Texas State Energy Conservation Office
Investigation: Concept Mapping Fuels
After reading an article, "Fuels for Everything," collaborative groups create a concept map poster of the transportation and non-transportation fuels. This makes a strong introduction to the different types of fuels used for transportion...
Curated OER
James and the Giant Peach Character Study
Every book has a few great characters, but James and the Giant Peach is the only one whose characters travel in a piece of fruit. The class creates T-charts for the main characters of the novel, while reading the book. They write actions...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Comprehension: Expository Text Structure, Text Feature Find
Scholars explore an expository text to answer questions about its structure.
PBS
Around the Block
Arthur and his friends help children explore the concepts of family, community, and diversity in a fun series of activities. From performing peer interviews to mapping out the different places students have lived or visited, this...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Creating Cubes
On this one page website use a table to help you organize the information so that you can solve this cube problem. When you are finished you can check your answer right at the website.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Alphabet Blocks
Help Santa and the elves keep track of how many blocks they need for their alphabet blocks. Solution provided.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: The Lily Pond
Using your problem solving skills find the best way for Freddie to visit Sammy. On this one page website the solution is right there for you when you have found a solution.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Page Numbers
Exactly 195 digits have been used to number the pages in a book. How many pages does the book have? Sounds simple enough--if you have the right problem-solving skills. Solution provided.