Youth Computing Lesson Plans

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AC4 Youth Technology Lessons Plans

Computer Basics
Encarta Africana Scavenger Hunt
Planning a Vacation
Heroes
History of Hip-Hop
Poetry
Legacy of Love

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Youth Manual

This Youth Curriculum Manual is a compilation of all our youth materials. Also included is the Kidz Connect Curriculum

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Computer Basics

Computer Basics was taught to students in K-8th grades in several one-hour sessions.

• Class 1 Lesson Plan
• Computer Part Quiz
• Class 2 Lesson Plan
• E-mail Lesson Plan
• Internet Screen Quiz
• Introduction to Computers

Encarta Africana Scavenger Hunt

The Encarta Africana Scavenger Hunt is an introductory exercise to make middle-school students familiar with Encarta Africana and African history in a one-hour class.

• Lesson Plan
• Worksheet

Planning a Vacation

Middle-school students plan a vacation using the Internet over two or three one-hour classes.

• Worksheet

Heroes

In the first one-hour class, middle-school students found heroes using Encarta Africana, an on-line encyclopedia focusing on African-American history. In the second class, students make posters about their heroes.

• Class 1 Lesson Plan
• Class 2 Lesson Plan
• Worksheet

History of Hip Hop

The History of Hip Hop lessons spanned about six one-hour classes and were designed by Chris Tsang, on the PREP staff. The middle-school students began by answering worksheet questions about how Hip Hop began. Then they found a Hip Hop artist and his/her lyrics on the Internet. Finally, they used PowerPoint to present an analysis of the positives and negatives of Hip Hop culture based on the lyrics they found.

• Project Overview
• History of Hip Hop Worksheet
• Hip Hop Web Sites
• Find Your Musician Worksheet
• PowerPoint Presentation Worksheet
• Presentation Example

Poetry

The poetry project spanned two one-hour classes and allowed middle-school students to first research a poet in Encarta Africana and on the Internet and then use their creativity to write and format their own poem in Microsoft Word.

• Class 1 Lesson Plan
• Find Your Poet Worksheet
• Class 2 Lesson Plan

Legacy of Love

The Legacy of Love is two one-hour projects that allow younger children to claim that they come from a "Legacy of Love" as they learn to use Microsoft Publisher to make posters and greeting cards.

• Poster Lesson Plan
• Valentine Lesson Plan