Instructional Technology
Grade 4 - 2nd Six Weeks
Below are ideas for technology integration that support the 2nd six weeks grading period in Grade 4. Contact your Technology Facilitator for assistance.
| ELA | Math | Science | Social Studies | ||
| ELA | ||
| Unit 2 | Gathering New Ideas | |
| Lesson 1 | Relaying the Facts | |
| Curriculum activity: | Create a Venn diagram that connects/compares you to a classmate. Devise a visual presentation to present your information to the class. Explain in a short summary the personal connections (similarities and differences) you made with your partner. | |
| Technology idea: | Graphic Organizer | |
| Use Inspiration to create graphic organizer! | ||
| Unit 2 | Gathering New Ideas | |
| Lesson 2 | Where There's a Problem, There's a Solution | |
| Curriculum activity: | Students will identify problems and solutions within a text. They will also understand the relationship between sequential writing and problem/solution text structures found in expository texts. | |
| Technology idea: | Not yet available | |
| Unit 2 | Gathering New Ideas | |
| Lesson 3 | Identify "What Happened" and "Why" | |
| Curriculum activity: | Select a significant event from your life and design a graphic organizer to explain how it has impacted your life. | |
| Technology idea: | Not yet available | |
| Unit 2 | Gathering New Ideas | |
| Lesson 4 | Traditions and Views | |
| Curriculum activity: | Select a special tradition celebrated every year in your family. Use one of the text structures to explain your tradition. | |
| Technology idea: | Please note: We are NOT going to install the suggested software, Audacity, on the computers. Rather than having students record their papers, they can just read them aloud to the class. | |
| Math | ||
| Unit 4 | Operations - Multiplication/Measurments (Area Only) | |
| Lesson 1 | Operations - Multiplication Facts | |
| Curriculum activity: | Identify the facts needed to solve problems, create models of the facts, and identify the related fact families given reallife problem situations for selected difficult multiplication facts. Describe the strategy that could be used to recall these same facts. | |
| Technology idea 1: | Know your Multiplication Tables | |
| In edClass activeBook e347, students gain a visual overview of the multiplication facts and how they relate to each other. They enter the values that they have memorized and in doing so, see that of the 100 multiplication facts, there are only 55 to learn. The students are then presented with a multiplication grid that color-codes the facts and acts as a practice quiz. | ||
| Technology idea 2: | Numbers and Squares | |
| In edClass activBook e327, students search for square numbers from 1 to 25 by arranging square tiles into square shapes. For an extra challenge explore square numbers from 26 to 100. | ||
| Unit 4 | Operations - Multiplication/Measurments (Area Only) | |
| Lesson 2 | Operations - Multiplication & Measurement | |
| Curriculum activity: | Estimate, model and calculate area when given a measurement problem situation involving whole numbers no more than 2-digits by 2-digits. | |
| Technology idea: | Use "Area" template in Kidspiration 3 under Math Activities |
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| Unit 5 | Operations - Division | |
| Lesson 1 | Operations - Division Models & Estimation | |
| Curriculum activity: | Create a division story problem when given a 1-digit divisor and 3-digit dividend. Identify the components in the problem, use a model to solve, estimate the solution, and determine if their estimate is an over- or underestimate. | |
| Technology idea: | Edclass activBook: E354- Division by Partition Show that you can divide numbers by sharing equally. Great activity for introducing the concept of division. The students actually separate the objects into 2 groups. |
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| Unit 5 | Operations - Division | |
| Lesson 2 | Operations - Division Procedures & Problem Solving | |
| Curriculum activity: | Create a division story problem when given a 1-digit divisor and 3-digit dividend. Identify the components in the problem, solve, and explain what the remainder represents. | |
| Technology idea: | Not yet available | |
| Science | ||
| Science Fair | Science Fair Projects | |
| Technology idea 1: | Students use "Scientific Method " Graphic Organzier in Timeliner XE software. Template is on main page under Sequence Category. | |
| Technology idea 2: | Create a Graph in Excel 2007 - Directions | |
| Students follow these directions to input their data and generate a graph. | ||
| Create a Graph in Excel 2007 Tutorial by Gulf Coast of Florida University | ||
| Technology idea 3: | Premade Excel Generic Graph Template .Students type in their titles and data and it automatically builds a graph. |
