Curated OER
War and the Animal
Middle schoolers analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments in a spatial context. They gain personal insight into the horrors of war and the importance of ethnicity. Students define all key terms, analyze a...
Curated OER
Trekking to Timbuktu
Students view a television show to provide a context for conducting research into the location and culture of Timbuktu. The students complete a report on the subject in the form of a research paper.
Curated OER
Animating Motion
Learners apply what they recall about objects in motion by animati ng sequences of pictures that model a set of physical conditions. They animate the orbital motions of the Earth, the space shuttle, and the Moon based on calculations of...
Curated OER
Satyagraha: The Soul Force of Nonvilence
Students discuss what satyagraha is understanding that it is the driving force which enables social reform. In this social science lesson, students try to internalize the principles of nonviolence on an individual level and then a global...
Curated OER
From Smithson To Smithsonian, The Birth Of An Institution
Students evaluate historical sources. In groups, students explore the differences between a primary and secondary source. They examine the importance of evaluating sources and using credible ones when writing reports. Students...
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Verb Tenses: Grammar Rules
This page explains the three major verb tenses: past, present, and future with examples. It also offers links to information about each of these as well as the perfect, continuous, and perfect continuous of each.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Time
In this self-guided unit, you will be working with literature which is centered on the themes of past, present and future. You will experience several different literary perceptions of the past and the future by reading ancient...
Science Struck
Science Struck: Interesting Philosophical Questions About Time
Discover some of the deep questions that scientists and philosophers ask about time and some of the ideas that emerge from each one.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Verb Conjugation Grammar Rules
This page explains verb conjugations including persons: first, second, and third person; number: singular and plural; and tenses: present, past, and future and simple, continuous, and perfect. It provides examples of verb conjugations.
Mariners' Museum and Park
Mariners' Museum: Chesapeake Bay: Our History and Our Future
Learn about the culture, history, and ecology of the Chesapeake Bay estuary. Follow activities of the Bay through time to learn how it has been an important part of our country's past and present times. Also find out why it is important...
Quia
Quia: Challenge Board: Verb Tense
In this one or two player game, students select categories (past, present, future, past progressive, present progressive) and point values for each question. After the selection, they type in the required tense to fill in each sentence...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Many Verb Tenses Are There in English?
How many different verb tenses are there in a language like English? At first, the answer seems obvious- there's past, present, and future. Anna Ananichuk explains how thanks to something called grammatical aspect, each of those time...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Managing Time With Tense and Aspect
Using what you've already learned about tense and aspect, use your time wizardry to make sense of these sentences.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Using the Correct Verb Tense
Verb tense is used to show when an action occurs, whether it is in the past, the present, or the future. [0:56]
The History Place
The History Place: The Past Into the Future: Main Exhibits
Informative website focussing on American history from the Colonial period to present-day. Many on-line exhibits include timelines, photographs and famous quotes.
English Club
English Club: Learn English: Grammar: Verbs: The 12 Basic English Tenses
Information about verb tenses and links to additional information about present, past, and future tenses.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: The Reformation
In this activity, students examine primary source materials to investigate how ideas change and evolve over time and what impact past ideas have on people's perceptions of the present, or how the present may be perceived at some future...
Other
History of Sydney's Birds
Learn about the birds of Sydney Australia. See how the number of species have changed over time and learn what those changes can tell us about Sydney's past, present and future bird populations.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Unique Landforms
The title of this instructional activity is somewhat misleading and may be a mismatch, as well as the grade levels noted. It is really about transportation. Students conduct extensive research, both online and by phone, and compare...