Curated OER
My Wilderness Adventure
Learners use a story starter and given questions to continue their adventure. They use the Internet and books to research about winter survival skills, how to find food, water and shelter in the snowy mountains and discover information...
Curated OER
Advanced HyperStudio in the English Classroom
Students create a HyperStudio presentation over the course of the author unit.
Curated OER
Study of States in the five U.S. Regions
Fourth graders identify the five regions and the states within them. They research a state from each of five regions, then they choose one of those states to do an extensive research report on following teacher guidelines. They work in...
Curated OER
the Impact of the U.s. Supreme Court on High School Journalism.
Young scholars study of the First Amendment, Tinker, Hazelwood and the Colorado Student Free Expression Law. They discuss the ramifications on the student press and recite their memorized First Amendment rights. They discover what...
Curated OER
Class Letter of Introduction
Students follow guidelines to collectively draft a class letter that introduces their school to the rest of the participants in an online science experiment about water quality. They post the letter online as part of the larger unit.
Curated OER
Growing Files for Women's History
High schoolers research a woman from their local community. They use primary source documents and old newspapers to gather information. They present the information to the class.
Curated OER
Kinesin and Exocytosis
Pupils design a visualization to illustrate the role of the protein kinesin in exocytosis of a secretory material in a directed manner.
Curated OER
True Settlers of the Pacific Northwest: Who was there with Dr. John Mcloughlin?
Students discover who was present when the city of Vancouver was founded. Using the internet, they research the various cultures of the area and which were present at the Hudson Bay Company. They discuss each person's role in how the...
Curated OER
Marching Band Cadence
Students compose an original cadence. They compose a short segment (2 measures) of a cadence on staff paper. Papers are collected and entered into Sibelius program. They compose original cadences using the Sibelius program and...
Curated OER
Five Utah Indian Tribes
Fourth graders study the five Utah Indian Tribes being able to identify the tribes by name and location.
Curated OER
Gray Whales
Students listen to the book, Lagoon Tour: Whale Watching at Laguna Ojo de Liebre and discuss the photos, vocabulary and captions. They create a scrapbook, tourist brochure, travel journal, or a song about whales.
Curated OER
What's Up with Waste?
Fifth graders design a brochure that identifies types of solid waste that are often improperly disposed, explains the effects of this disposal and proposes a solution to the problem. The read humorous books, define vocabulary words and...
Curated OER
Making a Class Web Site
Fourth graders explore and discuss how to create a class web site with a background, graphics, clip art and photos. They assess the safety issues putting a web page on the Internet, develop sound interviewing techniques and coordinate...
Curated OER
Corn Prints and Henri Matisse
Fourth graders observe prints and paintings as the teacher discusses various design elements (repetition, variety, texture, pattern, etc.) used by the artist Henri Matisse. They look at and discuss Indian corn and then make a print that...
Curated OER
Science and the Scientific Process
Young scholars investigate the characteristics of different soil samples. In this physical science lesson, students play the role of forensics solving a crime by matching soil from the suspect's shoes. They formulate a conclusion after...
Curated OER
Creating a Landmark Calendar-An Enterprise for Your School
Students scrutinize the steps necessary to produce a school calendar featuring local architectural sites and landmarks.
Curated OER
Tying it all Together
Students study an article on drugs in their society. For this investigative lesson students create their own concept map.
Curated OER
Tracking the Weather
Pupils use satellite imagery and forecasting maps as a storm moves through the United States. For this weather lesson students track storm systems and chart the systems on a map.
Curated OER
Digital Storytelling: At-Risk Students Find Their Voices
Students use digital cameras and software to create a digital story which consists of a series of digital images paired with a narrarated soundtrack. They focus on relevant images and a presecribed sequence of steps to provide a vignette...
![Writing Fix: Revision Checklists [Pdf] Unknown Type](https://d15y2dacu3jp90.cloudfront.net/images/attachment_defaults/resource/large/FPO-knovation.png "Writing Fix: Revision Checklists [Pdf] Unknown Type")
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Revision Checklists [Pdf]
Walk your students through the writing process with this revision checklist. Students review their idea development, organization, sentence fluency and word choice. Click on appropriate grade-levels to get the desired checklists....
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: 100 Students Project: Revising Questions & Planning the Survey
How can the wording of a question influence how people respond? Students learn about biased and unbiased questions, revise the questions they create in the previous lesson, and agree on procedures for administering the survey.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Three Voice Important Book Passages
A lesson plan made for young scholars to write from various perspectives regarding the same topic. The mentor text entitled The Important Book is used, as students become more familiar with voice, point of view, persuasive techniques and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Trade Offs and Maximizing Efficiency in a Fast Food Restaurant
Students learn about how to improve efficiency by examining fast food restaurants. More specifically, they learn about the concepts of trade-offs, constraints, increasing efficiency and systems thinking. They consider how to improve the...