Curated OER
Good Words are Better than Bad Strokes
Young scholars research negative campaigns and propaganda and then interpret characters from Julius Caesar in that light. For this negative campaign lesson plan, students take the character and create visual images to depict the...
Curated OER
Alphabet & Number Books for Young Children
First graders create either an alphabet or number book using Kid Pix software. For this alphabet and/or number unit, 1st graders design a themed alphabet and/or number book using the Kid Pix software over the course of three weeks....
Curated OER
Egyptian Dynasties
Sixth graders read the chapters in their social studies books and answer questions about Egyptian Dynasties. For this Egyptian Dynasties lesson plan, 6th graders research in their book, and then work in groups to answer the questions.
Curated OER
Good Citizenship and Philanthropy
Young scholars discuss how to work together to solve community problems. In this community problems lesson plan, students discuss how their home, school, and community could benefit from group work and philanthropy. They read different...
Starfall
The Four Friends
In this literacy worksheet, students color in the picture and then respond to the short writing prompt about working together and friendship.
Curated OER
How Does School Work?
Young scholars identify and interpret what their school is like and how it works. They watch animations and slideshows on the government website. Students also develop thinking skills by examining the way voting and democracy works...
Curated OER
Write Me a Mystery
Eleventh graders, in groups, pre-write, draft, edit and revise a murder mystery short story to hone their skills in short story drafting, editing and revision, group collaboration and computer usage. They also evaluate writing for both...
Curated OER
Cooperative Building
Students increase listening comphrehension and use critical thinking skills. They take turns and show respect for the work of others. They cooperatively build a block structure.
Curated OER
International Relations
Ninth graders are expected to have an in-depth understanding of a country's national profile, current events, and projected foreign policy options and the impact of those options on current world affairs.
Curated OER
Career Development
Young scholars participate in a computerized activity designed to explore leadership, collaboration, integrity and other ethical issues.
Curated OER
Presenting our Newspapers
Students present their group newspapers. In this presenting instructional activity, students share their newspaper creations with peers and receive feedback. This instructional activity is part of a unit: "In the News".
Curated OER
Our Classroom-The Community of Fun
Young scholars identify why trust is important to a community. They explain what is meant by a common resource. They compare and contrast how the community functions when rules are followed or not followed.
Curated OER
What Can We Do?
Students generate ideas for products / services based on their own skills and think about how these could be marketed.
Buck Institute
Pbl Works: Collaboration Rubric (Ccss Aligned)
[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 3-5 in being effective collaborators in a project, and it can be used to assess their performance. Alignment with CCSS is noted. It is clear,...
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Culture of Science: Scientists and the Scientific Community
A look at the human side of science. Take a look at how background and motivation can lead to different perspectives, discoveries, and progress in science.
Other
Global Schoolhouse: Harnessing the Power of the Web
This online tutorial shows K-12 teachers how to harness the power of the World Wide Web for classroom use, and in particular for interaction, collaboration, distance education, cultural understanding and cooperative research -- with...
University of California
University of California at Berkeley: Understanding Science: Mystery Boxes
An interesting lesson plan where students collaborate to create a visual image of what the inside of a sealed box looks like. The box has a marble or other type of sphere inside it, as well as partitions and/or ramps. Students come to...
Google
Google for Education: Writing a Story
In this activity, student storytellers write a story with each group member writing one chapter based on a set of story points. After all the members have come up with their chapters independently, the group collaborates to make the...
University of Richmond
History Engine: Tools for Collaborative Education & Research
The History Engine is an educational tool that gives students the opportunity to learn history by doing the work-researching, writing, and publishing-of a historian. The result is an ever-growing collection of historical articles or...
Other
Edte.ch: Maths Maps
Maths Maps is a collaborative project where participants use Google maps to choose a location within one of the cities highlighted, then create a Math problem about the site. The problems are marked on the map with various colors...
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PBS
Kqed: Quest: Education: Media Making Toolkit [For the Science Classroom]
A comprehensive guide to integrating media-making into a science classroom provides an engaging way for students to demonstrate knowledge and build 21st-century learning skills. Supplies tools for teachers to make science-based media,...
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PBS
Kqed: Quest: Education: Media Making Toolkit [For the Science Classroom]
A comprehensive guide to integrating media-making into a science classroom provides an engaging way for students to demonstrate knowledge and build 21st-century learning skills. Supplies tools for teachers to make science-based media,...
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Human Genetics Project: Is the Dominant Trait Most Prevalent?
Human-Genetics: A Worldwide Search for the Dominant Trait allows you to collect data and share your results with students around the world. Register your class, complete the student survey, participate in discussion boards, and interact...
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Down the Drain Project
Teachers can start this project at any time and no registration is required. Students collect data about water usage for themselves, their homes and their class. They analyze it, make predictions about it, and submit the data to the...