7th / 8th grade Lesson Plans

Quarter 3 Week 6 2/8-12/2010
The students will work in Study Island.

Quarter 3 Week 5 2/1-5/10
The students will complete the assignment from the previous week make sure 
all the fonts are the same learn to insert a new page and complete a handout 
titled, More Calculator Fun using Microsoft Office Word. Upon completion the 
students will log onto Study Island.

Quarter 3 Week 4 1/25-29/10
All students will learn to search and refine your search on ask.com and 
googlekids.com through answering a set of 10 questions. Name of handout is 
More Names and Numbers. Through this exercise the students will be reviewing 
how to open, key data, and manuever on Microsoft Office Word 2003.
SAVE YOUR WORK-fle name: Your first inital last name and the date. No - or / 
in the date. Save to My documents. 
Quarter 3 Week 3 1/18-22/10
All Students will be working on Study Island.

Quarter 3 Week 2 1/11-15/10
All students will be working on Study Island.

Quarter 3 Week 1 1/4/2010-1/8/2010
The students will complete computer module Activities 3 and 4. Upon 
completing these activities, the students will log in to Study Island to 
complete assignements put on Study Island from various teachers.


Quarter 2 Week 9 12/14/09-12/18/09
The students will work in Study Island.

Quarter 2 Week 8 12/7/09-12/11/09
The students will complete Activity 2, the System Simulation, and the Design 
Chart in their assigned computer module.

Quarter 2 Week 7 11/30-12/4/09
The Students will begin back working in the AES Technology areas.
The 7th graders will be working in the computer module - Multimedia Basics.
The 8th graders will be doing Biospere, Alternate Energy, and Road 
Transportation.
This week all students will complete Activity One in their computer module. 

Quarter 2 Week second half 11/23 and 11/24/09
Science-Natural disasters
Technology-Gears
English-Hyphens - Dashes
Math-Communtative Property

Quarter 2 Week 6 11/16-20/09
8th Grade
S-Heredity and Ions
T-Recycling
E-Types of Writing
M-Prime Numbers
7TH GRADE Multimedia Basics and Engineering Structures

Quarter 2 Week 5 11/9-13/09
Science-Cell Structure
Tech-Electricity
English-Outlines
Math-Absolute Value and Inequalities

Quarter 2 Week 4  11/2-11/6/09
8th grade: 8B will work on their Element Baby books, 8A will begin Study 
Island and continue with the Brainpop quizzes/activities.
7th grade: TSW will begin Study Island and the Multimedia Computer Module 
Activity 1.

Quarter 2 Week 3 10/26-10/30/2009
TSW will watch Brainpop movies on English- Strengthening Sentences, 
Math-Word Problems, and Science:7th grade-Cells; 8th grade-Atomic Model.
After emailing the results from the Graded Quiz. The students will use 4 
square writing to write a paragraph use given vocabulary words from the 
movie telling about something they learned from the Brainpop movie.

Qurater 2 Week 2 10/19-10/23
TSW take the school survey, first. TSW complete a Fractions, Percents, and 
Decimals shart using Microsodft Office Excel.  TSW will review how to change 
a fraction to a decimal then to a percent. TSW review how to change a 
decimal 
to a fraction then to a percent. TSw review how to change a percent to a 
decimal then to a fraction.
After working problems together tsw write out how to do each operation in 
words only and numbers. The template is on the site under Photos/Documents.


Quarter 2 Week 1
TSW complete a Fractions, Percents, and Decimals shart using Microsodft 
Office Excel.  TSW will review how to change a fraction to a decimal then to 
a percent. TSW review how to change a decimal to a fraction then to a 
percent. TSw review how to change a percent to a decimal then to a fraction.
After working problems together tsw write out how to do each operation in 
words only and numbers. The template is on the site under Photos/Documents.


    Foundations of Technology Standards
1-Students will understand the history, significance, impact and 
consequences of technology as related to people, cultures and the 
environment.  
2-Students will develop problem-solving abilities and creative thinking 
skills. 
3-Students will understand and identify technological processes and tools.
4-Students will develop abilities in information technology and the use of 
multimedia.
5-Students will develop an understanding of technological systems.
6-All students will develop abilities to effectively select, safely test and 
use technological products and services.
7-Student will understand the importance of subject matter integration.
8-Student will develop interpersonal, teamwork and leadership skills.
9-Students will identify and understand career options, ethical standards 
and develop consumer awareness.



Quarter 1 Week 9 October 5-9, 2009
TSW will be given the opportunity to do any missing work.  TSW will finish 
their multiplication chart using colors for background, Font color, and 
borders. TSW will use an online tool to train in Excel 2003.

Quarter 1 Week 8 September 28-October 2, 2009
We begin working in Microsoft Excel. TSW study various charts/graphs along 
with learning to use Mathematics functions to program cells. The students 
will create a muliplication chart (0-20). TSW color code the chart (i.e. 
multiples of 2, 5, and 10). The students will learn to format cells and 
basic word skills (i.e. opening a spreadsheet, saving, printing desired 
text, widing columns and rows, finally adding graphics.

Quarter 1 Week 7 September 21-25, 2009
TSW will present their Slideshows to the teacher to be graded. Now we begin 
working in the Technology Shaping Our World text. Chapter 13.  Using 
Microsoft Excel, we will study binary codes.

Quarter 1 Week 6 September 14-18, 2009
The Monday classes will be playing catchup begin their Internet Dictionary.  
For instructions go to my home page and click on Internet Dictionary.  The 
Tuesday to Friday Classes will be adding the definitions, pictures, 
examples, animations, and slide transitions to their Power Points.  All 
Power Points must be finished be Friday. 9-18-09.  If you are absent on your 
class day you will have till the following weekday that you attend class to 
complete it.  The Rubric will be on the site by Tuesday afternoon.

Quarter 1 Week 5 September 7-11, 2009
September 7 Monday classes do not because of the holiday.
TSW create a Internet Dictionary using Microsoft Office Power Point. The 
dictionary will contain 15 technology terms. TSW will simulate an actual 
dictionary of sorts, using examples for terms, pictures, and animation.  
This will take the place of the current event and the timeline activity in 
the Introduction Unit.

Quarter 1 Week 4 August 31- September 4, 2009
TSW continue work in the Techcenter21 Introduction Unit finish Activity 1, 
complete Activity 2.  
Some may finish activity 2.  Those students will move on to Activity 3 (7th 
grade) or Activity 5(8th 
grade).

Quarter 1 Week 3 August 24-28, 2009
TSW identify the 10 various parts of the computer, learn the function for 
each, in addition to learning 
how and why the makers upgrades the devices so frequently.

Quarter 1 Week 2 August 17-21, 2009
Introduction Unit--Activity 2=>TSW Develop 3 different designs to solve a 
Real World problem using Techcenter21 Universal Systems Model. (System 
Simulation)

Quarter 1 Week 1 August 10-14, 2009
Introduction Unit--Activity 1=>The student will fill out index cards with 
pertinent info I need to keep 
track of them in class.  The students will get a Introduction to the 
Foundation of Technology procedures and will receive their assigned 
computers. If time permits we will begin pre-assessments and activities in 
the Applied Educational Systems Techcenter21 program.  
 
The students are still working in groups of two students each.