Inquiry Projects in Grade 4
State the Facts
Subject: ELA
Class Periods: 4
Final Student Media: Digital Chart
Technology and Core Area Learning Objectives:
- Use search strategies like text features to conduct online research
- Write reviews evaluating the effectiveness of websites
- Search using keywords and Boolean operators
- Use basic word processing skills to write summaries
Supporting EasyTech Lessons:
- Internet Usage: Safe and Effective Online Searches
- Internet Usage: Research, Resources, and Ethics
- Word Processing: Editing and Proofreading Your Work
- Word Processing: Proofreading and Correcting – Level 1
Let’s Be Safe Online
Subject: ELA
Class Periods: 4
Final Student Media: Poster with Digital Images
Technology and Core Area Learning Objectives:
- Identify and communicate online safety tips to others
- Edit writing using digital tools
- Use word processing software to change font size and style and save and print files
- Use word processing software to insert a clip art picture
Supporting EasyTech Lessons:
- Word Processing: Creating and Organizing Content
- Word Processing: Page Layout
- Word Processing: Editing and Proofreading Your Work
- Word Processing: Revising and Formatting
Find the Angle
Subject: Math
Class Periods: 3
Final Student Media: Digital Spreadsheet with Graph
Technology and Core Area Learning Objectives:
- Identify acute, obtuse, and right angles
- Calculate exterior and interior angles, when one is known
- Create a line graph using spreadsheet software
- Analyze trends and data using a line graph
Supporting EasyTech Lessons:
- Spreadsheets: Parts
- Spreadsheets: Navigating Cells, Rows, and Columns
- Spreadsheets: Line Charts
- Software Fundamentals: Toolbars and Menus
Be Money Smart
Subject: Math
Class Periods: 2
Final Student Media: Poster with Digital Images
Technology and Core Area Learning Objectives:
- Describe how to divide allowance between saving, sharing, and spending
- Divide dollar amounts by ¼ and ½
- Enter data into a spreadsheet
- Create a line graph using a spreadsheet and interpret the data
Supporting EasyTech Lessons:
Outlining the Water Cycle
Subject: Science
Class Periods: 3
Final Student Media: Digital Outline
Technology and Core Area Learning Objectives:
- Identify and understand the stages of the water cycle
- Use the Internet to research information
- Organize information into an outline
- Use word processing software to open, save, and print documents
Supporting EasyTech Lessons:
- Word Processing: Creating and Organizing Content
- Word Processing: Page Layout
- Word Processing: Editing and Proofreading Your Work
- Word Processing: Revising and Formatting
State Regions
Subject: Social Studies
Class Periods: 3
Final Student Media: Digital Slideshow
Technology and Core Area Learning Objectives:
- Identify the regions of the state
- Compare and contrast the regions of the state
- Use presentation software to create new slides, insert pictures, and edit text
- Present a slideshow to the class
Supporting EasyTech Lessons: