+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Scientists Write!

For Teachers K - 12th
Students use a journal to record observations. They make notes about what research may be needed to answer questions that have come up in the field and sketch or make connections in the curriculum. They research bioinformatics and...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners discuss the differences between a storybook and an information book. Students use various materials found in nature to make a nature collage. Learners make a nature dictionary using pictures and their own definitions from the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading Miss Lady Bird's Wildflowers

For Teachers K - 4th
Students discover the impact "Lady Bird" Johnson had on America by reading a short biography.  In this historical persons lesson, students read a multi page biography of the former first lady and write a summary of her life's work....
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ice Cream Toppings

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the five senses. In this senses instructional activity, students use their senses to top their ice cream. Students compare and contrast the different toppings and write their observations, using descriptive words, in a...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Research Project

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils research and discuss the history and traditions of Groundhog Day, facts about groundhogs, and find pictures of groundhogs using the Internet. They draw pictures and write stories about ground hogs.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Carrot Seed Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create a seed museum. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify various seeds and the plants the seeds will grow into. Students write a description of the plant, illustrate the plant and create a seed museum in...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Crafty Cuttings

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars learn how to successfully plant a cutting. In this plant cutting lesson, students understand the steps of making a plant cutting and can explain them to others. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spider Webs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create spider webs. In this spider webs lesson, students research various types of spider webs then write a report about  a spider of their choice.  Students also make their own web similar to an orb spider. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cacao Tree Geography

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students use a map to learn about where chocolate comes from. In this lesson on the cacao tree, students locate various regions where the cacao tree grows. They will discuss why the cacao tree grows more favorably in particular climates...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Publishing With Photos!

For Teachers K - 5th
Students create books with photographs as illustrations. In this book making lesson, students create books for different subjects to accompany what they are learning. They take photographs to match what they have written. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Does Your Garden Grow?

For Teachers K - 4th
Learners discover gardening by documenting plants grown on school grounds.  In this botany lesson plan, students utilize digital cameras to capture images of plants on photo hikes which are turned into a slide show.  Learners plant a...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What does the U.S. rice farmer use to grow rice?

For Teachers K
Students discuss how a farmer grows rice. In this rice lesson, students discover the different tools needed to grow rice and how rice is cut and cleaned. They draw a picture of a rice farm. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Can The Radon Problem Be Fixed?

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners participate in lab activities in which they examine the radon level in homes. They demonstrate through convection currents how radon moves through a home based on temperature. They predict what they believe will occur during the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Makes the Wind Blow?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Student study the properties of wind. They make a miniature hot-air balloon and compose diamond-shaped poems about the wind. They explain that as the sun warms air around the earth, the air rises. Colder air then moves in to fill the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Why Is An Apple Like A Suitcase?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars examine a variety of fruit to discover that each has seeds. Through experimentation, they discover the role that fruit and seeds play in a plant's life cycle.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Can You See It, Touch It, Hear It?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students develop and practice observational skills through lab activity.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Can You Detect the Invisible?

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in a lab activity in which they examine the characteristics of radon. They identify radon's link to cases of lung cancer. They complete a radon fact sheet and answer questions to end the lesson.

Other popular searches