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Curated OER

Australian Travel Adventure

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders are introduced to the states and territories within Australia. Using the internet, they bookmark sites and take notes on what they want to share with their classmates. They also complete a map study on the country to...
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Curated OER

Renewing Our Position

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in a lesson in order to analyze the energy needs of the United States and cover the possible future needs depending on the growth of technology. They cover the alternative energy sources and make presentations of the...
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Curated OER

Kwanzaa Language Arts: The Tambiko

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read or hear about famous African Americans to learn about the ways in which they exemplify one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.
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Curated OER

Achievers Club

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research a person, present or past, who has accomplished great goals. They report on their person to the class.
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Curated OER

Nebraska Entrepreneur Success Stories

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students study and discuss various entrepreneurs from their home state and then prepare a proposal for a business they would like to own and operate in the future.
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Curated OER

THE HUMBLE Beginnings of the Hamburger

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students listen to numerous claims concerning the hamburger's origins and then compose an original tall tale on the subject. Students name some tall tales they have heard or read about. Students make books that feature tall tales...
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Curated OER

Spreading the Word

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research and discuss the importance of Gail Borden and his printing press to the history of Texas. They write a newspaper article from Gail Borden's viewpoint.
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Curated OER

Nebraska's Profile of Character

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders conduct Internet research on George W. Norris and identify his accomplishments. They analyze their research information, list George W. Norris's character traits, and create a flipbook.
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Curated OER

Mildred Brown: "Community Treasure" Hunt

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders delve into a hunt for information on an African American activist from the state of Nebraska. Primary and secondary sources of data are utilized in this search.
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Curated OER

Consider How Their Thoughts Changed the World

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students research a woman who changed the world, and then consider the ways her life might influence their own. They access websites and videos about these women which are imbedded in the plan.
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Curated OER

Egyptian Inspiration Web

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars conduct Internet research to discover information about scientific, technological, cultural and intellectual achievements in Egypt, along with Egyptian family life. Students create Inspiration webs of their findings.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Buckyball

For Students 9th - 10th
In this molecules worksheet, learners read about the discovery of new carbon molecule which has been nicknamed buckyball. Students answer 2 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Focusing Event to Electricity

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explain how electrical charges behave. In this electricity lesson, students determine how far away lightning is when it strikes. They research how fabric softener reduces static electricity and share their findings in class.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Zoom Inventors and Inventions

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site has an alphabetized list of inventions and inventors throughout history. You can also explore by era, topic or nationality.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: You, Too, Can Be an Inventor!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
How have inventions changed the world? This unit focuses on the importance, the process and the creativity involved in inventing. Through the study of inventions and inventors, students learn how inventions are created and the...
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Other

Explain That Stuff: Inventors and Inventions

For Students 9th - 10th
Inventing isn't just about coming up with a great idea; that's the easy part! There's also the matter of turning an idea into a product that sells enough to recoup the cost of putting it on the market. And there's the ever-present...
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Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Invention at Play

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this mind challenging and creative site, you will learn how play and inventiveness are related. Hear inventors' stories, set your own inventive thinking in motion, and see video commentaries about the nature of play and whether or not...
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Website
A&E Television

History.com: Inventions & Science

For Students 9th - 10th
Inventions from the telephone to the Model T and the computer have defined human history, and inventors like Leonardo da Vinci, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Eli Whitney and Alexander Graham Bell have transformed our society.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Thomas Edison's Places of Invention

For Students 9th - 10th
An article by Paul Israel from the Prototype newsletter discusses the various laboratories used by Thomas Edison as he was developing his inventions.
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Interactive
Other

Time Toast: Famous Inventions

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive timeline featuring inventions discovered between the late nineteenth century and the beginning of the twenty-first century.
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Handout
Other

History of Telephone Sets: Graham Bell Invents the Telephone

For Students 9th - 10th
A short summary of how Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) came to invent the telephone.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Innovative Lives

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Smithsonian Institute you can explore the world of invention by learning about inventors and their inventions. Searchable by name or subject, it is a great way for students to learn about science and technology.
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Interactive
South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All Media: Nasa: The Invention Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive timeline of notable inventions and inventors from the 19th century to the present.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Percy Spencer: Microwave Inventor

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the moment Percy Spencer discovered how microwaves heated objects. This discovery led to the invention of the microwave oven.

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