Curated OER
Scientists Create Energy-Making Artificial Leaf (29th March, 2011)
Students read an article about alternative energy and complete the associated worksheets. In this ESL/ELL alternative energy lesson, students read or listen an article about research at MIT in which scientists designed a energy-making...
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Body Parts Vocabulary
Students identify the main parts of the human body. In this human body vocabulary activity, students trace each other's body outline on butcher paper and label the parts of the body. Students define what each body part does. This...
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How Weather Affects Our Lives
English learners practice basic weather terms from listening to two books. They keep a daily weather record for two weeks to record the type of weather, as well as the high and low temperatures for each day. Next, they complete a simple...
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Science Experiments with Eggs
ESL students experiment with eggs to learn the science concepts and science process language.
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Forests, Deserts, & Grasslands
Third graders complete activities to become familiar with the content and vocabulary related to biomes and ecosystems in order to mainstream into the classroom.
Curated OER
Science Experiment With Eggs
Students participate in four scientific experiments with eggs. They discuss egg vocabulary, and examine the eggs' attributes through the experiments. They focus on making educated guesses.
Curated OER
Animal Babies
For this animals worksheet, students play a matching game much like the game memory where they match the animals to their babies. Students match as many cards as they put out.
Everything ESL
Everything Esl: Amazing Animals
Great lesson plan for a mixed level ESL class that teaches vocabulary for animals. Activity downloads, a bibliography, and related links provide the teacher with a number of valuable resources.
Other
English to Go: "Animal Apps"
An article about the US and Canadian zoos using apps to teach apes is a springboard for this creative activity. Pre-reading questions, the article from Reuters, and follow-up summary in addition to grammar exercises make up a complete...
Other
Hong Kong Space Museum
Besides an introduction to exhibitions and events at the museum, the site provides a guide to stargazing, an astronomy FAQ, space news, virtual tours (see site map) and research resources (including Chinese-English star and constellation...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Biomes of the World
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains a Life Science lesson for students in grades 7-8. It was specifically designed to assist ESL students read, pronounce, and understand the meanings of key concepts presented in...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: The Five Senses
An activity where students try to identify objects using only their senses, with and without a blindfold. The instructional activity is also appropriate for special needs or ELL students in higher grades.