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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Singing "What's New With Me"

For Teachers K
Kindergarteners sing the song, "What's New With Me" adding rhythm with each go around. They clap, tap, and sing along with the teacher. Note: The song or song lyrics are not included.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Family Fitness

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students visit sites that contain information about a variety of health and fitness activities. They analyze the activities according to several criteria, and describe how their particular activity choices can contribute to a healthy...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Clogged Arteries

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners participate in active demonstrations to explore the understanding of cholesterol in an artery. Students stand outside hula hoops to represent an artery. When they are tagged, they become a piece of cholesterol. Learners...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Executions Student Worksheet

For Students 8th - 12th
In this French Revolution instructional activity, students read a 1-page selection as well as Internet articles about executions and then respond to 10 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading the Periodic Table

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify the general atomic structure of an element represented on the periodic table. They examine bean and rice patterns that have been created by the teacher and posted around the room and then attempt to match the periodic...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hunting for Hidden Fat

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners investigate the importance of fat in the diet. They determine the difference between solid and liquid fat. They examine food labels to identify the ones that contain fat.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Baby Project - Cost Analysis - First Year of Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine the costs associated with teenage pregnancy and childbirth through the child's first year. They consider prenatal and postnatal care for mother and child, clothing, food, equipment, childcare, etc. They present their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Trading in the Silk Road Cities

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore elements of trade along the Silk Roads by examining the products of various locations along the route.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mission "Possible" Fitness

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students elevate their heart rate and practice fitness skills. They work together to complete a list of exercises simultaneously.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Science: Exploration Tubs

For Teachers 1st
First graders develop skills of scientific inquiry. They determine which objects float and which sink.
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Handout
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Highlights for High School Students

For Students 9th - 10th
AP Biology, AP Calculus, and AP Physics online resources are provided for both teachers and students. These resources are designed to prepare high school students for their AP exams.
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Article
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Strategies to Build Engaging Digital Lessons for High School Students

For Students 9th - 10th
In this blog, a teacher offers strategies for building engaging digital lessons as a result of the Covid Pandemic. My first task is to figure out how to make my lessons clear. I am working without the benefit of being able to circle the...
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Website
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Science Ambassador Fellowship: Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site gives many lesson plans for teaching middle and high school students about current and relevant science topics like autism, ADHD, Diabetes, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, birth defects, genetics, and more. The lessons are based on...
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Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Free Fall and Air Resistance

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson in high school physics on Newton's Second Law of Motion provides a discussion of free fall and air resistance, and answers, "Why do objects which encounter air resistance ultimately reach a terminal velocity?" and "In...
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Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: The Doppler Effect and Shock Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
This high school physics lesson focuses on the application of the Doppler effect to sound. Discusses what the Doppler effect is, offers examples of its occurrence, and explains what shock waves and sonic boom are.
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Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Describing Motion With Words

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from the Glenbrook South High School gives a nice review and detailed explanation of velocity, speed, distance, displacement, and acceleration. A good introduction to the "language of Kinematics."
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Handout
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Image Formation for Plane Mirrors

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll down to Lesson 2 for a tutorial on image formation in plane mirrors. The tutorial from Glenbrook South High School provides lessons on why and how an image is formed, image characteristics for plane mirrors, ray diagrams, plus more.
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Handout
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Two Point Source Interference

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from the Glenbrook South High School discusses two-point source interference. It gives detail on the difference between constructive and destructive interference, what a two-point source interference is and what happens when...
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Periodic Motion, the Pendulum

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Illinois Institute of Technology offers this lesson plan to teach high school students the concept of periodic motion and relate it to the movement of a pendulum.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Series and Parallel Circuits

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A teacher lesson plan which could be easily converted into an idea for a student project or presentation. Ideal for pre-high school learners. This page describes an activity in which the history of electric circuits, the nature of...
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Lesson Plan
PE Central

Pe Central: Toss and Hit (Striking)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through this activity, students work in pairs and practice striking balls of various sizes with different types of bats. A great lesson to precede a gym unit on baseball, "Striking - Toss and Hit" can be modified for use in elementary...
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Lesson Plan
PE Central

Pe Central: High Middle School Pe Lesson Ideas: Progressive Bowling

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together in "progressive bowling" to knock down all ten pins. This activity requires students to work together and to practice their rolling technique. Includes ideas for varying this activity and assessing students...