Digital Forsyth
Old Salem Speech
The focus of the instructional activity is rhythmic speech and 4/4 time. The topic of the instructional activity is trades common in Old Salem during the colonial period. Learners will practice keeping time with their voices and body...
Curated OER
Learning from the Past: A New Approach
Young scholars research nonprofit organizations. As they research, they learn how those living in the colonial period formed community organizations to provide for the common good of their society. Each pupil chooses one organization to...
Curated OER
Dance, Dance, Dance
Use dance and song to help your charges in adding whole numbers to 10. In this adding to 10 lesson, learners become the manipulatives as you add them.
Curated OER
AP Calculus Exam Prep
Pupils practice sample questions from the AP Calculus Exam. They solve calculus problems involving bounded regions, integration, derivatives, and limits. They then answer free response and multiple choice questions on the above mentioned...
Curated OER
Creating Dramatic Monologues from The Grapes of Wrath
The characters in The Grapes of Wrath come to life through an activity that asks groups to craft a dramatic monologue for a character in John Steinbeck's National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winning novel. Writers are...
Curated OER
Solving Logarithmic Equations
High schoolers solve logarithmic equations. They graph and plot logarithmic functions and use algebraic steps and the calculator to simplify and solve the equations.
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The Roman Record
Using Google Earth, Google Docs, and other Google Tools, collaborative groups of seventh graders research and then create and share online newspapers reporting on the early development, geographical features, political issues, and...
Curated OER
Renewable Energy Sources
Place learners into groups to research and present different renewable energy sources. As individuals listen to the class presentations, they take notes and then write a persuasive article defending the form of energy that they feel...
Curated OER
Introduction to eBay
Beginning eBay users may benefit from this scripted procedural for using the popular online marketplace. The step-by-step directions lead class members through the various features of the site. The 2004 publication date might make some...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Simple Machines Webquest
Middle schoolers explore simple machines through a Webquest with Internet resources provided for research of simple machines. They create a report, with pictures, in Word, and finally, invent their own simple machine for presentation.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Researching the Oceans of the Earth
Fifth graders participate in a research project involving the oceans of the earth. They research with the help of the library and the Internet. They put their collected research into a folder, brochure, PowerPoint presentation and a...
National First Ladies' Library
Rock the Vote! But When?
Middle schoolers research and examine about voting turnouts in the United States and around the world. They assess about various aspects of the so-called "youth vote," and have an opportunity to consider the meaning of the vote in a...
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Kathy Schrock's Home Page: Abc's of Website Evaluation [Pdf]
Noted technology educator Kathy Schrock provides an alphabetical list of qualities to evaluate in judging websites. She provides example websites to look at for each quality. In addition, she gives a list of websites to use when...
Arizona State University
Arizona State U.: Research Success for High School Students: Evaluating Sources
A collection of resources for evaluating sources. Topics covered include knowing your sources, assessing whether a source is scholarly, the CRAAP Test (includes chart, worksheet, and website evaluation sheet), and how to identify fake news.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Website Evaluation
Utilizing a graphic organizer, learners work individually and in groups to rank websites according to specific criteria.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Research Building Blocks: Examining Electronic Sources
This lesson helps elementary students identify the important components of web site evaluation. It includes a website evaluation question sheet.