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| Technology idea 4: | Students create a graph of their data from one of the following resources: | |
| Create a graph online with NCES Create simple bar, line, area or pie graph. There is a link at the bottom to take a tutorial on how to create graphs. |
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| Technology idea 5: | Using Data Tools- Graph Creator | |
| Good for creating graphs that contain several trials or groups | ||
| Technology idea 6: | Students use Kidspiration 3 "Bar Graph Template" This is located under Math Activities. |
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| Unit 2 | Matter | |
| Lesson 1 | Matter Matters | |
| Curriculum activity: | Develop super heroes and illustrate their special powers to change states of matter or properties of matter using the reduction or addition of heat, density and buoyancy. | |
| Technology idea: | Students use the "States of Matter Template" in Kidspiration 3. Locate under Science Activities. | |
| Unit 3 | Energy | |
| Lesson 1 | Light Systems | |
| Curriculum activity: | Observe one of the systems your teacher has provided. In the space below, identify at least three parts of the system and describe their roles. Then choose one of the parts you identified and predict what would happen to the system if that part were removed. |
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| Technology idea: | Not yet available | |
| Unit 3 | Energy | |
| Lesson 2 | Symmetry | |
| Curriculum activity: | Using a collection of random objects the student will determine if the object is symmetrical using reflections. | |
| Technology idea 1: | Flash Turtle: Symmetry Drawing | |
| In edClass activeBook e670, students practice drawing symmetrical shapes using Flash Turtle, a simple turtle graphics program (included). | ||
| Unit 3 | Energy | |
| Lesson 3 | Reflection, Rotation, and Translation | |
| Curriculum activity: | Students analyze through illustrations and in writing five two- or three-dimensional items such as seeds, leaves, or shells for symmetry and demonstrate how each object would look after a translation, rotation, and a reflection. The student should explain how the properties of the object are affected by these actions. | |
| Technology idea: | Not yet available | |
| Social Studies | ||
| Unit 3 | Geography and Exploration | |
| Lesson 1 | Quest for Wealth and Power | |
| Curriculum activity: | Create a mural illustrating the variety of reasons why people relocate. Each group will write a brief description of the social, economic, and political opportunities provided by the move. | |
| Technology idea: | Not yet available | |
| Unit 3 | Geography and Exploration | |
| Lesson 2 | The Mission | |
| Curriculum activity: | Draw symbols on a Texas map that indicates the location of the Catholic missions established by the Spanish. Include a legend, symbols, scale indicator and a compass rose. Using the map, write a brief description explaining why the missions were in these locations. | |
| Technology idea: | Not yet available | |
| Unit 3 | Geography and Exploration | |
| Lesson 3 | The Diversity of Texas | |
| Curriculum activity: | Using an outline map of Texas, identify and color code the physical regions and subregions of Texas. Write a brief summary explaining how these regions compare to the regions of the United States. | |
| Technology idea: | Not yet available | |
| Unit 3 | Geography and Exploration | |
| Lesson 4 | Texas: Past and Present | |
| Curriculum activity: | Create a storyboard that illustrates how humans adapt and modify the environment based on resources and the consequences of the adaptations or modifications. | |
| Technology idea: | Not yet available | |
| Unit 4 | Exploration and Colonization | |
| Lesson 1 | Moving to Succeed | |
| Curriculum activity: | Create a poster to recruit new settlers to come to Texas in the early 1800’s. Highlight the economic benefits and possible effects of the relocation. | |
| Technology idea: | Not yet available | |
| Unit 4 | Exploration and Colonization | |
| Lesson 2 | A Different Government | |
| Curriculum activity: | Use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the Spanish and Mexican governments in early Texas. Create a charter of laws that pertain to the people in a new colony of Texas. | |
| Technology idea: | Not yet available | |
| Unit 4 | Exploration and Colonization | |
| Lesson 3 | A Tribute to Our Culture | |
| Curriculum activity: | Select three ethnic groups that settled in Texas and create a tri-fold comparing the contributions each made in the settlement of Texas. Then write a summary of cultural contributions you have made to your community. | |
| Technology idea: | Not yet available | |