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Curated OER

How Far Can You Jump?

For Teachers K
Students estimate the distance of student's broad jumps. This activity can take place in the block center with a small group of students. They are explained that they are going to jump from a starting point (marked with the masking...
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Curated OER

Alphabet Photo Book

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students brainstorm words that start with each letter of the alphabet, take digital pictures of words that start with assigned letter, and use iPhoto to create class alphabet book.
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Curated OER

Flutter Farm

For Teachers 5th
  Students create their own butterfly garden and follow a participation plan to ensure that everyone will have a hand in the garden.  In this gardening instructional activity, 5th graders log their progress with their garden by...
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Curated OER

Growing Apples

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Pupils complete various activities to investigate growing apples. They examine words related to apple growth and write the words on apple shapes. They also take a vocabulary quiz and complete an apple concentration game. Next, they watch...
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Curated OER

Human Body Series - Respiratory System

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Elementary schoolers play a respiratory relay toss in order to take in the respiratory system! They also create their own question cards based on several kid-friendly online articles about breathing and the health of the lungs. They use...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Battery Charging

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Your class will be very interested in the results of this activity. How long does it take a MP3 and video game player to charge?  Sam only has an hour and the MP3 player only has 40% of its battery life left. Plus, his video player...
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iCivics

Students, Engage!

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Discuss as a class some problems that you would like to see changed in your school or community, and then take action! After your young citizens determine the appropriate steps they should take to accomplish their objectives, they will...
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Chicago Botanic Garden

Faces of Climate Change

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
How does climate change affect you? First in a three-part series, the activity focuses on how individuals living around the world are affected by climate change. Individuals take on the role of a given character and share their...
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Kenan Fellows

Applying Linear Regression to Marathon Data

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
It's not a sprint, it's a marathon! Statistic concepts take time to develop and understand. A guided activity provides an opportunity for individuals to practice their linear regression techniques in spreadsheet software. The activity...
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Curated OER

What Are Bullying And Harassment?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders define the four types of bullying and define harassment. They complete a True/False survey, student notes, and question and answer.
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Curated OER

Children of War

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Take a closer look at the impact of war in this language arts and social studies lesson. Middle schoolers use primary sources to conduct research as they relate to the effects of war on children. They compare and contrast the effects of...
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Curated OER

The Iron Horse vs. the Buffalo: Indian-Settler Conflict on the Great Plains

For Teachers 10th
The Iron Horse encroached upon the land while conflicts escalated between Native Americans and the settlers. Sophomores study the print, American Progress then discuss how American progress affected Native Americans. They will study the...
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Curated OER

Dandelion Wine: Socratic Seminar

For Teachers 9th - 12th
There are “a million things to talk about. . .” in Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine; however, the focus of this socratic seminar is the issue of living and dying. Class members prepare for the discussion by writing about their own views of...
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Curated OER

Energy Balance in Your Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
How do young learners figure out how to balance their energy in and their energy out? The main thing to understand is calories. How many calories are in foods and beverages consumed and how many calories are burned off by physical...
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Bright Hub Education

Using Evidence and Supporting Details in Writing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In expository writing, it is important to back up claims with evidence and details. Help your class to develop their writing with notes on different types of evidence. Once they have the basics down, practice with a sample thesis and...
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Perkins School for the Blind

Daily Journal

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Keeping a daily journal is fun. It builds strong writing skills and provides an expressive outlet. For children with visual impairments, it's even more important. It provides a way for them to connect written word with real events,...
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ARKive

Dinner at the Reef

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Fine dining can happen anywhere, even in the coral reefs. Budding environmentalists explore marine food chains, predator-prey relationships and the importance of a balanced ecosystem. These important concepts are facilitated through a...
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Carnegie Mellon University

Introduction to Climate

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Begin a full lesson on climate change by demonstrating how carbon dioxide gas contributes to increased temperatures. Be aware that pressure inside the antacid-containing bottle in Activity 2 may cause the lid to fly off; keep viewers at...
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American Chemical Society

Exploring Baking Powder

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Meant to follow an activity in which young chemists identified an unknown substance by chemical reactions, they now take their data and use it to determine which materials combine to make up baking powder. This lesson is one that can be...
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Macmillan Education

Know Yourself

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
After completing a short self-assessment, partners use the provided questions and take turns acting as life coaches.
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EngageNY

Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Use what you know about parallel and perpendicular lines to write equations! Learners take an equation of a line and write an equation of a line that is parallel or perpendicular using slope criteria. They then solve problems to...
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EngageNY

Transforming the Graph of the Sine Function

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Build a solid understanding of trigonometric transformations through exploration. Learners work in teams to analyze the effects of different algebraic components on the graph of a sine function. 
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EngageNY

Distributions—Center, Shape, and Spread

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Data starts to tell a story when it takes shape. Learners describe skewed and symmetric data. They then use the graphs to estimate mean and standard deviation. 
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EngageNY

The Graph of the Equation y = f(x)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Math language? Set notation is used in mathematics to communicate a process and that the same process can be represented as computer code. The concept to the loop in computer code models the approach pupils take when creating a solution...

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