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Unit Plan
Shmoop University

Shmoop: After Apple Picking

For Students 9th - 10th
One of Robert Frost's early poems, After Apple-Picking, shows his amazing skills as one of America's foremost poets. This site gives excellent insights into the important aspects of this poem.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: L'allegro

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "L'Allegro", created by William Edward Frost in 1848 (Oil on canvas, 97 x 71 cm).
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Marvin Kranz: Manuscripts Behind the Scenes

For Students 9th - 10th
Take the time to enjoy the webcast of Marvin Kranz as he walks you through the hallowed halls of manuscripts and documents from such notables as Robert Frost and unknowns such as men who have fought in wars or explored the West.
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Activity
American Chemical Society

Inquiry in Action: From Liquid to Gas to Solid

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What causes frost to form on the outside of a cold container? In this activity, students will see that the liquid water can change state again and freeze to become ice.
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Unit Plan
McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Hatchet" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Great study guide for Gary Paulsen's "Hatchet," complete with pre-reading materials, including an author biography and vocabulary preview, brainstorming activities, thought-provoking questions about plot, theme, and character, and...
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Unit Plan
McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Ethan Frome" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This study guide for Edith Wharton's "Ethan Frome" provides pre-reading material (author biography, novel setting, vocabulary lists), brainstorming activities, and writing prompts. Students who have completed reading the novel can...
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: E. E. Cummings

For Students 9th - 10th
Maintained by the Academy of American Poets, this very nice website offers a decent, brief biography of Cummings (1894-1962 CE), along with links to many of his poems. Also includes a selected bibliography and links to several other...
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Lesson Plan
National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Snack Tectonics

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a model using food that simulates the layering and movement of tectonic plates. Overheads are provided that demonstrate different ways to position the graham crackers, frosting, and fruit roll-ups to emulate how the...
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Online Course
Yale University

Open Yale Courses: Modern Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
Twenty-five lectures from Yale course, ENGL 310: Modern Poetry, with a syllabus, handouts, reading assignments, activities, and a final exam study guide. Lectures are available as text transcripts, audio, and video. Poets and topics...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Build an Atom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use cereal, marshmallows, and frosting to help them understand the concept of the atom, ion, and isotope, as well as the locations of subatomic particles in the atom, the concept of strong nuclear force.
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Professional Doc
Other

Sign Writing Site

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Dynamic site that incorporates sign language into a wide variety of uses. There are downloadable books, fonts,information about products and services using sign language,lesson plans,dictionaries and research! If you want to know about...
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Professional Doc
Other

Sign Writing Site

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Dynamic site that incorporates sign language into a wide variety of uses. There are downloadable books, fonts,information about products and services using sign language,lesson plans,dictionaries and research! If you want to know about...
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Activity
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Samuel Taylor Coleridge

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of Toronto site provides information on Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The text of some of his works is provided.
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Handout
New York University

Nyu: Literature, Arts and Medicine Database

For Students 9th - 10th
NYU's Literature, Arts and Medicine Database is a collection of writings, art and film that encompass the medical humanities. Full texts of fiction, poetry, drama and nonfiction are available, as well as artworks and film clips. Summary...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: American Masters Collection: Maya Angelou

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of one media gallery, eight videos, and one interactive about Maya Angelou and her works especially her autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
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Article
Other

Analysis: Russian Information and Communication Technologies Industry

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of Russia's information and communications technology which has been experiencing significant growth since 2002. Frost and Sullivan predict that Russia will be the third-largest outsourcing destination by 2010....
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Using Oreo Cookies to Discover the Moon Phases

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will understand the phases of the moon by scraping away the frosting from the inside of Oreo cookies, and placing them in moon phase order.
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Handout
Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Jim and Jackie Anderson

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the 'Frost Free Nose Pump' that Jim and Jackie Anderson invented to provide clean water to their herds all year long.
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Website
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Selecting Topics for Literary Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A series of three PDF documents providing definitions of commonly used terms when preparing to write a literary analysis, explaining how to comment on a literary text, and demonstrating the process of analyzing the literary text "Hills...
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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Make a Cupcake

For Students Pre-K - K
Make a Cupcake is fun activity for preschool and kindergarten students. Kids go through a step-by-step process selecting different cupcake colors, frostings, sprinkles and toppings! No two cupcakes are alike! Remember to press "Finished"...
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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Make a Cookie

For Students Pre-K - K
Make a Cookie is yummy activity for preschool and kindergarten students. Kids go through a step-by-step process selecting different cookie shapes, colors, frostings, sprinkles and toppings! No two cookies are alike! Celebrate the...
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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Make a Cake

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Make a Cake is a fun computer activity for kids to learn mouse manipulation skills, letters and numbers one to ten! First, children select a cake to decorate. Next, they add different color frosting, designs, letters and numbers!...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Skydiving

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore air drag in this interactive simulation by dropping a can of frosting or gold brick.
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Lesson Plan
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Changing State: Freezing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate how low temperature causes water vapor to condense into a liquid and then freeze to form a solid.

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