Curated OER
Exploring the Rock Cycle
An understanding of the rock cycle is essential in geology and earth science classes.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Issues: Texting While Driving
This lesson focuses on the issue of texting while driving; it features links to articles and a video about the dangers of texting and other distractions while driving and a teen survey with their attitudes on the subject. Students read...
Other
Brookfield High School: Lesnansky's Control Center: Would You Rather? (Part 2)
For this activity, learners will create a customized Google Form that will showcase the four dilemmas defined by the game cards from Would You Rather...? and then share the form with others to collect data for analysis. Lots of Would You...
Other
Laus Dnet: Grade 5 Excel Lesson Plan
In this online lesson, students will survey students in their school to determine their favorite type of hand-held ice cream. Before performing the survey, students will make predictions about which ice creams they think will be the...
Columbia University
Scientific Background on the Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami
This site features information and related links that can be used by students and scientists to understand the events that led to the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.sp Election Poll, Variation 2
Members of the seventh grade math group have nominated a member of their group for class president. Every student in seventh grade will cast a vote. There are only 2 candidates in the race, so a candidate must receive at least 50 percent...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Earth's Systems: The Water Planet
Observe different forms of water and how it covers about 75 percent of Earth's surface in this media gallery captured by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Use the satellite and ground images in this resource to enhance student...