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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Investigating Evidence

For Students K - 12th
Explore the scientific process through nature. Scholars become scientists as they develop a question, design an experiment, collect data, and analyze their results. A two-week lesson guides your classes through the process and provides...
PPT
Curated OER

Chapter 17: Economic Growth and the New Economy

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Is economic growth necessary to remain a relevant world power? These slides discuss the definition and implications of growth economics, complete with global comparisons and ways to account for growth. Graphs and charts are easy to read...
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Curated OER

The Play's the Thing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners describe to a partner theater experiences they have had in their lives that were memorable, and analyze why. They study about one director's original artistic choices for staging Shakespeare by reading and discussing "Nature's a...
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Curated OER

Ecological Footprint--How Does The Way We Live Affect Earth?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners demonstrate an awareness of the global implications of decisions that individuals and families make about their needs and wants. They identify environmental and health issues related to the production and consumption of food....
PPT
Bowels Physics

Magnetic Fields and Forces

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Every knows that opposites attract! Here's a presentation that uses this background knowledge to explain magnetic fields and forces. The resource also explains the shape of magnetic fields and how to determine the direction of forces.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

For Teachers 1st
A well-designed lesson plan on the life cycle of the butterfly is here for you. In it, young scientists spend 45 minutes a day, for one school week, engaged in their study. They take nature walks, participate in activities in centers,...
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Curated OER

Wildlife Study Comparison

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Environmental science classes read articles about two different scientific studies. One is about the effects of contraceptive chemicals on fertility, and the other is about how a pesticide may be reducing bone density in exposed...
PPT
Curated OER

Today's World

For Teachers 10th - 11th
While not an exhaustive review of globalization and trade, this overview of the inter-related nature of the economy would be a good tool to use in the classroom. This resource could be used to begin a discussion on the various topics...
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Curated OER

The DIY: A Hands-On Look at the New Industrial Revolution

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Upper graders explore the new industrial revolution and how the tech boom in recent years is similar and different to the Industrial Revolution of the past. They watch a video, explore web sites, and discuss what they see. They work...
Lesson Plan
National Wildlife Federation

Power Pellets! Nuclear Energy in the United States

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Nuclear power provides about 20 percent of the energy generated in the United States. The seventh activity in the series of 12 tackles nuclear power. After sharing what they know about nuclear energy, scholars complete a...
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Curated OER

Geo-Magazine

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Divide your geography class into groups and have each research an assigned region. The result of this project is a regional magazine that addresses the five themes of geography. Many valuable resource links are embedded into the...
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Baylor College

The Variety and Roles of Microbes

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Mini microbiologists play a card game in which they group microorganisms by groups: virus, fungus, protist, or bacteria. Then they identify the roles different microbes play in the natural world and explore how humans effectively use...
Worksheet
Curated OER

AP: Chapter 20: DNA Technology

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
This nine-page biotechnology resource contains six pages of questions regarding DNA technology. Questions cover cloning, restriction enzymes, the polymerase chain reaction, different techniques, the human genome project, and more. The...
eBook
Rice University

Intermediate Algebra

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Algebra concepts are all wrapped up in one nice bow. The resource combines all the concepts typically found in Algebra I and Algebra II courses in one eBook. The topics covered begin with solving linear equations and move to linear...
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Curated OER

Starlight

For Teachers 9th - 12th
An introductory exploration of the nature of light is provided via activities and demonstrations. Science superstars observe various light sources, learn how to apply inverse square law, and practice using a light meter. Follow-up...
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Curated OER

On the Road Again": Moving People, Products, and Ideas

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson students learn how to identify modes of transportation and communication for moving people, products, and ideas from place to place. Students also study the advantages and disadvantages of different modes of...
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Curated OER

No Impact Project: Water

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars use the "No Impact Project" to analyze the consumption of water. In this water consumption lesson, students discuss the pros and cons of tap water or bottled water. Young scholars read about chemicals in water and watch a...
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Curated OER

All Wrapped Up

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore packaging. In this cross-curriculum lesson, students bring in samples of food packaging and identify the packaging as natural or manufactured.
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Curated OER

So Many Cookies...So Much Packaging

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the way packaging is used in the distribution of goods. In this packaging instructional activity, students investigate how packaging is used, what resources are used to make it and ways it can be recycled.
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Curated OER

The Industrial Revolustion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create artistic posters to show the differences between key vocabulary words. They show the differences between a rural, agrarian, urban, and industrial lifestyles. They evaluate the benefits and problems, the human...
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Curated OER

Your Role as a Taxpayer: Why Pay Taxes?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars evaluate the basic rationale, nature, and consequences fo taxes. They describe why governments need taxes as revenue to provide goods and servicesin this series of activities.
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Curated OER

Real People, Real Farms: Case Studies

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine sustainable fruit and vegetable production.  In this agriculture lesson plan students apply what they learn to real life situations. 
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Curated OER

It's Not Easy Being Green

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students complete a unit that focuses on their school's waste production. They conduct a litter survey, collect the waste produced in their classroom for a week and generate a waste-audit, and identify how their school can minimize...
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Curated OER

Let’s Make Cottage Cheese

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students watch the process of making cottage cheese from milk, then season and taste the product.  In this making cottage cheese lesson, students make a connection between what they eat and where it came from.  Students view...