hour period. Data will be used to help aid in evaluation of their diets and to summarize what improvements could be considered. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Chunking Vowels (K - 1)
Topic: phonics, short vowels. This lesson was designed to supplement the teaching of an early literacy phonics skill focusing on using and manipulating word chunks. Students will be comparing and contrasting the vowels within the chunks: -at, -it, and -ot. This is a culminating lesson meant to be used after learning these chunks in isolation. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Cinderella (3 - 5)
Topic: ESL, Cinderella, fairytales, story elements. The purpose of this lesson is to give students an understanding of story elements: character, setting, plot, and conclusion. This lesson provides opportunities for students to compare and contrast different versions of Cinderella using the SmartBoard. Students also have an opportunity write, publish, and share a version of Cinderella from their culture using the software, Storybook Weaver. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Circle Identification (K)
Topic: math, plane geometric figure In this lesson students will learn to recognize a plane geometric figure in their environment and how to form the shape. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Cleared for Take-Off (2 - 5)
Topic: Forces of flight, lift Students will identify and define the forces of flight, especially lift, and relate the parts of an airplane to these forces as they participate in activities related to the flight video they watch. Each student will then construct, test and evaluate the flight of their own White Wings airplane using on-line resources from NASA. They will explain why it does or does not fly as desired and modify it as needed. (2007 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Cloudy with a Chance of Cumulus (2)
Topic: science, weather, clouds This lesson goes along with a weather unit. Students will learn to identify three cloud types, their characteristics, and the weather they produce using video streaming, an interactive notebook page, and the computer program Kidspiration. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Coiling the Day Away (3)
Topic: Native Americans, pottery. Students will learn the technique of coiling in order to create a clay pot using air-dry clay. They will be introduced to the coiling method by means of a Native American Artist. The students will create their own pot following step-by-step directions complete with visual images from the Web. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Come Sail Away (3)
Topic: oceans, continents. Students make a sailboat to sail across the world to the different oceans and continents. They view a PowerPoint presentation and label the oceans and continents on an outline map of the world. They practice locating the oceans and continents by beginning at a particular point and sailing to the next point using their ships. A PowerPoint presentation designed by the author for use with this lesson is at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc04/comesail.ppt (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Connecting with Condensation (2 - 3)
Topic: Science, condensation This is one lesson on condensation. It is a part of a unit on the water cycle. It begins with a hands-on experience and includes a website. It is expected that students have already learned about evaporation. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Contraction Action (2 - 3)
Topic: contractions. This lesson is a follow up to previous lessons which have been taught on contractions. (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Convince Me! (8)
Topic: persuasive writing. A persuasive essay, like other modes of writing, involves planning. In this lesson, students use a graphic organizer designed to put their thoughts in a logical sequence. Students will also view a video segment to get an overview of writing a rough draft from their prewrite. The PowerPoint presentations designed by the author for use with this lesson is at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc04/convinceme.ppt (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Counting 1-10! (PreK)
Topic: counting, numbers, numerals This lesson uses computers, a media projector, the Internet and other hands on materials (dice, paper banana peels) to teach the concept of counting and matching numerals to a corresponding set of objects. Students will listen/watch a counting story on an Internet site. They will then practice counting objects and finding the numeral that matches the number of objects in a set through the use of two different Internet sites and a hands on game. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Counting with Clay (PreK - K)
Topic: numeracy, numeral sequence, and counting, 1:1 correspondence. This lesson will support the students understanding of numerals to 10, how they are formed, what they represent, and how they are related. After reading a counting book together, the students will create a class digital counting story using clay numerals and sets. (2007 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Creature Features (1)
Topic: animals, mammals. This lesson is a study of identifying mammals and their characteristics. Using video streaming, a field trip, special visitors and a web-based activity, students will identify the four characteristics of a mammal and some of the habitats in which they live. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Dancing Water (5)
Topic: earth, geysers. Students will take a virtual field trip to Yellowstone National Park by viewing a teacher prepared PowerPoint. Students will read science vocabulary pertaining to the changing earth, specifically geysers. By reading in the content area of science students will practice reading, writing and science. Technology will be used as a tool to teach these subjects. The PowerPoint presentation designed by the author for use with this lesson is at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc05/dancingwater.ppt (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Dandelion Daze: The Parts of a Flower (1)
Topic: Roots, stems, leaves, blossoms. Through multimedia applications and personal exploration students will discover the parts and functions of plants. This lesson uses a dandelion under a digital microscope to pique their interest by seeing something known in an unusual way. They will also learn a song that reinforces the names of the parts of the plant to label. Online video material is used to describe the functions of the parts of the plant. Students then plant their own seed. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Day and Night (1)
Topic: day, night In this lesson students will be introduced to the concept of day and night. In this lesson, students will view a Unitedstreaming clip relating to day and night. Students will then complete an independent, self-guided website that leads them through the rotation of the earth around the sun. (2007 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Day in the Life of a Pumpkin, A (K)
Topic: plant growth. The children will discover how a pumpkin grows from a seed to a large orange pumpkin. We will read a story, view a videostream, interact with the Smart board, and complete a hand out on sequencing a pumpkin. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Days of Our Lives (K - 2)
Topic: Past - yesterday/long ago, Present - today/now On completion of this lesson students will understand the meaning of past and present and how it relates to them and to the world. Students will understand that there is more to time than just hours, minutes, and seconds. Students will learn that many things change over time (decade, generation, and century). Students will be able to understand that a time line puts events in order from past to present, and they will be able to read and create a time line. (2007 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Days of the Dead: A Mexican Celebration (8)
Topic: multiculturalism, art history, art production (drawing and collage). Students will be exposed to a celebration in Mexico called Days of the Dead which is often confused with our Halloween. The students will learn that the culture of the Mexican people is a meshing of the Catholic religion, of the Spanish settlers, and of the Native religious rituals and beliefs. It is this blending that evolved into the celebration of their ancestors who have died and gone to the afterlife (heaven). Days of the Dead is a time of celebrating their loved ones’ lives and a chance to commune with their spirits. The skeleton is not portrayed as scary or macabre like it is in Halloween traditions. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Describing Made Easy (3)
Topic: descriptive writing. With the use of the internet, students will move through a series of activities that will explain, show, and involve them in descriptive writing. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Describing Plants and Their Environments (2 - 5)
Topic: descriptive writing, plants, environments Forming a hypothesis. Students will observe plants and their environments by watching a video and exploring their school. They will use vivid vocabulary to write words and phrases to clearly describe the plants and their environments. Students will analyze this information to verbally hypothesize how environments affect what kinds of plants can grow in a specific location. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Device Squad (6 - 8)
Topic: poetry. As an introduction to a poetry unit, students will become acquainted with the poetic devices often used by poets, as well as familiarize themselves with poetry terminology. The PowerPoint presentation designed by the author for use with this lesson is at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc05/devicesquad.ppt (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Digital Dewey (3)
Topic: Dewey Decimal System. Digital Dewey is designed to teach students to locate nonfiction materials in a library media center utilizing the Dewey Decimal System (DDS). It further teaches students how to use components of Microsoft WORD and the image library contained in this software. Students will use a variety of materials in the learning process. All students will view a portion of an Emmy Award winning video, take notes and be actively involved a book sort. Working as partners, students will use software to produce an image rich DDS poster for a particular category. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Digital Shape Imaging (1)
Topic: shape recognition This lesson is designed to introduce and teach students about shapes. This lesson will not only teach them the basic shapes but also how to see shapes in other objects found around the room. This lesson will use digital cameras. (2007 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Dinner Is Over, Now What? (7 - 10)
Topic: The human digestive system. The activities presented in this lesson will enable students to trace food through the digestive system, and to become more familiar with how food is broken down chemically and mechanically. This lesson is intended to be a supportive activity for a nutrition unit. (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

