Lesson plans can be created using a word processing program and then attached to an e-mail message. In this fashion, the plans can be sent to a colleague across town or even in another part of the world. Ideas for Using E-mail in the Classroom Students compose a list of items that their families buy each week at the grocery store and they include the price of each item. The list is then sent to an e-mail partner school who at the same time sends out their grocery list. Once received, the grocery lists are read and the data analyzed.
Students compare and contrast the information and make charts to display the data.
Students in the Northern Hemisphere graph local sunrise and sunset times, and the daily temperatures. The data is collected and sent to a partnering school that is located in the Southern Hemisphere. This activity helps students to understand how the tilt of the earth influences time zones south of the equator. Students collect data and send the information to scientists who use the data in research. One example of this type of project is students collecting water samples for acid rain research.