Curated OER
Water and Rice Agriculture
Second graders investigate the agriculture of rice by reading a study guide. In this food making lesson, 2nd graders read about the irrigation of rice fields used for harvesting. Students write three sentences about the rice irrigation...
US Department of Education
Helping Your Child Learn Geography
This parent guide helps you to teach your child geography. The site features a section on each of the five themes of geography and how to specifically teach a child to learn and be able to apply each theme. Although published in 1996, it...
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Geography
A learning module on world geography. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students investigate where their community is located, where...
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Science Behind the News
The Why? Files from the University of Wisconsin explains the science behind the news. The website, tackling issues in news headlines, provides a good mix of information and interactivity that takes the "chore" out of learning.
Center for Educational Technologies
Exploring the Environment : Severe Weather:hurricanes
Learn about hurricanes by analyzing data and predicting possible new hurricanes. Lots of good background and some extension activities.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Heritability
This site from the University of Colorado at Boulder provides two good definitions for heritablitity. It also provides a short list of the "five important attributes about estimates of heritability and environmentability." The site also...
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Think Green: Earth Day Project Ideas: Grades 6 8 [Pdf]
Give your young scholars the tools to live and think green with these fun educational projects and art activities. Projects are useful for helping students learn to make good environmental decisions. [PDF]
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Fred the Fish a Little River Trip
Little River is home to 47 kinds of fish including the threatened "Blue Shiner" Cyprinella caerulea. These fish depend on the good water quality at Little River. This skit allows learners to observe pollution's effects on a small scale...
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Global School Net: Collaboration in the Classroom and Over the Internet
This is a good resource for learning how to collaborate with other classes over the internet. This article provides good advice for how to get the most benefit out of your collaboration efforts whether they be in the classroom or over...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Coast Salish the First Inhabitants
This National Park Service site gives a good general overview of the Coast Salish people- their environment and their life-style.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Brush Deermouse
Brush Deermice occupy rocky and brushy or forested environments in which rock ledges, piles of brush, fallen trees, and boulders offer shelter and denning sites. Although they are reportedly good climbers, they only occasionally build...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Marsh Rice Rat
Marsh rice rats are among the most common mammals inhabiting tidal marshes of the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. Being good swimmers, diving to 10 m and crossing 300 m stretches of water, and able climbers, these rice rats are suitably...
Curated OER
Built for the Artic: A Species' Splendid Adaptations
A very good description of the traits possessed by the polar bear to help it cope with its environment. You will also learn how global warming has impacted the lives of polar bears.