Inquiry Projects in Grade 2
Every Picture Tells a Story
Subject: ELA
Class Periods: 3
Final Student Media: Digital Image with Description
Technology and Core Area Learning Objectives:
- Understand the characteristics of nonfiction and fiction literature
- Write and/or type a factual description of an image
- Use a search engine to find an image online
Supporting EasyTech Lessons:
- Word Processing: Formatting Text
- Internet Usage: Safe and Effective Online Searches
- Keyboarding: Cursor, Spacebar, Backspace, Enter, and Words
Friendly Letters
Subject: ELA
Class Periods: 3
Final Student Media: Typed Letter
Technology and Core Area Learning Objectives:
- Complete the writing process of editing, revising, and publishing
- Understand the parts of a letter
- Navigate on a district-approved website using a mouse or touchscreen and keyboard
Supporting EasyTech Lessons:
- Internet Usage: Browsing and URLs
- Word Processing: Formatting Text
- Software Fundamentals: Toolbars and Menus
Rainy Day Savings
Subject: Math
Class Periods: 3
Final Student Media: Poster
Technology and Core Area Learning Objectives:
- Understand the difference between saving and spending money
- Calculate how money saved can accumulate into a larger amount over time
- Format text and insert clip art in a word processing document
Supporting EasyTech Lessons:
- Word Processing: Basic Document Creation
- Word Processing: Formatting Text
- Computer Fundamentals: Mouse, Select, Drag, and Double-click
The Shapes of Our Lives
Subject: Math
Class Periods: 4
Final Student Media: Digital Drawing
Technology and Core Area Learning Objectives:
- Define vertices and determine a shape based on the number of vertices and sides
- Identify shapes as polygons with 12 sides or less
- Use a drawing program
Supporting EasyTech Lessons:
- Internet Usage: Online Information Basics
- Spreadsheets: Parts
- Multimedia: Drawing and Filling Shapes Using Graphics Tools
Rock Stars
Subject: Science
Class Periods: 3
Final Student Media: Typed Poem
Technology and Core Area Learning Objectives:
- Sort and classify rocks based on their size, texture, and color
- Understand the basics of the rock cycle and the three types of rocks
- Create an acrostic poem using key rock words learned through websites and discussion
Supporting EasyTech Lessons:
- Word Processing: Basic Document Creation
- Internet Usage: Browsing and URLs
- Computer Fundamentals: Mouse, Select, Drag, and Double-click
It’s Natural
Subject: Social Studies
Class Periods: 3
Final Student Media: Presentation Slide
Technology and Core Area Learning Objectives:
- Understand the difference between natural resources and man-made items
- Identify ways to conserve and replenish natural resources
- Create a slide using slideshow presentation software
Supporting EasyTech Lessons: