Curated OER
Chinese Shadow Puppets
Young scholars explore the art of Chinese shadow puppetry. They create puppets, develop and rehearse scripts and perform a show in front of the class.
Curated OER
Getting to Know You
Third graders explore different types of poetry and illustrate their own experiences through creating their own poem. In this getting to know you instructional activity, 3rd graders create and recite their poems with a self-portrait.
Curated OER
The U.S. Constitution: Practical Application of the Amendments
Learners create their own HyperStudio cards which include scanned images of at least one member (designated reader) of each group. They add the text of a predetermined amendment. The designated reader then reads the selected amendment.
Curated OER
Xinjiang: A Bi-Cultural Perspective
Twelfth graders research the affects the Chinese Nuclear Program has had on the environment and the health of the Uighur minority.
Curated OER
A Seasite Scavenger Hunt
Seventh graders surf a website to find answers to 15 questions about Southeast Asia.
Curated OER
Huichol Yarn Painting
Sixth graders study the Huichol Indians and the art of yarn painting. They create their own yarn paintings in the Huichol style.
Curated OER
The ABC's of Walter Anderson
Fifth graders examine how motifs, symbols, and ideas influence various pieces of visual art. They compare and contrast the work of Walter Anderson to pre-historic cave paintings and create a glue line print using motifs and symbols found...
Curated OER
Investigating the Cuban Perspective
Students examine different perspectives on the events during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Using the internet, they research the Cuban perspective on the issue and discover the need for empathy in a situation like this. They use primary...
Other
Critical Thinking Works: Investigating the Inca
Learners can explore Peruvian culture through project-based learning. In the role of present-day reporters, students will research the lives of the Inca in the 15th and 16th centuries. Includes suggestions for actively engaging learners,...
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Broward Education Foundation
Broward Education Foundation: Project Living History [Pdf]
Inquiry research is self-directed and project-based on the grade-level curriculum. Students begin an area of inquiry research becoming a critical historian. Focusing on research writing involves reading and a digital search on Destiny...
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Dwellings: The Message of Houses and Their Contents, 1780 1820
Architectural styles of the times reflected the economic status and taste of the individuals who owned the houses. As this turn of the century proceeded from 1780 to 1820, many changes occurred in communication, transportation,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Research Project: American Heroes
This lesson is designed to help students of all backgrounds learn to work together in groups to complete a research paper assignment. This is a collaborative based lesson plan that challenges students to work together to complete the...
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State University: Embryology in the Classroom
Come and learn more about how to incorporate embryology into your classroom. This site features tons of information about the embryology of chickens.
Cengage Learning
Investigating Social Change: Midwest
Explore the evolution of the Midwest region of the United States. Learners and teachers will gain a different perspective about the Midwest when they check out this site.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Extra, Extra!! Mary Rowlandson's Captivity Newscast
This lesson will be an interdisciplinary lesson that involves both English Language Arts and Social Studies (History). The lesson will be primarily technology-based and also project-based that will have the learners performing historical...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Hail to the Chief!
The students will use prior knowledge of Presidents to complete this project. They will devise a platform based on past presidents' qualities and their impact on the nation to run against classmates in an election. Students will use this...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: A Tour of Birmingham: Web Quest
This inquiry-based project will provide opportunities for students to learn about the history of Birmingham. Students will discover the variety tourist attractions in Birmingham, Alabama.
Other
Sprk: Sphero Chariot Stem Challenge [Pdf]
SPRK STEM challenges are fun, interactive activities that challenge students to use creativity and team-work to move through simple steps of the design process in order to build Sphero-based creations. In this challenge, there are...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Battle to the Death: Adding Integers
The goal of this lesson is for young scholars to use manipulatives to add integers, creating concepts rather than memorizing rules. This lesson will be related to the 300 Spartans who battled the invading Persians at the Battle of...