DNA (4 - 6)
Topic: Adding Fractions, Uncommon Denominators. This lesson introduces students to adding fractions by using online video and interactive web-based activities. Students complete a study guide during the video for future reference. At the completion of the lesson students determine amounts of ingredients needed to make trail mix for their team. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Do You Have Any Clues? (4 - 5)
Topic: scientific method. This lesson is designed to teach students about the steps of the scientific method. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Do You Have Change for a Dollar? (2)
Topic: money. This lesson will focus on identifying and counting coins up to $1.00. Through interacting with a video and using a digital camera, an interactive website, a computer, and a SmartBoard, the students will recognize, compare, and count a collection of coins. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Does Government Affect Me? (3)
Topic: history/social science, technology, government. Students will study government at work around us by taking a computer journey through an animated town. As students click around the website town, they will learn the many and varied services, laws, and goods provided by our government. Students will then assimilate the information they have learned to create a Government Service City of their own using Kidspiration Software. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Down & Dirty (3 - 1)
Topic: Soil Students will use technology to discover how soil forms and what can be found in soil. Students will be allowed to collect soil samples to observe different particles or “ingredients” found in soil. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Down & Dirty (3)
Topic: Soil Students will use technology to discover how soil forms and what can be found in soil. Students will be allowed to collect soil samples to observe different particles or “ingredients” found in soil. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Eating Bugs! (1)
Topic: life science, insects. This lesson is used to begin a science study about insects, spiders, worms, and isopods which covers a six weeks session. Students will discover how to determine which creatures are insects and what makes them different from other bugs. Students will use digital cameras to photograph their creations. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Eating Fractions (1 - 3)
Topic: fractions Students will be introduced to the meaning of a fraction, how to read a fraction,and why fractions are used in the real world. Fractions will be introduced through a video showing kids using fractions in a real world setting. Students will then apply what they have learned visually and auditorally from the video, with a “hands on” computer game by showing fractions using pizza slices. (2007 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Economics of Chocolate Chip Cookies (2)
Topic: Economic resources. This lesson introduces the three types of economic resources- human, capital, and natural. First, the teacher will utilize video clips from United Streaming to help students understand the types of resources. Students will then draw examples of each type of resource to make a class sort. Next, students will complete an individual resources sort using Kidspiration. Students will then make chocolate chip cookies and discuss what types of resources are needed to make the cookies. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Electrifying Circuits (4)
Topic: electricity, circuits. Electrifying Currents is designed to help students learn about electric circuits. Students will be able to explain what items are needed to make an electric circuit. They will also use interactive internet sites to predict and manipulate circuits. Next, students will be able to draw a diagram of an electric circuit. Finally, they will build an electric circuit and explain how the circuit works. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Enough! Throw Taxes Overboard (4 - 5)
Topic: History, American Revolution, taxation. The students will examine the events leading to Virginia’s role in the American Revolution. Students will explore the taxes that were implemented, and then repealed, why the colonists were angry at England, and what they tried to do to resolve their differences. Students will write a short summary from clips (worksheet will be provided), identifying main idea and provide details to support main idea. Students will also identify the contributions made by George Washington, Samuel Adams, and John Adams. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Erosion: See the Land A-Shrinking (2 - 3)
Topic: Science, erosion. In this lesson, students will identify erosion, identify different types of agents that cause erosion, and explain the causes of erosion. Students will observe changes in soil through viewing a unitedstreaming video and hands on experiments. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Evolution: Changes Over Time (9 - 11)
Topics: Evolution, change and natural selection Evolution is a key concept for understanding biology. Evolution reveals the diversity of species and predicts changes. Students will describe the voyage of the Beagle, express the pattern Darwin observed among organisms of the Galapagos and recognize his contribution to science. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Extreme Makeover: Math Classroom (6 - 8)
Topic: tessellations. Students will research Escher and tessellations on the Internet using a webquest. They will also create a tessellation using Microsoft Word. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Facing Our Diversity (2 - 3)
Topic: diversity, comparing/contrasting Students will compare and contrast each other to find out their similarities and differences. Students will use PDAs to draw a portrait of themselves. Prior to this lesson, students will have had experiences with the PDAs and the document camera. (2007 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

