Nosapo
Writing about a Meal
You don't need to be a food critic to describe your meal accurately! A series of activities introduce learners to vivid adjectives when writing about the taste, smell, and feel of food. After working with word choice, parts of a...
Tech4Learning
Fantastic Fractions
Learners study how shapes can be divided into equal parts, that each part be equal to its counterpart, and combining parts equals one whole. They make the shapes out of modeling clay and take digital pictures of its parts to create an...
Yummy Math
Starbucks Drinks
The casual language and popular topic will make this assignment all the more engaging for your middle school math class. They use Starbucks beverage sales and nutrition values to practice ratios, proportions, statistics, and...
Curated OER
Countables and Uncountables Exercise 1
Young writers determine whether the 19 nouns in the box are accountable or uncountable. They place each noun in the Venn Diagram and then fill in each blank in 9 sentences with the words a, an, any and/or some. A good worksheet!
Illustrative Mathematics
Making Hot Cocoa, Variation 2
Learners are introduced to dividing by fractions in a visual way. Setting up groups from the information in the problem allows them to see what we divide and why. Use with the previous lesson, which can be found in Additional Materials,...
Curated OER
Basic English Sentence Patterns
A simple set of practice sheets deals with sentence structure and patterns. The 117-page packet includes 10 units of skills, varying from identifying parts of speech in a sentence to writing the correct part to make a sentence complete....
Chymist
Earth Science
Explore the consistency of the earth's layers and soil through modeling. By conducting an engaging experiment, learners develop a model for the earth's layers and a soil profile using edible materials. Each material is chosen based on...
Curated OER
Impact Craters Activity
Lunar explorers perform an experiment to understand the size of the craters on the surface of the moon. They layer flour, laundry detergent, and cocoa powder in a pan to model the lunar surface. They drop marbles from different heights...
Lesson This!
Fraction Fruit
Discover the concept of fractions by using fruit as a model. Scholars discover fractions are part of a whole, similar to the pieces of fruit which are placed in front of them. They then cut up several different types of fruit and discuss...
Statistics Education Web
Population Parameter with M-and-M's
Manufacturers' claims may or may not be accurate, so proceed with caution. Here pupils use statistics to investigate the M&M's company's claim about the percentage of each color of candy in their packaging. Through the activity,...
Curated OER
Menu Word Problems
In this math word problems learning exercise, students complete the math word problems and use the money amounts in the box to answer the 10 problems.
Curated OER
Menu Worksheet Problems #9
In this word problems worksheet, learners read the word problems and use multiple operations to solve the problems. Students use the money answer in the word bank to complete the 10 problems.
Curated OER
Menu Word Problems Worksheet #8
In this adding and subtracting monetary amounts worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 10 word problems.
Curated OER
Let's Go Shopping
In this conversation worksheet, complete 12 questions about how to ask the price of different items. Students also write the answer to each next to each question.
Curated OER
Still Waters
Students construct a still to turn seawater into drinking water. They estimate the cost of distilling it. They investigate ways to make the conversion more efficient. They track the source of their home drinking water and make a map of...
Curated OER
Verbs Can Become Adjectives
In this verbs and adjectives worksheet, students read the information about participle adjectives. Students underline the participle adjective in each of 12 sentences. Students write the main verb it comes from. Example: broken (break).
Curated OER
Subject-Verb Agreement
In these subject and verb agreement worksheets, students read the sentences and use the correct present tense form of the infinitive to complete each sentence. Students practice subject and verb agreement to complete the sentences.
Curated OER
Diversity Food Groups
Students explore diversity in foods and people. In this diversity lesson, students explore diversity in foods and how things aren't always as they seem. This lesson is then applied to diversity in people.
Curated OER
Gifts From the Sea
For this marine animal worksheet, 3rd graders study the parts of seaweed. Students label 2 seaweed diagrams and study 24 household objects, circling those that come from seaweed extracts and/or ingredients.
Curated OER
What Foods Contain Products from the Ocean
Fifth graders learn about foods from the ocean. In this ocean products instructional activity, 5th graders brainstorm what foods come from the ocean, fill in a Venn Diagram comparing alginates, carrageenans and beta carotenes. Students...
Curated OER
Label It Nutrition
Students rank foods for particular nutrients, and check to see if they are correct using the Nutrition Label.
Curated OER
Introductions and Conclusions
Students discuss the importance of writing clear, well structured essays. They explore the use of introductions and conclusions when writing an essay. Students compose an essay using both introductions and conclusions.
Curated OER
Choral Music 1
In this music activity, learners listen to choral music from different countries around the world. Students also answer three questions about the music.
Curated OER
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Young scholars compare and evaluate the world's different seaweeds. For this investigative lesson students study seaweed and the harvesting of it. They then interpret the data collected and graph the seaweed production.