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Curated OER

Word Structure- Prefix and Suffix

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Identify common prefixes and suffixes used in the English language and categorize the different kinds of information provided in a dictionary entry. Learners will write at least five pieces of information that they learn about a word...
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Curated OER

Plants and Animals

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discover the interconnectedness of plants and animals in ecosystems. In groups, they create a food web and discuss the problems when one link of the chain is broken. To end the lesson, they set up a balanced environment...
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Curated OER

Graham's Appalachian Spring: A Study

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore choreographic narrative. In this choreography instructional activity, students explore the elements of Appalachian Spring as they develop a series of written responses to assignments that challenge them to investigate...
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Curated OER

Graphs of the Heart

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners study Greek literature. In this Greek tragedies lesson, students explore the dance-dramas of Martha Graham. Learners study the choreography that brings ancient Greek literature to life.
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Curated OER

Quilt Block Collage

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learn the art of quilting with this lesson plan that can be connected to a history lesson on quilts in Ancient Egypt, China, and modern art. After studying a general history of quilts, its uses, and the history of different patterns,...
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Curated OER

What Does It All Mean?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the symbolism and meaning of samplers in American history. For this American history and sampler lesson, students examine pictures of original samplers and look at lists of the symbolism included in them. They...
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PPT
Curated OER

Arranging Permanent Flowers

For Teachers Higher Ed
If you use permanent flowers for any of your arrangements, the methods described in this slide show, of drying, preserving and wrapping of flowers will be very useful. The slides give details of certain practices which will help in...
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9/11 Memorial & Museum

The Destruction and Rebuilding of the World Trade Center

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How did an investigation into the causes of the collapse of the Twin Towers, as a result of the 9/11 attacks, inform the construction of the new 1 World Trade Center? That is the central question of a resource that asks class members...
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American Statistical Association

How Tall and How Many?

For Teachers 8th Standards
Is there a relationship between height and the number of siblings? Classmates collect data on their heights and numbers of brothers and sisters. They apply statistical methods to determine if such a relationship exists.
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American Statistical Association

Exploring Geometric Probabilities with Buffon’s Coin Problem

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Scholars create and perform experiments attempting to answer Buffon's Coin problem. They discover the relationships between geometry and probability, empirical and theoretical probabilities, and area of a circle and square.
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Statistics Education Web

What Does the Normal Distribution Sound Like?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Groups collect data describing the number of times a bag of microwave popcorn pops at given intervals. Participants discover that the data fits a normal curve and answer questions based on the distribution of this data.
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Statistics Education Web

When 95% Accurate Isn’t

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Investigate the effect of false positives on probability calculation with an activity that asks scholars to collect simulated data generated by a calculator. To finish, participants analyze the probability of certain outcomes which lead...
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Science Friday

Pinhole Viewer

For Students 6th - 8th
Take a peep into optics. Pupils watch a video about a large Polaroid camera before building pinhole viewers. The scholars then create different types of viewers and compare them to determine which provides the best image.
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Curated OER

Bill of Rights

For Teachers 8th - 10th
US history classes explore constitutional rights as they relate to court cases involving teens. Your class must already be familiar with the Bill of Rights before beginning this series of exercises. In preparation for a debate-style...
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App
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RSA Group

Write About This

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Looking for an easy way to encourage youngsters to write about a variety of different topics? Users simply choose an image to write about from a large selection of beautiful photographs and then compose original opinion pieces and...
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John Lentine

Butterflies and Bugs

For Teachers 2nd
Symmetry, line, shape, art, and math are all connected through a fun hands-on craft. Included are instructions to a classic activity, where learners create butterflies to show symmetry in nature and then discuss symmetry in math. It is...
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Curated OER

Paradise Lost: Bloom’s Taxonomy of Thinking Processes

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Chapter II of John Milton's Paradise Lost provides the text for a series of comprehension questions crafted using Bloom's Taxonomy.
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University of Missouri

Sample Syllabus Template

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
All the information required for a course syllabus or green sheet may be added to this editable template. There's a spot for everything from required textbooks and materials to assignments, grading procedures, and course policies. There...
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Museum of Modern Art

Modern Art and Ideas

For Teachers 7th - 12th
The Museum of Modern Art provides this educators' guide to Dada and Surrealism. Featuring the works of such artists as Jean Arp, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, and Meret Oppenheim among others, the guide is ideal for art history and...
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American Statistical Association

A Sweet Task

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Candy is always an effective motivator! A fun math activity uses M&M's and Skittles to explore two-way frequency tables and conditional probability. The candy can serve a dual purpose as manipulatives and experimental data.
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Consumers Energy

Circuits and the Flow of Electricity Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
I think I lost an electron. Are you sure? Yes, I'm positive! Starting with a hands-on demonstration and problem solving activity, young scientists define vocabulary related to circuitry and currents. Then they build their own circuits...
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Activity
Curated OER

The Old Man and the Sea: Questioning Strategies

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Readers learn to ask questions about text with an activity based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea. As they read, class members craft questions based on Bloom's Taxonomy and then find the answers themselves.
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Virginia Department of Education

States of Matter

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Scientists have been studying exothermic reactions before they were cool. The lesson plan begins with a discussion and a demonstration of heat curves. Scholars then determine the heat of fusion of ice and the heat needed...
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Virginia Department of Education

Moles Lab Activities

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Want my name and number? It's 6.0221415 times 10 to the 23rd, and my name is Avogadro. Providing nine different activities, experiments, and labs, this lesson keeps Avogadro relevant to your class all year long. 

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