FALL Into Fun (1)
Topic: seasons. Students will learn about the fall/autumn season. The purpose of this lesson is to be a technology and fun based way to learn about this season. Students will watch a video that tells about the fall/autumn season and shows great pictures of this time of year. Students will use word processing skills and write about fall. Also using computers they will create pictures of the season. At the end of this lesson, they will know more about this fun season. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Falling Colors (K)
Topic: fall, season. This is a study of seasons, which focuses on Fall. Using video-streaming, and a hands-on activity, students will learn to identify the characteristics of Fall. This lesson would be part of a unit on seasons. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Feast of Knowledge, A (1)
Topic: First Thanksgiving, compare/contrast. This is a two-day lesson that comes at the end of a unit of study on the first Thanksgiving. Its purpose is to be a “visual” learning tool to help master the material that has been covered in this unit of study, with some enrichment learning taking place also. The video used in these lessons is a historically accurate reenactment of the “harvest festival” celebrated by the pilgrims and serves as a wonderful “visual” to master learning. The students will have the opportunity to summarize what they have learned about the first , to extend what they have learned into some enrichment type activities, and to compare the first to the that we celebrate today. (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Feed Me: How Plants Get Their Food (1 - 2)
Topic: plant needs. Students will explore how a plant makes food and the vital items it needs in order to accomplish this. This lesson is a part of a unit of plants. It is based on the prior knowledge that the children know the parts of a plant. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Fifth Grade Rocks (5)
Topic: rocks, igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic. This science unit will provide culminating activities in order to classify, name, and identify Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic rocks by analyzing characteristics of rock samples, identifying different rocks, and by locating information on the web. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Flip Your Lid for Squid (5)
Overview Through squid dissection, students will examine some of the unique features, which have allowed squid to adapt and thrive in waters throughout the world. Students will locate and identify major external and internal features and organs of a squid. Students will understand and use basic dissection techniques and terms. One of the main objectives of this activity is to introduce students to dissection. Dissection is an important part of scientific discovery that can help us better understand how life works. It is important for students to see the role that dissection plays and develop a sense of responsibility and respect for the animal that they are using as a learning tool. (SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Flying Eggs and Dishes (4)
Topic: inertia, motion, force, Sir Isaac Newton. The purpose of this lesson is to give students hands-on experience with Newton’s First Law of Motion--inertia. They will be able to describe the property in their own words and give examples of inertia in everyday life. (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Flying High (1)
Topic: Benjamin Franklin, electricity The students will learn about the life of Benjamin Franklin as an inventor. The students will learn how electricity began through the experiment of Benjamin Franklin. The student will relate the past with their lives today. (2007 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Four by Fours (4 - 6)
Topic: quadrilaterals, plane figures, 2-dimensional shapes Students learn the names and characteristics of the different types of quadrilaterals. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Fraction Frenzy (4)
Topic: Math, fractions. During this lesson students will investigate relationships among fractions. Students will use Hershey Bars, and magnetic pizza pieces to compare equivalent fractions. First, in small groups students will use Hershey bars to create several fractions as I am reading The Hershey’s Fraction Book. Next they will watch a brief segment of the video Mathematical Eye. In which students will see how to create fractions that are equal in size. They will then apply what they learned by using the magnetic pizzas on the chalkboard and seeing how many equivalent fractions they can make out of 8 pieces. Finally, students will match equivalent fractions on the computer. The matching game they will use is called “Fraction Frenzy.” (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Friends and Fluency (3 - 5)
Topic: English, fluency, accuracy, rate. This lesson is part of the ongoing objective to develop fluency in reading. It is for use with upper elementary students and their primary reading buddies. Using the online program, Audacity, a voice recording and editing program, students will evaluate and improve upon their ability to read with accuracy and prosody as they prepare to share a friendship poem with their primary buddies. The friendship poem will be used for repeated readings in order to build fluency. Students will work with partners to record and evaluate repeated readings of their poem over a week’s time. They will provide constructive feedback to their partners on the key components of fluent reading in preparation for the culminating event on Friday when they will have the opportunity to share their poems with their buddies. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Frog Without a Pond, A (4)
Topic: Science, ecosystems, ecology. The term ecosystem is an “essential knowledge” vocabulary word in the Virginia 4th grade science Standard of Learning (SOL) curriculum framework. Because all of the other points of this SOL depend heavily on a solid understanding of what an ecosystem is, it is important to have a solid introduction to the unit. A very short video clip will be used to emphasize the parts of the definition and further student understanding. The PowerPoint presentation designed by the author for use with this lesson is at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc05/frog.ppt (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson) (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

