Palm-Rich Lesson Planning

Use the following resources on this page to explore lesson plans using your handheld device.

Palm-Rich Lessons
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Palm-Rich Lessons

Explore and evaluate the lesson plans below. Discuss how the lesson could be adapted for your classroom setting.

What standards would you address?
How are Palms used in this activity? Is this an effective application? Could it be expanded?
How could the technology be adapted to fit your needs?
What additional questions, problems, activities would you include?
How would you assess the activity?

Middle School Lessons using Handhelds

Math and Science Across the Curriculum
- Adopt a Tree by Sabra Soileau - Math/Science (Grade 7)
- Algebra Action - Math (Middle School)
- Angles in Art by Amy Mannino - Art and Math (Grades 5-9)
- Animating States of Matter - Science (Middle School)
- Converting Nutrients to Calories by Brad Brinkley - Math/PE (Grades 6-8)
- Daily Weather Record - Science (Middle School)
- Exploring Integers by Cindy Carver - Math - (Grades 6-8)
- Exploring Roman Numerals by Tony Vincent - Math - (Grades 4-8)
- Fun with the Food Pyramid by Bridget Kowal - Health (Grades 6-8)
- Fun with Heredity by Charlene Liesveld - Science (Grades 5-12)
- Genetically Inherited Traits by Daniel Evert - Science (Grades 7-8)
- Graphing Equations with Absolute Values by Cecelia Brands - Math (Grades 8-10)
- Graphing Functions That Include Square Roots by Cecelia Brands - Math (Grades 8-10)
- Graphing Fun - Math/Science (Middle School)
- Heat Absorption and Color - Science (Middle School)
- How Does Your Garden Grow by Mitzi Fontenot - Math/Science/Lit (Grades 7)
- Microscope by Selena Gomes - Science (Grade 7)
- Mysterious Mitosis by Courtney Storer - Art/Literacy/Science (Grade 7)
- Not Your Usual Carnivore by Kim Holmes - Science (Grade 7)
- Parts of a Cell by Cheryl Manuel - Science (Grade 8)
- Positioning the Planets in Space by Julie Maccarthy - Science (Grade 8)
- Rewriting Formulae Using Spreadsheets by Cecelia Brands - Math (Grades 8-10)
- Roman vs Arabic by Susan Wilhelmi - Math (Grades 6-8)
- Scatter Plots by Roger Mawy - Math/Science (Grades 6-8)
- Scientific Research by Megan Hylook - Science (Grades 9-12)
- Simple Machines by Rhonda Sparks - Science (Grades 4-8)
- Sketching the Graph of an Equation by Mike Dartez - Math (Grades 8-9)
- Using Dice to Develop Concepts of Probability by Wayne Fetter - Math (Grades 5-8)
- Using the Handheld Computers in a Nutrition Unit by Tracy Bousselot - Health (Grades 6-8)
- Wanted Dead or Alive: Viruses that Cause Disease by Cathy Seal - Science (Grades 7-10)
Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum
- Write a “Choose Your Own Adventure” Story by Lynn Lary - Literacy (Grades 3-12)
- Creating a Newspaper by Janet Ritchie - All (Grades 6-8)
- Fairy Tales by Shannon Foster - Language Arts - (Grades 3-7)
- Find the Phony: Critical Internet Research Skills - All (Middle School)
- Fun with Food by Kerri Betts - Spanish (Grades 8-12)
- Hear All About It by Lynn Thurber - Language Arts (Grades 6-8)
- Idioms by Sara Write - Literacy (Grades 6-8)
- Invention Persuasive Essay - All (Grades 4-12)
- Investigating a Christmas Carol - Literacy (Grades 6-8)
- LEAP into Journaling by Deborah Tatman - All (Grades 5-10)
- Personal Vocabulary Expansion by Debbie Keith - Literacy (Grades 6-12)
- Poetic Justice by Julie Guthrie - Literacy (Grades 7-8)
- Proud to be an American! by Cindy Strother - Literacy/SS (Grades 6-8)
- Right to Bear Phones by Denice Breaux - Literacy (Grade 7)
- Using the Application Freewrite on the handheld to develop narrative writing skills in diverse learners by Pat Nickerson - Literacy (Grades 4-9)
- Vocabulary: Variety and Venture by Stephanie Beisch - Language Arts (Grades 6-8)
Social Studies
- See the USA by Janelle Young - SS (Grades 6-7)
- Space Trader & Economics by Michelle Blanchard (Grades 4-8)
- What Country Am I? - SS (Middle School)
- Where Am I? by Missy Everts - Social Studies (Grades 4-8)

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Developed by Annette Lamb, 1/06.