Curated OER
Earthquake Patterns
Students identify and interpret the cyclical nature of the Parkfield, California earthquakes. They then investigate and graph earthquake occurrences on the Mojave segment of the San Andreas fault and then on the Hayward fault in order to...
Curated OER
Icky Sticky Goo
Pupils identify the letter I and the /i/ sound that it makes. They practice reading the tongue twister together, shaking their hands when they hear the /i/ sound and draw out the /i/ sound in each word. Finally, students write a...
Language Guide
Language Guide: La Ropa De Mujeres
Colorful pictures come alive with audio modeling the correct Spanish pronunciation of women's clothing. When moving the mouse over the picture, pop-ups appear with the correct spelling of the vocabulary word.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Sculpture in the Round Making a Portrait in Clay
Artlex discusses two kinds of portraiture, caricatures and realistic portraits, as part of a lesson plan with step-by-step instructions on how to make a bust out of clay. An interesting game, "Who the Heck Is That?," asks the participant...
Other
Wet Canvas: Art School Online: Sculpture: Pottery Clay in Sculpting
Ceramic sculptor Andrew Werby explains sculpting using clay. He explains different types of clay, the tools that he uses, building clay armatures, firing clay, casting clay, and various clay finishes. Site by WetCanvas.com.
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Mysterious Motions Along the Pacific Northwest Coast
In this lab, students investigate mysterious ground motions along the Pacific Northwest Coast.
Geography 4 kids
Geography4 kids.com: What Happens When Two Plates Meet?
Different events occur when two parts of the earth shift. Highlighted in this resource are details of faults, dips, slips, folds, and strike slips.