FROG: Fun Research Our Goal (3 - 5)
Topic: Dewey Decimal System. During this lesson, students will be presented with the broad terms associated with the Dewey Decimal System and will form a basis of general knowledge for using the system to locate materials needed by the student from in the media center. The two PowerPoint presentations designed by the author for use with this lesson are at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc05/frog.ppt (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

From Smallest to Biggest (K)
Topic: spatial concepts of little/littler/littlest, big/bigger/biggest, small/smaller/smallest,large/larger/largest. The student will put a variety of objects in order from little to big and small to large. Students will place objects in diminishing size: small, smaller, smallest and in graduating size: big, bigger, biggest. This lesson uses hands-on activities and interactive websites (enhanced by the use of a SmartBoard). (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Fuel for Life (10)
Topic: Science, cellular respiration, glycolysis, alcoholic fermentation, lactic acid fermentation. This lesson is an introductory lesson into cellular respiration. Students will learn about energy in cells. How it is produced through glycolysis, alcoholic fermentation or lactic acid fermentation. A PowerPoint presentation designed by the author for use with this lesson is at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc05/fuel.ppt. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Genreflecting (4 - 5)
Topic: The Literature Genre of Historical Fiction The purpose of this lesson is to introduce the general concept of genres in literature and to focus specifically on the genre of historical fiction. This lesson provides the students with an initial exposure to the many genres of fictional literature and an opportunity to further explore the genre of historical fiction. A PowerPoint presentation designed by the author for use with this lesson is at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc04/genreflecting.ppt (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Get Along, Little Doggie (3)
Topic: People getting along with one another. The Character Counts Coalition presents six pillars of character in relation to values and morals. They are trustworthiness, respect, caring, fairness, responsibility, and citizenship. Caring is the pillar of character studied in this lesson. All students will view a portion of the video Kids for Character hosted by Tom Selleck. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Get Ready, Get Set, Grow! (1)
Topic: Life cycle of a plant, plant parts. This lesson explores the stages of a plant’s life, as well as, the importance of each part of a plant. The lesson will begin with a short video about plants. Students will then plant seeds and document the growth through digital photography. Each student will author individual picture books. (Prior knowledge assumed: Know/Want to know/ Learned, Think/Pair/ Share, digital camera, brainstorming process) (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Get the Picture? (6)
Topic: writing, editing, revising. Given simple, bland sentences, students will: brainstorm, write a rough draft, revise and edit, and then publish by creating “Show, Don’t Tell” sentences. Finally, students will create an imovie using these revised sentences with video images, pictures, or drawings. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Getting a Hold on Water (K)
Topic: states of water. The students will observe (directly and through video-streaming) water in the liquid and solid forms, will sort and classify examples of each form, and will produce a class booklet with digital pictures of each form. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Getting into Gear with Simple Machines! (1)
Topic: simple machines This lesson is to be used as a culminating lesson for a simple machine unit. Video streaming is included, as well as, an assessment activity. This lesson focuses on the six different types of simple machines. (2007 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Give Credit Where It's Due (7)
Topic: inventions and inventors. The purpose of the lesson is to give students the opportunity to use the Internet to investigate the history of the invention of machines and their inventors. Using the information gathered, students will use the computer to compose and print a visual display in the form of a poster displaying the information they have gathered about a specific machine. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Going for the Wreath? (3)
Topic: Social Studies, Ancient Greece, Olympics. This lesson, as part of a unit on Ancient Greece, introduces the Ancient Olympic Games and their influence on modern sports. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Good Grief Charlie Brown (1)
Topic: goods and services, who uses them and ways to get them. This lesson will introduce primary students to goods and services. The students will learn the difference between them, who uses them and how we can obtain them. This lesson is part of a larger unit on economics. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Good Old Days, The (1)
Topic: past and present. This lesson explores the differences between everyday life in the past and the present. Students will develop an understanding of differences in their present lives versus the lives of people in the past. This lesson addresses Va. SOLs History 1.1, Economics 1.7 and 1.8, Science 1.7, Oral language 1.1 (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Goods and Services (2 - 3)
Topic: goods and services, economics The purpose for this lesson is to distinguish between goods and services in economics. The students will be actively learning by sorting pictures on the SmartBoard of goods and services. The student will also be taking notes during a video clip of goods and services, writing a definition of each, a description in their own words, and drawing pictures of each. (2007 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Got Energy? Got Power? (3 - 5)
Topic: Energy – renewable/non-renewable Students will learn about energy sources commonly used in the USA. They will learn about renewable and nonrenewable resources. They will learn some ways to conserve energy. The students will have hands on experience with solar, wind and water power. Students will view video clips from United streaming about the various energy sources.The students will use a digital camera to produce a PowerPoint slide show of energy sources and conservation ideas. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Graphing (5 - 7)
Topic: graphing data. This lesson focuses on graphing data (manipulated and responding variables) that has been previously collected during the introductory activity. A graphing website will be used to graph the data that has been collected. Any student can have success with this website. It is user friendly. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Great Graphing (3)
Topic: data collection, graphing. Students will be introduced to data collecting and graphing with a short interactive PowerPoint (from a provided website). Then students will collect data from classmates. Students will take the data and make a bar graph on the computer. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Haikus for You (4)
Topic English, poetry, haikus The objective of this lesson is to provide a high interest, visual, and participatory lesson that teaches the students how to recognize and write haikus. Students will visit several websites, and they will interact with those sites through the use of an interactive whiteboard (Smartboard) to discover how many syllables and lines haikus contain. They will then write and share their own haikus using paint samples and a worksheet. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Hazardous Humans (5)
Topic: ocean environment, oceans, science. The students will investigate the impact humans have had on the ocean environment. They will use the internet to research problems in the ocean environment and learn which government agencies have the power to make public policies affecting the ocean. Finally, they will generate solutions to the problems which they have identified and try to persuade others to comply with their solutions. (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

