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Activity
US Department of Commerce

Commuting to Work: Box Plots, Central Tendency, Outliers

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Biking may be an outlier. Using data from 10 states on the number of people reporting they bike to work, pupils calculate the measures of center. Scholars determine the range and interquartile range and find which provides a better...
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Activity
Jackson Public Schools

Summer Reading Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th Standards
Provide parents with the tools they need to bridge the summer learning gap with this collection of fun activities. Whether it's creating an alphabet poster with illustrations for each letter, playing a game of sight word concentration,...
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Interactive
Scholastic

Study Jams! Seasons

For Students 5th - 8th
Use this during the season of teaching about the seasons! As Earth revolves around the sun, its tilt causes the weather to change. The graphics in this presentation show how Earth's position in space has an effect on the angle of...
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Curated OER

Acid Rain

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Create a simulation of acid rain in your classroom with lemon juice and bean plants to help kids study the effects of pollution on plants. In addition, learners will listen to a story and write responses based on guiding questions.
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Handout
PBS

Arthur’s World Neighborhood: Bibliography for Kids

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Support young learners as they expand their cultural awareness with this list of children's literature on countries from around the globe. Including both fictional and non-fictional texts. This resource will help...
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Molecular Sorting

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Can scientists sort molecules based on their interaction with oil and water? The simulation demonstrates how this is possible. Pupils decide when to insert a molecule and observe how they sort themselves based on polarity.
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Unit Plan
Newspaper Association of America

The News

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Young journalists learn about topics such as newspaper ethics, parts of a newspaper, credible sources, and different types of articles. The lesson empowers individuals and gives them the capability to express their voices through the...
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Activity
Poetry4kids

How to Create Book Spine Poetry

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Can you create a poem without writing a word! With found poetry, you can! Practice one version of found poetry with a lesson on book spine poems. Learners create poems by stacking books and reading the lines created by their spine titles.
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Nemours KidsHealth

Germs: Grades 9-12

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Beware the bugs! Two activities engage high schoolers in the study of germs, what they are, what they do to the body, and what can be done to prevent them from spreading. After reading a series of related articles, groups create a...
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Nemours KidsHealth

Depression: Grades 6-8

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Over two lessons, scholars examine depression—what it is, signs of it, and ways to cope. Through discussion, reading articles, writing a resource, and completing worksheets, participants make their way through the learning process,...
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Curated OER

Debating Teenage Rights

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students deal with 'real world' questions in settings that resemble Congress or the courtroom. They identify a problem, find causes, research possible solutions, determine the best solution, and plan a means of implementing the best...
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Curated OER

New Kid on the Block

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners become familiar with the problems of new students and interview new learners to understand their experiences when they first arrived.  In this new students lesson, learners design informational packages to help a new...
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Curated OER

Tasty Mapping

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners create an edible map. In this civics and geography lesson, students research their town's features and local government. Learners work in groups to design and create a physical map of their town based on research.
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Curated OER

Election 2000

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore issues facing the potential leader of our country, form opinions about the candidates representing the two major political parties, research election material and choose candidates, conduct debates, and vote in...
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Library Orientation

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students visit the school library for orientation and instruction on how to use the online Public Access Catalog (OPAC). They outline an abstract about Harry Potter books and answer questions on a handout about library procedures. ...
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Curated OER

Rangoli - An Art of India

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars respond to image of a rangoli, identify viewing context for selected rangoli image and how this affects viewer's ability to understand the artwork, investigate cultural values and purposes of rangoli art, and design and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

En la Escuela

For Students 9th - 12th
For this foreign language worksheet, high schoolers find the new vocabulary words and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Taking a Micro Hike

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate organisms by searching soil on their school ground.  In this insect life lesson, students utilize field guides to help identify the organisms found in a rotting log on their campus.  Students photograph any...
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Curated OER

Girls Speak Out

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider education in other countries.  In this social studies lesson plan, students view videos of girls trying to get an education in other parts of the world. Students reflect on the challenges faced by the female...
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Curated OER

The Battleground: Separate and Unequal Education

For Teachers 5th - Higher Ed
Young scholars investigate the history of unequal education in the United States and the impact on African American history. In this unequal history lesson, students discuss the purpose of education and describe an ideal school. Young...
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The Little Rock Nine

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research the integration of Arkansas' Central High School. They role-play as students integrating the school and describe their experiences.
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Curated OER

Omaha's Whose Who at Prospect Hill Cemetery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore and are able to explain how to read an old street map of downtown Omaha. Students review the names of schools in OPS as well as country names in Nebraska. They find out the names of graves in Prospect Hill...
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Curated OER

Property: Ownership, Respect, and Responsibilty

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students brainstorm objects that belong to themselves, classmates, the teacher, and the school. They discuss and rank what happens when personal property is damaged.
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Curated OER

New Haven's Hill Neighborhood

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the area around their school known as Hill neighborhood. In groups, they use maps to discover how the area has changed over time and how the city serves its residents. They identify the cause and effect...

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