Cross-Curricular
Who's
who?
Create a biography of a famous and/or local artist,
scientist, author, etc.
Example: Amazing
Autobiographies
http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=AmazingAutobiographies
Example:
Biographies
Alive
http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=BiographiesAlive
Example: Biographies
Come to Life
http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=BiographiesToLife
Step
Right Up
Create a game show with
curriculum relevant trivia questions in the likeness of
Jeopardy, Who Wants to be a Millionaire or Hollywood
Squares. Use as a knowledge review activity.
Example:
PowerPoint
Gameshows
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/misc/winnergame022500.html
Portfolio
Create a slideshow of
student work (or the process of completing one piece) to
run during an assembly or Parent night.
Persuade
Me
Use images and text to persuade an audience to see one
side of an issue in history, sell a product, or discuss a
health issue.
Whiz
Quiz
Create interactive quizzes
to review content prior to a test or exam.
Example: Quiz
Template [ppt]
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/TemplateGallery/
- for teachers section
Debate
This
Present
pro and con points of debate in a PowerPoint
slideshow.
The
Arts
Electronic
Art Show
Create an electronic art show demonstrating one student's
work or the work of an entire class. Show this to future
students or at parents night.
A Contemporary Art
Experience Quiz
Research a style of art, a group of artists or an art show and prepare
a PowerPoint Quiz using the information gathered.
Art: A
Reflection
"How is a piece of...art a reflection of (or reaction
against) the events, attitudes, or issues in
society at the time it was created?" Students
present their findings to the class in the form of a
PowerPoint presentation, a newsletter, or a Web page.
Example: Art:
A Reflection of America
http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=ArtInAmerica
Business
Electronic
business proposal
Market a children's book to a publisher (mock
presentation). Your audience is book publishers and you
want to make money. You like your book so much that you
feel that children all over the United States and even
the world should hear your message.
Example:Children's
Literature Review and Book Writing
Unit
http://ali.apple.com/ali/uops_display.php?findunit=712
Example: Presenting
a Business Plan
[ppt]
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/TemplateGallery/
- Finace and Accounting
category
Product
Overview
Use PowerPoint to give an overview of a created
product.
Example: Product
Overview [ppt]
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/TemplateGallery/
- Marketing category
Canada
ian Studies and the World
National
Parks Multimedia Tour
Create a PowerPoint slideshow of a chosen National Park for the province's
tourism commission. Help raise awareness of the park, increase visitor
use and inform visitors of the flora and fauna of the area.
Globalization
"Teams of student explore globalization by researching
the issues surrounding one of several controversies
involving food, then grappling with those issues in a
summit".
Example: Globalization
Comes to the Table
http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=GlobalTable
Political
Platforms
Create make-believe political platforms and campaign
presentations as the students study Canadian (and / or
world) Politics.
Explore
a Country
Explore the Pacific Rim region and its countries. Present
geographic and demographic information in a PowerPoint
presentation.
Example: Pacific
Rim
http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=pacific
English
Sparkling Speakers
PowerPoint is the tool to use when discussing
good presentation or public speaking skills. With it you
can provide examples of good and 'not-so-good'
presentations while demonstrating the use of an
electronic presentation tool.
Poetic
Choice
Students research an author or type of poetry and present their
findings, including images and audio samples, in a slideshow,
Gaming
Grammar
Design grammar games with PowerPoint for positive
reinforcement.
Creative
and Interactive Writing
Research Children's literature. Have students create a
children’s story book. Turn the story into a
PowerPoint slideshow complete with images (hand-drawn and
scanned or created with a graphics editor), sounds, and
animations.
Novel Review
Present a review of a chosen novel to present to the
class. Compare and contrast it with one novel studied in
class.
French
as a Second Language
Focus on
Vocabulary
Introduce students to new
vocabulary with labeled images, photographs of people, landmarks, geography,
music, folklore, festivals and/or language clips
Vacation
Planner
Plan and display a trip to France include important
information, photographs and music.
Health
& Physical Education
Public
Health message on Disease
Create a powerful multimedia Public Health Message for a chosen
target audience. Include images, sound, video and hyperlinks.
Kinesthetic Awareness
Gather images of students and / or athletes demonstrating
correct or incorrect ways of performing a certain
physical task. Discuss the physiology behind the task,
the proposed best form and possible dangers or problems
associated with improper form.
Math
Solving
Algebraic Equations
Create a slideshow which demonstrates the stops involved
in solving algebraic equations or problems.
Graphic
Presentation
Use PowerPoint
to pull in charts and tables from Excel; create legends,
gridlines, and date labels;
identify axes (categories and values); and create pie
charts, bar graphs, and line graphs.
Math Used
Everyday
Create
a PowerPoint slideshow to present areas where math is
used everyday. Include pictures and descriptions of
processes.
Animated
Graphing
Collect mathematical data from the Internet
(statscan/edstats) to sort, compile, graph, arrange,
calculate and make predictions. Summarize findings in a
PowerPoint Presentation
Algebra and
Beyond
"Students prepare and teach an algebra topic through a
multimedia presentation; create an informational brochure
on their lesson; and post their lesson to a class Web
page".
Example: Algebra
and Beyond
http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=algebra
Science
Solar
System Slideshow
Have students create a slideshow on a chosen planet or
planetary object. They can include photos, drawings,
animations, video and hyperlinks. Combine slides in order
to create a complete Solar System Slideshow.
DNA Technology Research and Short Story
"Students research the latest technology in DNA
fingerprinting, and then use this information to produce
a newsletter about DNA technology...a PowerPoint
presentation summarizing DNA, and a short story using DNA
fingerprinting to solve a crime".
Example: DNA
Technology Research and Short
Story
http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=DNA
Interactive Periodic Table
Students learning the Period Table could create an interactive version
with information on each element being a separate slide.
Example: Interactive
Periodic Table [ppt]
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/periodic_table.ppt
Plant
Identification
Students can use identification keys to identify plants and incorporate
findings into an informative PowerPoint Presentation.
Example: What
Is The Name Of This
Plant?
http://ali.apple.com/ali/uops_display.php?findunit=6034
Research
Project
Use
PowerPoint to display a research topic from hypothesis to conclusion.
Example: Science
Fair Project [ppt]
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/TemplateGallery/
- for teachers section
Social
Studies and the Humanities
Bridging
the Generation Gap
"Students
get a real life lesson in Sociology as they create a
hypothesis about the attitudinal differences between
generations, test their hypothesis with a survey, chart
their findings, and present their answers to the
class".
Example:
Bridging
the Generation Gap
http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=gengap
Technological
Education
Software Review
Use PowerPoint to provide an overview of a selected
software application. Demonstrate it's purpose,
specifications, and a review of it's use. Where and who
would use the software? How could it be improved upon? Is
it useful for our class?
