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Curated OER

Hurricane Mitch

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students use context clues to derive meaning for unknown vocabulary.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Garbage 2: Recycling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students apply what they have learned about throwaway products "and the valuable natural resources from which they're derived" by thinking about where garbage goes after they throw it out. They also examine their own ideas and habits...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Differentials

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate Differential equations using derivatives. In this calculus lesson, students solve problems of differential equations by taking the derivative and explaining the changes that occurred in the equation and circle. They...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Botany

For Students 4th - 5th
In this botany worksheet, students read a 2 page article on botany, choose the multiple choice answer to 3 questions, determine if 3 statements are true of false and fill in the blanks in 5 facts about botany.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Better English Lessons: Collocations 6

For Students 5th - 10th
In this online interactive English skills learning exercise, students respond to 20 multiple choice questions that require them to select the appropriate words to complete the sentences. Answers are scored immediately.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Understand Dictionary Entries-Verbs

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this language arts worksheet, learners look for the correct guidance for how an entry is found in a foreign language dictionary. They use the root and suffixes through breaking the word apart using the graphic organizer.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Linnaeus' Latin Lingo

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students use Latin and Greek words to figure out species names for whales.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Antonym Comparison of Animals and Me

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the purpose of antonyms. In this language arts instructional activity, students create a list of words to describe animals. Students use the list to generate antonyms for each descriptive word.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Kid-Code: Developmentally Appropriate Spelling

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Carefully balanced, developmentally appropriate spelling lessons and expectations can keep young writers focused!
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Multiplying and Dividing Expressions with Radicals

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
That's radical! Simplifying radicals may not be exciting, but it is an important skill. A math lesson provides explanations of properties used throughout the material. Scholars practice skills needed to multiply and divide radical...
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EngageNY

Radicals and Conjugates

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Make the irrational rational again! Continuing the theme from previous lessons in the series, the lesson relates the polynomial identity difference of squares to conjugates. Learners develop the idea of a conjugate through analysis and...
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Unit Plan
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EngageNY

Polynomial, Rational, and Radical Relationships

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
This assessment pair goes way beyond simple graphing, factoring and solving polynomial equations, really forcing learners to investigate the math ideas behind the calculations. Short and to-the-point questions build on one another,...
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EngageNY

Adding and Subtracting Expressions with Radicals

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
I can multiply, so why can't I add these radicals? Mathematicians use the distributive property to explain addition of radical expressions. As they learn how to add radicals, they then apply that concept to find the perimeter of polygons. 
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Exploiting the Connection to Trigonometry 1

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Class members use the powers of multiplication in the 19th installment of the 32-part unit has individuals to utilize what they know about the multiplication of complex numbers to calculate the integral powers of a complex number. Groups...
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Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Number Towers

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Number towers use addition or multiplication to ensure each level is equal. While this is common in factoring, it is often not used with algebraic equations. Solving these six questions relies on problem solving skills and being able to...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

The Motion of the Moon, Sun, and Stars—Motivating Mathematics

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
What does math have to do with the behavior of the earth and sun? Learn how the movement of celestial bodies has influenced the development of trigonometry. Scholars connects the details in mathematics to their real-world meaning.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

From Circle-ometry to Trigonometry

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Can you use triangles to create a circle? Learners develop the unit circle using right triangle trigonometry. They then use the unit circle to evaluate common sine and cosine values.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading For Meaning

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Select an article that explores people of another culture. After reading it as a class, distribute copies of this worksheet. It asks for a brief summary, encourages readers to make text-to-self connections, and asks learners to identify...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Byzantine Architecture

For Students 9th - 12th
View Byzantine architecture from the comfort of your classroom. A PowerPoint presentation introduces important vocabulary terms and examples of Byzantine architecture in the ninth lesson of the 11-part series. A Jeopardy game reviews...
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Assessment
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Grade 4 Reading Item Specifications

For Students 4th Standards
Is it the end of the school year and you're in need of test practice? Use a set of reading passages to challenge fourth graders to answer questions based on what they read. Some of the questions require readers to compare and contrast a...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Classifying Complex Numbers

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Imaginary numbers are a real thing. Scholars learn about complex numbers, real numbers, and imaginary numbers. They classify given numbers as strictly complex, strictly real, or strictly imaginary in an individual or group activity.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Platinum Perspectives

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students redesign a particular album cover of their choice in this excellent high school Art lesson. The lesson suggests using Adobe Photoshop and glossy inkjet paper for the final presentation of all products.
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Assessment
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Inside Mathematics

Quadratic (2009)

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Functions require an input in order to get an output, which explains why the answer always has at least two parts. After only three multi-part questions, the teacher can analyze pupils' strengths and weaknesses when it comes to quadratic...
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Activity
Digital Public Library of America

The American Whaling Industry

For Teachers 6th - 12th
When thinking about the American whaling industry most imagine Moby Dick and Nantucket sleigh rides, harpoons and scrimshaw, whale-oil lamps and baleen in women's corsets. But it may come as a surprise that the industry was also...