ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Using Thieves to Preview Nonfiction Texts
Contains plans for three lessons that introduce a nonfiction prereading strategy with the acronym THIEVES, which stands for Title, Headings, Introduction, Every first sentence, Visuals and vocabulary, End Questions, and Summary. In...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Teaching Science Through Picture Books: A Rainforest Lesson
Contains plans for five lessons that teach about the tropical rainforest using picture books such as "Welcome to the Green House" by Jane Yolen. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites...
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State University: Building Community: Medieval Technology and u.s. History
Enhance learning and teaching of colonial America with the cross-curricular lessons, activities, videos, writings, etc. offered. Students will enjoy seeing the impact and progress of science in the early days of the United States.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Extinction: Is It Inevitable?
Students read the article "The Sixth Extinction" by Niles Eldredge on past mass extinctions and the current rate of loss of species. There is a choice of student activities which includes having students respond to discussion and...