Curated OER
Environment: The Haves and the Have Nots
Students examine consumption habits in developed and developing countries and determine their effects on natural resources. In groups, they assess graphs on the Living Planet Report and observe the connection between consumption and...
Curated OER
Disease Research Project
Ninth graders explore the human body and how disease affects man. After using the internet and other reference materials to complete research, 9th graders write a paper on the cause and effect of a selected disease. In preparation for...
Curated OER
Candy Land Math
Students order numbers and sets of objects from 0 through 10 and organize and interpret information collected from the immediate environment. They read and interpret graphs usin real objects and the computer. Finally, students sort a...
Curated OER
High Number Game
In this decimal and percents worksheet, students read the information about the math game for determining high numbers. Students answer two questions to help them understand decimals and percents.
Curated OER
Ecology: Symbiosis
Eighth graders identify various types of symbiotic relationships. In this ecology lesson, 8th graders predict whether certain organisms can form symbiosis with other organisms. They discuss and defend their reasoning.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Create a Newsletter With Ms Word [Pdf]
This is a two-page PDF article with instructions to "Create a Newsletter with MS Word" by Marilyn Western. It provides step by step instruction for creating a newsletter using Microsoft Word.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Space Math Scale of the Solar System
Practice Space Math! Math is the cornerstone of space travel. Familiarize yourself with all the ways math can help you study the solar system. Practice math problems in areas such as speed of light, the distance of planets to the sun,...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Wrangling Research, Apa Style
This tutorial focuses on using APA Style for research papers including the formating, documentation, and reasons for using it. It offers a YouTube video for finding the APA format template in Microsoft Word 2007 and information for...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Wrangling Research, Apa Style
An overview of the purpose and rules of APA guidelines. Includes a slideshow tutorial and video on formatting the document in MS Word 2007. Additional resources are also listed. [0:32]
eSchool Today
E School Today: Your Cool Facts and Tips on Wind
Learn all about wind, what it is, words used to describe wind, the different types, the coriolis effect, different types of breezes, and how wind is measured.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Flatworms
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The word "worm" is not very scientific. But it is a word that informally describes animals (usually invertebrates) that have long bodies with no arms or legs. Worms...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Nonvascular Plants
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Nonvascular seedless plants lack vascular tissue and they do not have true roots, stems, or leaves, but they can have stem-like and root-like structures. These...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Plant Like Protists
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Plant-like protists are known as algae. They are a large and diverse group. Plant-like protists are autotrophs. This means that they produce their own food. They...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Sponges
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Sponges are classified in the phylum Porifera, from the Latin words meaning "having pores." Sponges are sessile, meaning they cannot move, so they filter water...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Roundworms
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The word "worm" is not very scientific. This informal term describes animals that have long bodies with no arms or legs. Worms with round, non-segmented bodies are...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Human Genome Project
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A person's genome is all of his or her genetic information. In other words, the human genome is all the information that makes us human. Learn more about the human...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Animal Communication
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What does the word "communication" make you think of? Talking on a cell phone? Texting? Writing? Those are just a few of the ways in which human beings communicate....