Curated OER
SEEDS WE EAT
Young scholars identify seeds humans eat and do not eat. Students make seed collections, using common kitchen foods. Young scholars display seeds from the foods they serve and discuss them with their guests. Students complete activities...
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Landfills and the Potential for Groundwater Contamination
Young scholars examine how a sanitary landfill is constructed, how it functions, and how waste and leachate affects the areas around the landfill. After a discussion about landfills and leachates, students construct a Sanitary Landfill...
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The Little Engine that Chattered Choo Choo
First graders identify digraphs in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the combinations of /c/ and /h/ that comprise the /ch/ digraph, 1st graders practice identifying initial and final placement of the digraph /ch/...
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How Big is a Crowd?
Sixth graders compare the relative sizes of the five Great Lakes and their human populations. They describe some of the problems that arise when many people depend on a limited resoure. Students discuss how the Great Lakes and the...
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Dietary Fiber Introduction
Students identify fiber from foods, its sources and function in the body. They also the importance of fiber in the diet and good food sources that one can eat. Finally, students discuss water and its importance with eating fiber and...
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Determining A Spring Constant
Students determine a spring constant and extrapolate information from a graph. In this spring instructional activity students divide into groups and complete a lab activity.
Curated OER
Keep that Zip! Nutrients: Zinc, Iron, Protein
Students explain the importance of zinc, iron and protein. In this biology lesson, students create a brochure containing information about the three nutrients. They share their brochure in class.
Curated OER
Mapping the Ocean Floor
Young scholars study the bottom structure of underwater habitats and how they can be mapped.
US Department of Agriculture
Usda: Tips to Help You Make Wise Protein Food Choices
Make wise choices when eating from the protein group. This website advises you to eat lean cuts of beef, trim visible fat off of meat and poultry, eat fish "rich in omega-3 fatty acids," and read food labels for nutritional information.
NumberNut
Number Nut: Counting Through One Hundred
Counting from one to one hundred is simple when you follow this concise lesson that explores number patterns and counting. This lesson includes two related interactive games that are easy to grasp and provide immediate feedback.
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Number Nut: Numbers and Counting: Counting to 50
Did you know that counting and all numbers are based on tens and that everything starts over when you hit a number with a "0" in the ones column? This lesson provides strategies and pattterns for counting to fifty and includes two...
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Number Nut: Numbers and Counting: Counting to 1,000
Explains the number series you can see when counting to one thousand, and the patterns in the number words.
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Number Nut: Numbers and Counting: Counting to 50
Explains the number patterns you can see when counting to fifty, and the patterns in the number words.
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Number Nut: Numbers and Counting: Counting to 100
Explains the number patterns you can see when counting to one hundred, and the patterns in the number words.
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Number Nut: Rounding Numbers to the Nearest Tenth
Practice your rounding skills in this online quiz. There are ten questions, and you select the correct answer by rounding to the nearest tenth.
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Number Nut: Colors and Shapes
A succinct overview of colors and shapes with links to two shape games. In Shape Name Memory Challenge you match the shape with its name. In Three-Dimensional Shape Quiz, you must answer the quiz question by clicking on the correct color...
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Number Nut: Decimals
Do you know what a decimal is and how it is related to fractions? Find out and practice your skills playing the related interactive games.
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Number Nut: Percentages
Did you know that the word percent is based on two ancient words, "Per" and "Centum" which means part of one hundred? Learn how to calculate percent and find out how it is used in business.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Podcasts: The Nuts and Bolts
Turn your classroom into a 21st century learning environment as you learn how to incorporate podcasts into your classroom.
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Number Nut: Multiplication: 3 Digit Numbers
Did you know that you need to add a zero at the end of a numbers when you multiply two or more times; one zero for the tens number and two zeros for the hundreds.? Review the examples and then practices your skills with the two...
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Number Nut: Division:
Do you think you are a time expert? Let's put your skills to the test with this conversion activity. We are going to give you some crazy number of days and you need to turn it into a week value that is easier to understand. You're going...
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Number Nut: Division:
Do you think you are a time expert? Let's put your skills to the test with this conversion activity. We are going to give you some crazy number of hours and you need to turn it into a day value that is easier to understand. You're going...
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Number Nut: Subtraction: Borrowing
Sometimes you need to borrow when subtracting. This lesson takes you through the steps. Then practice the skills with the interactive activities using two and three-digit subtraction with borrowing.
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Number Nut: More or Less: Comparing Values Less Than Thirty Cents
Compare two groups of coins and determine which group is worth more or less than the other. Money values are less than thirty cents. Words, not inequality signs, are used to compare the values. Score is kept as you go through activity.