Common Sense Media
Which Me Should I Be?
Impress upon learners the importance of considering how we identify ourselves online, and how this relates to overall considerations of safety and digital wellness.
US Institute of Peace
Identifying Conflict Styles
Are you a peace-keeper or a problem-solver? Explore conflict management styles through a lesson, fourth in a 15-part series, that combines individual assessment and collaborative work. Groups learn the basic tendencies of each style,...
24x7 Digital
TeachMe: 1st Grade
Let your eager learners practice their basic arithmetic and spelling skills with this fun interactive resource! For any primary grade teacher with access to an Apple mobile device, this is a must-have application.
American Chemical Society
Chemical Reactions and Engineering Design
Construction leads to habitat loss and local wildlife suffers. Scholars must build a reptile egg incubation device that meets many constraints. Various experiments help them discover the chemical reaction needed to reach...
Curated OER
Mapping Shakespeare
Twelfth graders read a Shakespearean play focusing on a character. They create "Mind Maps" of their characters and act out a selection of the play.
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Physical Fitness
Students compare sedentary lifestyles to active lifestyles. For this health lesson, students discuss the implications of different kinds of lifestyles, complete a worksheet, then participate in a physical activity.
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Participation in civic life
Students investigate the political activism of Chinese in Australia - from the protests against discrimination in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to the participation of Chinese Australians in all levels of government...
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Eat Smart. Play Hard.
Students study healthy food choices and the energy it creates for physical activity. For this food energy lesson, students complete multiple activities to learn about the benefits of healthy eating upon physical activity.
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Self-Control
Learners participate in a problem solving activity. In this conflict resolution lesson, students sit in a circle and take turns standing up, but two children cannot be standing up next to one another at the same time. Learners are...
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Dig Into the Dictionary
Second graders explore their vocabulary by participating in a dictionary word find activity. In this vocabulary instructional activity, 2nd graders locate words in a dictionary based on the beginning letter which must match the...
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Water Cycle Walk
Pupils investigate the water cycle. In this water cycle lesson, students listen to a song as they walk around and when they music stops, they answer a question based on the water cycle.
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Naming Elements and The Periodic Chart
Young scholars will enter the classroom and be handed a card with the name of an element on it. They will then have to find the desk with the corresponding element number and name and sit at this desk. Each student fills out a Student...
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Turkey Soup for the Soul
Students read an article that tells how a young man turned his life around through the help of a local charity. They create inspirational scrapbooks and posters to help motivate their peers when they are facing adversity.
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The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
Young scholars run a mock trial for Lee Harvey Oswald. They identify what motivated him to assassinate the President. They examine his personality as well.
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Business Economics
Young scholars explore the key issues arising from business growth, i.e. the divorce between ownership and control and the principal-agent problem. They investigate these issues in the context of an attempted takeover of a fictionalized...
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What Do We Owe To Thoreau?
Students use this design as an electronic reading and writing guide to Henry David Thoreau's famous essay, "On Civil Disobedience." They use activities to familiarize students with the political issues of Thoreau's time. Comprehension...
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Mental Images in Reading Comprehension
Middle schoolers use textual clues to create mental images and interpret characters moods and actions. They visualize the setting, characters and events.
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English Lesson Plans
By designing motivating English lessons, teachers can make learning interesting and memorable for students.
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Web of Life
Students construct a web of life. In this ecosystem activity students are introduced to ecosystems and life cycles. Insects are the main focus.
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School Newspaper
Students investigate writing a school newspaper. In this writing a school newspaper instructional activity, students choose topics that will be included in the school newspaper. Students view online sites about writing articles and break...
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Incorporating Games Into Classroom Curriculum
Games are a motivating way to help students practice important skills and reinforce learning.
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A Journey To Japan Through Poetry
Third graders gain an appreciation for writing, analyzing, reading and listening to poetry, viewing poems as a motivation for studying Japanese culture and tradition. They study and create their own haiku and tanka poems with illustrations.
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How Fast Are You?
Students explore constructive ways of handling conflict. In this conflict resolution lesson, students brainstorm things that make them angry, sad, happy, etc. Students listen to a story and identify ways the characters handled conflict...
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What Is The Concept?
Students systemically determine the concept that the waste items placed in a "yes" category are biodegradable and those in the "no" category are not. This activity is a motivating way to introduce a unit on wastes by having students use...