Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rx for Tired Classrooms: Vocational Ed to the Rescue

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Secondary carpenters apply their skills to improve display spaces in classrooms at their campus. Includes a contract between workers and teachers who sign on for improvements in the their rooms. Concurrent exploration of building and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ecotourism in National Parks and Wilderness

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners develop a plan for ecotourism after researching a nearby national park or wild area.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Science Safari: Energy Resources

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners pick a topic that is related to energy and power companies, tools, and careers. They organize information, photos, illustrations, video, or other graphics into a presentation.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Gardening in Containers

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners plant a garden. In this gardening instructional activity, students use containers to plant a garden. This instructional activity provides a good source of information for teachers who wish to begin their class's own container...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Risk Taking Behaviors

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders listen to a presenters introduction and write questions they hope to have answered during the presentation. They listen to a presentation and record notes. They participate in small group discussion and complete...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Porosity

For Students 9th - 10th
Soils are made of particles of different types and sizes. The space between particles is called pore space. Pore space determines the amount of water that a given volume of soil can hold. Porosity is the percentage of the total volume of...