Lesson+Plans

Using the Internet, students will gather prices for their hotel and airfare. Students will gather a list of attractions that they anticipate visiting and record the cost. Students will then log their information into a spreadsheet using Excel and create a pie chart to show their total spending. Students will insert a copy of their completed spreadsheet with pie chart into their presentation. **Primary Objectives: ** **Secondary Objectives: **
 * Excel Activity**
 * Objective:**
 * 1) Student is introduced to the pie chart wizard.
 * 2) Student learns to label pie charts made in a spreadsheet.
 * 3) Student learns to use a spreadsheet wizard to create a pie chart.
 * 4) Student practices reading and interpreting data on a pie chart.
 * Procedure:**
 * Evaluation:**
 * NJCCCS: 8.1.A**
 * Inspiration Activity**
 * 1) Student learns to use the create tool.
 * 2) Student learns to replace existing objects with other objects.
 * 3) Student learns to resize objects on the workspace.
 * 4) Student learns to use the erase tool.
 * 5) Student learns to use the undo command.
 * 6) Student understands that moving linked objects keeps those objects linked.
 * 7) Student gains further understanding of visual mapping software as a way to organize ideas.
 * 1) Student organizes information.
 * 2) Student labels pictures.
 * 3) Student identifies words as verbs and adjectives.
 * 4) Student recognizes objects that don't belong in a group of similar things.

Using Inspiration, students will create a concept map to organize their presentation. Students will use the Internet to research items such as cost (hotel, airline information) history, culture, etc. Students will then be able to develop a presentation from their map. Teacher observation of concept map creation. **Google Map Activity ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Objectives: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Using google maps, students will begin to create a map of the areas that they will be visiting while on vacation. Students will plot points on a map and add images which they previously researched online. Students will then save the map so that their classmates can visualize the areas that they visited while on vacation. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Completed map <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">NJCCCS: 8.1.B.6, 8.1.B.6.a, 8.1.B.6.b
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Procedure: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Evaluation: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">NJCCCS: 8.1.A **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Student learns to perform online searches using search engines.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Student learns to perform both real text and keyword searches.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Student learns to perform category searches to find information.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Student learns to determine the success of a search.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Student recognizes the pivacy issues involved with providing personal information to web pages.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Procedure: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Evaluation: **