Lesson Plan

• Unit Topic or Theme: An introduction to more effective use of the Internet

• Grade: 3-6

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• Lesson Topic or Theme: Pre-Assessment

• Lesson Objectives: Students, after a 15-40 min. introduction to the Internet, will be able to:

  1. verbally describe at least one difference between information found on the Internet and information found in a book.
  2. demonstrate abilities in Internet navigation including forward-backward, scrolling, selecting from bookmarks, & recognizing links.
  3. verbally evaluate whether the Chihuahua Pharaoh website presents truthful information.

• Instructional Technique: Demonstration, WWW navigation, question & answer.

• Instructional Materials:

  • Computer with Internet access.

  • Website bookmarks:

    • Pages through the Ages: Oak View Elementary
      (http://oakview.fcps.edu/~harris/96-97/agespages/egypt/egypt.html)

    • Kings and Queens Menu
      (http://eyelid.ukonline.co.uk/ancient/k-q-menu.htm)

    • Pyramids and Temples Menu (with Java map)
      (http://eyelid.ukonline.co.uk/ancient/pyr-temp.htm)

    • The Construction of the Pyramids
      (http://interoz.com/egypt/construction/construc.htm)

    • NOVA Online/Pyramids -- The Inside Story
      (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid)

    • Color Tour of Egypt
      (http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/egypt.html)

    • The Ancient Egypt Site
      (http://www.geocities.com/~amenhotep/main.html)

    • Ancient Egypt, government
      (http://oakview.fcps.edu/~harris/96-97/agespages/egypt/government-egypt.html)

    • NW Regional Ed Lab
      (http://www.nwrel.org/sky/Classroom/Social_Studies/Multicultural/Egypt.html)

    • The Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
      (http://www.memst.edu/egypt/main.html)

    • NM's Creative Impulse..Egypt
      (http://history.evansville.net/egypt.html)

    • Egypt - Guardian's Egypt - Main Gate
      (http://guardians.net/egypt/)

    • Ancient Egypt Webquest
      (http://users.massed.net/~mdurant/AncientEgyptWebquest.htm)

• Theoretical Perspective: More and more schools are providing their students access to the Internet. While some students have the skills needed to manipulate this media, others are either not aware of or need assistance in finding what is available on the Internet. Schools must, therefore, help provide all students with the basic skills needed to find and utilize information on the Internet. This pre-assessment lesson is developed to help teachers better determine the Internet skill level of each student as well as to provide time for each student to learn basic computer skills need to use the Internet.

• Procedure:

  1. Introductory Activity (Set)
     The teacher will ask students:

     • Who has heard of the Internet?
     • Does anyone know what the Internet is?
     The teacher will describe in basic terms how the Internet is made up of lots of computers from around the world talking to each other over telephone wires.

  2. Step-by-step
     The teacher will begin by showing the students the java map of Egypt. Each student will have a chance to see and verbalize how using this map is different than using regular maps.

     The teacher and students can then choose from the various Egypt related websites listed and view what information is available. Each student must have a chance to use the mouse and "navigate" the World Wide Web to get more comfortable with these skills. The teacher should ask questions of students to point out how information on the Internet can differ from that found in books.

     The teacher will direct students to the Chihuahua Pharaoh website. There, students are asked whether they believe this site presents truthful information. The teacher and student should discuss what is found.

  3. Closure
     The teacher will ask students questions about navigating the Web. Also, the teacher will ask students if everything they find on the Internet is always truthful.

  4. Adaptations for different learners
     Spend extra time with those students who have difficulty achieving any of the three objectives for the lesson.

• Questioning Strategy:
  See procedure above.

• Evaluation:
  The objectives will be met if each student is able to point out differences between Internet and non-Internet information, manipulate the Internet browser, and determine that not all information found on the Internet is truthful.

Materials

• Lesson plan outline (Microsoft Word, HTML)
• Pre-lesson questionnaire (Microsoft Word, HTML)
• Bookmarks for Egypt sites(HTML)
• Bookmarks for Egypt & Mexico sites (HTML)
• Post-lesson questionnaire (Microsoft Word, HTML)