Lesson Plan
Curated OER

From Bats to Babies: Ultrasound

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research and analyze sound waves and how an ultrasound works to image a baby in utero. They explore various websites, complete worksheets, and write a paragraph describing a demonstration they view in the classroom.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Anything I Can Do You Can Do Better

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete a two-week unit involving design and construction concepts. They watch a PowerPoint presentation about geometric shapes, draw the fourteen shapes incorporated in bridge construction, and in small groups design, build,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pent-up Pentominoes

For Teachers 1st
Students explore pentominoes in this activity. They build shapes as directed and color the tiles on their grid sheet.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Electromechanical Relay Logic

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
For this physics worksheet, students solve and write short answers on 19 questions about electromechanical relay logic. They interpret schematic diagrams and answer questions about it.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who Needs What?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners identify the physical needs of animals and if plants need the same things as animals. They conduct an experiment to see if plants need light and water to grow. They compare the growth of the plants exposed to the different...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigating Soil

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders swap local soil samples with another school and examine the differences. They research soil properties, identify organisms that live in soil, create and maintain a biome of soil decomposition and design a poster to present...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Science: How Tall Are Plants

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate plant growth and examine what factors contribute to plant growth. They keep a class chart of plant growth and write about and illustrate their conclusions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Alfy plays "Time Flies"

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use the Internet to go to a math web site to explore, practice and play time telling exercises. They play a time game by moving the clock arms to match a time presented on a button.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Using the Herb Garden at Blakesley Hall

For Students 4th - 8th
In this Blakesley Hall herb garden instructional activity, students explore the herb garden at Blakesley Hall. This instructional activity gives suggestion for activities while on this field trip.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigating the Idea of Tan

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use tan to solve problems involving right-angled triangles. They solve equations of the form tan(8) =a, for a between 180 degrees and 360 degrees. They state the value of tan (8) in special cases.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Let the Rain Come Down!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders construct a bar graph comparing local precipitation to that of the Yucatan. In this graphing lesson, 2nd graders will use conversions and problem solving strategies.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Modular Arithmetic

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners investigate modular arithmetic and how to use it to solve real world problems. In this modular arithmetic lesson, students use computers to work on modular arithmetic after a teacher guided lesson. They complete guided practice...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What I Didn't Know...

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers practice creating wikis. In this wiki instructional activity, students create a wiki about any math topic that they know nothing about. High schoolers learn about their topic and create a wiki that explains the math topic...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Quadratic Formula

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students solve quadratic function by completing the square. In this algebra lesson, students use the quadratic formula to factor quadratics and find the roots. They graph the parabola and identify its properties.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

My Peanut Butter is Better Than Yours!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of statistical data. In this statistical data instructional activity, students read an article about the dangers of peanut butter to those who are allergic. Students perform a taste test of two different...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Secondary Robot

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the forces acting on a stationary/constant velocity robot. For this physics lesson, students draw a free body diagrams of the forces. They explain the difference between zero acceleration and zero net force.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Which Came First?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the significance of the Louisiana Purchase and the journey of Lewis and Clark. They sequence events that occurred on the journey of Lewis and Clark.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Geometry: Calculating Volumes

For Students 6th - 8th
In this volume worksheet, learners find the volume of 8 prisms.   Students are given the length, width, and height of each prism.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Calculating Areas of Rectangles

For Students 5th - 10th
In this geometry worksheet, students calculate the areas of rectangles. They use the formula for area of a rectangle.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading Graphs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice plotting functions on the Cartesian coordinate plane, see several categories of functions, including lines and parabolas, and read a graph, answering questions about the situation described by the graph
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading Graphs

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students plot functions on the Cartesian coordinate plane. They explore lines and parabolas. Students analyze graphs and answer questions about the information presented on the graph using an online program.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Unknown Secrets of the Rain Forest

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners explore the rain forest and where they are located. Students examine why the rain forests are important and what is happening to them. They investigate the water cycle and life cycle of a frog. Learners build a rain forest in...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Unknown Secrets of the Rain Forest

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners listen to the story "The Great Kapok" then discuss characteristics of the rain forest. They make several different types of rain forest animals from paper plates (ex. sloth, tigers, monkeys etc) and design costumes for a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Timeline of Medical Innovations and Breakthroughs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify on a time line and a world map where medical innovation/inventions line-up and originated. They collect information on various medical innovations/inventions using encyclopedias and medical research texts. Students make...

Other popular searches