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1850-1874 Railroads and Settlement
Have you ever wondered how your town was placed where it is? Scholars research the impact the advancement of the railroad due to the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act had on the formation of civilization in the Great Plains. Map...
Society for Science & the Public
Easter Islanders Made Tools, Not War
When studying artifacts, especially tools, how do archaeologists determine what the devices were used for? In what ways might researchers' previous experiences influence their perception of an artifact? An article about researchers'...
Science Matters
Celery Lab
See firsthand the work plants do to move nutrients through their systems with a lesson that demonstrates the role of the xylem and phloem in plants. Young scientists observe celery move colored water through its stem to the leaves and...
Radford University
Environmental Issues
Pupils investigate the air pollution situation in China by fitting a curve to historical data. They dig deeper into environmental issues that are of interest and provide a mathematical analysis of the issue. Class members develop a route...
EngageNY
Analyzing and Discussing: Modern Voices
This is the way we go to school. Scholars take a look at two poems about different ways to get to school, TyrannosaurBus Rex and Point A to Point B. Pupils work in triads to analyze the poem images and determine the theme.
PBS
Taking A Field Trip
Field trips require a great deal of advanced planning to be successful. Ensure the success of your trips with a step-by-step preparation guide that itemizes before, during, and after activities as well as extension and adaptation...
Bowland
Taxi Cabs
Determine the cheapest way to the airport. Pupils read a scenario about trying to get 75 people to the airport using two different sizes of taxis. Learners calculate the number of smaller taxis needed given a number of large taxis and...
EngageNY
Determining Main Ideas and Supporting Details and Summarizing: “Clothing”
Surviving winter. Pupils begin reading on page 18 of The Inuit Thought of It: Amazing Arctic Inventions and sketch how the people used animal skin clothing to survive the winter. Readers complete a main idea graphic organizer with...
Curated OER
Anti-Railroad Propaganda Poster -- The Growth of Regionalism, 1800 - 1860
Young scholars research the anti-railroad movement of the mid-19th century. They review propaganda from the period and consider various points of view. They develop role-plays and write essays using their research.
Curated OER
Railroads in Antebellum Augusta and Franklin Counties
Eleventh graders are divided up into groups and work on separate worksheets. They reassemble as a class and discuss the different articles and how the railroads affected people's lives.
Curated OER
Blood
In this blood worksheet, students describe the four functions of blood. Then they write what each part of the human body illustrated does below the picture. Students also complete the table on possible blood types of a receiver and donor...
Curated OER
Deerfield Debates Its Future: What Constitutes Progress?
Students explore the many resources that one can use to explore a community, the Colonial Revival movement, and how the industry and technology reshaped life in Deerfield the Connecticut River Valley.
Curated OER
Food or Fuel?
Students describe the process of transesterification utilizing chemical formulas. They construct and compare models of chemical structure of the substances involved in biodiesel production such as: alcohols, alkenes, alkanes, alkyls,...
Curated OER
The Respiratory System
In this respiratory system worksheet, students label the parts of the respiratory system shown in the given diagram. Then they write the name of the structure described on the line. Students also determine the difference between inhale...
Curated OER
Homeostasis and the Plasma Membrane
In this homeostasis and plasma membrane worksheet, students complete 4 different questions related to the diagram shown at the top of the sheet. They draw an arrow across the plasma membrane in the diagram to show which way water...
Curated OER
Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis
In this cellular respiration and photosynthesis worksheet, students read through the presented material and draw an illustration of the production of ATP. Students answer several short answer questions about the production of ATP,...
Curated OER
Matching Words and Pictures
In this matching words and pictures instructional activity, students read the various transportation phrases and then match them with their pictures. Students also write sentences about transportation.
Curated OER
Utah's Own
Fourth graders examine the effects of humans on the environment. In this Social Studies activity, 4th graders analyze human changes to the environment. Students explore the actions and effects at a community level.
Curated OER
Morning Activity
First graders show appropriate ASL hand signs to answer questions for the morning meeting. They show the day of the week, the weather, and mode of transportation to school using signs. They copy the sign of the day and use name cards to...
Curated OER
Mapping Twentieth Century African-American Migration
Students study migration patterns of African-Americans. They assess how geographical features such as the Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River impacted settlement and evaluate how modernized transportation affected the migration...
Curated OER
Sustainable Lifestyles vs. Lifestyles of Excess
Students examine the concept of sustainability and Vietnam. They compare/contrast the Vietnamese lifestyles with those in the U.S., and analyze how water, land use, transportation, food systems, and homes effect sustainability.
Curated OER
Scootermania
Students participate in a P.E. game involving cooperation and working nicely together. They transport a yarn ball from one hoop to another while pulling their partner on a scooter board.
Curated OER
ESL: Warm-up Activities
Twelfth graders practice conversation skills during various warm-up activities. They ask questions of each other on a host of topics including transportation, weather, and movies.
Curated OER
Fossil Fuels vs. Alternative Fueling Systems
Fourth graders brainstorm the differences between the fossil fuels that people use in their transportation now and what they could use to minimize greenhouse gas emissions. They use a variety of techniques from webquests to writing...
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