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Curated OER

Instructional Software Resources for Grades K-3

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners become familiar with teh selection, evaluation, and use of instructional software for 4-8 classroom. They download software demos from the web and discuss critiquing software. Students browse software evaluations on web sites.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Worm World

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils maintain a compost bin and build a worm observatory. They design experiments relating to worms and record observations in a worm journal.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Final Project Presentations: Water Quality

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners synthesize the information they have been researching on water quality to evaluate the potential health risks in a region with arsenic contamination. They prepare and present a persuasive speech that incorporates visuals.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Five Senses: Brave Little Monster

For Teachers K
Pupils identify which of the five senses is being used at a given time. They read "Brave Little Monster" by Ken Baker and then read the story again as they match student-made cards depicting the five senses to moments in the story.
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Curated OER

Native Americans at Rose Bay

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Pupils examine the Timken Native Americans of the 1400s and their culture of hunter-gatherers. They study the necessary vocabulary using a number of activities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What is American Culture

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students create what they feel is American Culture using a video camera and capturing 5 frames. They are animating parts of a poem in small groups. They decide the set up, create movable figures, and have a music section. Each person...
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Curated OER

My Family and Me: Our Similarities and Differences

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars are introduced to basic genetic information to discover how they acquired the traits they have. Individually, they develop a family tree and identify the similarities and differences between two poeple. In groups, they...
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Activity
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Problem Solving Project

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This mathematical project incorporates activities on area, perimeter, distance, climate, and population. The project could also integrate other subjects such as Social Studies and Language Arts.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: Button, Button Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An integrated math and language arts activity focusing on statistics. Young scholars explore the concepts of estimation, data collection, data analysis, classification, graphing, and counting through the reading of the Button Box by...
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Unit Plan
Other

My Schoolhouse Interactive Learning

For Students 3rd - 8th
Math and reading lessons, with automatic online correction, allow you to set your own pace.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Fall Holidays

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses the fall holidays - Halloween and Thanksgiving - integrating language arts and math skills.
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Lesson Plan
SEDL

The Human Body [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A large PDF unit that teaches young scholars about the human body systems. Incorporates many activities and integrates math and language arts.
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Lesson Plan
Microsoft

Microsoft Education Lesson Plan: Candy Is Dandy

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Explore color distribution of M&M candies using this detailed lesson plan. An engaging integrated lesson that requires understanding of spreadsheets and formulas, and logical reasoning. Links to related websites.
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Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Saxon Activity Center Real World Investigation: Symmetry Around Us [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this internet lesson to explore different types of symmetry in nature. Learners examine line symmetry, rotational symmetry, and bilateral symmetry. An integrated math, language art, and art lesson. Acrobat Reader required.
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Unit Plan
SEDL

Sedl: Five Senses

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Elementary students will gain great insight into the workings of our five senses through this collection of detailed, integrated lesson plans for grades K-3. Each lesson contains a list of needed materials, hands-on explorations...
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eBook
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Tillena Lou's Day in the Sun

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Tillena Lou and her siblings spend a lazy day imagining what it might be like if they were other types of animals. What would they need to survive? Synopsis: Tillena Lou explores her home and discovers interesting things about the...