Curated OER
ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 2--Time and Money
Students, while reviewing an extensive list of vocabulary terms, explore how to convert dates to numeric form with correct pronunciation. In pairs, after modeling of examples, they convert several dates to numbers.
Curated OER
Developing the Concept Division
Students use manipulatives to explain the concept of dividing multi-digit numbers.
Curated OER
I'm Warm Now
Third graders graph how much water is wasted while waiting for it to get warm in the spigot in the sink. In this graphing lesson plan, student first predict how much water is wasted. That night they test it out at home and the next day...
Curated OER
Systems of Equations in Space Science
In this system of equations worksheet, high schoolers solve 2 problems by creating a system of equations for each problem in order to determine the average intensity of flares from the sun and the average power from a satellite transponder.
Curated OER
Sky Watching
Students trace how weather patterns generally move from west to east in the United States.
PBS
Snowboarding Women Making History: Winter Sports, Gender Roles in Sports, Biographies
Learners will explore biographical Web pages about women who are competing in snowboarding. They will compare and contrast the experiences of these women, and design interview questions to be submitted via email.
Curated OER
ELECTRICITY 1
Fifth graders examine the importance of electricity to their everyday lives, practice plotting and interpreting data on a bar graph, and reflect in their journals about how their lives would change without electricity.
Curated OER
Graph It with Coffee!
Students interview employers and employees at local coffee shops about sales and profits and create graphs comparing and contrasting information obtained about the businesses.
Curated OER
Landforms: Geomorphology of Arkansas
Second graders create large, salt dough maps of Arkansas and the natural regions in the state created by geographical and morphological features.
Curated OER
Geoboard Area
Learners explore the basic geometric shapes and geometric shape vocabulary through the use of geoboards and virtual geoboards. They create a variety of shapes with a partner, build ten different rectangles on their geoboards, and...
Curated OER
Natural Selection
Students estimate how many different species of organisms inhabit the Earth. In groups, they match the pictures of embryos at the different stages of development. They compare and contrast animals from the sky, land, and water and...
Curated OER
Vertebrates
Students identify and describe five main groups of the Phylum Chordata. They discover that the Phylum Chordata is the vertebrates. Students identify the main difference between invertebrates and vertebrates. They read passages about...
Curated OER
Reading Comprehension 2 – The Car Thief- Test Your Reading Skills
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a short passage about a girl who witnesses a car theft, and the outcome of her actions. They fill in 20 blanks with short answers about the passage.
Curated OER
It's Goin' Down; The Rain Forest
Learners discover the global problem of deforestation. In this environmental lesson, students identify organizations on the quest to stop deforestation. Learners also discover what they can do to solve this global dilemma.
Curated OER
Understanding Fair Trade
Fourth graders investigate the idea that anyone who works hard makes a lot of money. In this cocoa farming instructional activity, 4th graders understand the processes involved in cocoa farming and the profits gained by doing it.
Curated OER
What is BAC?-Blood Alcohol Concentration
In this blood alcohol worksheet, students read about the factors that affect a person's blood alcohol concentration. Students use a given formula to calculate the amount of alcohol in a list of four different drinks and apply their...
Curated OER
Life in a Sod House: Get a Sense of It
For this history of Nebraska worksheet, students read information about pioneer life in a sod house. Students conduct 4 experiments where they use measurement skills and observational skills to imagine the size, light levels, smell of...
Curated OER
An "Average" Golf Score
Ninth graders investigate mean, median, and mode. In this mean, median, and mode lesson, 9th graders research gold data for the top ten scores in two golf tournaments. Students make tables and graphs of the data. Students determine...
Curated OER
Standing Up to Bullies
Students discuss bullying. In this bullying instructional activity, students discuss facts about bullies and act out anti-bully role plays. They complete worksheets and see how they can take action.
Curated OER
Bookmark Babies
Students make bookmarks by cutting cardboard into strips about 5 inches long by 1 1/2-2 inces wide. In this art lesson, students then glue their pictures on the strip.
Curated OER
The Solar System: Go Green with the Sun!
Third graders learn how to use solar power. In this sun, technology and energy lesson, 3rd graders learn how the solar power from the sun can give off energy, learn about solar panels, discuss their uses and benefits, and design a solar...
Curated OER
Write It Short
Students listen the books, "Today Is Monday," "Chicken Soup with Rice," and discuss how we use abbreviations for days of the week. This simple lesson is a good way to introduce the common abbreviations that young readers will encounter...
Curated OER
What is Your Future Worth?
Students use the "StocksQuest Calculator" to calculate the future value of an investment. They compare and contrast investing in the S&P 500 to CDs, T-bonds or bank accounts.
Curated OER
Semiannual Calendars
In this literacy worksheet, students use the created resources for further progress towards knowledge. The sheet is a teacher's guide for creating student resources.