HELP! Advertisers Have Convinced Me I Need This (7 - 8)
Topic: Language Arts, advertising, wants vs. needs. Using the SMARTBoard, computer, and video, students will be able to identify media driven wants. (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Help! I Need Sunlight (K)
Topic: plant needs In this lesson, students will learn to identify the four things (water, sun, dirt, and space to grow) that plants need to survive. Students will learn this through viewing a United Streaming Video, examining a lima bean under a Document Camera, and through hands on science experiments. Students will create a science journal to chart progress of their experiments. Students will end by reading “What Do Plants Need?” (2007 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Here’s Looking at You! Nocturnal Animals - Night Vision (3)
Topic: Nocturnal animals. In this lesson, students will compare/contrast how different nocturnal animals thrive in the nighttime environment. This lesson provides the students the opportunity to observe, question and discover the lives and specific characteristics of nocturnal animals from the mammals and reptiles. This lesson is one within a unit of study of nocturnal animals and the senses they use. (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Hide and Seek (3)
Topic: Science, animal adaptation, camouflage, animal defenses. After viewing a videostream, students will discover the importance of animals using camouflage to defend themselves. They will be able to relate it directly to their own environment when they color their own animal to blend in with its surroundings. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Puppets!, The (2)
Topic: creative writing. Puppets as a storytelling too! Storytelling is as old as time, and puppets are just one way of relaying stories. There are many types of puppets, some of which are familiar, and some are not. All of these types of puppets serve the same purposes - to tell a story and to entertain. Through this lesson, students will make a puppet, view a marionette puppet show, read the book All the World Loves a Puppet, and work in small groups to produce their own puppet shows. (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Hop into Learning (PreK - K)
Topic: life cycle of a frog. This lesson will teach the children about frogs, where they live, how they move and the changes that they go through to become adults. The students will interact with video clips and hands on activities. They will hear a story about frogs and get to observe real tadpoles and frogs in the classroom. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Hop or Fly? Tell Me How (K - 2)
Topic: life cycles. In this lesson, students will expand their knowledge about the butterfly and frog life cycles using SmartBoard technology. They will also use simple graphing to determine class preferences for being a butterfly or frog. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Hopping Into Life: A Frog Story (K)
Topic: animal life cycle (frogs) While focusing on frogs, this lesson will teach students that all animals go through a lifecycle, changing as they grow. They will learn to put into sequence the different stages in a frog’s lifecycle. Various technology tools will be used to engage the students including video streaming, Kidspiration software, and a SmartBoard. A PowerPoint presentation designed by the author for use with this lesson is at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc07/hopping.ppt. (2007 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Hot Air Balloon: Integer Arithmetic (6 - 9)
Topic: addition and subtraction of positive and negative integers. Students struggling to understand addition and especially, subtraction, of integers may need another concrete way of “seeing” it. This lesson depends upon some prior knowledge of integer arithmetic and helps the learner think about integer operations vertically in addition to horizontally (as on a number line). The PowerPoint presentation designed by the author for use with this lesson are at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc04/hotairballoon.ppt (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

