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Curated OER

Striking Look

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Learners examine teacher union issues. In this current events lesson, students browse selected websites to explore the work and history of labor unions in Great Britain in order to better understand the teacher strikes of 2008.
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Curated OER

Creating And Implementing Web Quests

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students in teacher preparation take a look at using webquests as part of the curriculum. They research what subjects the quests could be used as teaching tools to support. The instructor models a well prepared webquest and then the...
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Curated OER

Using Excel to Reference and Graph Live Data from a Web Site

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students collect live buoy data about water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico from the Internet and work individually to organize their data and create a line graph using Excel Spreadsheet. Students analyze their data and examine any...
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Curated OER

Insects

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
It's a fact: kids love bugs! With this lesson, young learners explore reading informational texts and conducting research while learning about their favorite insects. Spark learners' interest by reading a book about one kind of bug and...
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Curated OER

Evaluating and Developing Websites at Key Stage 3

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students develop an awarness of material on the web, critiqueing and creating rather than simply surfing. They create produce their own websites.
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Curated OER

EcoKids Web Site: Food Chain Game

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use the EcoKids web site to explore food chains and the associated terminology. They answer the questions about food chains and their importance. Students use the Kidspiration program to add information to an Animal Fact Web.
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Curated OER

Identify Navigational Instruments Instructions for Teachers

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, who are teachers, learn about navigational instruments. They complete worksheets by searching for the names of the navigation tools using a websites.
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Curated OER

Out of Site

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners determine the benefits of a school Web site for parents, teachers and student. They analyze the role of school Web sites in building community, and outline and design sections for their own school's Web site.
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Curated OER

Suspension Bridges: Connecting Lives

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore bridges.  In this bridge instructional activity, students design and build a suspension bridge after visiting related websites and reviewing famous bridges in non-fiction books.  Learners follow the instructions from the...
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Curated OER

Bill Of Rights

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine Supreme Court cases. In this U.S. government lesson, students watch a video about the Bill of Rights and then research 4 Supreme Court cases using the noted web site. Students analyze the presented information and write...
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Curated OER

Asia: Tradition And Culture

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discover Sky City. In this Asian culture and traditions lesson, students watch "Asia: Culture and Tradition," and then discuss the practicality of building Sky City. Middle schoolers visit a Discovery Education Web site...
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Curated OER

Investigating Latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students examine the lines of latitude and longitude on a map, and explain why these lines might be useful. For this lesson students also explore websites that provide information to improve their understanding of how and why latitude...
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Curated OER

Flesh Eating Bugs, Moldy Corpses, The Trail of a Killer

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners read about how forensic entomologists use maggots to solve murders. In this forensic science lesson, students read an article and answer questions. They go to different websites about evidence and fingerprinting. 
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Curated OER

Jeopardy Development Team Project

For Teachers 6th
Students study the criteria for evaluating web sites and use information found in authoritative web sites to create questions for a game of Jeopardy. They evaluate three different web sites, some with minor errors and some with major...
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Fayetteville Public Schools

I've Seen That Shape Before

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
The objectives in the resource allow students to explore the characteristics of simple solid shapes. Youngsters learn to recognize the face shapes, corners, and edges that make up 3-D figures by filling in a chart. Lastly, learners look...
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Mascil Project

Design and Build Your Own Vacuum Cleaner, Hair Dryer or Toy Car

For Teachers 6th - 8th
No vacuum cleaner? No problem, just build your own. Scholars apply knowledge of currents to build a model of either a vacuum clear, a hair dryer, or a toy car. While the class completes the activity, instructors consider gender...
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Scholastic

Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades 7-9

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Here is a must-have resource for studying fairy tales, myths, and folktales with your class! It includes instructional ideas, activities, and materials to support a month-long review of these three unique genres of writing.
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EngageNY

Populations, Samples, and Generalizing from a Sample to a Population

For Teachers 7th Standards
Determine the difference between a sample statistic and a population characteristic. Pupils learn about populations and samples in the 14th portion in a unit of 25. Individuals calculate information directly from populations called...
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Curated OER

Two Truths and a Lie: Internet Research Skills

For Teachers 9th - 12th
It's tough for high schoolers to assess what is a credible resource and what is not. A helpful resource prompts class members to research a particular topic and record two facts—and create one lie—while documenting the sources. They then...
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Teach Engineering

How Hot is Hot?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Elementary schoolers identify the three methods of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation. The instructional activity is mostly lecture-based. When the teacher has finished the presentation, groups of pupils get into teams...
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Newseum

Are You a Publisher?: Free Press and You

For Teachers 4th - 8th
What kinds of media do your pupils use to read and publish information? After a discussion about what publishing means, and about the freedom of the press, class members interview one or two other people about their publishing habits....
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Newseum

Today's Front Pages

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Take a close look at a number of newspapers with collection of lessons and activities. Using a poster (which can be found under the materials tab), learners examine the hard copy of a local newspaper. This leads into an exploration of...
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Scholastic

Thomas Jefferson and Monticello: An Introduction to Writing Historical Fiction

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Thomas Jefferson is one of the most recognized names and faces in America—but is there more to the third president of the United States? Upper elementary and middle schoolers conduct research on Jefferson, his famous home at Monticello,...
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Curated OER

Child Adolescent Sexual Development: Infant and Preschool

For Teachers 11th - 12th
This is a very comprehensive lesson plan on infant and preschool sexual development. It says only one class period, but I think it could be several days worth of materials to cover. The point of view taken here is from that of being a...

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