Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Limu Diversity

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore limu diversity. In this ocean ecosystem lesson, students classify limu according to its physical properties. Students work in small groups to generate scientific observations and sort limu by characteristics.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

REACTION TIME 2: ZAP!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore how skills can improve through practice and awareness, using a reaction-time activity that focuses on both visual and auditory responsiveness.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Design a House

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars explore the basics of house design and compare examples of architecture from different times and places. The influence of site, materials, function, form and style are probed as their own floor plans are created.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Review of Algebra Topics

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders participate in a lesson that is intended to review topics of Algebra.They investigate the concepts of percent and solve problems. Students also solve equations that involve percent of change.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Word Choice: Who and Whom

For Students 3rd - 4th
In these word choice worksheets, students read the sentences and complete the sentences with the word choices of either or who or whom.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

HIV/AIDS, iChat, and the Immune System

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners study HIV and model the course of an infection.  In this immune system lesson students examine HIV and AIDS and learn that it is a preventable disease. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Factoring Trinomials

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students factor trinomials. In this algebra activity, students use special patterns and formulas to factor. They utilize algebra tiles as a hands-on method for gaining practice with trinomials.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dig Into the Dictionary

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore their vocabulary by participating in a dictionary word find activity.  In this vocabulary lesson, 2nd graders locate words in a dictionary based on the beginning letter which must match the teacher's...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rescue the Pattern

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students describe a wide variety of patterns. They extend a wide variety of patterns. Students write rules for a wide variety of patterns. Students represent, analyze, and generalize a variety of patterns with tables, graphs, and words.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Scavenger Hunt Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students familiarize themselves with the research being conducted on the Ronald H. Brown from San Diego, CA to the Galapagos Islands by completing a scavenger hunt using Mrs. Richards' daily logs.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Research Cruise Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students track the research cruise of the Ronald H. Brown from San Diego to the Galapagos Islands. They match research groups with the key words, using the ship's daily logs to find the answers.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Explore Your World--Geography Takes You Places

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine how the world around them is constantly changing. In groups, they travel between centers in their classroom to role play the role of explorers in Washington D.C. They share their experiences with their classmates and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reaction Time 2: Zap!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students show how skills can improve through practice and awareness, using a reaction-time activity that focuses on both visual and auditory responsiveness.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Imagination Travel

For Teachers K
Students watch video segments on shapes and patterns. They create their own pattern within shapes.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Adaptable Animals

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars examine the types of adaptations that animals use to survive. They research the animals and report their findings to the class.
Interactive
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Place Value Game

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
This interactive math game lets you create the largest number possible as the computer gives you numbers.
Article
Other

Exploring Computer Science: Scratch: Programming for All [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of how the computer programming game, Scratch, has appealed to people who hadn't previously imagined themselves as programmers. It is an easy interactive activity for everyone of all ages, backgrounds, and interests, to program...
Interactive
Math Slice

Math Slice: Bricks 21 Game

For Students K - 1st
To win this strategic game you must lay the 21st brick. That is what makes this interactive game challenging. Play against the computer or a partner. Winners will have their names posted for the day.
Lesson Plan
Code.org

Code Studio: Computer Science: Course 2

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
For readers with no prior computer programming experience, students create programs to solve problems and create interactive games or stories to share with others.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Interactive Scenes

For Students 9th - 10th
Creating scenes that respond to user interaction by a trial and error approach to the best function solution.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Wide World of Gears

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In an interactive and game-like manner, students learn about the mechanical advantage that is offered by gears. By virtue of the activity's mechatronics presentation, students learn to study a mechanical system as a dynamic system under...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Power of Mechanical Advantage

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about the mechanical advantage offered by pulleys in an interactive and game-like manner. By virtue of the activity's mechatronic presentation, they learn to study a mechanical system not as a static image, but rather as a...
Interactive
Other

Everyday Math: Spin a Number Game

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Use your counting skills to try to beat the computer in this simple interactive board game. This activity engages young learners in practicing basic counting with numbers from one to ten. Directions are presented orally.
Interactive
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Game Calculator Bingo

For Students 2nd - 4th
Sharpen your place value skills playing this interactive game, Calculator Bingo. The rules are simple but the game requires some thinking if you want to beat the computer. If you respond incorrectly the computer will allow you another turn.