How Animals Spend the Winter (2)
Topic: hibernation, physical adaptations. This is a lesson on hibernation. It is part of a larger unit entitled “How Animals Spend the Winter.” The larger unit is designed to teach students about animal behavior when winter approaches - animal have three basic ways to survive. They must either hibernate (or remain dormant), migrate, or adapt and stay active. This lesson is the first section of the larger unit. It uses video clips to explain hibernation and to identify animals that are hibernators. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

How Is Your Swing? (2)
Topic: Putting. Students will be introduced to the sport of golf. The focus of this lesson is on putting. Students will use the Smart board and the digital camera as teaching and self-assessment tools. A video designed by the author for use with this lesson is at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc04/howis.wmv. Also, a PowerPoint presentation designed by the author for use with this lesson is at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc04/howis.ppt. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

How Many, How Much? (3)
Topic: singular and plural nouns. This activity will be a review of singular and plural nouns, the correct formation and spelling of them. The Smart Board will be utilized in this classroom activity. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

How Much Can I Buy? (2)
Topic: needs and wants. This lesson will encourage students to make economic choices between needs and wants. It helps students understand the value of money and how it is used. This is an interactive lesson using laptops, SmartBoard, and kidspiration templates. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

How Much Does That Cost? (4 - 6)
Topic: data collection, word problems, bar graphs Overview Working together, students will collect data about the cost of specific grocery items. Students will then use their collected data to complete given word problems and create a comparison bar graph. (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

How Often Does It Rain in the Rainforest? (3)
Topic: Science, rainforest. Students will watch a video clip to learn about and understand the unique characteristics of the rainforest. They will also research the animals which live in the rainforest using the Enchanted Learning website. They will record the information in a flip book. This lesson is part of a series on animal habitats. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Hunting We Will Go, A (3 - 5)
Topic: Social Studies, Virginia History, First Americans. This lesson is the introduction to a unit on the three language groups of Virginia. This lesson will provide students with an understanding of how Native Americans first came to the New World. It will give them an opportunity to demonstrate knowledge of the early inhabitants of Virginia. Students will create circle maps, view video, and create a comic strip. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

I Know Who You Are! (6 - 8)
Topic: computers, safety on the information highway Overview The purpose of this lesson is to give students an understanding of the operation of various modes of communication within the “information highway”, advantages and disadvantages of using these modes, and how to protect themselves while interacting online. Students will view an online video and research web sites in order to obtain information about online communications. They will be divided into groups and each group will be given a topic on which to prepare two PowerPoint slides which will become a part of a class presentation. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

I See, You See, We See! (8)
Topic: life science, eye. The activities in this lesson will enable students to become familiar with the structure, function, and processes of the mammalian eye. Students will dissect a cow eye. This lesson utilizes materials taken from teacher kit of Physical Science, Virginia Edition. Holt, Rhinehart, Winston. 2004 (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

If I Could Spell It, I Wouldn’t Need a Dictionary! (2 - 3)
Topic: dictionary skills. This lesson introduces students to a student dictionary. The lesson includes an overview of a dictionary, parts of a word entry, and how to use alphabetical order to locate a word. The lesson utilizes both print and video components. Internet activities are provided in the activities extension. (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

In the Mode (4 - 5)
Topic: Data analysis, graphing This lesson will introduce students to basic concepts of statistics and data analysis through the use of a video clip and web-based activities. It provides practice with designing graphs and analyzing them for accuracy. At the completion of this lesson, students will be able to calculate the mean, median, mode, and range of data that they collected, and will create a bar graph that accurately reflects their findings. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Instincts for Learning (3)
Topic: Life science, instincts, learned behavior, animal behavior. In this lesson students will use video and sorting to identify examples of learned behavior and instincts. They will identify the difference between instinct and learned behavior. Note: This lesson is part of a unit on animal behavioral adaptations. The students have already learned about the physical adaptations: camouflage and mimicry, and the behavioral adaptations: hibernation and migrations. Also, structural adaptations involving bird beaks and feet have been explored. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Integers Are Absolutely Valuable! (8)
Topic: Math, integers, absolute values, negative and positive numbers. Students will be introduced to (or review) the concepts of positive and negative numbers as well as absolute values. The PowerPoint presentation designed by the author for use with this lesson is at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc03/integers.ppt (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

