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Smithsonian Institution

Civil War

For Students 5th - 12th Standards
Did you know that more than three million people fought in the Civil War? Through artifacts, graphics, and passages class members learn about the stark divide between North and South that led to the war, as well as about the events...
Assessment
Concord Consortium

It's In the Mail

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
It's time to check the mail! The task is to determine the most cost-effective way to mail a packet of information. Young scholars write an equation that models the amount of postage as a function of the number of sheets mailed and...
eBook
Utah Education Network (UEN)

Utah Open Textbook: 5th Grade Science

For Students 5th Standards
How do Earth's changes affect humans? Pupils learn about physical and chemical changes on Earth and how they lead to erosion, earthquakes, and volcanoes. Using the text, they also explore the concepts of electricity and magnetism by...
Lesson Plan
NASA

Blossoms Blooming: Analyzing Plant Growth Patterns

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Could the seasons be changing? Using National Park data, learners recognize patterns in the growth of seasonal plants. They look specifically at the first bloom date of cherry blossoms in Washington DC and compare them to temperature...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bears

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of bear-related activities. They sort and graph teddy bears, distinguish between real and non-real bears and research bear life cycles and habitats.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ecology and Life Interactions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discuss the hierarchy of an ecosystem. They are asked what are the optimum conditions that support human life? Students are asked what are their personal "optimum conditions" are. They are given the following as the question...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Social Studies: What Is Folklife?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners read an essay about folklife and record their thoughts in journals. After discussing the terms associated with the topic, they complete worksheets on types of folklife, pop, elite, and folk cultures. Depending on the age group,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mystery of the Real Robinson Crusoe Solved

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils explore the location of the campsite of fictional character Robinson Crusoe. For this ESL lesson, students read an article that discusses the whereabouts of Robinson Crusoe's campsite, then have a class discussion on the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hatchet: A 4th Grade Literacy Focus Unit

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the story "Hatchet" after the story is read. In this literacy lesson, 4th graders explore various habitats researching the characteristics about each, complete a Venn Diagram comparing their habitat with the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Using a Dictionary - Meanings

For Students 5th - 8th
In this research skills worksheet, students use a dictionary to find the meaning of words. Students answer 4 multiple choice, word definition questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Inside of an Apple

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students review the life cycle of apples before they study information about the inside of apples. They work in small groups to color and identify the parts of the inside of an apple. Finally, they use real apples to have an hands on...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ayiti Lesson 3: Reflections

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students consider the cost of living in Haiti. In this Haiti lesson, students reflect on Ayiti, an online game, to examine the poverty experienced in Haiti. Students respond to the provided discussion questions pertaining to their Ayiti...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math! What's It All About?

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore math in their everyday lives. In this math lesson, students discuss how they use math in their everyday lives. Students work in groups to brainstorm how they use math everyday.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Day Six: Bible A Tribute to the One True God - Athens

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study the Bible to understand the importance of impacting another's life and being able to walk in their shoes. For this Bible study lesson students role play and discuss Acts from the Bible.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Telling Fact from Fiction

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore fact and fiction. In this reading skills lesson, students complete a jigsaw reading activity (the reading material is not included) about Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes, and Florence Nightingale.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Fountain of Youth

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study Ponce de Leon and the Fountain the Fountain of Youth. Using a real life analogy, 7th graders compare the skills of a conquistador to that of a professional basketball player. They discover reasons why the...
Organizer
Curated OER

ESL Holiday Lessons: Pen Pal Day

For Students 6th - 10th
In this language skills worksheet, students read an article on Pen Pal Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble questions, 30 short...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Money Math

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the use of money in daily life. Through activities and real-life simulations, students write and balance a checkbook, explore the importance of budgeting, saving, and expenses. Using spreadsheet technology, they examine...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Count Down the Days to a Special Event

For Teachers K - 6th
Young scholars calculate time using a grade appropriate skill.  In this time lesson, students calculate the time to a special event. Young scholars calculate days, months, weeks, hours, minutes or seconds depending on their skill...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Real Life Math

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars have the opportunity to represent real-life situations mathematically in order to become familiar with part-to-whole relationships. In this real life math lesson, students study windowpanes and describe their shape and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Estimate Quotients

For Students 5th
Fifth graders have to use division to solve problems in everyday situations. This worksheet on estimation and division has students practice these skills using real-life examples. The worksheet is part of the Houghton Mifflin math series...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Leveled Problem Solving Adding Integers

For Students 6th
Using a number line, 6th graders solve problems involving adding integers. Using this worksheet on adding integers, students can practice the basic operation and how to apply this skill to real-life examples.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Red Badge of Courage: A New Kind of Realism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the Civil War and make connections between the war and the interpretation of the war in the novel The Red Badge of Courage to help them understand realism. In this Civil War recounting lesson, students complete several...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Achaean

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the characteristics of the Achaean era. For this Achaean era lesson, 4th graders examine the clock of eras and compare the characteristics of different eras. They determine that the rocks associated with this era can...

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