Lesson Plan
Curated OER

20/20 Vision

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars determine their own eyesight and calculate what a good average eyesight value for the class would be. They examine how technology enhances eyesight and how engineers play an important role in the development of these...
Organizer
Curated OER

20/20 Worksheet

For Students 7th - 12th
In this eyesight worksheet, students figure out their vision in both eyes and the vision for their classmates. Students determine the average eyesight for their class. This worksheet has 5 fill in the blank, 3 short answer, and 1 graphic...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bat Ecology

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students, through hands on games and activities, discover how bats live and how bats benefit ecosystems. They play a game designed to show them how echolocation works and another to show how mother bats locate their young through their...
Lesson Plan
Global Oneness Project

Witnessing Icebergs

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Camille Seaman's photoessay, "Witnessing Icebergs" documents just a tip of the problem of climate change through images of icebergs in both the Arctic and Antarctic polar regions. After viewing the haunting images, viewers respond...
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Ocean Floor

For Students 7th - 8th
Practice reading comprehension by approaching oceanography through 2 pages of informational text. The text compares the ocean floor to the Grand Canyon to gives students perspective, and gives a brief coverage of the earth's crust and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

How Many Stars are in the Sky?

For Students 10th - 12th
In this star count worksheet, students solve three problems using a given polynomial and its logarithm to determine the number of stars in a given area.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Meteor, Meteoroid, Meteorite: What's the Difference?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners explore the difference between a meteor, meteorite and meteoroid. In this space science lesson plan, students first read information about these space bodies. Learners make Comet Cookies and use them to model a meteor shower...
Interactive
Curated OER

Explorit's Tree Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
In this online interactive tree quiz worksheet, students respond to 6 questions. Students may check their answers for accuracy.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: 20/20 Vision

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this activity, students determine their own eyesight and calculate what a good average eyesight value for the class would be. Students learn about technologies to enhance eyesight and how engineers play an important role in the...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Grand Challenge: Simulating Human Vision

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students are introduced to the Robotics Peripheral Vision Grand Challenge question. They are asked to write journal responses to the question and brainstorm what information they require to answer the question. Their ideas are shared...
Handout
PBS

Pbs Nature Critter Guide: Porcupine

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This PBS Critter Guide site tells you how many quills the average porcupine has as well as other facts about this creature's natural history in text and pictures.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Makes Up a Color?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
As a part of the research and revise step of the Legacy Cycle, this lesson plan provides students with information they will need later on to be able to average pixels to simulate blurring in the peripheral plane of vision. Students...