Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 7, Lesson 36: DeSign Sampler

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, in groups, write quilt reports.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Why or Why Not Law?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders, in groups, study the law on the Internet.
Handout
USA Today

Usa Today Weather: Understanding Storms and Fronts

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses air pressure, fronts, and storm formation. Links on page to well-illustrated and animated additional information.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Morning Sunshine

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how the tilt of the Earth on its axis affects sunrises and sunstes. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
eBook
University of Michigan

American Verse Project: p.l. Dunbar: Sunshine and Shadow

For Students 9th - 10th
Online text of Paul Laurence Dunbar's "Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow." Links to each of his texts for easy navigation.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Sunshine at Home by Review & Herald Publishing

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Sunshine at Home by Review & Herald Publishing (1883), a collection of illustrated passages forming a family portfolio of natural history, biography, and Bible...
eBook
Children's Books Online

Children's Books Online: Sunshine Abc

For Students Pre-K - 1st
"Sunshine ABC", written circa 1890 by Charles E. Graham & Co., has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 5 page book is appropriate for pre-readers.
eBook
Children's Books Online

Children's Books Online: Peeps the Really Truly Sunshine Fairy

For Students 5th - 8th
"Peeps the Really Truly Sunshine Fairy", written in 1918 by Nancy Cox-McCormack, has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 22 page book is appropriate for intermediate readers.
eBook
Children's Books Online

Children's Books Online: Rays of Sunshine

For Students Pre-K - 1st
"Rays of Sunshine", published in 1893 by McLoughlin Brothers , has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 71 page book is appropriate for pre-readers.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Martha's Home and How the Sunshine Came Into It by f.m.s.

For Students 1st - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Martha's Home and How the Sunshine Came into It by F.M.S. [1870], a Christian novel for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Martha's Home, and How the Sunshine Came Into It

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1872 publication of Martha's Home, and How the Sunshine Came into It by Mary Gotham Howitt, a book of stories for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Little Stories of Famous Places at Home and Abroad

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication Little Stories of Famous Places at Home and Abroad by Mercie Sunshine, a nonfiction book for children.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Solar Cookers and Easy Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use a TI-84, Easy Temp and Easy Data to measure the quality of solar cookers. Hot dogs are heated under the May sunshine after students design, build and test their own solar cookers.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Stephen Leacock

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Stephen Leacock including the full text of five novels such as Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich and Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, as well as, the nonfiction work My Discovery of England.
Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Paul Laurence Dunbar

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Web English Teacher site compiled links to learn more about Paul Laurence Dunbar's work. Explore this informative resource to learn more about his poetry and life.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the novel Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
Activity
Other

Terc: Catching Sunshine

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A hands-on challenge to build a solar collector to investigate how much the air temperature inside the collector goes up. Site includes information for teachers and students. Teachers page include time requirement, materials needed, the...
Graphic
BBC

Bbc Weather: Algiers, Algeria

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the climate of Algiers, Algeria from this BBC Weather site where you will read about the climate regions, temperature variations, precipitation, and sunshine amounts. There is also a current 5-day forecast for Algiers.
Website
State Library-Florida

Florida Memory: Florida During World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of Florida during World War II with primary documents, photos, quizzes and lesson plans based on the "Sunshine State Standards for Social Studies."
Activity
Other

The Confederation Poets: Bliss Carman (1861 1929)

For Students 9th - 10th
A great resource on Confederation poet Bliss Carman. This site provides numerous primary texts and essays on Carman's writing style.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: A New Angle on Pv Efficiency

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine how the orientation of a photovoltaic (PV) panel relative to the sun affects the efficiency of the panel. Using sunshine (or a lamp) and a small PV panel connected to a digital multimeter, students vary the angle of the...
Graphic
Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Sunshine

For Students 9th - 10th
A spectacular photo of the sun trying to fight its way through some thick cloud at the end of a day full of sunshine and good weather. The suns rays are visible around the edges of the cloud as it manages to sneak its way through and...
Activity
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Tulip Gardens

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Track tulip growth as the season changes from winter to spring. See how temperature, rainfall, and sunshine affect growth and help scientists look for patterns of climate change.
Website
Other

Catching Sunshine

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Teachers can enroll their class in this online 'Science-athon.' Students design and build a solar collector, and over a period of several days, collect data and enter it into an online database.