In this lesson students will learn how to use keywords to refine a search

Raise awareness about a project and recruit volunteers by creating a flyer in Google Drawings. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes

Show the plot structure of a narrative by creating a presentation in Google Slides. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes

Read an excerpt from Roald Amundsen's book, "My Life as an Explorer" where he describes his passage through the Northwest Passage. Learn what he learned from the Inuit people that helped him in future explorations.

In this five-part audio slide show Russell Potter talks about what has been found from the ill-fated Franklin expedition. He also puts the expedition in historical context with drawings and newspaper articles from the time.

On this site you can see a note left by a member of the ill-fated Franklin expedition and read a transcript of it.

This link has many tools to help understand the revolutionary sciences and discoveries in genetics.

This portal site offers quick access to a wide range of information about each country, continent and region of the world.

Alien life is often theorized in many ways throughout popular culture. This site by the Public Broadcasting System attempts to shed light on the studies and exploration that are currently underway to uncover such life. This well rounded site also includes photographs, illustrations, and interactive activities.

Plan out activities for the season by organizing a spreadsheet. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes

This is a mega search site. With five ways to search and byte-bots constantly scanning the Web, if it is out there, you should be able to find it here.

Learn and practice how to spell vocabulary words using a slideshow presentation. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes

Brainstorm classroom expectations and create a slideshow presentation about them. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes

Search biographical dictionary for famous people by using keywords or dates such as birth and death years, achievements, awards, literary or artistic works, or occupation and positions held. This is a Wikipedia type system where everyone can edit biographies or even create their own. L.9-10.4c References, L.11-12.4c References

Set goals and check-in points for the school year by writing an email to yourself, then scheduling it to send at a later date. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes

Science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer shares his word processing tricks and tools for proofreading and editing a manuscript. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.6 Use technology to produce and publish writing

Learn how to write professional emails for specific workplace situations. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes

Share the results of a community project with an audience by creating a slideshow presentation. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes

The Tree of Life Web Project contains information on living organisms including their history and characteristics. Over 3,000 web pages are linked together uniting all living things.