Students will learn to identify the author and illustrator on the cover of the book and orally define their role. Pictures and video of the lesson in action are included.

The concepts of lightning and static charges are made easy to understand by watching this interactive graphic website. Basic terms are explained and illustrated as well.

Canada has a long and rich history of innovation in science and technology. The artifacts collected, preserved, and displayed in the three museums of Ingenium showcase this history. Each artifact tells a fascinating story of innovation...

This site on the book "Black and White" by David Macaulay, includes a review of the book, a listing of things to notice and talk about, activities related to the book, other related books, and links to other resources.

Provides examples and a video lesson that illustrates how to graph a linear equation. [1:33]

In this lesson plan students are to read and write numbers based on the question being asked.

The task provides a context of "random walking" to calculate discrete probabilities and represent them on a bar graph. Aligns with S-CP.B.9.

Students will learn about height and comparable language with this task that will get your class moving around!

Learners will solve addition and subtraction equations with different structures so that they are able to see the connections between addition and subtraction more easily.

Three activities asking students to calculate the expected value of a random variable and interpret it as the mean of the probability distribution. Tasks include Bob's Bagel Shop, Fred's Fun Factory, and Sounds Really Good! (sort of).

Students use simple ratios to answer the following question: John, Marie, and Will all ran for 6th grade class president. The ratio of votes for John to votes for Will was two to one. Marie got exactly the average number of votes for the...

Students use ratio reasoning to solve the following performance task: John and Will ran for 6th grade class president. John got two votes for every vote Will got. It was necessary to get more than half the votes to get elected. What...

Students use ratio and rate reasoning to answer four questions in this diagram-based performance task.

Frequently asked rock and mineral questions are answered and illustrated.

This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a rubric. Each student will write a letter to an author of choice, and afterword, this rubric may be used to assess each letter.

This task presents a real world application, prescribing a course of antibiotics. In this task, a finite geometric series is utilized. Aligns with A-SSE.B.4.

Help for Portuguese speakers learning English as a second language who tend to misuse the prepositions "to" and "for." This page clarifies usage of these prepositions and illustrates proper use with many examples and common expressions.

Read this autobiography to learn about illustrator Bruce Degen. Links to an interview, an author visit kit, and a list of his books are available.

Contains a book review for Tuesday and several activities to accompany the book.

A nicely illustrated and informative site on dinosaurs from the Cambrian period until the Quaternary period.

This site is a real find for teachers working with ELL students and all students who want to read great books! The Bookhive presents 100's of reviews of books recommended by librarians associated with the public libraries in Charlotte,...

Thomas Nast was the first influential American political cartoonist. Read about his transformation from an illustrator of the Civil War to one who took on Boss Tweed and the corruption of Tammany Hall.

Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the flatback sea turtle with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.

Illustrated reference tool features useful information on giant barracudas with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.