Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Born to be Wild

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students watch an episode depicting the human vs. polar bear conflict in Churchill, Canada. They conduct online research and analyze the information. They interpret the facts and use storytelling techniques and role playing to convey...
Unit Plan
Curated OER

Shaky New Zealand

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore Earth science by building a model in class. In this tectonic plate lesson, students identify the impact tectonic shifts have on humans and animals and where the plates and faults lie under New Zealand. Students examine...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Do Respect and Humiliation Shape Conflict?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the feelings surrounded by humiliation, resentment and retaliation in the context of school violence.  In this character building lesson, students examine possible reasons for school violence and focus on possible...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Is That Bubblin' In My Back Yard?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students are introduced to the GIS system. They create a map plotting local sites the Environmental Protection Agency has on its EPA Regulated Sites list. They identify a list of schools that are near potentially hazard sites.
Unit Plan
National Security Agency

What’s Your Coordinate?

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Your middle schoolers will show what they know with their bodies when they become the coordinate plane in this conceptual development unit. Starting with the characteristics of the coordinate plane, learners develop their skills by...