It Takes Two (2 - 3)
Topic: compound words. In this lesson, the students will focus on the auditory and graphic components of compound words. Note: Consistent with current research, oral segmenting and blending parts of words as well as sounds within words is an important component to becoming a fluent reader and is part of elementary language arts SOLs. This lesson was written by a speech-language pathologist who collaborates with second and third grade teachers to support students with speech and language disabilities in the regular classroom. The lesson can be used with a small group or large groups of students. (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

It's a Frog's Life! (1)
Topic: animal life cycle This lesson will teach the student about Amphibians/Frogs and their habitat, the pond. Students will learn characteristics about Amphibians/ the frog, and their life cycle. A PowerPoint presentation designed by the author for use with this lesson is at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc07/itsafrog.ppt. (2007 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

It's Just a Phase! (3)
Topic: Science, moon phases. This lesson is one part of a series of lessons on natural cycles. Prior to this lesson, the students would have participated in a Directed Listening Thinking Activity involving the children’s literature book, The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons. This lesson includes viewing a Unitedstreaming video segment, creating a moon phases flip book, and determining what the phase of the moon will be on the students’ 18th birthday utilizing a moon phases calendar website. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

It's That Simple, or Is It? (3)
Topic: simple and compound machines It will integrate technology in several ways to focus on the concept that compound machines are machines that we use in our daily life that are made up of two or more simple machines. Students will use a digital camera, projector, document camera, and an interactive smart board while investigating these machines. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Jamestown: Who, What, When, Why, and How (4 - 5)
Topic: Note taking, use graphic organizer to review information The students will review the establishment of Jamestown through the use of video clips. The student will show an understanding of the first permanent English settlement through the use of a graphic organizer. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Journey North (1 - 2)
Topic: Arctic habitats. This lesson is one piece of a large unit of study entitled,” Arctic Regions”. In this lesson segment students identify Arctic animals and the habitats that make them distinctive. They also compare the physical characteristics and the climate of an Arctic habitat with other known habitats. Finished products can be viewed at our class website: http://staff.harrisonburg.k12.va.us/~cweaver/ (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Jump and Jivin' (6 - 8)
Topic: cardiovascular endurance, jumping rope. Jumping rope is an activity to increase cardiovascular endurance. Cardiovascular endurance is one of the five components of health. Students will practice previously learned skills, learn new jump rope skills, and combine them into a routine, using that as a means of assessing heart rates and determining target heart rates. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Keep It Simple, Simon! (3)
Topic: Science, simple machines. Prior to these lessons, the students would have studied forces and motion, as well as the concept of work. Students will investigate the six simple machines. Note: This lesson is textbook-specific but can be adapted to other texts. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Leap Frog (1 - 2)
Topic: Addition and subtraction with sums and differences to 15. Students will use a number line to practice counting forward and backward to find sums and differences. Students will explore different variations of a number line. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Let There Be Light (8)
Topic: science, light, electromagnetic spectrum. This lesson introduces light and the different types, strengths, and uses of the electromagnetic spectrum. (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Let's Be Resourceful! (2)
Topic: resources-natural, human, capital. This lesson will introduce and discuss the three types of resources: Natural resources, Human resources, and Capital resources. Students will be shown a PowerPoint presentation that includes a definition of each kind of resource. Video Streaming will be used to give examples of each resource category. Students will make a brochure using Print Shop software; the brochure will give the definition of each kind of resource as well as examples. The PowerPoint presentation designed by the author for use with this lesson are at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc05/beresourceful.ppt (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Let's Buy a Car! (6 - 8)
Topic: mean, median, mode, and range, box and whisker plots. This lesson is intended to reinforce mean, median, mode and range concepts previously taught in class. It also provides students with a real world experience of applying math skills to purchasing a car. Students will use the Internet to research the purchase and payment of a used car. They will then take prices and calculate central tendencies (mean, median & mode). Using this calculated information, a box-and-whisker plot, as well as the book values found in Kelly’s Blue Book and Edmund’s, students would be able to make an informed decision about which car to purchase. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Let's Change Places! (2)
Topic: Math, place value Using a whole class approach, this lesson provides practice with reading place value and construction of models of place value using an interactive website, hands-on activities using base ten blocks, and hands-on construction using paper and pencil. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Let's Eat Plants (2)
Topic: plant parts. Plants have six main parts and we make use of them all. Students will learn that plants are made up of seeds, roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits. We make use of them all as a source of food. The teacher will help students become aware of how important plants are to us by having them interact through the use of a multi-media cart with projector, the Internet, a PowerPoint presentation, video streaming, music and worksheets. A PowerPoint presentation designed by the author for use with this lesson is at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc04/letseatplants.ppt. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Let's Get to the Root of It! (4 - 5)
Topic: Life Science – Plant Parts/Function. This lesson will reinforce plant parts and their functions through a variety of video and hands-on activities. At the completion of this lesson, students will be able to distinguish between stems, leaves, roots, flowers, and fruits, as well as be able to describe the function of each. Students will design a PowerPoint slide to demonstrate their knowledge of one particular plant part and its function. A PowerPoint presentation designed by the author for use with this lesson is at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc04/letsget.ppt (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Lewis and Clark's Animal Kingdom (3 - 5)
