Curated OER
Deception Lesson Plan
Students explore Shakespeare's portrayal of deception. In this plot instructional activity, students examine the use of deception in "Much Ado About Nothing." Students write their own mini-versions of the play that are limited...
Curated OER
Bats
Students model how the bones in a bat wing are organized. They develop questions about bat body parts based on photographs. They hypothesize how bats locate their food.
Curated OER
A World in Transition
Students explore the passing of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1397, which backs plans for the creation of a Palestinian state, as a springboard to investigating the history different countries that have been redefined in the...
Cornell University
Nano What?
The size of a nanoparticle is difficult for pupils to grasp. A hands-on experiment is designed to give your classes perspective. Learners analyze different sports drinks for the content of electrolytes as an introduction to nanoscale....
Curated OER
Aquaculture: Down on the Salmon Farm
Students examine the problems of the continued development of aquaculture. They also brainstorm ideas that people in this field would need to be successful.
Curated OER
Graphic Organizers
Students complete graphic organizers. In this graphic organizer lesson plan, students fill out various graphic organizers in order to better understand a comprehension skill. Eighteen graphic organizers are included.
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Narrative Prompt
Reading about history is nothing like experiencing it firsthand. Encourage your eighth graders to do the next best thing with a historical narrative prompt, in which they describe the experience of a first-time traveler on the...
Curated OER
Store to Table: Food Safety (Senior, other)
High schoolers explore their role as food preparation specialists in the prevention of foodborne illness.
Curated OER
Reflection, Refraction & Lenses
Students are able to describe what happens to light when it strikes different materials. They describe the law of reflection. Students are able to explain why a mirror froms a virtual image. They are able to describe diffuse reflection.
Curated OER
Hurricane Katrina: Lara's Blog
In this Hurricane Katrina Worksheet, students choose the correct answer to each of the 8 multiple choice questions, using the information in Lara's Blog.
Curated OER
Second World War - Conscription Events
Young scholars explore the iam Lyon Mackenzie King Diaries which describe the involvement of Canada in WWII.
Curated OER
Hallowed Ground: Preserving Arkansas's Civil War Battlefields
Students examine Civil War battlefields in Arkansas. They read primary source documents written by Arkansans. They discover what life was like during the Civil War as well.
Curated OER
Inside Story: Your Body, Your Health
Students research about different genetic disorders. In this biology lesson, students create a poster highlighting facts about the disorder. They present their findings in class.
Curated OER
Jeannette
Students develop hypothesis about what might happen when salt water is frozen. In groups, they freeze ice samples with different salt concentrations. They use the internet to research the situation of the Jeannette to discover their...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: The Day Jimmy's Boa Taught Cause and Effect
Contains plans for five lessons that teach about cause and effect relationships using Trinka Hakes Noble's books about Jimmy and his boa constrictor. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to...
TES Global
Blendspace: Cause and Effect
This eleven-part Blendspace is designed to be used while teaching students how to analyze cause and effect. Links include reference sheets, a SMART Notebook Lesson, posters, practice worksheets, and guided practice opportunities.
University of South Florida
Fcat Express: Cause & Effect Tree
Strategy to help young scholars recognize cause and effect relationships provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade. Includes simple instructions and a visual.
Read Works
Read Works: Grade 2: Three Lesson Unit: Cause and Effect
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans designed to teach students to identify effects, causes, and the relationship between them. Lessons are based on the books Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes, Why Do You Cry?:...
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University of South Florida
Fcat Express: Teaching Strategies (Reading) [Pdf]
Printable, fifty-five page PDF file of a staff development manual containing strategies for teaching reading. Includes chapters on vocabulary, main ideas and supporting details, author's purpose, chronological order, plot and conflict...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Cause & Effect With "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears" Day 4
We are finishing up the story today. Today we are finishing analyzing the story by thinking about how the events and characters developed by the end of the text.
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Scholastic
Scholastic: So That's the Reason! [Pdf]
Simple, one-page printable worksheet to introduce your students to cause and effect. Gives one set example, and has space at the bottom to apply to any story you read.
Scholastic
Scholastic: A Not So Glorious Victory
After reading "A Not-So-Glorious," Victory, which is included on this page, have your students practice identifying cause and effect using the printable worksheet.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Cause and Effect With "A Bad Case of Stripes" Day One
Students will really be writing to sources with this lesson. They will write about cause and effects in a multi-flow map and then write sentences to explain the cause and effect relationships in this story.