Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Think Before You Toss

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students sort a variety of trash items and determine thier sorting decisions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Separation Before Plastic Recycling

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students participate in a demonstration to test the different densities of plastics, and suggest a method that plastic waste can be separated and collected.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Would You Take to Sea? Instructions for Teachers

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, who are teachers, discover the hazards facing sailors hundreds of years ago as they prepare a lesson to use in their classroom. They examine what each group of students will investigate, and how the findings will be discussed.
Worksheet
Curated OER

"Our Environment"

For Students 6th - 12th
In this environment worksheet, students access a website to answer questions about the landscape and biogeoclimate of British Columbia. This worksheet has 6 short answer questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Petition Signed by Thomas A. Edison for Sunday Openings at the World's Columbian Exposition

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners research and discuss the features and controversies of the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.
Website
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Mission Possible: Spy a Book! (Bilingual Resources)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Explore history, culture, adventures, spies, secret codes, and mysteries through this collection literary activities and resources. Includes poems, clip art, and ideas for crafts.
Lesson Plan
Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Dna the Action of Extraction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students extract DNA from wheat germ to learn about how DNA can easily be found in our food.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Gallery: Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the images of this gallery and consider how increased productivity from the land, food surpluses, and swelling populations changed the types of communities that humans lived in.
Handout
Other

Buzzle.com: Historyplex: Facts About the Rich and Diverse Hispanic Culture

For Students 2nd - 6th
Aspects of Hispanic culture are discussed in this resource. Looks at family, language, social codes of conduct, religion, celebrations, foods eaten, and how they have contributed to the United States.