Topic: Lewis and Clark expedition, animals, descriptive writing. This lesson will introduce students to the animals Meriwether Lewis and William Clark encountered on their voyage of discovery across the western United States. Students will also identify the animals according to amphibian, bird, fish, mammal, or reptile, and write a description of their first “encounter” with the animal. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Life in the Zones (4 - 5)
Topic: oceans, ocean life. This lesson is part of an upper elementary science unit on oceans and it is assumed that the students have completed lessons and have knowledge on the geological characteristics of the ocean. This lesson will demonstrate how life in the ocean varies based on the zone, or depth, in which they live. A marine food web will be explored with a strong emphasis on the importance of the smallest living organisms being the foundation for the marine food web. The relationships between biological characteristics and geological characteristics will be analyzed. Special Note: An earlier lesson titled “Mapping the Sea Floor” found in Ranger Rick’s NatureScope: Diving into Oceans (pg 12 & 13) is a perfect lesson to preclude this series of lessons entitled Life in the Zones. The students can refer to their student made graph of the ocean floor and build upon these geological features to analyze the ocean’s zones and what living organisms live in these zones. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Light! What a Great Idea! (4)
Topic: electricity, light bulbs. This lesson focuses on how an electric light bulb is made with students labeling the parts and the electrical path. The fluorescent bulb is compared to a light bulb showing likenesses and differences. Then students will look at a live cam of the oldest burning bulb and research to find out what historical events the bulb has lived through. (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Live or Let Die! (K)
Topic: wants and needs This lesson uses several video clips and various sorting activities to introduce and reinforce the concept of wants and needs. The lesson also moves into the language and reading curriculum to begin assessing basic wants and needs. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Made in China (2)
Topic: Ancient China Students will extend their understanding of magnets and their connection to Ancient China. Building on their knowledge of magnets, magnetic poles and magnetic transference students will make compasses. The instructor will facilitate their progress using the document camera. (2007 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Magic Money (1)
Topic: money recognition. Recognition of coins and their respective values are the highlights of this lesson. Using a video adaptation of David Schartz’s book, If You Made a Million, (available through United Streaming) along with actual or play coins, first graders can visualize coin value and anticipated work necessary to earn money. The fictional magician who narrates the video poses a question to the children, “What would you do if you had a million dollars?” that naturally segues into a culminating writing activity. The students could use Kidspiration to graphically organize their thoughts prior to and during writing. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Magical Magnetism (2)
Topic: magnets, magnetism. This lesson will integrate technology to focus on the concept of magnetism. Using classroom investigation and technology (interactive website), students discover that some materials/objects attract while others repel. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Magical Moving Circles (5)
Topic: Computer Animation. The students will use Paint and PowerPoint programs to create and animate computer art (2003 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Magnet Power (2)
Topic: force, magnets, attraction Force, magnets, attraction. This lesson helps children understand the force behind magnets and what they attract to. The students will be watching a Unitedstreaming video segment that teaches them what magnets attract to. Using the FPPF, method the students will be able to interact with the video and demonstrate what they understand by following along with the experiment on the video. The students will then get to practice what they have learned with an interactive web site displayed on the SmartBoard. They will test different materials and see if they can predict whether the items will attract to the magnet or not. This lesson should take place after the students have learned that a force is the push or the pull on an object. (2007 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Making Cents of Money (K - 2)
Topic: Recognition of coins, cent equivalences of coins, exchange of coins for purchases. This lesson is designed to guide children through the learning of coin identification, counting, and equivalencies. The students will interact with video clips, interactive web sites, and hands-on activities using real coins. The children will read and listen to stories about the use of money. Throughout the lesson, students will gain an understanding of the four coins, their values, and the exchange factor of American coins. Also, the students will be able to exchange coins for goods. (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Making Cents Out of a Dollar (1)
Topic: money, counting change. In this lesson, students will investigate different coin combinations that equal one dollar. This lesson includes a video segment to introduce how many quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies equal one dollar. Students will then demonstrate different coin combinations equaling one dollar using a SmartBoard. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Making Words (1)
Topic: long vowels Students will use interactive letters to make long /i/ words. (2005 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Mali: A Tale of the Lion King (3)
Topic: Mali, storytelling, folktales. This lesson introduces students to the oral storytelling tradition of Mali. The teacher will utilize videostreaming to share clips of stories that were told in the ancient culture of Mali and then passed down orally. Students will also learn the definition of a folktale and trickster tale, while learning why oral storytelling was important to the culture of Mali. A PowerPoint presentation designed by the author for use with this lesson is at www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf_svtc04/mali.ppt (2004 SVTC NTTI Participant Lesson)

Mammals, Mammals Everywhere (1)
Topic: Mammals. Students will learn about the animal classification of mammals. They will learn the characteristics that make an animal a mammal, list several mammals, make a mammal of their own, and research a mammal (where it lives, what it eats, and an interesting fact) to make a class book using Storybook Weaver software. (2004 SVTC NT