Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Not Just For A Baby's Bottom

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the presence of talc in the geologic record. The different characteristics of talc is covered. The lesson includes background information for the teacher.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Amazing Grazing

For Teachers K - 6th
Students discuss their experiences on a ranch. As a class, they tell the best part of their experiences or one thing they gathered from being on the ranch. They listen to the story and identify five items to focus on in the reading and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Web of Life

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students work together to create a web of life. In groups, they put on nametags and form a circle. They toss the ball to a random person in the group and they make a connection between the person throwing the ball and the person...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stocking Rate Calculations

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read the directions and complete a table using information from the introduction to complete this lesson. Using an equation given to them, they calculate the proper stocking rate for cattle and elk. They also calculate a mixed...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coordinated Resource Management Exercise

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students role play the roles of groups who have an interest in natural resource ecology. In groups, they identify an issue of importance to their community and discuss the various solutions that have been offered to solve this problem. ...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Biome Detective Sheet

For Students 4th - 8th
In this biomes activity, students research the plant and animal life found in different habitats. This activity has 38 short answer questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Scale and Real Measurements

For Students 4th - 6th
In this measurement worksheet, learners complete a graphic organizer, first measuring objects to scale, then measuring the actual object for "real" measurement.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Your Latitude?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students measure the height of items using an astrolabe.  In this latitude lesson students construct a sextant and determine height and latitude with it. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measuring the Sun's Diameter

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students project and measure the suns image using a refracting telescope.  In this sun's diameter lesson students calculate the magnification of the telescope and determine the diameter if the Sun. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Undiscovered Planet

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students find a planetary object using star fields.  In this investigative lesson students determine the distance to an object using trigonometric parallax. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spectroscopy Demonstrations

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students study light and see what emits photons and that light can be separated onto a spectrum.  In this energy and matter lesson students identify gases using a spectrum chart. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars examine the relationship between temperature and brightness.  In this astronomy lesson students will correlate the evolution of stars to the HR diagram plotted. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Craters

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students study craters and identify the different things that characterize craters.  In this crater lesson plan students create a model of an impact crater. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Layered Earth

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students role play plate tectonics by creating a "plate statue" made up of students. In this earth science lesson, students describe how Earth's movement cause earthquakes and volcanoes. They draw and name the different layers of the Earth.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Indian Heroes And Role Models

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the concept of heroes and role models within the Native American community. They use primary and secondary resources to answer specific questions intended to bring the students to a definition of Native...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparing Microscopic Organisms in Fresh and Polluted Water: An Invitation To Inquiry

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners have the opportunity to develop and formulate ideas and explanations through the scientific standard of inquiry. They identify organisms by using an identification key for specific aquatic geographical area.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Vision Quest

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore lives of Chief Plenty Coups and Crow Indians, focusing specifically on tradition of Vision Quests. Students identify reasons for Vision Quests, and create presentation to share information found with classmates.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Brush Lake State Park Indian Education For All Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students, after exploring several secondary historical sources, compare/contrast their local history of the Brush Lake area, by viewing their own individual local histories. They assess contemporary cultures of the white homesteaders and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Places Of Power

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the Native American religious concept of Sacred Landscapes. The use of natural resources and religious rites is researched using a variety of sources. They discuss the importance of geographical places in the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Conflict On The Plains

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the culture and lifestyles of the Lakota Sioux and the Northern Cheyenne tribes. They use a variety of resources for research. They create questions based on information to be used during classroom discussion...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Weather and Seasons

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars look through pictures to examine the seasons and seasonal activities which include the Salish months and traditional activities for each month. They also discover why certain activities are done at the same time each year...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Importance of Plants to Native Cultures in the Past and Present

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the founding and history of Sluice Boxes State Park. They use both primary and secondary resources to collect data. The focus is upon the use of native plants to make medicines. They write reports about several...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Physics 210: 24

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this physics 210 worksheet, learners answer the question of the predicted modes of oscillations heard based on the information provided in the word problems. Students apply their understanding of sound waves to answer the questions...
Worksheet
Curated OER

States Quizzes

For Students 5th - 8th
In this state postal code activity, students respond to 45 fill in the blank questions that require them to use the listed state postal codes as answers.

Other popular searches