New York State Education Department
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 11
You'll C-E-R a difference in classroom achievement after using a helpful lesson. Designed for economics, civics, government, and US history classes, participants practice using the CER model to craft arguments about primary and secondary...
American Chemical Society
Why Does Water Dissolve Salt?
Individuals explore solubility by modeling how water dissolves salts. They then view a video and compare how well water and alcohol dissolve salts, relating their comparisons to the structure of each molecule.
PHET
Planet Designer: Martian Makeover
Mars used to have liquid water, can you make it come back? Use the instructional activity and simulation to understand why Mars lost its magnetic field, why atmosphere is important, and what gravity has to do with it. This is the third...
Constitutional Rights Foundation
If Men Were Angels: Teaching the Constitution With the Federalist Papers
Much like the methods of group work, the writers of the Federalist Papers worked together to advocate for their viewpoints against the anti-federalists. The resource enables learners to break into small groups and conduct research before...
Curated OER
Role of Slavery in Early Arkansas Settlements
Students investigate slavery in the development of pre-Civil War Arkansas. They study the influence of the French, Spanish, and American settlers on the establishment of slavery and create a timeline of events associated with events.
Curated OER
Humpty Dumpty
Students discover the classic nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty by experimenting with an egg. In this problem solving instructional activity, students break an actual egg similar to the story of Humpty Dumpty. Students identify the problems...
Curated OER
Flags
Students read You're a Grand Old Flag as well as other provided books about flags. In this flag lesson, students cut, decorate and bake cookies as flags, practice the letter f, the number 4, the rectangle shape and use the color white....
Curated OER
Class Tales
Students improve their reading comprehension by role-playing a bear hunt story. In this reading comprehension lesson, students pretend to go on a bear hunt and complete an art project for the story.
EdHelper
Hour
For this telling time activity, 1st graders read the analog clocks and write the time to the hour. Students write the time in words for 11 clocks.
Curated OER
David Beckham to Defend Marriage in Court
In this reading/listening worksheet, students role play. Students pretend to be married to a celebrity. Students also role play marriage counseling.
Curated OER
Calling All Owls
Students research various types of owls. In this owls lesson, students observe owls and discuss their characteristics. Students go to an owl habitat and listen for the call of an owl. Students read The Owl in the Shower and debate the...
Curated OER
Probing Our Solar System
Third graders engage in a lesson utilizing small group activities and individual work incorporating student research on space satellites, probes and international connections. They, in groups, construct information disks, timelines, and...
Curated OER
Plot Mobiles
Students read folktales and identify the plot of the story by making a mobile. In this inventive and colorful instructional activity, students listen to a variety of famous folktales, and practice identifying the plot. Then, they work...
Curated OER
The Catcher in the Rye
Ninth graders engage in the reading of literature in order to focus upon some of the basic literary elements while examining "The Catcher In The Rye". They use the experience of reading and literary analysis in order to help develop an...
Curated OER
Olympics (Grade 4)
Students research information about the current Olympic research. In this Olympic research lesson, students take a pre-test to determine their knowledge about the current Summer Olympics. They choose one of three areas to research and...
Curated OER
Words in the News Smoking Ban- 15 February 2006
Students complete vocabulary building exercises before reading an online article. They complete worksheets and an online quiz. They focus on relaltive clauses on the final worksheet. They write a letter about second hand smoke in a...
Curated OER
Investigating Shapes in Our World
First graders explore shapes. In this geometry lesson, 1st graders make shapes with geo-boards, use play-dough to make three-dimensional figures, and make a shape book using pre-cut shapes.
Curated OER
She or Her?
In this She or Her worksheet, students read 5 paragraphs and circle the correct word (she or her) in 16 different cases. Students also read a brief explanation of the difference between she and her.
Curated OER
Fact or Opinion (Food)
In this language arts worksheet, students read about the difference between fact and opinion. Students then read 10 statements about food and write "fact" or "opinion." Students write 3 facts about food and 3 opinions.
Curated OER
Native American Bartering
Fifth graders create items to barter. In this Native American bartering activity, 5th graders read a book, design and make items, and barter with their peers. Students reflect on the experience through journal writing.
Curated OER
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Students read about weather and create a computer log about weather. In this Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs lesson, students listen to the story and discuss different weather patterns. Students develop a list of weather facts. ...
Curated OER
Everything Grows
First graders read about the growth of living things. In this similiarities and differences lesson, 1st graders list things that are similiar and different about growing plants. Students then use a graphic organizer to list the...
Curated OER
A Teeth Changing Experience
Students research human health by reading an educational story in class. In this oral health lesson, students identify the importance of brushing their teeth and consuming calcium. Students read the book A Teeth Changing Experience and...
Curated OER
Bikini Anniversary
Students conduct research on the anniversary of the bikini. They read a short news report, explore websites, define key vocabulary words, complete a worksheet, and design, draw, and describe an outfit.