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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Song Allouette - Oneida

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students practice singing the song Allouette. They discuss the meaning in both the English and Oneida languages and how the words to this song demonstrate important feelings for the Oneida people.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

No Man is an Island

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars sing the melody of the song, "No Man is an Island," in the Oneida native language. They memorize the song and discuss how the words demonstrate important feelings of the Oneida people.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Music ; Oneida Harvest Song

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars practice singing the harvest song in their native Oneida language and English. They sing the lyrics to the melody of "Children Go Where I Send Thee." Students discover the meaning of the song as it expresses thankfulness...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Music - Touch the Wind

For Teachers K - 5th
Students study the Oneida song "Touch the Wind". They discuss the meaning and sentiment of the piece. Students use important singing techniques including good breathing, dynamics, and pitch. Students illustrate of the meaning of the song.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ta he thaw nu ha la tu-Traditional Oneida Song

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars practice singing a traditional Oneida song. They discuss the meaning in both the English and Oneida languages and how the words to this song demonstrate important feelings for the Oneida people.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tapping the Trees-Traditional Oneida Song

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners practice singing the song, Tapping the Trees. They discuss the meaning in both the English and Oneida languages and how the words to this song demonstrate important feelings for the Oneida people.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Earthquake Unit

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders watch the "Earth, the Environment & Beyond" video on earthquakes. Take notes and give an oral summary. They build a working, two dimensional model of a strike-slip, thrust, or normal fault.
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Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: Measuring Distances on a Map

For Students 2nd - 6th
Activities will enhance students' understanding of how to read the map scale and apply it to measuring distances between locations.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Scale: Lesson 2

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson defines the term scale and scale model. It is 2 of 9 in the series titled "Scale."
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Bitesize Geography: Os Map Skills

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A short tutorial on mapping tools and how to read maps. Covers features of maps, symbols, the compass, scale, distance, how height is represented, and grid references. Includes multiple-choice quiz at the end.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Scaffolding Summarization With Fishbone Mapping

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Lesson that teaches students how to find important and significant information while reading text. After locating information through strategies, students learn how to summarize content-area text. A downloadable fishbone template is linked.
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Website
Curated OER

History Matters: Making Sense of Maps

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Very detailed site from History Matters containing an explanation of how to read maps and understand them. An excellent resource for teachers. The site covers how to begin, how to use a scale, how to create a flat map for a round world,...
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Scale: Lesson 5

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson defines the term scale and scale model. It is 5 of 9 in the series titled "Scale."
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Activity
Rice University

Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: Mathematics of Cartography: Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
Definition of map scale with related cartography links and activity at Mapblast in which students create maps of their own and determine distance and scale.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Topo Map Mania!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Maps are designed to allow people to travel to a new location without a guide to show the way. They tell us information about areas to which we may or may not have ever been. There are many types of maps available for both recreational...
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Graphic
University of California

Us Geological Survey: Cartogram Central

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The USGS offers detailed information on Types of Cartograms, Congressional Districts, Software for Cartograms, Publications, and a Carto-Gallery.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Assessing the Situation

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this activity, students will use the scale, the key, and longitude and latitude on a map to determine where they have crashed. They will then use the map scale to determine the distance to the nearest city and how long it will take...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Map Sense

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the basic components of maps: legend, scale, Compass rose and labels. Clips from United Streaming video are included to illustrate these concepts. Student assessment and a student...
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Hunting for States, Capitals, and National Parks! [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Students can use a map of the United States to locate state capitals and national parks.
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Asteroid Impact

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Asteroid Impact is an 8-10 class long (350-450 min) earth science curricular unit where student teams are posed with the scenario that an asteroid will impact earth. They must design the location and size of underground caverns to save...
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Market Place: Measurement: Temperatures

For Students 3rd - 4th
On this interactive site students learn to link temperature to everyday life and read informal scales on a thermometer.

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