50 Quick & Easy Science Computer Activities

Aligned with NSES Standards Enliven, enhance, and update your science lessons by integrating the resources and tools found on the Internet and on the classroom computer. Are you looking for new and creative ways to use the computer in your classroom or science lab? This book is packed full of clever ideas for quick and easy-to-create projects that integrate technology into all areas of the elementary curriculum. You ll be amazed at how these simple activities will excite your students while taking their learning and thinking to a new level. Grades K 8 Includes Tips and Shortcuts: A quick reference for Microsoft Excel basics and PowerPoint tips. Each activity specifies: Grade Level Appropriate Software Materials/Equipment Needed Web Resources Teacher s Role Student Instructions Web resources: Earth and Space Human Body Life Science Physical Science Science Fair and more! Generic activities: Game Template Poster Table Tent Word Search ...and more! PowerPoint activities: Animated Water Cycle Kite Bulletin Board Mold Garden Myth Busters ...and more! Inspiration and Kidspiration activities: I Would Like to Invent Pencil Properties Plant or Animal Venn Diagram Natural vs. Manmade ...and more! Excel activities: Plant Popup Timeline Space Explorations Weather Chart ...and more! Includes CD with completed activities. DOES NOT include application software.