Mr. Nussbaum
Blue Whale
An interactive tests scholars' reading comprehension skills. After reading or listening to a brief informational text, learners answer five fill-in-the-blank questions. Results appear instantly.
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Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Ant and the Grasshopper [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Aesop's fable, The Ant and the Grasshopper, is provided on these pages. Five character roles are needed in this activity.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Vinder Viper [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for the short story, The Vinder Viper, is provided on these pages. Thirteen character roles are needed in this activity.
University of Texas
Inside Mathematics: Don's Shapes [Pdf]
This task challenges a student to demonstrate understanding of the attributes of two-dimensional shapes.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: River Ecology
In this lesson plan students are required to simulate activities that can affect a water source, such a river as it flows from one place to another within a community.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Cat in the Hat: Invention Engine Game
Finish creating the engine invention to get the item to the pipe; then test it to see if it works, or you can design your own machine.
Scholastic
Scholastic News: Week of 7 21 14 : Can Frogs Fight Back?
Find out how scientists are working to increase the lifespan of frog populations that have been under attack by fungus.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of African Art: African Vision: Explore African Art: At Home
This printable guide is to be used in conjunction with the African Vision web site from the NMAfA. It offers six different activites to try on your own including connections between art and science as well as some games.
Other
Peoples Education: Make Inferences in Science [Pdf]
This online textbook selection focuses on how scientists make inferences from evidence. Students are given a reading passage about underwater exploration and are asked to make inferences based on the text. The passage is followed by...
National Geographic
National Geographic: Measuring Weather With Tools
Work with students to identify and understand the tools used to measure weather and how they're used.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Bibliography Blunders
This tutorial focuses on how to complete a bibliography using MLA style. It gives specific directions and examples for various types of entries such as magazines, books, encyclopedias, and web pages. It also gives specifics for the...
Other
Xtra Math
[Free Registration/Login Required] XtraMath is an excellent site for students to practice their basic number facts and develop automatic recall. Teachers can register for a free account and are then guided through the steps for setting...
PBS
Idaho Public Tv: Owl Facts
Get to know all about the owl by clicking on any of the topics in the menu bar! Includes myths and legends, night life, diet, eyes and ears, reproduction, and a specific focus on the owls native to Idaho. [Requires Windows Media Player.]
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Forces at Work
This tutorial is to introduce students to the concept of forces. Tutorial includes activities, content and teacher notes.
TES Global
Tes: Literacy Wheel
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource can be used as an aid to devising constructed response prompts. This wheel can be edited so that prompts in other core areas can be added.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Energy Transfer Through Food Chains
This tutorial review over food chains and how energy is transferred through them.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Exploring the Water Cycle
This tutorial includes interactive activities, videos, and teacher notes for a unit on the water cycle.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Living Organisms
Guide your students through a learning module about living organisms in a lake environment.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Weathering and Decomposition
Learn about weathering and decomposition in this tutorial that includes interactive activities, videos, and more.
Read Works
Read Works: Passages: "Who Wants a Spiny Snack?"
[Free Registration/Login Required] The passage "Who Wants a Spiny Snack?" focuses on the Pufferfish and how it has adapted to protect itself from predators in the ocean. A comprehension question set with answer key is provided. A Step...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Skittle Arrays
Skittles - yum!! You will instantly have your student's attention when you teach about arrays using Skittles. This detailed lesson walks you through the steps, provides worksheets for varying math levels, and includes a video of the...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Estimate Length in Inches
Second graders will be able to estimate the lengths of objects by mentally partitioning the lengths into inches. A video, worksheets, and a detailed lesson plan are included.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Rock Hounds at Heart
This activity engages students in reading comprehension strategies related to William Steig's book, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. Students will discuss this book and then will investigate different rocks and their properties.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Africa, a Look Through the Eyes of a Child
As an introduction to the seven continents unit, 2nd graders will read and explore assorted informational texts about Africa. Students will answer the following questions to acquire knowledge about the continent: Who? What? Where? Why?...