Curated OER
Perimeters, Patterns, and Conjectures
Students discover patterns and write conjectures relating to perimeters and polygons. Working in cooperative learning groups, they use manipulatives and graphic organizers to solve problems then answer a series of questions in which they...
Curated OER
General Intro Social Studies Unit
Eighth graders participate in a lesson that should be used at the beginning of the school year or after there has been no school. The lesson is composed of teaching students how to behave appropriately and how to follow rules or procedures.
Curated OER
Mussel Movements
Learners consider the impact of invasive species on local environments. In this ecology instructional activity, watch the video, Arizona Wildlife Views, which focuses on invasive species. Students develop vocabulary, relate to meaningful...
Curated OER
Breaking News English: 1 Million Greet Pope in Germany
In this English instructional activity, students read "1 Million Greet Pope in Germany," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Legendary Coins and Currency
Archived images of coins from a beautiful online exhibition on the history of money.
The British Museum
The British Museum: World of Money
Here you can find a wealth of information about money: what it is, its history, how to save it, how it's made, its role in society, and how to study it!
Other
Make Your Own Money
An extremely intricate and well organized WebQuest that involves economics and visual arts. Students complete an online exploration of monetary systems and then create one of their own for their school.
Other
Pbs: Grocery Store, Making Change
This grocery store lesson plan will help your students understand the process of making change with real-life examples. Try adapting this Ohio State Standard based lesson to your state standards.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Making Change
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students will drag various coins and paper money to count up to make change. They will also solve real life situations to make change.
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Fred Smith
Acting on observations he'd made in a college economics paper, Smith built a unique hub-and-spoke delivery network to keep pace with the developing computer industry. In 1973, Smith launched Federal Express with his own money and...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Crafts for Kids
Choose from dozens of simple crafts including activities for the holidays, animal crafts and much more.