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Curated OER

Telegrams!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read and analyze original telegrams to learn about people involved in and process of building the world's first Ferris wheel, examine correspondence between inventor and engineer to understand planning necessary to build Ferris...
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Curated OER

Aerogel

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify how technology aids scientists in their research. Through discussion, they explain the various ways scientists use Aerogel to aid in their collection of high-speed particles. Through experimentation, students create...
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Curated OER

Columbus: Hero or Villain?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore Christopher Columbus's motives. In this character education lesson plan, students research Internet and print sources regarding the life and actions of Christopher Columbus in order to write essays that his actions as...
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Curated OER

Podcast Interviews

For Teachers 4th
Pairs of children work together in order to create an interview, conduct the interview, create a podcast for the interview, add pictures, then import the finished product to itunes. This multi-media lesson should go over quite well, as...
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Arizona Cooperative Extension

Geocaching

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Using GPS units, small groups participate in a scavenger hunt to find an object that you have hidden. They use coordinates for stopping points along a pre-planned path to get to the final cache. This is a terrific activity to include in...
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Virginia Department of Education

Brainstorming to Write a Persuasive Essay on Demand

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Equip your high school writers for the rigors of timed persuasive writing by employing the preparatory ideas available in this exercise. Learners use persuasive essays, provided by the educator, to acquire how to identify persuasive...
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NASA

Space Images

For Students 3rd - 12th
As technology advances, so does our understanding of the universe around us. Thanks to the Hubble Telescope, Mars rovers, and other high-resolution cameras, there are amazing photographs of celestial bodies, planets, comets, and more...
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Unit Plan
National Geographic

Australia, Antarctica, and Oceana

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Go on a traveling adventure throughout Australia, Oceana, and Antarctica! This textbook excerpt offers a full unit of study that can easily be supplemented by extra projects or research materials. Learners study maps, read about native...
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Curriculum Corner

8th Grade Math Common Core Checklist

For Teachers 8th Standards
Ensure your eighth graders get the most out of their math education with this series of Common Core checklists. Rewriting each standard as an "I can" statement, this resource helps teachers keep a record of when each standard was taught,...
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University of Georgia

Bag O' Isotopes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Accommodate your chemistry class with an experiment that is both entertaining and educational. Through the activity, blossoming chemists perform calculations on various isotopes, as represented by beans and legumes, to obtain the average...
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Statistics Education Web

The United States of Obesity

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Mississippi has both the highest obesity and poverty rate in the US. Does the rest of the data show a correlation between the poverty and obesity rate in a state? Learners tackle this question as they practice their skills of regression....
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Virginia Department of Education

Rational Equations

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Provide guidance and practice of the useful skill: solving rational equations using both an algebraic and graphical approach. Pupils solve increasingly more difficult rational equations using algebraic methods. After, they study steps to...
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Space Awareness

A View From Above

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Analyzing and interpreting satellite data takes knowledge and patience. Through a detailed lab investigation, young scholars learn the process of analyzing this data. They use technology to create color images and maps from real...
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Curated OER

External Influences 2: Technology and Changing Social Attitudes

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Learners examine various external effects on a business from a technological and social attitudes perspective. They apply business concepts to a business problem.
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Curated OER

Invasion of the Germs: We Fight Back!

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students fight off germs. In this technology skills lesson, students create claymation videos with accompanying podcasts that educate others about the H1N1 virus and methods to fight germs.
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Curated OER

Lincoln Meets Gates

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research historical figures and create presentations for their research using technology tools. For this historical figures lesson, students use the provided links to research historical figures in America. Students then use...
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Curated OER

Great Online Art Sites

For Teachers K - 8th
Learners complete an online study of art websites. In this art and technology instructional activity, students explore the links and try the activities to learn about art online.
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Curated OER

Wilderness Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students visit an online website to complete animal and plant science activities. In this online education lesson, students visit the Wilderness Classroom website and follow the instructions and plans to learn about the science lessons...
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Curated OER

Sound: Are All Sounds Loud?

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore physics by utilizing education software. In this sound properties lesson, 1st graders discuss the different sounds associated with different materials and perform an object dropping experiment in class. Students...
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Curated OER

Hero Or Zero?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate science and technology by reading a children's book.  In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students read the story Archibald Frisby and discuss the ways we use science and technology in everyday...
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Curated OER

Do We Have to Do This?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners conduct Internet research, and read articles about education to determine why particular educational practices are used, and why they are important in terms of No Child Left Behind. Students create PowerPoint presentations...
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Curated OER

Computer Ethics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine the issues of ethics and ethical behavior as it relates to information technology. As a class they read and discuss a handout, then complete a worksheet. In small groups they read different scenarios and identify them as...
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Curated OER

Lesson 5:Web Page

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students create a webpage. In this technology lesson, students choose a topic and work in groups to create their own webpage using Microsoft Frontpage.  This lesson includes directions on how to make webpages and cover pages. 
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Curated OER

SeaWorld: Education, Entertainment, or Exploitation?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss SeaWorld, research marine animal biology, investigate one animal currently collected by SeaWorld, and decide whether they oppose or support SeaWorld's collection policy. Students then gather information relating to...

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