+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Enzymes in Action

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore how enzymes are important in the chemical reactions of all living things.  In this enzymes and catalysts instructional activity students complete an activity to see how enzymes change living things.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

In My Own Backyard

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the soil and vegetation found in their home and/or school environment and map a familiar area. Each group is assigned a section of the schoolyard. They draw maps of their assigned places and gather soil and vegetation...
+
Lesson Plan
1
1
Kenan Fellows

Sustainability: Learning for a Lifetime – Soil

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Do great gardeners really have green thumbs—or just really great soil? Environmental scholars discover what makes Earth's soil and soil quality so important through research and experimentation. Learners also develop an understanding of...
+
PPT
Curated OER

Making Energy: ATP

For Teachers 10th - 12th
The main concepts behind how ATP transfers energy are explained in this Ap Biology PowerPoint. The diagrams convey the information that students need for any test regarding phosphorylation. The steps are clear, and should help students...
+
PPT
Curated OER

The Point is to Make ATP

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Storing and transferring energy is explained here with reference to the fight or flight response, along with the need for activity in times of lowered nutrition. This is a great summary of ATP applications, and after the multiple stages...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Grocery Shopping

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Using an adaptive shopping list, special needs students take a trip to the grocery store. Instead of words, their list contains pictures of the items they need to find and purchase at the store. They run through several practice and...
+
Unit Plan
1
1
Mathematics Vision Project

Module 2: Systems of Equations and Inequalities

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
The brother-sister pair Carlos and Clarita need your class's help in developing their new pet sitting business. Through a variety of scenarios and concerns presented to the siblings, the learners thoroughly explore systems of equations...
+
PPT
Biology Junction

Photosynthesis: Energy and Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
All life requires energy ... and the connection between energy and plant life typically requires photosynthesis. Scholars explore photosynthesis in depth from ATP/ADP through the Calvin cycle. A helpful presentation highlights concepts...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Energy Through the Ages

For Students 7th - 9th
In this energy through the ages learning exercise, students read about the history of energy use beginning with early civilization and the use of water wheels for the production of energy to hydrocarbon-based coal, oil and natural gas of...
+
Lesson Plan
Concordia College Archives

Introduction and Student Inquiry

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Introduce young musicians to the history of and different styles of music with an inquiry-based learning activity that asks them to play detectives to determine the similarities and differences among the sheet music found at a series of...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Yummy Math

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young mathematicians use bags of Skittles to help them gain practice in graphing and organizing data. They work in pairs, and after they have counted and organized their Skittles, they access a computer program which allows them to print...
+
Lesson Plan
Desert Discoveries

Built for the Desert

For Teachers 3rd
The saguaro cactus has an amazing ability to survive in a harsh environment. Learners identify the many adaptations for desert life that the saguaro employs. They look at each part of the saguaro and determine what role it plays in the...
+
PPT
Curated OER

Lipids: Fats and Oils

For Teachers 11th - 12th
A fantastic presentation with great images should improve student understanding of lipids and their involvement in the body.  The chemistry of different fats, phospholipids, and steroids are explained. Additionally, the specific uses,...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Create your own Parfleche!

For Teachers K - 5th
What is a parfleche? It is a box used by the Plains Indians to carry goods as they traveled. First, the class will discuss the uses of these highly ornate boxes and the nature of the Plains Indians' nomadic lifestyle. Then, the class...
+
Lesson Plan
Rochester Institue of Technology

Meal Picking

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Scholars explore systems design and its relation to meal picking by using computer simulations to test systems designs. They learn about the Pick-to-Light System and calculate average picking times.
+
Lesson Plan
Rainforest Alliance

Investments in Forest Carbon

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
One hundred metric tons of CO2 can accumulate in one acre of forest over time—that's a lot of carbon! In the activity, groups of middle school learners determine what makes forests important. They then solidify the concept by using a...
+
Activity
National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Water Pollution Demonstration

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Water pollution is everywhere, and pollutants range from oil to fertilizers. Bring the concept to life by demonstrating the difficulties in getting particular pollutants out of water.
+
PPT
1
1
Biology Junction

Macromolecules

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
In chemistry, organic means something contains a carbon base. A helpful presentation starts by defining macromolecules as large organic carbon molecules. Scholars answer questions about each topic on the associated worksheet. It covers...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Space Age Technology Comes to Earth

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore jobs related to agriculture. In this technology/agriculture lesson plan, students recognize the importance of natural resources and agriculture on the use of Range Rambler software. Students complete an experiment and a...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who Will Benefit if We Give Bulbs What They Need to Grow?

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students identify the elements needed for bulbs to grow. They raise tulips and give them to various members of the community. They identify local philanthropic communities and look for ways they can constructively donate time and give...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

World Rhythms: Tabla

For Teachers K - 8th
Students use various materials to build and play simple percussion based on a Silk Road design, and write step-by-step instructions for others about how to make and play instrument.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Can You Make It? Using Natural Resources to Survive

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders describe the natural resources used to make the tools and weapons which best suited the needs of the Cherokee Indians. They will collect information regarding the making of a tool or weapon, and then explain to others...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Reproduction in Flowering Plants

For Students 9th - 12th
In this flowering plants worksheet, students review 11 vocabulary words associated with reproduction in flowering plants by matching the term with its definition.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Akron Global Polymer Academy Lesson Plan Format

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify types of garbage that will decompose quickly and the ones that do not.  In this decomposing lesson students observe and record the photo degrading of six pack rings. 

Other popular searches