Past+Third+Grade

=Review of Microsoft Word=


 * Week of September 17, 2007**

Review of Microsoft Word Unit: Lesson 1

Students will:
 * create a file
 * type names, numbers, and various words
 * use the "space bar" key
 * use the "delete" key
 * use the "return" key
 * use the "caps lock" key
 * save their file


 * Week of September 24, 2007**

Review of Microsoft Word Unit: Lesson 2

Students will:
 * open previous file
 * use "return" to skip lines
 * use "shift" key to capitalize
 * use bold tool
 * change font size
 * type more numbers, letters and words


 * Week of October 1, 2007**

Intro to Microsoft Word Unit: Lesson 3

Students will:
 * open previous file
 * use "return" to skip lines
 * type more numbers, letters and words (days of the week)
 * change text color


 * Week of October 8, 2007**

Review of Microsoft Word Unit: Assessment

Students will:


 * name a new Word file
 * type six sentences
 * reformat each sentence using a different font, size, and tool (blod, italics, underline or shadow)
 * practice touch-typing skills

=Graphing Data (Using Excel)=

Graphing Data Unit: Lesson 1
 * Week of November 26, 2007**

Students will:
 * answer survey questions
 * observe their answers be tallied in a Word document (using tables)
 * create a Word document
 * name this document
 * create a table
 * input questions and possible responses into the table
 * save and print Word documents
 * survey students during lunch or class

Graphing Data Unit: Lesson 2
 * Week of December 3, 2007**

Students will:
 * bring back survey data
 * open Excel
 * name this spreadsheet
 * title the spreadsheet
 * name columns
 * input survey results
 * open saved spreadsheet
 * highlight data
 * create graph
 * name graph
 * name x-axis and y-axis
 * insert graph into spreadsheet
 * format spreadsheet
 * save spreadsheet

Graphing Data Unit: Lesson 3
 * Week of December 10, 2007**

Students will:
 * open saved Excel spreadsheet
 * change the look of their graphs
 * colors
 * shading
 * backgrounds
 * save

Graphing Data Unit: Lesson 4
 * Week of December 17, 2007**

Students will:
 * open a new Word file
 * import graph into Word file
 * create a multiple choice question based on the data
 * save and print

Graphing Data Unit: Lesson 5
 * Week of January 1, 2007**

Students will:
 * present their graph questions to the class

=Where Products Come From (Excel and Safari)=

Products Unit: Lesson 1
 * Week of January 7, 2008**

Students will:
 * engage in a a classroom discussion about natural resources
 * animal, mineral, vegetable
 * complete a [[image:http://ps153maspeth.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://ps153maspeth.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/anminveg.pdf"]][| anminveg.pdf]as a class about what resources are used in various products
 * complete an online activity about [|natural resource origins]

Products Unit: Lesson 2
 * Week of January 14, 2008**

Students will:
 * observe how various resources are refined and used for products
 * [|crude oil]
 * [|cotton]
 * [|wood] and paper (student do this at computers)
 * discuss three products they didn't know were from oil, cotton or trees using
 * open a Word file to input this information

Products Unit: Lesson 3
 * Week of January 21, 2008**

Students will:
 * watch natural resource video at [|Brain Pop]
 * check where each others' shirts were made
 * make a graph on the Smart Board showing shirt origins
 * discuss the terms import and export
 * make a list of imported and exported goods
 * take home a [[image:http://ps153maspeth.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://ps153maspeth.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/3rdGradeProductsLetter.doc"]][| 3rdGradeProductsLetter.doc] to fill out of imported and local goods

Products Unit: Lesson 4
 * Week of January 28, 2008**

Students will:
 * share results of product origins inventory
 * input data onto an Excel spreadsheet
 * color code various columns and rows
 * convert product origin tables to graphs

Graphing Data Unit: Lesson 5
 * Week of February 4, 2008**

Students will:
 * download [[image:http://ps153maspeth.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://ps153maspeth.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/3rdGradeNatRes.doc"]][| 3rdGradeNatRes.doc]
 * insert graph into template and answer questions
 * print Word document