Learning with Computers Level 4
Project 1 - "A Good Policy" - Computer Basics and Word Processing - Open and close a file; Use the Replace or Find/Change command to replace text; Select, delete, and inset text; Print a file; Save a file to a floppy disk Side Trips: Language Arts, Art Project 2 - "The Greatest Invention" - Computer Basics and Word Processing - Learn about the history of computers; Create and name a folder; Select, delete, and insert text; Cut and paste text; Insert clip art Side Trips: Social Studies, Language Arts Project 3 - "Moon Walk" - Word Processing - Set margins; Cut and paste text; Use Tabs to indent an outline; Change the font, font size, font style, and color; Use the spelling checker Side Trips: Social Studies, Science Project 4 - "The Power of Words" - Use the thesaurus; Use the spelling checker; Insert the date Side Trips: Language Arts Project 5 - "Marvelous E-mail Messages" - Internet - Use e-mail; Identify the parts of an e-mail message; Reply to e-mail Side Trips: Language Arts Project 6 - "Welcome to the Neighborhood" - Graphics and Multimedia - Use design and layout skills to create a flyer; Set the Landscape orientation; Format text; Use draw tools; Fill shapes with color and pattern Side Trips: Social Studies, Science Project 7 - "Frontier Life" - Graphics and Multimedia - Create a slide show; Add speech balloons; Move a slide; Insert audio clips and graphics Side Trips: Language Arts, Social Studies Project 8 - "A Moving Book Report" - Graphics and Multimedia - Create a slide show; Add Slides; Delete a slide; Add transitions; Change background Side Trips: Art, Language Arts Project 9 - "Ready for Our Close-Up!" - Graphics and Multimedia - Create a slide show; Add photographs; Add sound; Present a slide show Side Trips: Social Studies, Language Arts Project 10 - "The Solar System" - Internet - Demonstrate appropriate behavior for Internet use; Enter a URL; Use a search engine; Add a bookmark; Create a folder for bookmarks; Navigate a Web site; Move between two open programs Side Trips: Science, Language Arts Project 11 - "Who Runs the Country?" - Internet and Word Processing - Navigate a Web site; Add an Internet bookmark; Use two programs at once; Copy Internet sources Side Trips: Social Studies, Language Arts Project 12 - "Infographic, Please" - Plan the layout of an infographic; Use Landscape orientation; Set the margins; Create text boxes and text frames; Format text Side Trips: Art, Social Studies Project 13 - "Every Vote Counts" - Spreadsheets - Create a spreadsheet; Use a spreadsheet to solve problems; Add data in a spreadsheet; use the Autosum command; Insert a chart in a spreadsheet Side Trips: Math, Language Arts Project 14 - "Decisions, Decisions!" - Spreadsheet - Insert columns in a spreadsheet; Use simple formulas; Apply the currency format Side Trips: Math, Science Project 15 - "Looking Good" - Spreadsheet - Format a spreadsheet; Change column widths; Align text; Change font styles; Insert clip art Side Trips: Science, Health Project 16 - "Ancient Civilizations" - Database - Navigate in a database; use a database to solve problems; Add fields; Modify fields; Delete fields; Add and edit data Side Trips: Science, Social Studies Project 17 - "Grand Opening" - Database - Insert records into a database; Delete records; Sort data; Search data Side Trips: Social Studies, Music Project 18 - "Adventures in Space" - Database and Internet - Create a database; Insert records in a database; Add data; Use the Internet; Multitask using two programs Side Trips: Science, Language Arts Glossary