Curated OER
Kinzi Deaf Alumni
Students use data of school alumni to create a database. The lesson uses technology and access to a computer lab is essential. The concepts of graphing statistics is also used to help teach across the curriculum.
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Signal Corps
Students examine the role of signal corps during the Civil War and explore the technique of 'wigwag.' In this Civil War lesson, students discuss the way they communicate long distance today, they research how a civil war soldier...
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Polar Bear Panic!
Students identify the three realms of the Arctic Ocean, and describe the relationships between these realms. They graphically analyze data on sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean, and recognize a trend in these data.
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History's Thermometers
High schoolers explain the concept of paleoclimatological proxies. For this oxygen isotope lesson, students interpret data and make inferences about climate changes in the geologic past.
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Imagination Travel
Students watch video segments on shapes and patterns. They create their own pattern within shapes.
San Francisco Symphony
The 20% of Beethoven
Compare Beethoven's fifth symphony to latin music and disco. Learners will listen to and discuss the elements found in the first part of Beethoven's composition. They'll then look for the same elements in Tito Puente and Bee Gees songs....
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TE Activity: Sound Line
Students investigate the decibel readings of various noises. They determine why high-level readings damage hearing. Students arrange sound from the lowest to highest decibel levels when they written on a piece of paper.
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The Heart
High schoolers identify the parts of the heart and the path blood flows through it. They practice using new vocabulary and labeling the parts of the heart. They examine the path of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood as well.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Music and Math: The Genius of Beethoven
How is it that Beethoven, who is celebrated as one of the most significant composers of all time, wrote many of his most beloved songs while going deaf? The answer lies in the math behind his music. Natalya St. Clair employs the...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor: Deaf Interactivate: Tools (With Text and Asl)
This collection of computational science resources discusses a variety of topics, from fractions to telling time to conducting scientific experiments. Videos provide narration in ASL. Requires Quicktime.