Curated OER
O.P.V. (Other People's Views)
Students explore other people's view points so that the process can be used consciously and deliberately. They identify the people involved in a situation. Students put themselves in other people's shoes.
Curated OER
How Much Sleep Do Animals Need?
Second graders read and complete "Guess How Much Sleep These Animals Need" worksheet. They use the chart and record how much sleep different animals get until the chart is full. They then discuss why sleep is important.
Curated OER
What Effects Do Trees Have On The Environment?
Students examine the interrelationship between trees, soil and people focusing on urban areas. They collect and analyze data about trees in their research area.
Curated OER
Trades People
Students discuss the names of the people who work on various stuctures. They examine the many different roles people in construction can have. They match tools with the correct job and sing songs about workers.
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People and Plants
Students examine the uses of plants from many different biomes, particularly, rain forests to uncover data about the production of new drugs and the cross-cultural sharing of foods. A rain forest food festival reinforces the concept of...
Curated OER
Biography Flashcards
Young scholars choose a modern biographical figure and research that person on the internet. They write a page summary of the person's life and collect images of their person to include in the report. They glue everything to tagboard to...
Curated OER
Decisions! Decisions!
Students make a decision about where to put a power line that either has an effect on people or on wildlife.
Curated OER
Anatomy
Students explore the similarities and differences in human beings. They consider that all students are special, and appreciate everyone's similarities and differences.
Curated OER
Personal Mummy Case
Learners create a papier mâché mummy case covered with personal symbols from students' lives.
Library of Congress
Loc: Local Legacies
Experience America through its grassroots! Diverse populations lend cultural colorfulness to our country. Read about an International Food Fair in California, Annie Oakley Days in Ohio, and Wabanaki Basketry in Maine. Click on your...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Atmospheric Oxygen
In this feature, adapted from Interactive NOVA: Earth, students explore the relationship between oxygen concentration and the well-being of various organisms by simulating a change in oxygen levels and observing what happens.
United Nations
Unpi: World Population Ageing 1950 2050 [Pdf]
Graphically displays the growth of the world's population with projections for 2050. Study's changes in such statistics as median age for particular countries, age demographic shifts, and the disparity between "developed" and...
University of Chicago
The Founders' Constitution: Popular Basis of Political Authority
Read the words of John Adams at the Constitutional Convention where he is debating the meaning of "the people" in the Constitution.
PBS
Pbs: The First Measured Century: Timeline
This timeline provides a big picture view of historically significant people, events, and data from the twentieth century, also known as the First Measured Century.
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: Saint Pierre and Miquelon
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of Saint Peirre. The content covers the French territory's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Human Origins: Human Family Tree
Find the human ancestor you are interested in and click on it either in the timeline or the list below for more details. Each fossil or reconstruction pictured includes links to more details about it.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Spanish 3: Unit 4: Los Paises Y Las Nacionalidades
In this learning module, students learn how to talk about familiar people and places, actions taking place now, stereotypes, and weather. They will practice using the preterit and imperfect, irregular verbs, articles with adjectives as...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Ven Conmigo! Personalidades, Capitulo 9 (Spanish)
This Spanish exercise practices vocabulary and comprehension with words describing personalities.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Breathing
Breathing shows an underwater scene and asks the students to answer the question, How do the people, fish and turtle get the oxygen they need?
Latimer Clarke Corporation
Atlapedia Online: China
A great resource for facts about China. This site is organized into several sections including "Location & Geography," "Climate," "People," "Demographic/Vital Statistics," "Religions," "Languages," "Education," and "Modern History -...
Other
Seeking Michigan
Look no further if you are in search of the history of the people, places, and businesses of Michigan. Seeking Michigan offers a variety of mediums to share the state's stories.
Other
Washington State Univ.: Questions About Human Evolution
How far back in time can we date bones or skeletons? How did certain species of man just die off? What was the manner of their communication? These questions and more are answered in this informative essay.
Other
Dallas Fed: Gone to Texas: Immigration and the Texas Economy [Pdf]
An extensive publication describing how Texas immigration has developed throughout rich and varied Texas history.